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Transgender Americans Aim to Block Trump's Passport Policy Change

International

Hungary's Anti-LGBTQ+ Pride Ban Sparks Protests

Several thousand protesters chanting anti-government slogans gathered after the vote outside Hungary's parliament. They later staged a blockade of the Margaret...

by Justin Spike | Mar 19

Hungary's Parliament Passes a Law Banning Pride Events, in a New Assault on LGBTQ+ Rights

Hungarian lawmakers passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown...

by Justin Spike | Mar 18

National

The Pentagon's DEI Purge: Officials Describe a Scramble to Remove and then Restore Online Content

Every day over the past few weeks, the Pentagon has faced questions from angry lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and...

by Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp | Mar 22

Researchers Say the US Government Tried to Erase Sexual Orientation from Their Findings

Two California researchers said Friday that a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific...

by Carla K. Johnson | Mar 22

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Politics

University of Texas Tells Drag Performers to 'Sashay Away'

The University of Texas on Friday announced that "drag performances will no longer be permitted at the University of Texas at Austin's campuses and independent...

Mar 22

Wash. Congressman Says if He Uses Grindr, It's News to His Wife

A newly elected Republican congressman from Washington state was asked about whether he used Grindr in secret.

Mar 20

Business

RFK Jr. Thinks Poppers Causes AIDS. Is He Behind the Crackdown on the Drug?

HHS head Robert Kennedy Jr. has addressed how he believes AIDS is caused by popper use. This week the FDA, an agency under his control, has cracked down on the...

Mar 15

Will Bathhouses Return to San Francisco Anytime Soon? (Maybe)

Gay bathhouses, once a mainstay of queer culture in San Francisco, are on the cusp of returning to the city after the last of ordinances banning them was...

Mar 11

Health

Appeals Court Blocks Ohio's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges...

by Julie Carr Smyth | Mar 19

Meet the New Yorker who Measures Up to Oscar

New Yorker Jonah Falcon opens up about how difficult being large really is.

Mar 17