A Crucial Year for Tennessee’s LGBTQ+ Community Amid Legislative Battles
Tennessee’s LGBTQ+ community faces a critical legislative session, with restrictive policies targeting transgender youth, healthcare, and public expression. Advocacy groups fight for equality amid...
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Sarah McBride Makes History as First Transgender Member of Congress
Sarah McBride makes history as the first transgender member of Congress, advocating for healthcare access and equality in Delaware.
‘We Have Way More Power Than They Think’: Advocates Host Trans Folks for Harris Zoom Call
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The event marks the first time that transgender leaders have mobilized for a presidential candidate. The meeting hosted transgender leaders including Delaware state Sen....
What You Need to Know About Project 2025 – The 19th Explains
A 920-page policy blueprint contains the Heritage Foundation’s vision for a second Trump administration — with impacts on women, LGBTQ+ rights, families, education and...
Five Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Pass in Tennessee: What You Need to Know
It was a tough year in the Tennessee state legislature. 40 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were being watched that covered prison healthcare restrictions, school restrictions, restrictions...
Many Trans Americans are Living in Fear; LGBTQ+ Advocates See a Reprieve in Statehouses
Some advocates also say that, despite the clear difference between this year and last year in terms of the number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills being...
Does Florida’s New ID Rule Violate Federal Law?
Multiple Democrats in Congress, as well as the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality Florida and several legal experts, believe that the highway safety department rule...
New Year Ahead: Looking to the Legislative Season with Chris Sanders
Many queer people have looked to 2024 with dread, worrying that additional targeted bills will be passed this session to disenfranchise and harm them.
Trans Veterans Promised Access to Gender-Affirming Surgeries — But It Never Happened
The Transgender American Veterans Association filed a lawsuit on Thursday over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to act after years of inaction.
What an Ohio Veto Reveals About Republican Efforts to Ban Gender-Affirming Care
House Republicans in Ohio voted to override a veto from Republican Gov. Mike DeWine that blocked the state's gender-affirming care ban.