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UN experts call for Turkey to put an end to escalating LGBTQIA+ attacks

‘Governments that attack LGBTQ+ rights learn from each other’

Hungary votes to scrap key Orbán-era anti-LGBTQ+ measures

Warwickshire Pride accuses Reform UK of ‘censorship’ over library LGBTQ+ restrictions

In “Weimar Germany,” Victor Sebestyen focuses on the populist culture wars that brought an end to popular rule in the fledgling republic.
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Chicago: Authorities say that a transgender woman who claimed she was taunted about her gender pulled out a knife and stabbed a man 13 times near a South Side gas station last week

Transgender scholars launch new books, reflect on transgender rights in Ottawa

LGBTQ+ people still avoiding sport over discrimination fears, Stonewall finds

J.K. Rowling’s Fame and “Bitter Online Exchanges” Will Be Focus of New BBC Documentary

Hispanic trans men are mostly invisible in media. Models like Laith Ashley are changing that.

US Politics

This summer’s WNBA trans debate was pushed on social media users for money, report suggests

“Keep Politics The Heck Out Of It”: In Toss-Up MT-01 Race, Dem Sam Forstag Refuses To Throw Trans People Under The Bus

Trump objectifies anti-trans WNBA player Sophie Cunningham while insulting her athletic ability

“Nothing prohibits Virginia from using our own dollars to continue gender-affirming care for Medicaid and CHIP recipients”

Wyoming Supreme Court Hears Trans People’s Argument To Change Sex On Birth Certificates

Colorado and Michigan Become the Latest Blue States to Quietly End Medicaid Support for Trans Youth as 12 Others Pledge Continued Coverage

Transgender prisoners ask U.S. Supreme Court to stop Trump from taking their medical care

Trump’s new trans care Medicaid cuts leave poor families asking blue-state governors: Where’s the plan?

Florida Democratic stronghold rejects Stonewall Museum’s funding request

Federal appeals court says trans Arizonans can amend birth certificates without surgery

Two news directors were fired for wanting to cover “both sides” of Pride. They just won $4 million.

Kari Lake turns James Talarico’s flu recovery into a ridiculous ‘bottom surgery’ conspiracy theory

The Only People Talking to Missouri Voters About Trans Kids are Conservatives… and these LGBTQ+ Canvassers

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Elon Musk’s ex-wife says he cut off his trans daughter’s health insurance the day after she came out

Equality Tasmania is calling on Tasmanians who support a ban on conversion practices to write to their MPs and sign a petition, as misinformation and scare campaigns about the legislation grow.

Senegal’s LGBTQIA+ crackdown raises questions ahead of youth Olympics

Thousands sign petition urging Sadiq Khan to scrap Harry Potter Christmas lights over ‘transphobia’

Report: LGBTQ exclusion costs Japanese economy billions a year

Two trans organizations resign from working group to develop Ireland’s new gender healthcare model

Beyond the Scroll: Why queer print still plays a crucial role

New research finds 70% of transgender and gender-expansive adults feel political pressure to be less open about their identities.

This project has honored over 650 LGBTQ+ icons over the past 20 years. It’s just getting started.

Ukraine Struck Yandex Data Centers, Russian Bots Went Silent.
Online hate and trolling way down.

A reminder that the person who harasses you online may be a Russian bot.

Support from CIS women in toilets (UK)

US Politics

Head Of Alabama Republican Party Calls Two Trans State Legislature Candidates “Men Who Have Mental Disorders“

The Trump administration’s use of an anti-trans slur is a warning of what comes next

Oregon retreats from enforcing landmark trans health care coverage mandate

A Monroe high school volleyball player and her father have filed a federal lawsuit against Monroe schools,alleging the district concealed that a transgender girl was on an Ann Arbor team they were playing against.

“AI slop”: GOP ad uses fake footage of opponent saying he supports men beating girls in sports

Who is ‘obsessed with men playing in women’s sports’? JD Vance says Democrats, but Ohio Republicans can’t get enough.

Trump’s new press secretary spread anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theories about “revolting, rabid” leftists

The long, bumpy road to transgender healthcare protections in Trenton

Trump claims Democrat wants to force kids to call their moms “gestating” in bizarre anti-trans rant

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Initially acknowledging you’re trans is a huge part of the trans experience. An experience whose coverage can be fairly one sided, and under represents a lot of people.

Addressing every Anti Trans Argument: The 41% Number

My Wife and Kids Rejected Me When I Came Out as Trans: Gina’s Story

Anti-Trans Democrats Face Massive Backlash for Bigoted & Braindead “Strategy”

New anti-trans legislation affects all NHS users

NHS: The deadly toll of the trans healthcare crisis: 21 suicides and over 600 other deaths

Forcing ‘impartiality’ in classrooms is a Trojan horse for bans on queer lives

Americans who receive prescription medicines by mail from Canadian and other international pharmacies face a major interruption to that access beginning October 22, 2026.

Catching up with Louise Weard’s epic trans saga

The flood of online hate is harming trans & nonbinary people’s mental health, new study says

Political leaders and equality experts gather in Dublin to discuss future of LGBTQ+ rights in Europe

Your Workplace Doesn’t Get to Decide When You Come Out

The Trans Handy Ma’am is taking her tools on tour, promoting new book with stop in Ohio

//More than 4.8 million people know Stardust across Instagram and TikTok as “the Trans Handy Ma’am” – the home maintenance technician, burlesque performer and bestselling author behind thousands of instructional home maintenance and repair videos.//

Is LGBTQ+ Identification Really in “Free Fall” Among Teenagers? The Data, Explained

Is Youth LGBTQ+ Identification Really Declining? Not really.

US Politics

Ohio Democrats lose two transgender Pride Caucus members who say the party won’t let them speak

Nearly 12,000 books were banned by public school districts nationwide during the 2025–2026 school year, according to a new report from PEN America, which also found that artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly driving bans that specifically target LGBTQ+ literature.

TWIBS: Federal Judge Tosses Trans Fencer’s Lawsuit

Pennsylvania Republican touts LGBTQ+ support while GOP allies use Pride photos to attack his opponent

Trump’s new White House press secretary regularly spouted transphobia on Fox News

Judge dismisses lawsuit by spa worker who refused to give a trans woman a tour on ‘Christian’ grounds

Sherrod Brown Answers Anti-Trans Attack Ads By Tying Jon Husted To The Epstein Files

Abigail Spanberger exploring ‘every option’ to protect Virginia’s trans kids from Trump’s Medicaid cuts

U.S. Army Reserve Second Lieutenant Nicolas Talbott tells The Advocate he will fight his discharge as transgender troops ask a federal appeals court to make its ruling protecting them take effect.

Talarico struggles to clarify positions on transgender rights amid GOP attacks
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Justices urged to leave order in place barring enforcement of Trump administration’s new policy for transgender inmates

Transgender athletes are on the ballot in four states this November in efforts to expand existing bans or create new ones against their participation in school sports.

Darline Graham Nordone refuses to condemn Trump for calling her opponent slurs

Annie Andrews answers Trump’s transphobic slur with ad rejecting trans-inclusivity

Trans Black Quilombola woman among human rights award recipients at Dublin ceremony

Alan Cumming dishes on being a ‘femme daddy’ as the lovable host of The Traitors

Family of slain Baltimore transgender woman pleads for justice after police release suspect sketch

FBI Says Second Transgender Woman Linked to Canada School Massacre

US Politics

Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules

After Trump called Annie Andrews an anti-trans slur, the Democrat now calls trans women ‘biological men’

JD Vance Asked to Define Socialism — Responds ‘It Actually Means’ That ‘You Want Boys to Play in Girls’ Sports’

“Sports give young people a place to make friends and be part of a team, but sports bans on transgender girls send the hateful message that some children don’t belong simply because of who they are.”

Transgender woman deported to Central African Republic in hiding and worried

Transphobia won’t save the GOP in 2026. It probably never did.

LGBTQ+ Americans are living more openly despite pressure to hide

US: Nearly half of eligible trans voters in 33 states with voter ID laws lack identification reflecting their name or gender, researchers estimate.

‘Oh my, we can’t have that.’ Voters Recognize a Trans Sports Ban Means Gender Inspections on Every Girl Who Wants to Play

Inside the Group of Texans Accused of Being Antifa Terrorists
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“Colorado voters: please vote NO on Props 134 & 135… but that is the bare minimum. Our trans community members deserve our support more than just on the ballot.”

Democrats in Tight Midwest US Races Split on Trans Rights Strategy

Two trans Ohioans resign from the Ohio Democratic Party’s Pride Caucus, including vice-chair

Two blue states cave to Trump & roll back access to gender-affirming care for trans minors

GOP rep. freaks out over school aknowledging LGBTQ+ History Month: It’s “transing the kids month!”

Mamdani administration to invest $9 million in orgs providing gender-affirming care for trans youth

“Are traps gay?” MAGA congressional candidate busted mocking trans women in video

Public schools banned a record 12,000 books this year. Most were in Texas and Florida

Brazil elects third transgender person to national Congress

Big Brother 2025 contestant Zelah Glasson has announced he is engaged to his partner of five years, Francesca, after proposing at Canada’s Barrier Lake.

Genocide Watch: In the United States (US), conservative backlash against 2SLGBTQ+ rights movements is producing violent, systemic persecution of transgender Americans.

Storytelling emerged as a powerful tool of resistance at FlameCon 2026

//Over the summer, Flame Con returned to New York City and once again offered the LGBTQ community respite and resilience against ongoing political violence. From Aug. 15-16, attendees experienced drag comedy, panels, and art that boldly expressed queer and trans experiences.//

US Politics

Scholars from Virginia university that ended trans youth care publish research on transphobia’s harms

Democrat-led Arizona, Virginia Quietly End Medicaid Coverage of Care for Trans Youth, Acquiescing to Trump Demands

Democrats keep asking trans people for money. We’re asking for a backbone

‘Highly discriminatory’: Current and former trans lawmakers speak out ahead of Douglas County judge’s ruling on bathroom, driver’s license law

Human Rights Campaign president to Dems caving on trans rights: ‘You’re doing too much and getting too little’

Suit against Trump’s anti-trans policies for government employees allowed to proceed
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Equality Caucus: Marcy Kaptur’s Anti-Trans Ads “Deeply Offensive,” Will Not Support Her Campaign

Trans athlete challenged USA Fencing’s ban. A federal judge just dismissed her case.

LGBTQ+ families are on the ballot this November. Here’s how to protect them

Five Anti-LGBTQ Political Attack Ads You Must See to Believe

Section 3 of Brian Heywood’s Initiative 638 would require Washington girls to prove they have a vagina just to play sports
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Trump shares absurd anti-trans ad attacking Dem candidate. But she refuses to lose focus.

Forty-nine percent of US GenZ reports discrimination protections for LGBTQ people as a priority.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Arizona legislature’s attempt to require trans people to get gender-affirming surgery before they can correct gender markers on birth certificates. 

Sophie Cunningham Claimed She Wasn’t “Hating” on Trans People. Her New Hat Suggests Otherwise

Amendment 3 would reinstate Missouri’s abortion ban with limited exceptions while also constitutionally prohibiting gender-transition treatments for minors.

Ann Arbor schools agree to 90-day pause in transgender policy dispute with DOJ

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Olly Alexander and jasmine.4.t announced for trans-led songwriting camp Transpose London 2026

Olly Alexander and transgender singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t are among the artists taking part in Transpose London 2026, a three-day songwriting and production camp created to support trans+ talent in the music industry, scene mag reports.

Acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people stalls or declines in the Netherlands, monitor finds

To defeat the current climate of hate, the LGBTQ+ movement must innovate like never before Jaymes Black, CEO of the Trevor Project

As LGBTQI+ rights retreat worldwide, Australia’s UN rejection squanders a chance to lead in the Asia-Pacific.

What happens when anti-trans hate follows you offline?

The TERF conference TORCH, which was previously reported on by Assigned Media, has been cancelled. 

Meta censors Austin gay bars after flagging “trans” posts & pics of drag queens: “They don’t care”

Study Shows the Toll of Hiring Discrimination on Trans Women

US Politics

NYC Plans to Allocate Nearly $9 Million to Youth Trans Care

The high court has upheld bans on transgender athletes on girls’ and women’s sports teams. It has not said whether states can allow them to participate.
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LGBTQ+ migrants sought safety in the U.S. Trump sent them to dangerous countries they’d never known

Trans Youth Aren’t the Only Ones Suffering in Trump 2.0. So Are Their Affirming Parents

The two-judge panel emphasized how transgender people who have not undergone sex change surgery can still amend their birth certificate through a court order, like any other Arizonan.

US: Talking to Tyler Hack, who leads the nation’s only political action group dedicated solely to getting trans rights supporters elected.

Elliot Page calls on New York hospitals to restore trans youth healthcare

Some national LGBTQ+ groups are turning their backs on Democrats who have adopted anti-transgender rhetoric in their campaigns this election cycle.

In Georgia, two trans candidates believe voters are ready for them

Ohio Democrats want LGBTQ+ votes. Their anti-trans messaging is testing that support

Trump uses anti-trans slur against Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina

Held with men, subjected to slurs: Trans women describe abuse in ICE custody

Transgender former EEOC employee may proceed with bias lawsuit, judge says

ADF Files SCOTUS Shadow-Docket Request Claiming “Parental Right” To Stop Trans Kids From Playing Against Cis Ones

Cowboys Legend Endorses Ken Paxton, Citing Concerns Over Transgender Participation in Girls’ Sport

California State Polytechnic University Pomona Investigates Anti-Transgender Graffiti Across Campus

Medical providers worry Colorado’s Prop 135 will complicate gender-affirming care

Experts escalate concerns over NHS England’s evidence reviews of gender-affirming care

In a new study, trans and gender-diverse people described the stigma they encountered online and in traditional media as “relentless” and “inescapable”.

The passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act in May 2026 has raised pressing concerns about the future of healthcare access for transgender persons in India.

“97% of everyone [in the US] who transitions says that their life is as good or better than it was before they started, counting everything.”

Big Brother house roiled by ‘hideous transphobia’

Green LGBTQ+ activists protest conference event featuring gender-critical campaigner

Queer censorship isn’t new in Canada, but we’ve won the fight before

From social media platforms to payment processors, new restrictions are making it harder for webcomic artists to exist

As the author of ‘Gender Queer,’ I know how important the censorship fight is

Why comics are a perfect medium for fighting queer and trans censorship

Brazil: Transgender woman elected to Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

US Politics

Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Gender Markers Can Never Be Changed, Even For Cis People With Clerical Errors

With 32 days to go until the midterm elections, Republicans’ closing strategy is obvious: They’re going all-in on trans.

A GOP super PAC twists a Texas adult’s transition story to scare Ohio voters with an ad full of lies

LGBTQ+ movement leaders warn that anti-trans ballot measures in five states could become a testing ground for a broader political strategy in the 2028 presidential election.

“Vote NO”: Colorado’s Top Medical Groups Formally Oppose Anti-Trans Ballot Prop. 135

Colorado’s leading medical organizations are urging voters to reject Proposition 135, a ballot measure that would impose sweeping restrictions on gender-affirming health care for people under 18.

‘It’s torture’: Trans immigrant detainees allege experiencing abuse, medical neglect at Jena immigration detention center

Trump Claims Democrats “Mutilize” Kids To “Make Them Transgender” In Ohio Rally For Jon Husted

LGBTQ+ rights are on the ballot in 6 states this year. Here’s what you need to know.

LGBTQ+ movement leaders warn that anti-trans ballot measures in five states could become a testing ground for a broader political strategy in the 2028 presidential election.

Anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA influencer tells Fox News he met Jesus, who is “manly… like a mustang”

Jesus illustration from Etsy.

Fox interviews a guy who claims he went to heaven for 18 days.

He can report that Jesus is not only male but about 5’11 or 6 feet tall and really masculine. “Talk about testosterone. Like a mustang.”

It’s over for the Talarico campaign. pic.twitter.com/V9fROxm0pi

— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) October 4, 2026

A reimagined “Department of War” logo displayed behind Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a recent speech drew immediate comparisons to Third Reich iconography.

LGBTQ+ Gen Z Voters More Likely to See Climate, ICE, and Gaza as Urgent Issues

“Validate an anti-trans Democrat or let a Republican win” is a false dichotomy

Dem in GOP-heavy district releases anti-trans ad touting “fairness & safety” for cis girls

“Dorothy is a crime drama that deals with a transgender woman coming to terms with her gender identity and how others treat her after she comes out.”

‘One person turned up at my house’: Russell T Davies on fierce fandom, finding love after grief – and the fear that drives him to keep a knife by the door
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Real EstateThe financial realities facing LGBTQ+ first-time buyers

Students & teachers rally to support trans homecoming queen amid brutal online backlash

John Money’s story is coming back into the spotlight, and the anti-trans spin won’t be far behind.

Multiple studies show “considerable” decline in young people identifying as LGBTQ+
“The chances are more likely that, rather than ‘becoming straight,’ people don’t feel as safe identifying themselves again

Transgender activist Arundhati dies in road mishap near Chitradurga

US Politics

Trump’s Title IX Announcement Is Cruel. But It Does Not Change The Law

Rep. Becca Balint says Dems can slow Trump’s anti-trans warfare. But first they must win midterms.

Being Out Online Is Not Consent to Be Outed by the Government

Republican Senate campaigns are again making transgender issues a centerpiece of political attacks. Voters should examine the facts behind the claims.