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Federal judge says Oregon must house trans inmates by gender identity, not Trump’s policy

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A federal judge has ordered Oregon to house transgender women prisoners based on gender identity, issuing a ruling that conflicts with President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring that inmates be housed based on sex assigned at birth. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke issued a preliminary injunction blocking the placement of transgender women in men’s facilities and ordered the Oregon Department of Corrections to conduct individualized assessments for all transgender women in custody, The Oregonian reports. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. While the state agency has an evaluation process in place, Clarke noted that […]

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The New York Times rarely quotes transgender people in trans stories

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The debate over how The New York Times covers transgender people is intensifying again, this time around a basic journalistic question: Who gets quoted when stories are about them? A new analysis published by Assigned Media found that while the Timesproduced more transgender-related coverage than any other outlet examined, it was the least likely to quote transgender people or trans advocacy organizations in stories primarily focused on transgender issues. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. The report reviewed articles published between January 1 and April 25 across 10 major news outlets. According to the analysis, […]

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Texas city declares Trans+ History Week in historic first

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One of Texas’s largest cities has formally recognized transgender history for the first time. The San Antonio City Council approved a resolution recognizing this week, May 4 through 10, as Trans+ History Week. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “At a moment when both our state and country are systematically trying to push trans people out of public life, erase our stories, and outright deny our existence, this proclamation recognizing Trans History Week is a beacon to trans people in San Antonio and across Texas,” said Naveen Farrani, a […]

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Trump-backed House candidate tied to New Mexico church with extreme anti-women & anti-LGBTQ+ views

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A Republican candidate for Congress in New Mexico is running on a platform shaped by a megachurch that condemns same-sex relationships, rejects transgender identities, and calls abortion murder. Greg Cunningham, backed by former President Donald Trump, has cast his campaign in explicitly ideological terms. Cunningham has called advancing the national Republican agenda his “number one priority” and has repeatedly framed his candidacy as rooted in faith, crediting his pastor with helping him enter politics. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. That pastor, Steve Smothermon, leads Legacy Church, an Albuquerque-based megachurch whose official doctrine […]

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BOYCOTT: Grindr’s surprising ties to the Republican Party, explained

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If there was one place that was free of MAGA politics, you’d think it would be a gay hookup app, but you’d be wrong. Not only are there frequent reports that spikes in Grindr usage during large conservative events like the Republican National Convention cause the app to crash, but Grindr now has a Republican in a major leadership role and has been wading into politics more and more during President Donald Trump’s second term. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. When gay businessman and investor George Arison took over […]

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Ron DeSantis signs law that could strip Florida of Pride celebrations

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Florida has already largely derailed the promotion of diversity by the state, and a new law now threatens Pride events across the state. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that prohibits any local government in Florida from making diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. That’s part of a long battle against so-called DEI in the state, which has already banned the values in higher education. He deployed significant white grievance language as he signed legislation at a ceremony in Central Florida. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “I would think with […]

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HRC uses Grindr to target Washington’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner power crowd

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As Washington’s political and media class descends on the capital for White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend, the Human Rights Campaign has a message for some of them on Grindr: “F*** Around and Find Out.” The LGBTQ+ advocacy group launched a geofenced ad campaign Friday and Saturday around the Correspondents’ Dinner and a Grindr-hosted party in Georgetown, targeting users who open the app near the weekend’s most visible gatherings. The ads link to HRC’s “My Body, My Health” campaign page and its broader “100 Days of Healthcare” initiative, which focuses on HIV prevention, access to care, and fighting stigma. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email […]

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Trump’s new Navy secretary seems very afraid of witches and drag queens

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Trump’s newly appointed Navy Secretary is raising eyebrows over his concerns that witches in California could spell double double toil and trouble. Hung Cao, a failed Republican candidate — who ran to represent Virginia in the House in 2022 and in the Senate in 2024, and lost both times — has been named as the new acting Secretary of the Navy, the 10th person to hold that title across Trump’s five years as president, per MS NOW. Cao has filled in the position for John Phelan, who was abruptly fired on Wednesday. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with […]

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Hospitals dodge questions on restoring trans youth care despite judge ruling they can keep providing it

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Many hospitals that cut off youth from gender-affirming care over concerns around the Trump administration are remaining silent on whether they will resume care, despite a federal court giving their programs legal clearance. Last December, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, directed hospitals across the country to stop providing minors gender-affirming care, or risk losing funds from federal health programs like Medicaid. But on April 18, a federal judge in Oregon struck down the policy, ruling that Kennedy had overstepped the federal government’s role and created inconsistencies with existing laws. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The […]

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Minnesota town honors one of America’s earliest rural Pride movements with new monument

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A new historic marker is coming to a Minnesota small town where, more than two decades ago, one of the nation’s first rural LGBTQ+ Pride movements took root. On May 28, local LGBTQ+ advocates in Pine City will dedicate a historic marker commemorating the launch of East Central Minnesota Pride in 2005, which members describe as the country’s first rural Pride organization. The monument will be placed in Voyager Park, where the group held its first official celebration. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “LGBTQ+ history is so […]

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