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Trump HHS posts ‘so-called report’ pushing conversion therapy for trans kids

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The Trump administration escalated its assault on transgender youth Thursday with the release of a controversial new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that promotes conversion therapy and discredits gender-affirming care. Advocates and experts have said the report is filled with misinformation about both.  Commissioned under President Donald Trump’s January Executive Order 14187, the 409-page report falsely claims medical transition is harmful and unproven, and promotes “exploratory therapy”—a rebranded version of conversion practices widely condemned by major medical associations. The order directed HHS to attack WPATH’s standards of care, revoke federal funding for transition-related treatments, and reshape public health policy to align with […]

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Her partner of 45 years developed Alzheimer’s. She’s sharing their story to ‘take away fear’

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Janice Goldberg still remembers the first moment she laid eyes on her partner Sue. It was over 45 years ago in the small beach town of Ocean City, Maryland. Janice had gotten a job waiting tables at an upscale restaurant after spending the first part of her summer in Europe. She wasn’t quite sure what the future had in store for her – then “there she was.” Sue, who lived in Florida at the time, had travelled up the coast to spend the summer in Ocean City with her then-boyfriend. The two decided one day to treat themselves to a meal at a […]

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Trans woman allegedly turned away from hotel because “people like you can’t stay here”

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A trans woman says that a hotel in Atlanta turned her away after seeing that the gender marker on her ID didn’t match her appearance, with the front desk worker telling her that “people like you can’t stay here,” despite her having booked in advance.  Now she’s speaking out about the potential housing discrimination she faced. Alabama native Sadie Vice traveled to Atlanta on March 3, 2025, to visit friends and take part in a charity show to raise funds for a friend with cancer. She booked a room with Extended Stay America Atlanta-Northlake via Expedia. She traveled all day […]

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Economic insecurity linked to LGBTQ+ youth mental health issues: Trevor Project report

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t’s well documented that LGBTQ+ young people are at greater risk of mental health problems and suicidal ideation or attempts than their straight and cisgender peers. Now a new research brief from the Trevor Project shows how economic insecurity correlates with that. Food insecurity, being unhoused, and being unable to meet basic economic needs were all associated with increased odds of mental health issues, according to the brief, “The Impact of Houselessness and Food Insecurity on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People,” released Wednesday. It draws on data from the Trevor Project’s 2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People. “Overall, economic insecurity […]

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150+ Anti-LGBTQ Incidents Targeted Religious Communities in the US, According to Newly Released Data from GLAAD’s ALERT Desk

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Since June 1, 2022, GLAAD’s ALERT Desk has tracked 150+ anti-LGBTQ incidents targeting affirming faith-based communities in the US. These include 54 cases of vandalism, 38 cases of threats and harassment, 37 protests, 7 attempted arsons, 3 assaults, and 2 bomb threats.  For the access to the full dataset, please contact press@glaad.org.  This is an update to GLAAD’s original reporting in early 2024, showing 60+ anti-LGBTQ+ incidents targeting religious institutions. Since then, more than 90 incidents have come to light.  Nearly half of all LGBTQ Americans (48%) are religiously affiliated, according to a 2023 PRRI poll. This same study found that strong majorities of all Americans, including most people […]

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Caitlyn Jenner is now begging for money online after legal fallout from her memecoin

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Reality TV star and former gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner is now asking her supporters to send her money to support her legal defense fund in response to a lawsuit against her for alleged financial malfeasance. “I have been named a defendant in a lawsuit re: the $Jenner memecoins, alleging ‘securities’ violations,” she posted to X, linking a crowdfunding campaign. “Let’s all be freedom maximalist.” Jenner was sued in November, months after she released her $Jenner meme coin on the Ethereum blockchain. Two people – Nazeem Azad of the United Kingdom and Nihai Caluseru of Romania — alleged that they would not have bought the […]

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Meta AI tilts right, recommends conversion therapy: report

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Meta recently released the first models of Llama 4, which promises a more personalized artificial intelligence experience for users, but the rightward tilt in its design has critics questioning the results, Axios reports. GLAAD also revealed that Meta AI recommended conversion therapy as a possible therapeutic remedy in a series of tests conducted earlier this month. Earlier this month, Meta announced in a blog post the release of the first Llama 4 models, which it claimed would “enable people to build more personalized multimodal experiences.” But their efforts have led to some problematic results. Previously it created a “disturbing” profile of a fictitious Black queer woman and now it appears to recommend conversion therapy. “Meta AI is […]

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Minnesota sues Trump over “shameful bullying” of trans kids in sports

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During a press conference on April 22, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced his filing of a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration and the Department of Justice (DOJ). The suit challenges the president’s anti-trans executive order directing agencies to withhold federal funding from educational programs that allow transgender girls to compete on women’s sports teams, under the claim that it violates both constitutional rights and Title IX of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. On February 20, Ellison issued a formal legal opinion expressing concerns that complying with the executive order entitled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” would violate the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA). […]

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Target foot traffic down for 10th consecutive week amid boycott over DEI abandonment

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An ongoing boycott against Target appears to be taking effect as foot traffic declines for the tenth consecutive week. Foot traffic in Target stores declined 9 percent year-over-year in February and 6.5 percent year-over-year in March, according to data from analytics firm Placer.ai reported by CNN. The downturn comes in the midst of a boycott against the retail chain over its decision to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion(DEI) initiatives. Meanwhile, Costco — which rejected calls to abandon its DEI efforts— marked its sixteenth straight week of increasing foot traffic. The boycott against Target began at the start of Lent, a Christian observance that occurs in the 40 […]

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DOJ will investigate doctors who provide trans care to minors, attorney general says

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo this week seeking to further curtail access to transgender health care for minors. In the memo, Bondi said the Justice Department will use a variety of existing U.S. laws to investigate providers of such care, as well as drug manufacturers and distributors.  She directed U.S. attorneys to use laws against female genital mutilation to investigate doctors who “mutilate” children “under the guise of care” and to prosecute these “offenses to the fullest extent possible.”  “I am putting medical practitioners, hospitals, and clinics on notice: In the United States, it is a felony to perform, attempt […]

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