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This trans chaplain reminds us that visibility is more than presence. It’s power.

If faith is a journey, Reverend Caroline Morison has taken the scene route—one with a few unexpected detours, a military escort, and a very well-placed tube of mascara. Long before she was among the first openly enlisted transgender soldiers in the U.S. Army National Guard, Caroline was an “Army brat” raised on duty, discipline, and a globe-spanning childhood. She grew up with a calling to both serve and care. So, Morrison joined the Army’s Chaplain Corps straight out of high school. While most of us were still figuring out how to microwave ramen without starting a fire, Caroline was deploying, serving, and wrestling […]

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Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say

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The Trump administration is preparing to eliminate all federal funding for domestic HIV prevention programs, a move that health experts say will undo decades of progress in combating the epidemic. The decision, which could be announced within the next 48 hours, would shut down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HIV prevention division and halt all federally funded prevention efforts, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report on the development, citing sources within the Department of Health and Human Services who say the move is part of a broader restructuring effort targeting federal public health […]

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Disney shareholders vote overwhelmingly to continue in Human Rights Campaign index

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Disney shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to continue the company’s participation in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, which measures businesses’ support for LGBTQ+ causes and on which Disney has consistently received perfect scores. Holders of only 1 percent of shares voted in favor of a right-wing group’s proposal that Disney pull out of the index, according to multiple media outlets,meaning that 99 percent supported participation. The vote was taken Thursday. Disney has a perfect score of 100 on this year’s index, which it has since 2007. The National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project submitted the proposal. The Free Enterprise Project is […]

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Big sponsors cancel support for Pride parades, but LGBTQ+ groups remain determined

San Francisco Pride Director Suzanne Ford feels both saddened and determined about this year’s plans for the city’s iconic Pride parade. The longtime LGBTQ organization is dealing with the potential loss of $300,000 in corporate sponsorship for its hugely popular annual parade, funding needed ahead of June’s Pride Month. Multiyear sponsors including Comcast, Anheuser-Busch and Diageo have all backed away from participating. “We’re very disappointed. We’re hurt. It’s not just a number or transaction,” Ford told USA TODAY shortly after announcing the sponsors’ exit. “We know everybody is facing difficult decisions to make right now. But we’re not going anywhere.” […]

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Another federal judge protects transgender Air Force members from adverse government action

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A federal judge in New Jersey granted a temporary restraining order Monday blocking the U.S. military from separating two transgender airmen under President Donald Trump’s reinstated transgender military ban, offering immediate protection as the broader challenge to the policy plays out in court. The order came in Ireland v. Hegseth, filed on behalf of Master Sgt. Logan Ireland and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bear Bade, who were recently removed from their posts and placed on involuntary administrative absence under the Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness executive order, EO 14183. Both have served with distinction in the Air Force for years. “These Airmen have risked everything to protect American freedoms — they deserve better than […]

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Social Security workers worry Elon Musk may use SS data to target trans Americans

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Two “insiders” with the Social Security Administration (SSA) warn that the recent accessing of personal Social Security information by billionaire transphobe Elon Musk and agents of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could easily enable the current presidential administration to identify transgender Americans for government persecution. DOGE representatives Mike Russo and Akash Bobba entered the SSA on January 31 and got access to data on every person in the U.S. with a Social Security number, according to a court filing challenging DOGE’s access to the data. The data includes the addresses, medical and work histories, tax, banking and citizenship […]

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Jonathan Capehart and Eugene Daniels Make LGBTQ History at MSNBC

MSNBC has announced that joining Jacqueline Alemany are Jonathan Capehart and Eugene Daniels , who will co-anchor the network’s newly expanded weekend program, The Weekend, making Capehart and Daniels the first out Black gay men to co-host a cable news program. Launching in late April, The Weekend will air live from Washington, D.C. from 7 to 10 a.m. ET on Saturdays and Sundays, with Capehart and Daniels bringing their sharp political insights and deep experience covering Washington to the show’s proven panel format. Capehart, a Pulitzer Prize winner and GLAAD Media Award honoree, has long been a leading voice at MSNBC, bringing audiences thoughtful analysis and historic interviews, including […]

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Texas is keeping a list of trans people & no one will say why

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In August, Texas banned drivers in the state from changing the gender markerson their driver’s licenses to match their gender identities. New reporting reveals that employees at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) continue to document every change request by trans drivers for collection in a state database. At least 42 such attempts — including instances where people asked for guidance about state policies during calls, in-person appointments, and by email — have been reported in the last five months, according to documents shared with The Texas Newsroom.   DPS staff scanned and saved trans drivers’ information, the records show, and sent the […]

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City Council declares Boston a ‘sanctuary city’ for transgender community

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City Council members voted 12-1 Wednesday to make Boston a sanctuary cityfor members of the transgender community. Councilor-at-Large Julia Mejia and District 9 Councilor Liz Breadon called on Boston to adopt the measure supporting transgender people, pointing to what they see as harmful rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump and the White House. “Boston is not going to back down,” Mejia said Wednesday. “We’re seeing attacks on our trans loved ones, and here on the local level, a lot of folks are feeling helpless.” Breadon, the first openly gay woman elected to the council, said the country faces “unprecedented times” when […]

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Man planning to testify in favor of anti-trans bill ends up apologizing to trans people instead

An older Wisconsin man apologized to the transgender community during a hearing on a proposed anti-trans bill in his state’s legislature.  The man, identified as Larry Jones of Milwaukee by the Wisconsin Examiner, said he originally came to the hearing to voice his support for state Assembly Bill 104, which seeks to ban all forms of gender-affirming care for anyone under 18 and threatens to revoke the medical licenses of any doctors who provide it. But after hearing directly from trans people, Jones changed his mind.  “I was invited here to give my support for [the bill]. I have very little knowledge of […]

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