Maine’s secretary of state has removed a proposed referendum targeting transgender students’ access to school sports and bathrooms from the November ballot after thousands of petition signatures were ruled invalid. The measure, backed by Protect Girls Sports in Maine,...
According to police, officers responded to reports of hate symbols painted on the bench near 12th Street and Ocean Drive in Lummus Park. Investigators found the words “Adolf was here” alongside a swastika. Police said city surveillance cameras captured...
More than 40 civil rights, free expression, and LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, including GLAAD, Human Rights Campaign, PEN America, PFLAG National, and Lambda Legal, are pushing back against a new inquiry from the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission. The inquiry...
The Chicago queer community has raised more than $40k for the husband of a gay man who was fatally shot by his spouse’s former partner. The incident took place after years of alleged stalking and harassment. A GoFundMe campaign...
Kenya’s High Court has ruled that the government cannot refuse requests to amend gender markers on birth certificates and other identification documents, marking a significant victory for transgender and intersex rights in the country. The case was brought in...
A New York City man has been indicted on hate crime charges after prosecutors said he allegedly attacked another man while shouting anti-gay slurs inside a Harlem subway station. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the indictment, describing the...
