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South Dakota Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill

International

Hungary's Anti-LGBTQ+ Pride Ban Sparks Protests

Several thousand protesters chanting anti-government slogans gathered after the vote outside Hungary's parliament. They later staged a blockade of the Margaret...

by Justin Spike | Mar 19

Hungary's Parliament Passes a Law Banning Pride Events, in a New Assault on LGBTQ+ Rights

Hungarian lawmakers passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown...

by Justin Spike | Mar 18

National

Dispute Between Parents' Group, Ohio School District over Gender Pronoun Policy Goes Before Judges

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will hear arguments that pits a suburban Ohio school district's policy requiring use of students' preferred...

by Julie Carr Smyth | Mar 19

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Banning Transgender People from Military Service

A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a...

by Michael Kunzelman | Mar 18

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Politics

Chris Grace Looks to Talk Back to 'Boss' Donald Trump at July Kennedy Center Gig

Actor and comic Chris Grace brings his solo piece "Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson" to the Kennedy Center this July and sees it as an opportunity to speak to...

by Kilian Melloy | Mar 19

Harvey Fierstein Says He's Been Banned from the Kennedy Center

In a fiery Instagram post, playwright/actor/social activist Harvey Fierstein said he has been banned from The Kennedy Center.

Mar 19

Business

RFK Jr. Thinks Poppers Causes AIDS. Is He Behind the Crackdown on the Drug?

HHS head Robert Kennedy Jr. has addressed how he believes AIDS is caused by popper use. This week the FDA, an agency under his control, has cracked down on the...

Mar 15

Will Bathhouses Return to San Francisco Anytime Soon? (Maybe)

Gay bathhouses, once a mainstay of queer culture in San Francisco, are on the cusp of returning to the city after the last of ordinances banning them was...

Mar 11

Health

Appeals Court Blocks Ohio's Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges...

by Julie Carr Smyth | Mar 19

Meet the New Yorker who Measures Up to Oscar

New Yorker Jonah Falcon opens up about how difficult being large really is.

Mar 17