LGBTQ

Published
May 14, 2022

Another View: Can a cartoon character turn viewers LGBTQ? A Kansas senator seems to think so

Republican Roger Marshall is taking his culture war fight to Hollywood – and making it about kids.
Published
April 25, 2022

Another View: Trump-fueled Republican culture wars target gay pride flag

The focus of public schools ought to be on introducing students to the realities of the world they live in – not just similarities we all share but differences as well.
Published
April 17, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Putin’s anti-gay agenda digs in close to home

Right-wing Christians are pushing the same freedom-killing laws that took root in Russia a decade ago.
Published
March 31, 2022

Biden marks Transgender Day of Visibility with new actions to make government more inclusive

Biden is announcing new measures aimed at making the federal government more inclusive for transgender people, including an 'X' gender marker on U.S. passport applications and new TSA scanners that are gender-neutral.
Published
March 28, 2022

Florida governor signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Republicans say parents, not teachers, should be broaching subjects of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Published
March 17, 2022

California lawmaker proposes protections for transgender kids traveling from other states

Attempts by Texas and Idaho to criminalize health care for transgender minors have so far stalled amid national outcry, but dozens of similar bills have been introduced in red states across the country.
Published
March 11, 2022

Texas judge hears case on state investigations of parents of transgender youth

The lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following a legal opinion by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton labeling certain gender-confirming treatments as child abuse.
Published
March 1, 2022

Texas sued for investigating parents of transgender teen

The governor's directive and the attorney general's opinion go against the nation’s largest medical groups.
Published
February 23, 2022

Texas governor directs state to investigate transgender medical care as ‘child abuse’

The state is among several that have tried to restrict gender-affirming treatments for youths, along with limiting bathroom access and participation in sports.
Published
February 22, 2022

Supreme Court takes case involving business owner’s refusal to serve gay couples

The court said it would decide whether a law that requires an artist to speak or stay silent violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment.