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FDA may be cracking down on poppers
The federal Food and Drug Administration raided a major seller of poppers last week, and other brands have shut down their websites and social media.
Political Notes: Report bares impact of discriminatory measures on LGBTQ Americans
A new report from the Center for American Progress details how discriminatory laws have impacted LGBTQ adults across the U.S.
LGBTQ Agenda: SCOTUS agrees to consider whether conversion therapy ban is constitutional
LGBTQ advocates are aghast that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a challenge to Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors.
Political Notes: Dismantling of US census panels raises doubts about federal LGBTQ data efforts
Just as President Donald Trump was preparing to deliver his address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, news broke that his Republican...
Obama Foundation LGBTQ leaders hope to defend democracy, bring communities together
Since President Barack Obama left office in January 2017, he has kept busy with a number of projects.
Trump hails anti-trans policies in partisan speech before joint session of Congress
President Donald Trump delivered a divisive and partisan address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday that also included multiple references to his...
US Senate rejects ban on trans kids playing sports
In a victory for trans youth, the U.S. Senate on Monday failed to advance a bill approved by the House that would have banned transgender youth participation in...
Analysis: Supreme Court appears poised to ease burden on straights, scrutinize books in school
Longtime observers of the U.S. Supreme Court might have been wondering last Wednesday why the court would have spent its scarce oral argument time on an issue...
Pentagon will identify transgender service members and begin discharging them
The Pentagon on Thursday said that within 30 days it will draft and submit a procedure to identify service members who are transgender and begin discharging...
Bondi sends state AGs warning to comply with Trump trans athlete order
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning three state attorneys general – including California's – they must comply with President Donald Trump's executive...
US appeals court rules that LGBTQ school policy did not violate parents' rights
A federal appeals court has ruled that a public school does not violate parents' rights when school officials do not inform them that their child is grappling...
LGBTQ Agenda: Trump return shaking up Kennedy Center, WorldPride
Several recent moves around this year's WorldPride festivities planned for Washington, D.C. following President Donald Trump's return to office have LGBTQs...
LGBTQ Agenda: National group helps advocates enshrine marriage equality in state statutes
Americans concerned about LGBTQ equality are working on enshrining marriage equality rights in state governing documents.
US Supreme Court to hear straight woman's 'reverse' discrimination case
While the eyes of the world look on in disbelief at the dismantling of the U.S. government, the U.S. Supreme Court dances on.