Trans Rights Supporters, Opponents Rally Outside Supreme Court as Justices Consider Tenn. Law Erkki Forster, Washington Blade via the National LGBTQ Media Association National December 5, 2024 0At least 1,000 people rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices considered whether a Tennessee law banning...
Supreme Court to Take Up Case on Trans Medical Treatment Lisa Keen News November 25, 2024 0On Wednesday morning, December 4, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up an important legal question concerning whether states can...
Homeless Transgender Woman Murdered in Miami Beach Brody Levesque, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association News May 3, 2024 0Gregory Fitzgerald Gibert, 53, who was out on probation, is charged with the second-degree murder of 37-year-old Andrea Doria Dos Passos, a transgender...
“Don’t Say Gay” Expansion Passes in Alabama State House Katie Burkholder News April 25, 2024 0A bill expanding the restrictions of discussions of “gender identity or sexual orientation” in public schools was passed by the...
Supreme Court Rejects Florida’s Request for Stay Against Decision Regarding Drag Ban Lisa Keen National November 18, 2023 0In a surprise move, a 6-to-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court did something good for LGBTQ people: it rejected...
DeSantis Blames Media for Backlash Against Florida’s Anti-LGBTQ Policies Christopher Kane, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association News September 15, 2023 0During an interview Wednesday with CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running for president, doubled...
Fabian Nelson Poised to Become Mississippi’s First LGBTQ Lawmaker Brody Levesque, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association News September 1, 2023 0Fabian Nelson, a Black and openly gay Democratic candidate, looks to become the first out LGBTQ lawmaker ever to serve...
NC Lawmakers Override Vetoes of Anti-transgender Bills Isabelle Kravis, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association News August 17, 2023 0The North Carolina General Assembly overrode Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes of three anti-transgender bills in a late session Wednesday....
Alabama Extends Ban on Transgender Female Athletes to Universities Brody Levesque, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association News June 1, 2023 0Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed House Bill 261, which limits transgender students to playing sports in public colleges and...
DeSantis Stumbles into 2024 Race with Chaotic, Disorganized Announcement Christopher Kane, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National May 26, 2023 0More than 300,000 Twitter users were logged in at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday to hear Republican Florida Gov. Ron...
Target Moves Pride Merchandise to Back of Stores in Some Southern States Brody Levesque, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National May 26, 2023 0A spokesperson for Target Corporation confirmed that in some of its locations in semi-rural areas of Georgia, South Carolina and...
