Kazakhstan bans so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda
Read more at the Advocate. The Central Asian country of Kazakhstan has joined its neighbor Russia in banning so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a bill to that effect into law Tuesday, news service Anadolu Agency reports. It bans “pedophilia propaganda” as well, according to the service. Punishment for violations include a fine of 144,500 Kazakh tenge ($280)…
LGBTQI+ refugees seeking asylum in Canada
Canada has a proud history of providing protection to and helping resettle those most in need. That includes those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional sexually and gender diverse (LGBTQI+) community. Read more about the asylum program on Canada’s official website.
Aetna to Cover IVF Treatments for Same-Sex Couples After $2M National Settlement
Read more at GayE. When Mara Berton and June Higginbotham imagined their future, it always included children. What they did not imagine was a $45,000 bill standing between them and the family they dreamed of building. The Santa Clara County couple, both lesbians, discovered that while their heterosexual colleagues’ fertility treatments were largely covered by…
California Policy on Disclosing Student Gender Identity Blocked by Judge
Read more at Newsweek. A federal judge in California has struck down a state policy that prevented teachers from informing parents when their child identified as a different gender at school, calling the rule unconstitutional and a violation of parental and teachers’ rights. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, sitting in San Diego, ruled Monday that California’s policy—meant…
Malaysia’s LGBTQ Community Lives In Fear As Raids Drive Them Underground
Read more at South China Morning Post. In Chow Kit, a crowded district of Kuala Lumpur forever caught between progress and prejudice, Amy* moves quietly through narrow alleys – a transgender outreach worker tending to lives the city prefers not to see. Her evenings begin with small rituals: a backpack filled with condoms, test kits…
Cleveland Heights to welcome only LGBTQ mayor in Ohio
Read more at Spectrum News 1. Jim Petras is leading Cleveland Heights in turning the next page in its governance, assuming office as city’s newly-elected mayor in January. “[I’m] very grateful to our current mayor, Tony Cuda, for allowing me total access to our city staff. I’ve been listening and learning from them, and I…
Court blocks Michigan conversion therapy ban on free speech grounds
Read more at Bridge Michigan. A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked Michigan’s ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring it violates the First Amendment rights of therapists and counselors. In a 2-1 opinion, the court said the law illegally restricts speech that reflects the moral beliefs of therapists. It set aside a lower…
Texas unveils “tip line” to report & send pictures of suspected trans women using the restroom
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. Texas’ virulently anti-trans attorney general, Ken Paxton (R), has launched a tip line that allows people to report on suspected trans people they believe are violating the state’s new bathroom ban. In a statement announcing the tip line, Paxton said the Texas Women’s Privacy Act – which requires people in public buildings…
House passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
Read more at CNN. The House on Wednesday voted to pass a bill that could imprison health care providers for providing gender-affirming care for minors. The bill — titled the “Protect Children’s Innocence Act” and sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — would make it a class C felony to treat minors with…
Pam Bondi Directs FBI to Offer Cash Bounty for Promoters of “Radical Gender Ideology”
Read more at Them. The Justice Department has instructed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to crack down on supposed “domestic terrorist” organizations, the definition of which includes those who promote “radical gender ideology.” Part of that crackdown involves the establishment of a cash reward system for providing information on leaders of so-called “domestic terrorist organizations.”…
Trump administration attacks LGBTQ asylum seekers
Read more at Out in New Jersey. The Trump administration has set a cap of just 7,500 refugee admissions for 2026, a 94% reduction from the Biden administration’s 125,000-person target, according to a Presidential Determination published Oct. 31 in the Federal Register. A new report from UCLA’s Williams Institute warns the cuts will disproportionately harm…
LGBTQ immigrants face more asylum rejections, though some still win cases
Read more at Gay City News. In the midst of the Trump administration’s attacks on both the LGBTQ community and immigrants, the non-profit organization Immigration Equality is working to ensure that queer asylum seekers and refugees have access to legal services. Immigration Equality, which has represented LGBTQ immigrants since it was founded in 1994, has…
Texas is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver’s licenses to help
Read more at Houston Public Media. The state of Texas has continued collecting information on transgender drivers seeking to change the sex listed on their licenses, creating a list of more than 100 people in one year. According to internal documents The Texas Newsroom obtained through records requests, the Texas Department of Public Safety has amassed a…
Ron DeSantis forced this city to remove Pride crosswalks. So it put up Pride bike racks instead.
Read more at LGBTQ Nation. The City of St. Petersburg, Florida, has unveiled 11 Pride-themed bike racks to replace the rainbow crosswalks Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) forced officials to remove. “Pride on the streets!” declared a social media post from the city and its mayor, Ken Welch (D), who called the bike racks “a vibrant way to…
North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid
Read more at The Advocate. A county government in central North Carolina has dissolved its entire public library board after trustees voted to keep a children’s picture book about a transgender character on library shelves, turning a local book challenge into one of the most severe reprisals yet in the national campaign against LGBTQ-inclusive materials. The Randolph County Board of Commissioners voted…
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