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Trump Asks SCOTUS to Allow Transgender Military Ban

President wants the ban to go forward while the court cases proceed

(Newser) - The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed. As the AP reports, the high-court filing follows a brief order from a federal appeals court that kept in place a court order blocking the...

SCOTUS Hears Major Religious-Rights Case

Parents want to pull their children from classes with LGBTQ+ storybooks

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard a major religious rights case Tuesday, and justices appeared likely to rule in favor of parents who want to pull their children from lessons with LGBTQ+ themes. In Mahmoud v. Taylor, a group of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish parents sued the Montgomery County Board of Education—...

UK Supreme Court Deals Blow to Trans Women

British high court rules that trans women can't be considered women for 'equality purposes'

(Newser) - The British Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the UK equalities law defines a woman as someone born biologically female, rejecting the Scottish government's argument that it includes transgender women. Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and '...

Hungary Changes Constitution to Ban LGBTQ+ Events

Authorities say facial recognition tech could be used to identify Pride march participants

(Newser) - Hungary's parliament has passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Legal scholars and critics call Monday's decision another step toward authoritarianism as the populist government continues to restrict the rights of LGBTQ+ communities, the AP reports.
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Florida Teacher Canned for Using Student's Preferred Name

High school educator Melissa Calhoun's contract won't be renewed for next year, per Brevard district

(Newser) - A Florida teacher at an arts magnet school is out of a job after addressing a student by a name they wished to be called. Per ClickOrlando.com , Brevard Public Schools says it won't be renewing a contract next year for Melissa Calhoun, an educator at Satellite High School...

Trans Pilot Sues Influencer: I 'Believe in Consequences'

Virginia National Guard's Jo Ellis says Matt Wallace accused her of piloting chopper in Potomac crash

(Newser) - A transgender pilot falsely reported to have been flying the military helicopter that collided in January with a commercial airplane, killing 67, is now suing a right-wing influencer for spreading that rumor—the insinuation being that she was hired only due to DEI initiatives. "I want to hold this...

Man Arrested Over Handshake With Nancy Mace
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Apr 2, 2025 4:33 PM CDT

Charges Dropped in Nancy Mace Handshake

Witnesses differed with lawmaker on what happened after event

(Newser) - A Chicago man no longer faces a criminal charge stemming from Republican Rep. Nancy Mace's allegation that he shook her hand aggressively at a December event while asking her to support trans children. "I am pleased but not surprised that these baseless charges have been dropped," James...

Maine Governor Responds to Trump's Apology Demand

Janet Mills pushes back again on president's attack against transgender athletes

(Newser) - Last month, President Trump and Maine Gov. Janet Mills got into a verbal argument during a National Governors Association meeting at the White House, after Trump attacked Mills for allowing transgender athletes to play on girls' and women's teams in her state and Mills pushed back, telling him, "...

At Hooters for 'Conversion,' Gays Find Sanctuary Instead

For some, attentive waitresses made all the difference, Peter Rothpletz writes at NYT

(Newser) - It was "conversion therapy with a side of ranch." As a young teen who felt he was unlike most other boys but had not yet recognized he was gay, the writer Peter Rothpletz was taken to Hooters by his grandfather for "a baptism into manhood—one that...

Musk Daughter: He Didn't Move 'Further' Right Because of Me
Musk's Daughter Doesn't
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Mar 21, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

Musk's Daughter Doesn't Mince Words About Her Dad

Vivian Wilson, 20, chats with Teen Vogue about politics, her 'pathetic man-child' father

(Newser) - Relations have been strained between Elon Musk and daughter Vivian Wilson for quite some time, and it's unlikely they'll improve anytime soon—at least not based on a new interview that the 20-year-old granted to Ella Yurman of Teen Vogue. In it, Wilson rails against her father and...

Ohio School District Heads to Court Over Pronoun Policy

Conservative parents group argues that district's policy violates free speech rights of classmates

(Newser) - The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district's policy requiring use of students' preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders. The lawsuit brought by...

Chair's Diss to Trans Lawmaker Brings House Meeting to Halt

GOP Rep. Keith Self misgenders Sarah McBride, prompting Dem pushback

(Newser) - A hearing held by a House Foreign Affairs panel came to a sudden and contentious close on Tuesday after a Republican congressman misgendered Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress. The Hill and New York Times report that Rep. Keith Self of Texas, who chairs...

Trans Troops Only Number a Third of What We Thought: DOD

Meanwhile, NYT profiles transgender service members and others who've served with them

(Newser) - As the Defense Department prepares to boot all transgender service members who don't qualify for an exemption, after a recent executive order from President Trump claiming their presence harms military readiness, new figures have been released that show a much lower number of trans troops currently serving than previously...

US to Effectively Ban Transgender Troops

Exceptions may be allowed in the government interest, but troops will be classified by sex

(Newser) - Transgender troops will be booted from the military within 60 days, the Pentagon said in a memo issued Wednesday. The memo follows President Trump's executive order , signed late last month, stating the expression of "a false 'gender identity'" harms military readiness. Some active-duty troops sued in...

Gascon to Attend Oscars: 'I'm Grateful to Be Back'

Variety reports that Netflix has agreed to pay for Emilia Perez star's showing amid controversy

(Newser) - The distance between Netflix and Karla Sofia Gascon just got a bit smaller. Variety reports that best actress nominee Gascon, 52, will indeed attend the Academy Awards on Sunday at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre—and that the streaming service has agreed to pick up the tab, despite the "nightmare"...

Family Faults Police in Torture, Murder of Trans Man

Sam Nordquist sought help, and his mother did the same, she tells NBC

(Newser) - The mother of a transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York claims he might still be alive if local police had "done their jobs." Canandaigua Police say none of its officers spoke with family members in the lead up to Sam Nordquist's death. But...

LGBTQ Activists Call New HHS Guidance 'Deeply Concerning'

Health Secretary RFK Jr. issues new guidance recognizing only 2 sexes: male and female

(Newser) - The Department of Health and Human Services has synced up with the Trump administration's push against transgender protections , releasing new guidance on Wednesday that states the US government recognizes only two sexes: male and female. The new "sex-based definitions" assert that "an individual human is either female...

First Openly Gay Imam Killed in South Africa

Supporters believe Muhsin Hendricks was assassinated because of his teachings

(Newser) - A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his teachings. Muhsin Hendricks, 57, was ambushed by two men in a pick-up truck while visiting the southern city...

Feds Remove References to Trans People on Stonewall Site

'This is just cruel and petty,' NY governor says

(Newser) - References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The changes were made in the wake of an...

Gascon Faces Oscars 'Nightmare' in Wake of Tweets
Gascon Faces
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Feb 5, 2025 1:20 PM CST

Gascon Faces Oscars 'Nightmare' in Wake of Tweets

Netflix is distancing itself from trans Emilia Perez actress after eyebrow-raising posts

(Newser) - The controversy surrounding the past tweets of Karla Sofia Gascon—the first transgender individual nominated for an acting Oscar, for her starring role in Emilia Perez—isn't going away. And it's apparently affecting the Oscar campaign that Netflix, the movie's distributor in the US and UK, is...

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