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DOJ Weighs Firearm Ban for Transgender Americans

Officials consider linking transgender status to gun restrictions over mental health

(Newser) - The Justice Department has started internal discussions about whether transgender individuals should be barred from owning firearms, according to sources familiar with the matter. These conversations began after the Aug. 27 shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, in which a 23-year-old transgender shooter killed two children and wounded close...

Malcolm Gladwell Does a 180 on Trans Athletes

Tipping Point author now says he was 'cowed' into offering his support for them, feels 'ashamed'

(Newser) - Three years ago, Malcolm Gladwell made an appearance at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, where he moderated a panel that discussed a "path forward for the inclusion" of transgender athletes in sports. Now, the 62-year-old Tipping Point author is flipping that narrative, revealing on a podcast this week...

In Florida, a 'Hostile Act' at Memorial for Pulse Victims
Orlando Once Again Loses
Its Rainbow Crosswalk
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Aug 26, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Orlando Once Again Loses Its Rainbow Crosswalk

State DOT once again paints crosswalk black and white

(Newser) - Orlando's once-rainbow crosswalk is now black and white again. The Florida Department of Transportation on Sunday painted over the rainbow colors again, NBC News reports. The rainbow crosswalk was originally created in 2017 as part of a tribute to the 49 people killed in the 2016 shooting at LGBTQ...

Hillary Clinton Issues Warning on Same-Sex Marriage

Former secretary of state says Supreme Court could toss rights regarding marriage equality

(Newser) - Saying the US Supreme Court could "do to gay marriage what they did to abortion," Hillary Clinton recently suggested that the court might well reverse its landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage. Speaking on Fox News' The Five and the Raging Moderates podcast, Clinton encouraged LGBTQ+ couples considering...

Yosemite Ranger Fired for Hanging Transgender Flag

And park visitors may face prosecution

(Newser) - A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while some visitors face potential prosecution for alleged violations of protest restrictions that have been tightened under President Trump. Shannon "SJ" Joslin, a ranger and biologist who studies bats, said they hung a 66-foot...

More Than 3% of American Youth Identify as Trans
More Than 2.8M
Americans
ID as Trans
Aug 20, 2025 12:59 PM CDT

More Than 2.8M Americans ID as Trans

Including 3% of youth, per Williams Institute report

(Newser) - More than 2.8 million Americans, including an estimated 724,000 youth, identify as transgender, according to the largest analysis of its kind to date—which authors warn could be the last of its kind as the Trump administration removes references to trans people across federal agencies and fails to...

At Euro 2025, a Celebrated Soccer Couple Face Off
A Celebrated Soccer
Couple Face Off
Jul 3, 2025 12:34 PM CDT

A Celebrated Soccer Couple Face Off

Pernille Harder, Magdalena Eriksson to oppose each other in Denmark-Sweden game

(Newser) - It is rare in top-level soccer for a player to be tasked with guarding their life partner. Sweden defender Magdalena Eriksson's job Friday is stopping the threat of Denmark star Pernille Harder in their opening game at the Women's European Championship, per the AP . The couple of 11...

In China's Crackdown on Gay Erotica, Women Bear the Brunt

Dozens of female writers arrested for allegedly publishing 'obscene' material

(Newser) - A Chinese woman says she was arrested and stripped naked for the alleged crime of publishing gay erotica—and she's not alone. Weibo user "Pingping Anan Yongfu" is one of at least eight people in recent months to detail such encounters with law enforcement in China, the BBC...

Teacher Fired After Husband's Obituary Reveals Gay Marriage

Parent complains to Catholic school about educator's same-sex marriage

(Newser) - A music teacher called "a beacon of kindness and understanding" for students at a New Orleans Catholic school was fired last week after a parent's discovery of his late husband's obituary, revealing the educator's same-sex marriage—unleashing community backlash and a debate over the school'...

Defiant Marchers Gather for Pride Month Finales
Resolve Marks
Pride Month Finales
Jun 29, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Resolve Marks Pride Month Finales

Theme of Seattle's event is 'Louder'

(Newser) - The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world hosted parades and marches on Sunday. Pride celebrations are typically a daylong mix of jubilant street parties and political protest, but this year's iterations took a more defiant stance...

100K Defy Orban in LGBTQ+ Pride March

New law prohibits the event, which doubled as a protest of attacks on democracy in Hungary

(Newser) - Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history in an open rebuke of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government. Marchers risked potential police intervention and heavy fines to participate...

SCOTUS Issues Ruling in Religious-Rights Case

Court says parents can pull their children from lessons involving LGBTQ storybooks

(Newser) - As was expected after arguments in April , the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a group of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim parents in Maryland who sought to pull their children from lessons with LGBTQ themes. In a 6-3 ruling, with the court's three liberal justices dissenting, the court...

Why Sally Ride Hid Her Sexuality
Why Sally Ride
Hid Her Sexuality
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Jun 21, 2025 4:25 PM CDT

Why Sally Ride Hid Her Sexuality

Astronaut could've missed out on career opportunities, says partner featured in new documentary

(Newser) - Sally Ride became the first US woman in space in 1983. Two years later, she began the 27-year-long relationship that would define her life, though it was only revealed after her death. Ride's romantic relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy, a childhood female friend, gets full telling in Sally, a...

Administration to Shut Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ Youth

Trevor Project official urges Congress to reverse decision

(Newser) - The Trump administration has ordered the national suicide prevention hotline that serves LGBTQ youths shut down. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that young callers to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will no longer be able to connect with counselors trained to help people up to...

SCOTUS Upholds Tenn. Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Kids

It's a big blow for the transgender community

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, reports the AP , a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices' 6-3 decision effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Trump's administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people....

This Time, World Pride Event 'Is Not Just a Party'

Smaller DC gathering expresses resolve in the face of hostility

(Newser) - After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday's parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation's capital kicked off on a more downbeat note and demonstrators expressed resolve. Thousands gathered under gray skies Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally and protest march, as the...

After Divisive Campaign, Pride Parade Draws Thousands

Anti-LGBT march also is held in Romania's capital

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ supporters took to the streets of Romania's capital on Saturday for its 20th annual gay pride parade, following a tense election cycle marked by an increase in hate speech against the community. Marchers of all ages walked through Bucharest and down the central Victory...

Daughter of Country Music Stars Just Came Out

Gracie McGraw, 28, daughter of country stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, says she's queer

(Newser) - It's Pride Month, and the 28-year-old daughter of country stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw is celebrating publicly. Per USA Today , Gracie McGraw on Monday shared another user's Instagram post on her own story, which came with the caption "Everyone get more gay now!" McGraw added...

Supreme Court Won't Hear Case on Teen's T-Shirts

Seventh-grader was barred from wearing shirt that read: 'There are only two genders'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case brought on behalf of a middle schooler and his T-shirts. As NBC News reports, the unidentified seventh-grader in Middleborough, Massachusetts, was sent home from school in 2023 when he showed up to class wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "...

England Is Waging War Against Gonorrhea

Pilot vaccine program launching amid a spike in infections will be a world first

(Newser) - England will become the first country to introduce a mass vaccination drive against gonorrhea, targeting primarily gay and bisexual men who either have a history of multiple sexual partners or prior STIs. NHS England will begin offering the vaccine in August at sexual health clinics, with the aim of...

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