General News Rachel Levine confirmed as health secretary Dr Rachel Levine has been confirmed by the US Senate as Joe Biden’s assistant health secretary. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Californian trans woman dies after trying to escape harassers Rayanna Pardo was killed in Los Angeles after being hit by a drunk driver when trying to escape a group of harassers. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News LA AIDS monument begins renovation A HIV/AIDS monument in Los Angeles has received $850,000 in renovation funding. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Two states progress bills against trans athletes Alabama and Montana have progressed bills which aim to bar trans athletes from participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans activist Robina Asti dead at 99 Trans activist and WWII pilot, Robina Asti, has died at 99. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Study finds majority of Americans oppose anti-trans laws Data from the Human Rights Campaign found 73% of Americans disagree with anti-trans regulations. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Study finds media coverage of US Equality Act lacked LGBTQ+ voices Research by GLAAD found media coverage of the US Equality Act lacked LGBTQ+ voices. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Priests speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ Vatican ruling The Pfarrer-Initiative has denounced a recent ruling which said the Catholic Church will not bless same-sex marriages. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News US House passes LGBTQ+ inclusive bill for domestic violence survivors US lawmakers voted in favour of an LGBTQ+ inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Elliot Page becomes first trans man to feature on TIME cover Page has made history by becoming the first out trans man to feature on the cover of TIME. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Kansas advances bill against trans athletes Kansas has become the latest state to advance a bill against trans athletes participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News New Jersey bill protects LGBTQ+ nursing home residents New Jersey governor Phil Murphy recently signed the ‘LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights’. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News American Psychological Association condemns trans conversion therapy The American Psychological Association confirmed conversion therapy “harmful” to trans people. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
International News Tennessee introduces bill against trans students Tennessee could allow cis students to sue their school if trans students are allowed access to single-sex spaces. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Black trans woman killed in Cincinnati Diamond ‘Kyree’ Sanders, a 23-year-old black trans woman, was murdered in a car park in Cincinnati, Ohio. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Mississippi officially bars trans athletes from school sports Lawmakers in Mississippi, US have officially banned trans athletes from participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Books Amazon to stop selling anti-LGBTQ+ books Amazon will cease to sell books which frame being LGBTQ+ as equivalent to having a mental illness. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News California proposes bill to ban gendered marketing of children’s clothing Lawmakers in California have proposed to ban the gendered marketing of children’s clothing in retailers. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Advocates warn against anti-trans bills in the US ACLU and the Human Rights Campaign have warned against the high number of anti-trans bills in the US. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Dan Reynolds Fundraising News Singer Dan Reynolds donates home to LGBTQ+ youth charity Dan Reynolds has donated his $1m childhood home to LGBTQ+ advocacy group Encircle. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Biden to help resettle LGBTQ+ asylum seekers Biden has issued a memorandum which aims to expand protections for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Biden released an executive order in support of trans athletes in January General News Biden issues order against LGBTQ+ discrimination in education Biden has issued an executive order banning gender and LGBTQ+ discrimination in schools. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Student athletes condemn attacks on trans youth Hundreds of student athletes in the US have condemned the rising number of bills against trans participation in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Utah governor condemns anti-trans bill Utah moved to adjourn without voting on House Bill 302, after state governor Spencer Cox condemned it. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
