General News Anti-trans US congress member condemns recently passed Equality Act Marjorie Taylor Greene, an anti-trans Republican congresswoman has condemned the Equality Act. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Lincoln, Nebraska outlaws LGBTQ+ conversion therapy Lincoln has become the first city in Nebraska, to outlaw LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News House of Representatives passes US Equality Act Equality Act has been passed by the US House of Representatives, it will now go to vote in the Senate. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Study finds more Americans identify as LGBTQ+ than ever before A new report, by research facility Gallup, found more Americans identify as LGBTQ+ than ever. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Joe Biden General News US government withdraws support for lawsuit against trans athletes The Biden Administration has withdrawn government support for a lawsuit in Connecticut which is seeking to ban trans athletes from participating in school sporting teams. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Grindr user charged with murder of gay man Victor Najera Betanzos, a gay man living in Houston, Texas was found dead in his apartment after being killed by 29-year-old Benjamin Davis who he met on Grindr. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News West Virginia bill to prevent discussions of LGBTQ+ topics in schools A new bill in West Virginia, US could prevent public schools from discussing LGBTQ+ topics if passed successfully. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News US to issue gender neutral passports US to roll out gender neutral passports which feature an X gender marker instead of M or F. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Arkansas introduces bill against trans athletes Lawmakers in Arkansas, US have introduced a bill which would prevent young trans women from playing on girls sports teams at school, making it the latest state to propose such a law. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans woman beaten to death in Pennsylvania Chyna Carrillo, a 24-year-old latinx trans woman who also went by the name of Chyna Cardena, was murdered in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania on February 18. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News US reintroduces Equality Act The US Equality Act has been formally introduced to the national House of Representatives by out gay congressman David Cicilline and senator Jeff Merkley. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News US TV spent less than an hour covering anti-trans violence in 2020 A new report published by Media Matters for America (MMFA) found broadcast and cable TV news spent only 54 minutes covering anti-trans violence in 2020. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Chicago Drag Queens create Valentines cards for LGBTQ+ elders The Chicago Black Drag Council recently partnered with Our Art of Giving to create 200 Valentines Day cards for older LGBTQ+ people. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Arkansas passes bill allowing for LGBTQ+ healthcare discrimination Arkansas, has passed a bill which will allow healthcare professionals to turn away LGBTQ+ patients on the basis of ‘personal beliefs’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Iowa bill could prevent discussion of trans identities in schools Eight Republican lawmakers in Iowa have proposed a bill which would prohibit state teachers from talking about the concept of gender identity independently from sex assigned at birth. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans woman files lawsuit against the NYPD DeAnna LeTray has filed a lawsuit against the state police department after claiming to have been unlawfully detained, harassed and sexually assaulted by officers in 2017. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News US bans LGBTQ+ housing discrimination Three weeks after Joe Biden signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a memo vowing to comply to the order. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Gov. Bill Lee General News Tennessee governor attacks trans athletes Republican Tennessee governor, Bill Lee, attacked the American trans community, saying it is unfair on cisgender women to allow trans athletes to compete alongside them. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Four US states advance anti-trans bills Mississippi, Utah, North Dakota and Tennessee have advanced bills which aim to prevent trans athletes from participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Tate Reeves General News Anti-trans governor criticises Biden’s inclusive policies Mississippi governor Tate Reeves has criticised Joe Biden for supporting the LGBTQ+ community, saying he is ‘pushing children to be trans’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News White House press secretary stands up for trans Americans White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, reaffirmed the Biden administration’s dedication to supporting trans Americans. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Fundraising News Mutual aid programme for black trans people raises over $1 mil Black trans-led mutual aid initiative, For the Gworls, recently announced that it has raised and redistributed over $1 mil in the past year and a half. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Report finds trans inclusion in sport doesn’t harm cis youth A new report by the Centre for American Progress (CAP) has found trans inclusion in school sports poses no threat to cisgender youth, despite the increasing number of bills which aim to limit trans athletes. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Survey finds LGBTQ+ more hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine A new survey has found LGBTQ+ people are nearly twice as hesitant as their straight, cis counterparts to get the Covid-19 vaccine. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
