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[photo: a group of trans rights activists demonstrate.]

State Protections Take Center Stage as Trump Readies Attack on Transgender Rights

Auditi Guha

“The American people overwhelmingly oppose the cruelty of this administration and we must make our voices heard at every opportunity."

Is This Finally the Reckoning for the Catholic Church on Sexual Abuse?

Patricia Miller

A Justice Department investigation marks a major turning point in the decades-long sexual abuse crisis, but there are indications the Church will not surrender without a fight.

Trump Administration Mulls Strict Gender Definitions in Attempt to Eliminate Transgender Rights

Katelyn Burns & Gavel Drop: The Leaf Behind Another Legal Challenge to Trump’s Immigration Policy

The memo comes on the heels of a series of anti-trans Trump administration policies.

[Photo: A group of Honduran migrants waits at the Guatemala border with Mexico]

LGBTQ Migrants Heading to the US From Honduras ‘Are Not Going to Give Up on Their American Dream’

Tina Vasquez

The militarization of Honduras has hit LGBTQ communities especially hard, with many experiencing harassment, unjust arrests, and worse.

[Photo: A smiling young adult holds a rainbow flag while seated in the bed of a pickup at Austin's Pride Parade.]

Trump Nominee Leads Three-Pronged Attack on Laws Protecting LGBTQ Residents of Austin

Lisa Needham

If one of the cases reaches the Supreme Court, the conservative majority there could possibly rule in favor of a scenario where Title VII is declared forever off-limits to LGBTQ people seeking fairness in the workplace.

[PHOTO: A smiling woman holds up a hand with a rainbow of male condoms on all five of her fingers.]

This Week in Sex: A Self-Lubricating Condom?

Martha Kempner

And in other news: The HPV vaccine is now recommended for adults up to age 45, and it turns out that sex with an ex might not be a bad idea after all.

Religion and Drag Coexist in ‘Drag Race’ Spinoff—but That Doesn’t Mean It’s Queer

Drew Konow

Even with a drag queen at the helm, the religion on display in Dancing Queen is decidedly not queer.

[Photo: Activists at the Supreme Court holding signs about birth control.]

Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Rules Upending Birth Control Benefit (Updated)

Katelyn Burns & Gavel Drop: The Leaf Behind Another Legal Challenge to Trump’s Immigration Policy

The new rules threaten contraceptive care for the millions of people who depend on the birth control benefit.

Pence’s Religious Freedom Policy Made ‘LGBQ’ Hoosiers Sick—Literally

Sunnivie Brydum

Data pointing to the detrimental health impacts of discrimination serve as a sobering reminder that the suggestion that LGBTQ people "just go to another baker" doesn't begin to solve the problem.

[PHOTO: Image focuses on mouth of a dark-skinned man chewing green leaves on a thin branch.]

Gavel Drop: The Leaf Behind Another Legal Challenge to Trump’s Immigration Policy

Brie Shea & Jessica Mason Pieklo

Possession of khat, a chewable plant stimulant that's popular in the Horn of Africa, may condemn a Somali immigrant in New Hampshire to indefinite detention. And in other news, hookworm is making a comeback—in Alabama and in court.

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