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SCOTUS Halts SC Ban on Trans Student's Restroom Use

9th-grader can use boys restroom while legal fight plays out

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has allowed a transgender ninth-grader in South Carolina, known as "John Doe" in court documents, to keep using the boys restroom at school while a legal fight over the state's bathroom ban continues. This interim decision comes as Doe challenges a state rule that...

Texas A&M Leadership Ousted in Gender Studies Class Dispute

Course content that a student called 'indoctrination' sparks investigation, firings at school

(Newser) - Texas A&M University has removed a dean and a department head, as well as an instructor, after a student complaint about gender studies content in a course ignited controversy among state and federal leaders. The situation unfolded after Texas Rep. Brian Harrison posted a video on X showing...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

US Military Commanders' New Task: Purging Trans Troops

DOD says supervisors Supervisors must now use health checks to find transgender soldiers, those with gender dysphoria

(Newser) - Military commanders will soon be tasked with identifying and removing transgender service members or those with gender dysphoria, according to Pentagon officials, a directive that's part of President Trump's order to ban openly transgender individuals from serving in the US military. Commanders will use the annual health...

SCOTUS Says Transgender Military Ban Can Proceed

Court's 3 liberal justices dissent

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military while legal challenges proceed. The court's three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold, the AP reports. The court acted in the dispute over a...

Robert De Niro on Trans Daughter: It's No Biggie

'I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter'

(Newser) - One of Robert De Niro's seven kids recently came out as trans, and the Goodfellas actor has made clear that he's 100% on board. "I loved and supported Aaron as my son, and now I love and support Airyn as my daughter," the 81-year-old said in...

Kennedy Center Nixes LGBTQ+ Pride Events in June

'We are finding another path to the celebration'

(Newser) - Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week's worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer's WorldPride festival in Washington, DC, amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions. Multiple artists and producers involved in...

It's a Big First for K-Pop
It's a Big First
for K-Pop
Apr 25, 2025 1:06 PM CDT

It's a Big First for K-Pop

Bain, 23, of Just B comes out as gay at LA concert—the first active male boy-band star to do so

(Newser) - The world of K-pop just heard an unprecedented announcement from one of its own. Bain , of the Korean boy band Just B, had a solo in Tuesday night's show in Los Angeles, the last stop in the group's Just ODD Tour, which is when he made his big...

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 '...

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...

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, "...

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