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Feds Investigate School Districts; Congress Advances LGBTQ Restrictions; and Supreme Court Declines School Pronoun Case

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Vatican sending new signals of openness but limitations in outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics

The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era, with signs of openness and limitations after Pope Francis ushered in a notable welcome during his 12-year pontificate.

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HRC targets battleground districts during broader reckoning over LGBTQ+ rights

The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts after a series of setbacks in recent years.

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Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration

A federal judge said the government overreached by issuing a declaration that called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for young people experiencing gender dysphoria...

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids

Advocates, officials react

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Two trans men sue Kansas over a law invalidating their driver's licenses

Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver's licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people's gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth, arguing that the measure is "dehumanizing."

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NY officials raise rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration

New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag Thursday at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd, rebuking the Trump administration for removing the well-known symbol of pride from the LGBTQ+ landmark.

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National Briefs

From the reinstatement of a transgender military ban to congressional developments involving Rep. Sarah McBride and former Space Force Col. Bree Fram, these stories examine the impact of recent federal actions affecting transgender Americans.

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Trans Athletes' Rights in Balance as High Court Considers State Sports Ban

The current bans on transgender females playing in female sports competitions at the high school and college levels are based on the biological differences between males and females.

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National LGBTQ+ News Briefs

Virginia Governor Sworn In, Signs Anti-Discrimination Order; HRC Survey Shows Changes in LGBTQ Community; Trump Administration Policy Actions; and Trevor Project Receives $45 Million Donation

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