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Trump 47’s First 100 Days Focused, and Failed, in Implementing Unprecedented LGBTQ Targeting

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:55:01 +0000

Before returning to the White House 100 days ago, Donald Trump was already the president with the most anti-LGBTQ actions to his name in United States history. His first administration was marred by: arguing and losing at the U.S. Supreme Court for the right to discriminate against LGBTQ employees; signing laws that undercut anti-discriminatory protections [...]

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Heroes of the Resistance: Standing Up for LGBTQ Rights in Employment, the First Amendment, Health Care, Marriage Equality, and More.

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:47:30 +0000

Much has happened this week in positive changemaking for the LGBTQ community at this time of challenge and uncertainty. Heroes in government, law, and in faith communities, are standing up to enormous pressure by the Trump administration and those emboldened by anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. Standing Up for LGBTQ Protections in Employment At the Equal Employment Opportunity [...]

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WATCH: “60 Minutes” Covers the Story of Gay Venezuelan Asylum Seeker With No Criminal Record Detained in El Salvador’s ‘Mega-Prison’

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:45:27 +0000

In his first 100 days in office, President Trump’s administration has deported or detained nearly 48,000 migrants in the United States. Of these individuals, many are legal residents and asylum seekers. Part of Trump’s crusade in his second term is to “eradicate” members of a Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua. In doing this, [...]

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Order in the Courts: LGBTQ Legal Groups Move Against Discriminatory Executive Actions

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:51:50 +0000

While the rash of executive orders targeting LGBTQ people signed by President Trump in his first month in office is unprecedented, and reprehensible, the fact remains: the orders are not law. And thanks to the skill and fast work of LGBTQ and ally legal groups, multiple orders have already been blocked in federal court and [...]

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Heroes of the Resistance: A Compilation of Recent Moments of Joy and Positivity for LGBTQ People

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:10:40 +0000

In the first installment of GLAAD’s “Heroes of the Resistance,” we’re taking time to highlight changemakers and freedom fighters who are committed to supporting LGBTQ people and advancing policies and rhetoric that ensure our full dignity, respect, and equal treatment in daily life. With an overwhelming news cycle and uncertainty, it can be hard to [...]

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GLAAD STATEMENT AND FACTS FOR REPORTERS ON LATEST DISCRIMINATORY AND INACCURATE EXECUTIVE ORDER TARGETING TRANSGENDER AMERICANS

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:34:33 +0000

GLAAD: “This administration’s latest inaccurate and incoherent piece of paper smears an entire group of Americans but does not change the law or the facts. All women and girls, including transgender women and girls, should be welcome to play sports if they want, make decisions about their own bodies, be hired for jobs they are [...]

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RECAP: Reality Check of President Trump’s Week 1 Executive Orders, Unsafe Actions, and Path Forward

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:58:33 +0000

The first week of President Trump’s second administration was marked by a wave of attacks against LGBTQ and other marginalized communities, and the start of a fierce resistance to support all Americans and the rule of law. One of Pres. Trump’s executive orders has already been successfully challenged in court as unconstitutional. Another, targeting Diversity, [...]

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Keeping LGBTQ Families Safe: Recommendations and Best Practices

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:55:14 +0000

There are important, commonsense things LGBTQ people and families can do to protect themselves to ensure our identities, families, and wishes are legally clear and respected. For decades, LGBTQ legal organizations and advocates have set the foundation and created pathways forward for us as LGBTQ people to be safe and recognized. Those include the ACLU [...]

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RECAP: Oral Argument in Landmark Supreme Court Case on Transgender Health Care

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:44:16 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a landmark case that could have widespread impacts on the availability of health care for transgender youth and their families nationwide, as well as the freedom of health providers to offer care. The case challenges Tennessee’s law banning health care such as hormone [...]

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Transgender Americans and Allies Look Ahead to Landmark Supreme Court Oral Argument on December 4

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:00:29 +0000

LGBTQ people and allies are speaking out about the upcoming groundbreaking oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court regarding access to health care for transgender youth. The case, U.S. v. Skrmetti, challenges Tennessee’s law banning health care such as hormone therapy and puberty-pausing medications for transgender youth under 18, while the same treatments remain available [...]

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