Mississippi and South Dakota have passed anti-LGBTQ+ bills. Advocates say 2021 has been an unprecedented campaign against transgender rights in particular.
“It is clear to all of us that ICE will never be a safe place for our communities,” a letter sent to Biden said.
A new coalition of national anti-LGBTQ+ organizations has launched a website that promises to deliver “model legislation” to policymakers, providing bill language designed to keep trans youth from accessing medical care and participating in athletics.
The Common App board announced it will reframe its sex and gender questions, barriers to higher education LGBTQ+ people face.
A new study from Gallup finds that 5.6 percent of the U.S. population now identifies as LGBTQ+, and most of them identify as bisexual.
The ACLU has been in talks with the administration about the change, which would allow nonbinary and intersex people to get passports that reflect who they are.
Advocates decried once popular religious freedom laws for allowing discrimination against LGBTQ+ people. Now they are quietly resurfacing.
It’s the first agency to implement Biden’s sweeping executive order on sexual orientation and gender identity, but it won’t be the last, officials said.
The 19th reports on some of Biden’s early actions that have implications for women, people of color and LGBTQ+ Americans.
The data itself is not new, and advocates are urging the Biden administration to step up efforts to reach queer Americans.