The city of Fresno, California, has been sent into an uproar after a man on the sex offense registry announced his candidacy for the City Council, in the wake of the Council’s legally dubious attempt to impose onerous residency restrictions that would make it difficult for those convicted of sex offences to live almost anywhere […]
Home on the Trans Range
With the continuing push of anti-trans rhetoric, trans people are feeling unwelcome in more places and generally less safe. Two trans Ohioans have opened a gun range specifically for the trans community. In addition to providing a safe place for trans gun enthusiasts, they also provide classes on how to handle firearms and on firearm […]
Nancy Mace’s War
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), the twice-divorced Republican sex symbol known for her numerous bikini pics, is now running for governor of her state. She wants to make it clear she has no tolerance for men she regards as creeps. On the positive side, she has called for outing her male colleagues for whom congressional funds […]
Sex Ed – Parents and Churches Teach What Schools Won’t
Sex education that is scientifically accurate, evidence based, and age-appropriate prepares children, adolescents, and young adults to make educated decisions about their health and their relationships. Despite the many benefits, sex ed is not standardized and lacking in evidence based information. As some states continue to scale back requirements, we have a story about how […]
Gay Rights Worldwide
With the continued rise of authoritarianism and conservative movements LGBTQ+ rights are continuing to be rolled back. In Russia, authorities have banned Coming Out, an LGBTQ+ rights organization, following a closed-door court proceeding, intensifying the country’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. In Malaysia, in addition to blocking access to Grindr and other gay dating websites, […]
Reproductive Coercion Worldwide
A report from the Guttmacher Institute discusses how anti-rights groups in the US, who claim to be protecting women, are claiming that abortion pills are a form of reproductive coercion in order to support proposed bans on abortion pills. Speaking of reproductive coercion, in the wake of the dissolution of USAID, a paper traces the […]
Foster Care for Queer Kids
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will no longer enforce a Biden-era policy requiring that LGBTQ youth needing foster care be placed in LGBTQ-affirming households. The Biden policy was ruled invalid by a federal district court in Texas in June 2025, so HHS claims it is merely removing an invalid […]
More Setbacks for Trans Advocates
The Supreme Court ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta, which we also report, is not the only recent legal setback for trans advocates. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a West Virginia law that allowed the state to withhold Medicaid funding for all trans surgeries, including those of adults . In Texas, Attorney General Ken […]
Enough Already! Trans Distraction in Arizona and Kansas
The world is being racked at present by multiple messy global conflicts. Oh, and there’s also theclimate crisis, you know, that pesky little planetary apocalyptic predicament that probably(definitely) trumps anything else humanity must contend with right now. But, don’t worry,American states like Arizona and Kansas are leading the way and fighting the goodfight…against…transgender people?After years […]
HIV Policy from Fiji to Florida
Fiji is in the grips of an HIV outbreak that’s largely fueled by a drug epidemic. It is now the fastest-growing HIV outbreak in the world. Fiji is responding through evidence based harm reduction. To support national action to stop the spread of HIV, a two-day national workshop was held to apply the new WHO […]