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- August 15, 2026
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An LGBTQ+ Youth Camp in…Texas?

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Color Splash Out is a pay-what-you-can summer camp in Texas that provides queer and trans youth with a rare safe environment where they can socialize and express themselves without fear of judgment. The camp is particularly important for young people from the Rio Grande Valley, a poor and majority Latino region, which lacks any queer […]

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- August 15, 2026
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School Board Sued for Blocking Gay-Straight Alliance

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After the King George County School Board repeatedly changed rules to block a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club from forming at the King George Middle School in Virginia, the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit against the School Board and the principal of the middle school. The suit alleges that officials changed the rules to stop […]

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- August 15, 2026
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Study: Mental Health Disparities Among Sexual Minorities Are Due to Family Background, Not Stigma

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Compared with the heterosexual population, LGBT people today score lower on key mental health indices. Current scholarship relies on Sexual Minority Stress Theory (SMST) to explain the disparity as resulting from stigma and discrimination. Historically informed scholars question this approach, pointing to the ground-breaking work of UCLA psychologist Evelyn Hooker, who showed in the 1950s […]

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- August 15, 2026
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Australian Census Asks About Sex and Gender

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Australia’s 2026 census will ask about gender and sexual orientation for the first time. Although voluntary, the questions are intended to help fill LGBTQ+ community data gap. This official data is vital to accurately fund health, aged care, and support services for marginalized queer populations. The addition of these voluntary questions is generally welcomed by […]

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- August 1, 2026
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Trans Dolls with Removable Genitals

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Two professors from the Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health at the University of Minnesota have developed paper cut-out dolls with interchangeable genitals, hair styles, clothing, and accessories to help gender diverse children aged 4-10 experiment with their options. They are to be marketed commercially as “MyGender Dolls” and promise to “make gender […]

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- August 1, 2026
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Threats to Gays in Central Europe

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The hateful rhetoric being spewed by some politicians and public figures about the LGBTQ+ community is creating an environment that is putting a target on the backs of that community. This kind of rhetoric dehumanizes the community making it easier to roll back rights as well as emboldening disturbed individuals to act on their hatred […]

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- July 15, 2026
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More Developments from Trumpland

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A press release from the White House praised the Supreme Court’s recent rulings upholding states’ ability to restrict trans participation in women’s sports as bolstering the “President’s push to eliminate transgender insanity”. Less noticed, but even more worrisome to some trans advocates is a proposed rule requiring that political appointees conduct a “pre-clearance review” of […]

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- July 15, 2026
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Public Kerfuffle Over Genitalia in Switzerland

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A transgender woman was removed from the women-only nude section of a popular open air bathing spot in Bern, Switzerland after people complained about her presence. When tensions rose on site, staff asked her to leave, and when she refused, police escorted her from the premises and allegedly detained her at a station for two […]

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- July 1, 2026
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Evaluating the “Dutch Protocol” for Youth Gender Transition

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In a special issue of the European Journal of Developmental Psychology, two articles have appeared evaluating the influential “Dutch protocol” developed over 20 years ago at the Center for Expertise on Gender Dysphoria of the Amsterdam University Medical Center. This program calls for puberty blockers at the outset of pubescence, hormonal therapy at around age […]

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- July 1, 2026
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FTC Claims Trans Medicine is Consumer Fraud

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Texas (all red states) have joined forces to sue the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), alleging that it made deceptive claims about the safety and effectiveness of pediatric gender-affirming medical treatments. The lawsuit argues that WPATH overstated evidence that supports interventions such as […]