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The Athletes Making Asses of Themselves Over a Nonexistent Trans WNBA Player (Podcast)

Sophie Cunningham, Enes Kanter Freedom, Riley Gaines. Portia Burch talks the grifters who are cashing in on the WNBA’s imaginary trans problem. There’s no trans woman in the WNBA. And still, Sophie Cunningham, Enes Kanter Freedom, and a fresh crop of Caitlin Clark “fans” are acting like the league’s

Rewire News GroupSep 24, 2026

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My IUD Story: Why Birth Control is for Trans People, Too

As a trans man, contraception has never just been about preventing pregnancy (although who doesn’t love being able to make their own decisions about if and when they get pregnant?!). It has also helped alleviate gender dysphoria, improved my acne, and managed endometriosis symptoms like heavy bleedi

National Women's Law CenterSep 8, 2026

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Was Mary Oliver a Feminist?

From Pinterest boards to classroom walls, Mary Oliver’s words have become popular in a way that most poets could only dream. People have even gone as far as to call her “Saint Mary.” But in a new documentary Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World , director and producer Sasha Waters presents

Ms. MagazineAug 29, 2026

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Ecuador: New Adoption Law Entrenches Bias

Click to expand Image Ecuador's National Assembly in Quito on October 23, 2024. © 2024 Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images A new adoption law in Ecuador contains discriminatory provisions targeting lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and threatens to strip many parents of transgender children o

Human Rights WatchAug 27, 2026

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Notable concurring opinions from this term

Sometimes concurring opinions of justices add little to what is in the court’s decision. Other times, however, they take a very different approach and urge a major change in the law. In my last column for SCOTUSblog, I wrote of Justice Clarence Thomas’ astounding concurring opinion in Mullin v.

SCOTUSblogJul 28, 2026

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Hegseth’s Testosterone Bit Isn’t About Health

The Trump administration has gotten rather … hormonal. As someone who cares deeply about the science and politics of all kinds of bodily matters, including and especially hormonal health and treatments, it is a truly bizarre exercise to unpack the latest news.

Ms. MagazineJul 24, 2026

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ACLU Sues Penn State Health Over Canceled Gender-Affirming Care Procedure

The suit states administrators at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center claimed such a procedure would violate Catholic doctrine. A new lawsuit accuses Penn State Health of violating a Pennsylvanian’s civil rights when a hospital “abruptly” canceled a gender-affirming procedure less than 24 ho

Rewire News GroupJul 24, 2026

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As Transgender Troops Leave the Military, California Seeks to Help Them Start New Lives

This story was originally published by CalMatters . Sign up for their newsletters. U.S. Navy sailor Chase Humes is moving back to his dad’s house in Texas. Last month, the 25-year-old was notified that his “voluntary separation” from the Navy, which he’d applied for in May 2025, had been approved—he

Rewire News GroupJul 14, 2026

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The Biggest Threat to Women’s Sports Isn’t Trans Athletes. It’s the Trump Administration’s Failure to Uphold Title IX’s Promise of Equal Opportunity.

The politicians who have spent years claiming to "protect women's sports" have been remarkably absent when it comes to enforcing the law that actually guarantees women equal athletic opportunities. W hile the Trump administration has devoted enormous energy to policing transgender participation, Tit

Ms. MagazineJul 13, 2026

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Women’s Sports Were Built by Letting Girls In

When the Supreme Court says, as it did earlier this month in West Virginia v. B.P.J. , that banning transgender girls from school sports is about protecting the safety and fairness of women's and girls' sports, I hear that claim against everything I actually lived.

Ms. MagazineJul 9, 2026

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July 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us

Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. Dear feminist reader friends, I don’t ask you for much. But now, I want to hear from you.

Ms. MagazineJul 1, 2026

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The Supreme Court Decided Who Gets to Be a Girl. We Disagree.

On Tuesday, June 30, in a complete distortion of federal laws requiring equal opportunities in education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to further the Trump administration's political agenda to persecute, ostracize and erase transgender students.

Ms. MagazineJun 30, 2026

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‘People Be Gay’: Notes On Being Black, Queer, And Free

People Be Gay. That is the meme I keep coming back to. People be gay. Mothers. Fathers. CEOs. Teachers. Aunties. Uncles. Abuelas. Grandparents. Sons and daughters. The woman leading the meeting. The parent packing lunch, checking homework, paying bills, and trying to get one quiet minute at the end

EssenceJun 30, 2026

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At Seattle World Cup, FIFA Lets Rainbow Flags Fly

Click to expand Image Marchers with the Greater Seattle Business Association, Washington State's LGBTQ+ and allied chamber of commerce, during the annual Seattle Pride Parade, June 25, 2023. © 2023 Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo When the Egypt and Iran teams meet at Lumen Field in Seattle tonight, soccer f

Human Rights WatchJun 26, 2026

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Ask a Sex Columnist: Martha Kempner

Martha Kempner was Rewire News Group ’s first sex columnist. One of her first columns for RNG , published back in 2010, derided Tiger Woods for using “sex addiction” as an excuse for bad behavior . Talk about a throwback! She returned to Rewire this year to reboot her sex column for the modern era—o

Rewire News GroupJun 26, 2026

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Resisting in Plain Sight: Six Everyday Acts of Resistance in the Age of Trump

The Trump administration’s relentless assaults on anything that threatens its narrow vision of the status quo—one rooted firmly in patriarchy and racism—have made something unexpectedly clear: Authoritarians target culture because culture shapes how we understand ourselves.

Ms. MagazineJun 18, 2026

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Kandi Burruss Opens Up About Her Sexuality Post-Divorce

It’s Pride Month and Kandi Burruss is coming out as bisexual. Again. The multihyphenate recently launched a new episode of the Speak On It podcast featuring guests Da Brat and wife Jesseca “Judy” Dupart to discuss their relationship and new book.

EssenceJun 17, 2026

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Why Pride Matters Now

Blog Post Why Pride Matters Now Pride Month honors LGBTQIA2S+ history, resistance, care, and the ongoing fight for liberation and safety. By Mani Vinson, Communications Manager | June 16, 2026 Share https://prh.

Physicians for Reproductive HealthJun 16, 2026

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Abusive Anti-LGBT Proposals Resurface in Türkiye

Click to expand Image In defiance of a ban on all Pride events in Istanbul and full police lockdown, demonstrators assembled in the backstreets of Nişantaşı neighborhood near Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey, June 25, 2023.

Human Rights WatchJun 15, 2026

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Support for LGBTQ+ rights has dipped. What changed?

Americans’ support for LGBTQ+ rights has slid downward after peaking in the early 2020s, according to a new Gallup poll . Support for marriage equality has been steadily declining since it reached an all-time high of 71 percent in 2022.

The 19thJun 9, 2026

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Roller derby was already queer-friendly. Then it got more inclusive.

For Juniper Simonis, that night in 2012 replays like the start of a favorite movie. It’s a warm summer evening, and she’s speeding through Ithaca, New York, on her bike. The wind is in her hair — at least as much as it could be under a bike helmet.

The 19thJun 9, 2026

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Days 366-500: Trump’s Complete Track Record on LGBTQ+ Issues

This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media , an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. Since President Donald Trump’s reelection, the full force of the federal government has been working to dismantle anything and everything it calls “ gender ideology .

Rewire News GroupJun 3, 2026

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How to Build Your Queer Summer Reading List

In late 2022, Joey Lobel was frustrated. An avid reader, Lobel, a 31-year-old butcher in Brooklyn, was struggling to find queer books that didn’t have sad endings. “I went on a little spiral and I thought, I’m sure other people are feeling the same way,” she said.

Rewire News GroupJun 2, 2026

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June 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us

Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. Happy June! Happy Pride! Happy Caribbean-American Heritage Month! Happy summer! Wherever you are and however you spend your month, I hope you are able to slow down, rest and enjoy

Ms. MagazineJun 1, 2026

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Hey, Girls and Gays: It’s on Us to Defend the “T” in LGBTQIA+

Happy Pride! It’s my favorite time of year: the sun is shining, the queers are coming out of hibernation, my social calendar is filled to the brim with drag fundraisers and gay dance parties, the new MUNA album is on repeat…To put it simply: the feeling of, well, pride is in the air.

National Women's Law CenterJun 1, 2026

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The government’s fight against gender-affirming care just escalated

The federal government is escalating efforts to seek private medical data for children undergoing gender-affirming care, as at least one hospital faces the first known criminal probe of its kind. Last week, NYU Langone Hospitals in New York City received a grand jury subpoena for information about .

The 19thMay 12, 2026

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For Black trans women, a chosen mother means love — and a vital line of defense

Jeynce Poindexter was 14 when home stopped feeling like home. Her mother could not accept that she was transgender, Poindexter said, and staying would have meant negotiating an identity she already knew was not negotiable. So she left. What came next for Poindexter was survival, then structure.

The 19thMay 8, 2026

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Trans people could soon be banned from homeless shelters

The Trump administration’s push to exclude transgender Americans is moving to the nation’s homeless shelters. On Tuesday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) introduced a proposed rule that requires federally funded shelters to house prospective tenants based on their birth sex alo

The 19thMay 1, 2026

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Hungary: Top EU Court Rules Anti-LGBT Law Unlawful

Click to expand Image Hungarians march in downtown Budapest to protest against a new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events and the populist government's restriction on assembly rights, May 1, 2025. © 2025 Denes Erdos/AP Photo (Budapest, April 22, 2026) – The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU...

Human Rights WatchApr 22, 2026

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Belarus Imports Russia’s 'Propaganda' Playbook

Click to expand Image An activist with a rainbow flag at a protest against the results of the presidential elections, Minsk, Belarus, September 6, 2020. © 2020 STRINGER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Belarus’s parliament adopted a new law on April 2 banning “propaganda” of same-sex relationships...

Human Rights WatchApr 10, 2026