Federal Judge Restores Georgia Ban On September 5th, Judge Sarah Geraghty of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia lifted her previous stay on Senate Bill 140

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LGBTQ+ Groups Participate in March on Washington     PFLAG Philadelphia President Sheila Emerson, flanked by PFLAG National CEO Brian K. Bond, addressed thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on August 26th to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

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Trans woman not guilty in public indecency charge for using locker room. The woman had previously used the YMCA women’s locker room in Xenia, Ohio in 2022, prompting patrons to file reports with police. The YMCA had authorized her to use the women’s locker room facilities before the complaints.

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What to know about transgender-care bans

This week, Nebraska joined 18 other states to restrict or outright ban gender-affirming care. Texas is on its way to doing the same. Transgender Americans have become a political flash point in recent years, as the number of young people seeking transition care has surged, raising questions about who should get such car

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California - Yolo County Library Receives Bomb Threats    Mary L. Stephens Davis Yolo County Library has received a flurry of bomb thre