North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law criminalizing the provision of gender-affirming health care for transgender minors. Read on » An Arizona Barnes & Noble kicked out a right-wing extremist troll for his anti-LGBTQ+ behavior after he filmed himself harassing people looking at a display of LGBTQ-inclusive books. Read on » A prominent member of Donald Trump’s MAGA ecosystem apologized for asking teenage boys and young men for sexually explicit images. Essentially, a right-wing extremist has admitted to grooming minors for sexual purposes. Read on » The most recent contestant to win RuPaul’s Drag Race, Sasha Colby, stopped in Washington, D.C., for her first appearance since winning the competition show. Read on » A potential arson attack in London has left two transgender women and one gay man homeless. The fire in the Whitechapel section of East London on Friday, April 14, closed a major road and destroyed the trio’s top-floor flat. Read on » Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) youth in the U.S. are reporting high rates of recent anxiety and depression, self-harm, suicide consideration, and suicide attempts, according to the LGBTQ+ youth crisis organization the Trevor Project. Read on » The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thursday the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which prohibits those assigned male at birth from competing on female sports teams in K-12 schools and universities that receive federal funding. Read on » With drag shows and performers under attack around the nation, the LGBTQ-friendly city of Palm Springs, Calif., has taken a stand for them. Read on »
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