The OutLook is our weekly roundup of political issues that affect the LGBTQ+ community.
- A federal judge has blocked three Trump-era executive orders that threatened to defund LGBTQ+ and HIV-focused nonprofits. The ruling halts attacks on DEI efforts and transgender rights while the case moves forward, protecting organizations that provide life-saving care nationwide.
- North Carolina lawmakers are pushing a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills this session, targeting healthcare access, school inclusion and trans youth protections.
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released a Pulse Remembrance Day memo that failed to mention the LGBTQ+ and Latino communities, unlike in previous years. The omission drew criticism, including from Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, who affirmed support for those affected.
- Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers about Andry Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan asylum seeker deported from the U.S. and imprisoned in El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
- Arizona is slashing HIV prevention programs after a CDC funding freeze tied to Trump-era budget cuts. LGBTQ+ organizations, especially those serving queer and trans people of color, have been hit hardest, losing critical support for testing, PrEP, and outreach. Advocates warn the cuts are a public health crisis in the making.