On the Saturday after the election, Cheryl Suydam headed to an impromptu meeting for parents of trans kids. The gathering was called by the local chapter of PFLAG, an advocacy group that supports LGBTQ+ people and their families, to discuss their feelings after American voters elected a president who ran on an openly anti-trans platform, […]
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How the Supreme Court case on trans youth could affect health care for all Americans
A Supreme Court case that will decide whether Tennessee can continue to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth could imperil the ability of all Americans to make decisions about their health care, experts say. The outcome depends on how far the court is willing to stretch its ruling that overturned federal abortion rights. In United […]
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How could Project 2025 change education?
The proposals in the 2025 Presidential Transition Project — known as Project 2025 and designed for Donald Trump — would reshape the American education system, early education through college, from start to finish. The conservative Heritage Foundation is the primary force behind the sprawling blueprint, which is separate from the much less detailed Republican National […]
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Best colleges for LGBTQ+ students in 2024
As of 2020, nearly 17% of U.S. college students identified as LGBTQ+ Housing, healthcare, student groups and campus safety are important to LGBTQ+ students View the BestColleges list of the top-ranked LGBTQ+-friendly colleges in the United States College diversity initiatives have expanded their definition to include LGBTQ+ students. This is due to changes and improvements […]
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Student-led LGBTQ+ clubs do a world of good, data says. These states have the most—and least
“I decided to join my school’s GSA for support, for community,” Esmée Silverman, co-founder of the nonprofit Queer Youth Assemble, told EdWeek in 2023. “I undoubtedly made a decision that shaped my entire life by going to that group. They gave me hope. It gave me solidarity, gave me confidence and made me feel like […]
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Queer doulas make childbirth safer for Black, brown, and LGBTQ+ people, but barriers remain
“You’re pretty much the plaster that goes over the cracks of the medical system.” That’s how Bonnie Silva, a full-spectrum doula based in New York City, describes the role of doulas and birth workers. For many people who are pregnant or have just given birth, the landscape of unknowns—the changes to one’s body, what the […]
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States with the most anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes
In February 2024, Nex Benedict, a nonbinary 16-year-old from Oklahoma, was attacked by their peers in their school bathroom; they sustained head injuries and died the following day. The official autopsy report classified Benedict’s death as a suicide, the result of ingesting a lethal combination of prescription and over-the-counter medication. Prosecutors said they would not file […]