World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on display
WASHINGTON — After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat…
Michele Kaemmerer, first transgender LAFD captain, dies at 80
When Michele Kaemmerer showed up at firehouses in the 1990s, she sometimes encountered firefighters who didn’t want to work with her and would ask to…
Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates
WASHINGTON — The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President…
Transgender track athlete wins gold in California state championships despite Trump threat
CLOVIS, Calif. — Overcoming intense pressure to quit from President Trump, dozens of local protesters and other prominent critics of transgender athletes in girls’ sports, 16-year-old AB…
Most LGBTQ adults in US don’t feel transgender people are accepted: Poll | LGBTQ News
By contrast, about six out of 10 LGBTQ adults said gay and lesbian people are generally accepted in the US. A new poll by the Pew…
Justice Department to investigate California, back lawsuit over transgender kids in sports
The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether California, its interscholastic sports federation and the Jurupa Unified School District are violating the civil…
Trump threatens to strip federal funds to California over transgender youth athletes
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut federal funding to California if the state continues allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. Trump…
Transgender issues are a strength for Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON — About half of U.S. adults approve of how President Trump is handling transgender issues, according to a new poll — a relative high point for…
U.S. to begin immediately removing 1,000 transgender service members from military
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens during a cabinet meeting held by President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington,…
US Supreme Court allows ban on transgender troops to take effect | Donald Trump News
The United States Supreme Court has allowed a ban on transgender military members to take effect while legal challenges over the restriction continue. On Tuesday,…
Supreme Court says military can enforce transgender military ban
May 6 (UPI) -- The Trump administration does not have to await the outcome of a federal appellate court challenge to enforce its ban on…
Supreme Court allows Trump’s ban on transgender troops
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove thousands of active-duty members of the military because they are transgender.The justices…
Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth
President Trump’s administration released a lengthy review of transgender healthcare on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming…
Two opposing views on football’s transgender ban
Washington played men's Sunday League football before joining a women's team in 2017, external. She was one of 28 trans women registered to play amateur…
FA says transgender women cannot compete in women’s football from 1 June
Transgender women will no longer be able to play in women's football in England from 1 June, the Football Association has announced.English football's governing body…
Maine state legislator wants Supreme Court to intervene on transgender opposition
April 30 (UPI) -- A Maine Republican state legislator is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow her to vote again after her colleagues censured…
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to enforce transgender military service ban
D. John Sauer, now Solicitor General, is pictured in 2023, when he served as special assistant attorney general, Louisiana Department of Justice, while testifying during…
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.Without…
Transgender women banned from female pool category
In an update to its terms and conditions, UPG said that it "has been caught in a vacuum of uncertainty surrounding the issue of eligibility…
Trump stops Maine’s funding over transgender athletes. Could California follow?
President Trump was welcoming governors to the White House in February when he sought out Maine Gov. Janet Mills, demanding to know whether she would…