Missouri Republicans advance bill to police trans people’s bathroom access The measure would require public institutions to define sex by reproductive anatomy at birth and limit access to facilities.

Republican states are marching toward Idaho’s extremism on bathrooms. Missouri is next.

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Oregon to pay $295K to trans woman imprisoned until 2049 Zera Lola Zombie's lawsuit described harassment, forced searches, and alleged sexual assault while she was housed in a men’s facility.

News: Convicted of manslaughter, they could have just sent a transgender woman to a women’s prison from the start. Instead, she was exposed to abuse in a men’s facility.

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Texas Baptists might end 140-year relationship with Baylor over one LGBTQ+ event “All Are Neighbors” is counterprogramming for a Turning Points USA event set for the same day.

NEWS: This feels like a win, no?

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Since Tim Cook is leaving Apple, it’s now time for him to really show up for us The gay billionaire CEO’s retirement offers him a chance to be a superstar to the LGBTQ+ community that we have always longed for him to be, writes John Casey.

Now that he's stepping down as Apple CEO, it's time for the gay tech billionaire to join the LGBTQ+ community.

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Texas Baptists might end 140-year relationship with Baylor over one LGBTQ+ event “All Are Neighbors” is counterprogramming for a Turning Points USA event set for the same day.

NEWS: This feels like a win, no?

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Another woman ousted from Trump’s Cabinet as Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer exits The former Oregon congresswoman's departure marks the third woman to leave the administration in less than two months.

NEWS: The anti-DEI labor secretary is out amid her own personal scandal, as seems customary in Trump world.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down The company confirmed the billionaire's departure as the tech company's leader in a statement.

Breaking: The gay billionaire who gave Trump a glass statue last year and attended a screening of Melania will step down as CEO of the tech company.

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Supreme Court passes on case over outing trans students The decision lets stand a lower court ruling giving schools discretion over disclosing students’ gender identity to parents.

NEWS: For now, policing pronouns is seemingly too far even for this Supreme Court, so it rejected a case that would have forced schools to out trans students to parents.

A bit surprising given the court’s recent inclination to take any chance to harm trans kids.
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The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could shut LGBTQ+ families out of preschool The case out of Colorado centers on whether taxpayer-funded preschools affiliated with churches can refuse to admit children of LGBTQ+ couples.

NEWS: The Supreme Court is going to find a way to make it so that LGBTQ+ taxpayers will have their money sent to an institution that can legally reject their kid, won't it?

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MS NOW’s Vaughn Hillyard on becoming a new father and life on the White House beat The longtime television correspondent is used to breaking news. This time, it’s personal.

Exclusive: Vaughn Hillyard is known as the Arizona expert at MS NOW, where he covers the White House and everything Trump.

But now he’s also a new dad, and he shared that story with The Advocate.

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The Atlantic calls Kash Patel’s $250 million defamation lawsuit ‘meritless’ “We stand by our reporting on Kash Patel, and we will vigorously defend The Atlantic and our journalists against this meritless lawsuit,” a company spokesperson told The Advocate.

NEWS: Can you imagine the amount of discovery The Atlantic is going to get about Kash Patel if this case ever gets before a judge?

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Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

"Secretary Kennedy’s unlawful declaration harmed children,” the Judge wrote.

“This case highlights a leader’s unserious regard for the rule of law...

“Unserious leaders are unsafe."

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Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.

“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”

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Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

This judge is just not having RFK Jr. at all.

“Unserious leaders are unsafe," are the first four words in the judge’s Saturday opinion striking down HHS's attempt to ban gender-affirming care for minors through executive actions.

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Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.

“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”

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Philz Coffee CEO restores Pride flags in stores after intense backlash: ‘I made a mistake’ The company abandoned a controversial policy after protests and mounting public pressure.

BREAKING: “I made a mistake, and I am sincerely sorry,” Philz Coffee CEO said after having ordered Pride flags removed.

I say again, the power is with the people!

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Grindr’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner pre-party is the hottest ticket in Washington The gay dating app’s splashy entrance into WHCD weekend is reshaping who and what defines D.C.’s power parties.

No word yet on whether Scott Bessent and Ric Grenell will attend.

Is there a polymarket bet on this yet?

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Trump calls Oval Office DoorDash stunt ‘tacky’ after driver rejects his transphobic question He also struggled with what a "corner store" is at the Las Vegas event.

He also learned what a corner store is.

“What is a corner store? I’ve never heard that term,” he said, before adding, “I know what a corner store is, but I’ve never heard it described [as] a corner store. Who the hell wrote that, please?”

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Caitlyn Jenner appealed to Trump for help with her passport gender marker In her headline-grabbing interview with Tomi Lahren, Jenner revealed she hasn’t received word from the president after writing to him about her gender marker being changed.

Wow, leopards are feasting on Caitlyn Jenner’s face.

"What do I do? This is a safety factor. I can’t travel internationally anymore. I can’t use my passport," Jenner said.

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Trump calls Oval Office DoorDash stunt ‘tacky’ after driver rejects his transphobic question He also struggled with what a "corner store" is at the Las Vegas event.

Ah, NOW it's tacky.

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For 26 years, an Ohio drag queen has hosted a local TV show. A proposed drag ban could end it Ms. Demure says the bill could reach beyond nightlife, affecting Pride, youth events, and public life.

Ms. Demure has been having a conversation with her Ohio community for 26 years.

She's hurting nobody. Now, a proposed drag ban in the state could end her show.

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For 26 years, an Ohio drag queen has hosted a local TV show. A proposed drag ban could end it Ms. Demure says the bill could reach beyond nightlife, affecting Pride, youth events, and public life.

Ms. Demure has been having a conversation with her Ohio community for 26 years.

She's hurting nobody. Now, a proposed drag ban in the state could end her show.

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Trump calls Oval Office DoorDash stunt ‘tacky’ after driver rejects his transphobic question He also struggled with what a "corner store" is at the Las Vegas event.

Leopards must be lining up to eat DoorDash exec faces too.

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Trump calls Oval Office DoorDash stunt ‘tacky’ after driver rejects his transphobic question He also struggled with what a "corner store" is at the Las Vegas event.

Ah, NOW it's tacky.

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Caitlyn Jenner appealed to Trump for help with her passport gender marker In her headline-grabbing interview with Tomi Lahren, Jenner revealed she hasn’t received word from the president after writing to him about her gender marker being changed.

Wow, leopards are feasting on Caitlyn Jenner’s face.

"What do I do? This is a safety factor. I can’t travel internationally anymore. I can’t use my passport," Jenner said.

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Grindr’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner pre-party is the hottest ticket in Washington The gay dating app’s splashy entrance into WHCD weekend is reshaping who and what defines D.C.’s power parties.

NEWS: This is the buzziest WHCD event so far.

I'm going. Will report back.

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It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen

Republican attempt to erase trans women could derail long-awaited Smithsonian museum Lawmakers say exclusionary provisions risk collapsing a once-bipartisan effort to build the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

This is why we can't have nice things.

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Philz Coffee CEO restores Pride flags in stores after intense backlash: ‘I made a mistake’ The company abandoned a controversial policy after protests and mounting public pressure.

BREAKING: “I made a mistake, and I am sincerely sorry,” Philz Coffee CEO said after having ordered Pride flags removed.

I say again, the power is with the people!

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You’re about to be introduced to “the corner story,” because nobody has ever thought of that before.