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Log Cabin Republicans, a leading group for gay conservatives, abandons transgender advocacy
August 21, 2026 04:35 PM EDT
KTEN
(CNN) — Log Cabin Republicans, a leading organization for gay conservatives, will no longer advocate for transgender people, a significant break within the LGBTQ movement as the GOP makes opposition
Log Cabin Republicans drops 'trans' from LGBT to back Trump's policy
August 21, 2026 04:24 PM EDT
The Independent.
The move aligns with the rollback of transgender rights since Donald Trump returned to office
Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal abortion rights by leaning into anti-trans sentiment
August 21, 2026 03:16 PM EDT
The Advocate.
Two years after falsely linking reproductive rights to gender transition care for minors, GOP lawmakers have packaged the two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion.
Meet a Colorado Anti-LGBTQ Lawyer Tapped to Lead U.S. Department of Justice's Gun Rights Division | Colorado Pols
August 21, 2026 01:10 PM EDT
Colorado Pols.
(Another of Colorado's worst and dimmest -- Promoted by Colorado Pols) Originally posted at the Colorado Times Recorder Barry Arrington, a right-wing attorney who’s worked for multiple anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion, and pro-gun groups in Colorado, has been tapped to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division’s Second Amendment Section.…
McEnany tells anti-abortion crowd in Evansville opposition is extreme
August 21, 2026 05:06 AM EDT
The Gleaner
The organization has called it the largest anti-abortion event in the nation.
Does America have too much or too little 'abortion surveillance'?
August 20, 2026 11:00 PM EDT
Deseret News.
The appointment of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC has raised questions about the collection of abortion data.
All time high number of LGBTQ+ adults in the US, survey suggests
August 20, 2026 10:53 AM EDT
PinkNews.
A new estimate puts the LGBTQ+ population in the US at an all time high, after Census Bureau survey data was analysed.
LGBTQ+ People Are Now 12% of the Adult U.S. Population. Next Stop 100%?
August 20, 2026 07:43 AM EDT
Them.
In a new record high, there are roughly 26.5 million LGBTQ+ adults in the United States.
Arizona abortion rights are back on the ballot in key congressional swing district
August 19, 2026 10:17 PM EDT
Yahoo! Inc.
Two years after Arizona voters protected reproductive rights in the state Constitution, abortion is back on the ballot. Mini Timmaraju expected the question. “It's hard for voters to believe this, b...
Christine Flowers - New law is infanticide disguised as healthcare
August 19, 2026 09:00 PM EDT
The Crescent-News.
People used to tell me that I wrote too many columns about abortion.
Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA
August 19, 2026 12:31 PM EDT
The Guardian.
Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’
Ohio Supreme Court dismisses legal challenge to abortion rights amendment
August 19, 2026 10:27 AM EDT
The Columbus Dispatch
The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a Trumbull County judge's lawsuit challenging the state's abortion rights amendment.
Trump to nominate anti-abortion RFK Jr. obsessive for key FDA position
August 19, 2026 05:46 AM EDT
Tag24.
President Trump reportedly plans to nominate Dr. Heidi Overton, a White House domestic policy aide, to become the new Food and Drug Administration commissioner.
Former Grant County Judge to Preside Over Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault in Wrestling Match With Transgender Athlete
August 18, 2026 10:14 PM EDT
Your Source One.
PUYALLUP — A federal lawsuit brought by Washington high school wrestler Kallie Keeler and her mother is moving forward as two Rogers High School officials separately face criminal charges over
Stein vetoes Republican-backed elections bill
August 18, 2026 10:04 AM EDT
Reflector.
Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed a Republican elections law bill on Monday, saying the veto was necessary to defend voting rights.
A look at voting, women's rights 106 years after historic TN vote
August 18, 2026 06:04 AM EDT
The Tennessean.
Nashville was the center of the battle for women's right to vote in Aug.1920. 106 years later, the state is still fighting, on new fronts.
Ex-federal prosecutor sues DOJ, argues firing tied to abortion case
August 17, 2026 02:02 PM EDT
The Detroit News
A former federal prosecutor in Detroit who spent years working for the state has filed suit against the Department of Justice for her April firing.
Former federal prosecutor fired over FACE Act case sues DOJ for unlawful termination
August 17, 2026 01:28 PM EDT
CBS News
Sunita Doddamani argues that she was terminated as an assistant U.S. attorney because she prosecuted activists accused of blocking an entrance to an abortion clinic.
The Wrong Kind of American
August 17, 2026 06:00 AM EDT
The Atlantic.
The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.
Milei signs up Argentina to Trump's anti-abortion international alliance
August 16, 2026 10:03 AM EDT
Buenos Aires Times.
Argentina’s decision to join Trump-led Geneva Consensus brings position on abortion and reproductive rights back into focus; Secrecy surrounding the move raises questions about government’s strategy over politically sensitive issue.
100 Years Later, We're Still Fighting for the Right to Vote and Equal Pay | Common Dreams
August 16, 2026 07:53 AM EDT
Common Dreams
The suppression of Black votes and of women's votes are not separate struggles—they are the same assault, mounted by the same forces, to concentrate power permanently in the hands of those who hold it.
