This week has seen a steady stream of appalling, transphobic executive orders from the new administration. We shouldn’t minimize the harm these will cause—but we can find some hope in the actions already being taken to stop them.
A lawsuit has been filed challenging Monday’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. One of the plaintiffs is an Army officer, trans woman, and parent—reminding us that the many harms from this ban extend to children and families.
The three highest-ranking queer parents in the Biden administration have shared thoughts with the media about their accomplishments, what remains to be done, and moving on, so I’ve rounded them up for you. (Plus: Did you know there are kids’ books about two of them?)
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear a case on whether reading LGBTQ-inclusive picture books in an elementary school classroom without giving parents a chance to opt out their children violates the parents’ religious freedom. Here are the details—plus an exclusive quote from one of the authors whose books are involved.
As I write this piece, we are just a few weeks away from arguably the most actively and intentionally anti-LGBTQ federal administration ever. It’s going to be a rough few years for many of us. Here are 10 things we can do in the year ahead to support ourselves and our families legally, emotionally, and communally.
The past year has not played out the way most of us in the LGBTQ community would have wanted. Another Trump presidency is looming and anti-LGBTQ legislation is moving ahead in many places. But 2024 also saw progress for LGBTQ parents and our children, so let’s remind ourselves of the advances we’ve made, even as we gird for the battles ahead.
The defense funding bill passed yesterday by the U.S. Senate includes a provision that would severely restrict service members with transgender children from providing them with all care that may be deemed medically necessary. It is now up to President Biden to decide whether to sign it.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case brought by transgender adolescents and their families against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio, who is also a dad, will be arguing before the court, the first out trans person to do so.
Today in “Sentences I Never Thought I’d Write”: Donald Trump has nominated a gay dad for Treasury secretary. Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, if confirmed to the powerful position, would be at the head of Trump’s economic agenda. Who is Bessent and what does his nomination mean?
The election of Donald Trump to a second term as president feels like a body blow. The danger of his policies to LGBTQ and other marginalized people is real. Nevertheless, there are actions LGBTQ parents can take now to protect and support our families—and there are a few things that are giving me hope.
