The Federal Drug Administration recently proposed changes to blood donation policy to replace the deferral for sexually active gay and bisexual men with an individual risk assessment applied to all potential blood donors regardless of sexual orientation or gender. This move from an identity-based deferral to one based on a potential donor’s recent sexual activities is a transformative change in the FDA’s management of blood safety and marks the end of the overtly discriminatory policy that has been in place for 35 years.
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The mother of a teenager in Missouri who received gender-affirming care is receiving criticism online for allegedly misrepresenting her child's experience with the care to a right-wing reporter. Read on »
Indiana has joined the parade of states banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors — but the American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block the ban. Read on »
A Tennessee federal judge extended the temporary restraining order against a new law in the state that bans public drag shows and restricts drag shows from happening in the presence of minors. Read on »
Idaho has made it a crime to provide gender-affirming care to transgender minors. Read on »
It appears that Twitter is limiting the visibility of tweets containing the words "trans," "gay," "queer," and "LGBT" in direct messages, according to new research. Read on »
Out CNN anchor Don Lemon, widely criticized for recent remarks about women not being “in their prime” if they’re past their 40s, has a history of misogynistic and otherwise problematic behavior, several associates tell Variety — but Lemon disputes their accounts. Read on »
Out Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black revealed the birth of their second child on Wednesday. Read on »
New Jersey’s Democratic governor has a message for the LGBTQ+ community. He issued an executive order on Tuesday indicating that, unlike in some Republican-controlled states, New Jersey is open and welcoming to everybody regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, he says New Jersey is a “safe haven” for those seeking gender-affirming care. Read on »
A children’s book illustrator who lives in Juneau, Alaska, is accused of leaving notes around the capital city suggesting transgender people would shoot children, and now he’s been arrested and charged with second-degree terroristic threatening. Read on »
A Washington, D.C., man has been arrested in the death of 18-year-old Black transgender woman Tasiyah “Siyah” Woodland of Maryland. Read on »
Kid Rock, the far-right musician and unapologetic MAGA acolyte, posted a video of himself on social media Monday shooting cases of Bud Light because he was upset the company had partnered with trans influencer and creative Dylan Mulvaney. Read on »
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