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Condé Nast Traveler1 July 2026

Aurora Alvarez-Granados Ramírez is reimagining travel in Central America

Aurora Alvarez-Granados Ramírez is a transgender tour guide leading LGBTQIA+-aware journeys across Central America for Intrepid and independently. Her routes…

Gizmodo1 July 2026

Star Trek TNG accidentally got trans rights right in 1992

The argument that trans people are a new phenomenon falls apart the moment you look at what storytellers have always known. A 1992 episode of Star Trek: The…

LGBTQ Nation30 June 2026

Governor signs three trans rights bills into law then marches in Pride parade

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed three trans rights bills into law on 28 June 2026, just hours before marching in the Chicago Pride Parade. The laws…

Times Union29 June 2026

Sadie Schreiner's lawsuit against RPI can move forward

A New York state judge has ruled that transgender sprinter Sadie Schreiner's discrimination lawsuit against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can move forward,…

NBC New York29 June 2026

'We will not be erased': what NYC Pride meant this year

New York City Pride closed out a month of celebrations marked by defiance as much as joy, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets on the anniversary…

PinkNews29 June 2026

James Murray is Health Secretary – what does it mean for trans people?

James Murray replaced Wes Streeting as Health Secretary in May 2026. He has previously stated that trans women are women, but retreated from that position…

The Independent27 June 2026

Don't reject your child simply because of their identity

Trans and LGBTQ+ young people are four times more likely to face homelessness than their peers, largely because families reject them when they come out.…

26 June 2026

The draft Conversion Practices Bill explained simply

The draft Conversion Practices Bill makes it a criminal offence to carry out abusive practices intended to change or suppress someone's sexual orientation or…

The Seattle Times26 June 2026

Alaska flight attendants fired after opposing trans rights get jury trial

Two former Alaska Airlines flight attendants, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, who were fired in 2021 after posting comments opposing the Equality Act on the…

Quillette26 June 2026

Canada holds the line on gender-affirming care while Quillette cries foul

Canada has not ignored the evidence on gender-affirming care for trans young people: it has read the same body of international research as every major medical…

San Francisco Examiner26 June 2026

Gender transition is a personal journey

Gender transition belongs to the person living it, and there is no single right way to do it. Lynne Young began hers on the cusp of her 70s and says she…

Advocate.com26 June 2026

Graham Platner welcomes attacks from 'fascists and bigots' over his support for trans rights

Graham Platner, the Maine Democratic Senate nominee, has secured an endorsement from a national transgender rights PAC and pledged not to abandon LGBTQ+…

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