Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer
The repeated attacks on trans people’s fundamental human rights in the U.S. have been brutal. But trans communities and allies have fought back each time. Tireless activism across the country serves as a source of hope. So, too, does the…
Last summer, the Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton weakened the First Amendment rights of adults, in the name of “protecting children.” Paxton centers on a Texas law that imposes an age-verification requirement on websites that contain…
Woodhull Freedom Foundation Comment in Response to a Proposed Rule by the Homeland Security Department: Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Woodhull Freedom Foundation is a national organization dedicated to defending sexual freedom as a…
2025 was brutal for LGBTQ+ communities. We covered an array of attacks on queer and trans rights, from President Trump’s January 28, 2025, Executive Order, to the destruction of gender-affirming healthcare for NYC trans youth, to Texas’s Senate Bill 8…
Accessing your fundamental human right to comprehensive sexual education should not depend on where you live. And yet, it absolutely does. As Nadra Nittle reports, recent research from the national nonprofit organization SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change is driving…
Under the Michigan Estates and Protected Individuals Code, a person can designate a patient advocate to determine their medical care, should they be unable to make or communicate their own decisions. Michigan thus offers a critical protection of our rights…
Once again, President Trump’s administration is making history for all the wrong reasons. On August 28, the United States withdrew from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. This marks the first time in UPR history that a United Nations Member…