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            <title><![CDATA[Scene • 07-17-26]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Crystal Queer Riot &#8211; Club Confessions Party at S4 People, places and faces]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[All the LGBTQ+ Players in the Women’s Pro Baseball League — And Where to Follow Them]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It’s no surprise that sapphics are so into the Professional Women’s Baseball League. The connection between lesbianism and softball feels almost ancient — and baseball? That’s just like baseball excep...]]></description>
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            <author>Them</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[House Republicans stack State Department funding bill with anti-LGBTQ+ provisions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The administration's anti-LGBTQ+ crusade is alive and well in U.S. foreign policy.]]></description>
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            <author>LGBTQ Nation</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[United Methodist conference to move meeting out of Idaho, citing LGBTQ+, immigrant safety concerns]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:20:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This story was first published on July 14, 2026, by FāVS News. Citing dangers to LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities, the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church voted last month to move n...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fired Christian employee sues claiming God made him misgender trans colleague]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/fired-christian-employee-sues-claiming-god-made-him-misgender-trans-colleague/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A library fired a pastor for refusing to use a colleague's preferred pronouns.]]></description>
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            <author>LGBTQ Nation</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[“Chilling”: Dad describes what it’s like when Trump admin targets your trans kid’s medical records]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/chilling-dad-describes-what-its-like-when-admin-targets-your-trans-kids-medical-records/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The family has already fled the country.]]></description>
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            <author>LGBTQ Nation</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[He accused local LGBTQ+ leaders of being pedophiles & drug dealers. Now he’s paying the price.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[He offered no explanation for his libelous behavior, so a court is now taking him to task.]]></description>
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            <author>LGBTQ Nation</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democrats are trying to disqualify trans candidates. Here’s how]]></title>
            <link>https://michiganadvance.com/2026/07/16/democrats-are-trying-to-disqualify-trans-candidates-heres-how/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:13:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet. Jordan Korgood has come a long way. In 2023, she ran into financial difficulties while studying at ...]]></description>
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            <author>Michigan Advance</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian TV Censors Rainbow from SpongeBob Episode]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:57:47 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The innocuous scene from the popular cartoon is the latest casualty of Russia's sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ symbols and media.
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            <title><![CDATA[Democratic Congresswoman Calls Out Pete Hegseth’s "Intense, Homoerotic Feelings Towards Men"]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared on The Advocate.U.S. Rep. Becca Balint offered a pointed queer critique of President Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new testosterone initiative Thursday...]]></description>
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            <author>Them</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Map Helps Trans Idahoans Find Safe Bathrooms]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The crowdsourced resource helps users navigate a sweeping new state law restricting which public bathrooms and changing rooms they may use.
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            <title><![CDATA[Dem Ohio Governor Candidate Amy Acton Endorses Trans Sports Ban, Igniting Intra-Party Firestorm]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:06:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The statement has left several Ohio Democrats in uproar.]]></description>
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            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[I wrote this museum’s first ever paper on LGBTQ+ history. Today it’s honoring our past in a big way.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The “Gateway to Pride” exhibit was a magnificent ode to the queer St. Louisans who paved the way for LGBTQ+ people today.]]></description>
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            <author>LGBTQ Nation</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[University of Kansas sends trans employee legal notice for using women’s bathroom]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/16/university-of-kansas-trans-women-bathroom/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The University of Kansas has sent a trans employee a legal notice for using the women’s restrooms on campus. Siobhán Kirchstein, who works as a janitor for the Kansas Geological Survey at the universi...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Florida LGBTQ Caucus Snubs Wasserman Schultz, Frankel]]></title>
            <link>https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/07/florida-lgbtq-caucus-wasserman-schultz-frankel/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:35:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite strong LGBTQ voting records, both House incumbents fell short of the 67% support required for an endorsement.
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            <author>Metro Weekly</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump admin files brief supporting insurance company who won’t cover trans teens’ care]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/admin-files-brief-supporting-insurance-company-who-wont-cover-trans-teens-care/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The DOJ claims the company's policy is "sensible" and is "rooted in biological reality, developmental psychology, and medical diagnosis."]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The DOJ claims the company's policy is "sensible" and is "rooted in biological reality, developmental psychology, and medical diagnosis."]]></content:encoded>
            <author>LGBTQ Nation</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham has passed away. Do LGBTQ people have a right to celebrate his death?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/16/lindsey-graham-has-passed-away-do-lgbtq-people-have-a-right-to-celebrate-his-death/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=lindsey-graham-has-passed-away-do-lgbtq-people-have-a-right-to-celebrate-his-death</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:55:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SC senator opposed marriage equality, despite speculation over sexual orientation           
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            <author>Washington Blade</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘I found one of Europe’s most LGBTQ+ friendly cities – and it’s not where you might think’]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:42:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Upon thinking of where to travel for an LGBTQ+ friendly experience, my mind went immediately to Amsterdam, Mykonos and Barcelona, but I had never considered San Sebastián. I’ve been to Spain once and ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who is Sinon, Elliot Page’s Greek mythological character in The Odyssey?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/16/the-odyssey-elliot-page-character-sinon/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:22:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic the Odyssey has a star-studded cast, including trans actor Elliot Page. When news of Page's casting first emerged, a number of right-wing p...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Literature is my companion]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:16:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I’ve lived in Russia, Pakistan, India, but books are always home
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            <title><![CDATA[New Hampshire Law May Force Teachers to “Out” Trans Students]]></title>
            <link>https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/07/new-hampshire-law-out-trans-students/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:50:51 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a law requiring educators to answer parents' questions about their children within 10 business days.
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            <title><![CDATA[Hegseth announces testosterone initiative as trans troop ban continues]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/16/hegseth-announces-testosterone-initiative-as-trans-troop-ban-continues/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=hegseth-announces-testosterone-initiative-as-trans-troop-ban-continues</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[SPARTA Pride criticized Pentagon policy             
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            <title><![CDATA[The queer Asian comics building collective joy in D.C.]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/16/queer-asian-comedy-dc/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=queer-asian-comedy-dc</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Spotlighting chaotic ways family, romance, identity take shape in their lives
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            <title><![CDATA[ROSENSTEIN: Vote Susan Stewart for mayor of Rehoboth Beach]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/16/opinion-vote-susan-stewart-rehoboth-beach/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=opinion-vote-susan-stewart-rehoboth-beach</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[She says LGBTQ contributions have shaped town’s character
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[She says LGBTQ contributions have shaped town’s character
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            <title><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ groups urge prisons not to stop gender-affirming care for trans inmates]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/16/missouri-trans-inmates-gender-affirming-care-trevor-foley/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:18:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A number of community organisations, including the LGBTQ+ Faith Alliance of Greater St Louis, have urged Missouri prisons not to stop providing gender-affirming care for trans inmates. PROMO, a Missou...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[United Methodist conference to move meeting out of Idaho, citing LGBTQ+, immigrant safety concerns]]></title>
            <link>https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/07/16/united-methodist-conference-to-move-meeting-out-of-idaho-citing-lgbtq-immigrant-safety-concerns/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:15:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This story was first published on July 14, 2026, by FāVS News. Citing dangers to LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities, the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church voted last month to move n...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Good Law Project blasts ‘harmful’ code of practice that ‘segregates’ trans people]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/16/good-law-project-ehrc-code-trans-people-bathrooms/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:02:42 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Good Law Project has called UK equalities minister Bridget Phillipson’s new code of practice, which will apply from 5 August, “harmful” and said that it will “exclude and segregate trans people”. ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republican congressman says it’s ‘insane’ that trans men can be pregnant]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/16/trans-men-pregnant-randy-fine-us-house/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:38:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Republicans repeatedly challenged medical school leaders over inclusive pregnancy language, after a clip of the exchange spread online on 14 July.
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            <title><![CDATA[Joe Locke and Kit Connor on Heartstopper Forever’s ‘beautiful’ intimacy scenes]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/16/heartstopper-forever-joe-locke-kit-connor-intimacy-scene/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:46:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Joe Locke has said the intimate scenes in Heartstopper Forever "feels beautiful", as he and Kit Connor prepare to say goodbye to the Netflix franchise. Heartstopper fans will bid farewell to the queer...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pentagon Said Transgender Hormone Care Costs Too Much. Now Pete Hegseth Wants Testosterone Boosts]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/politics/pentagon-testosterone-program</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The Pentagon is preparing to test service members for low testosterone and offer replacement therapy when military doctors recommend it, expanding access...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[This story originally appeared on The Advocate.The Pentagon is preparing to test service members for low testosterone and offer replacement therapy when military doctors recommend it, expanding access...]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[¡La Lucha Sigue! Mexico’s Fourth Nonbinary March Was a Protest and a Remembrance]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/community/activism/mexico-fourth-nonbinary-march</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:58:03 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nonbinary people and their supporters marched through Mexico City on Tuesday, July 14 in observation of International Nonbinary People’s Day, marking the fourth annual march of its kind after the firs...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nonbinary people and their supporters marched through Mexico City on Tuesday, July 14 in observation of International Nonbinary People’s Day, marking the fourth annual march of its kind after the firs...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expected India Supreme Court ruling could shape future LGBTQ rights cases]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/15/expected-india-supreme-court-ruling-could-shape-future-lgbtq-rights-cases/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=expected-india-supreme-court-ruling-could-shape-future-lgbtq-rights-cases</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Decision to determine whether courts can use constitutional morality doctrine         
The post Expected India Supreme Court ruling could shape future LGBTQ rights cases appeared first on Washington B...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Decision to determine whether courts can use constitutional morality doctrine         
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            <author>Washington Blade</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Trans Ode to Sheepstealer, The Unsung Softboy of House of the Dragon]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/editorial/featured/sheepstealer-house-of-the-dragon</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:12:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The breakout character of House of the Dragon’s third season isn’t any of the people the show spent all of last season hyping up. No, it’s a dragon who looks like he’s been through some stuff. Sheepst...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The breakout character of House of the Dragon’s third season isn’t any of the people the show spent all of last season hyping up. No, it’s a dragon who looks like he’s been through some stuff. Sheepst...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Advocacy groups join Venezuela earthquake relief efforts]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/15/advocacy-groups-join-venezuela-earthquake-relief-efforts/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=advocacy-groups-join-venezuela-earthquake-relief-efforts</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:46:12 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Back-to-back quakes on June 24 killed more than 4,500 people          
The post Advocacy groups join Venezuela earthquake relief efforts appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ...]]></description>
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            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Celebrate Pride in Rehoboth Beach this weekend]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/15/celebrate-pride-in-rehoboth-beach-this-weekend/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=celebrate-pride-in-rehoboth-beach-this-weekend</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[‘A vital space for community, healing, and connection’
The post Celebrate Pride in Rehoboth Beach this weekend appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.]]></description>
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The post Celebrate Pride in Rehoboth Beach this weekend appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rehoboth’s Aqua to celebrate 20th anniversary Sunday]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/15/rehoboth-aqua-celebrates-20th-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rehoboth-aqua-celebrates-20th-anniversary</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Event marks culmination of Pride weekend in beach community
The post Rehoboth’s Aqua to celebrate 20th anniversary Sunday appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay Ne...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Daughters of the American Revolution Choose Trans Inclusion, GOP Rep Says, Wait, Maybe Democracy Is Only for When I Agree]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/politics/ben-cline-daughters-american-revolution</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:56:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Seemingly unhappy with a group of women deciding to make rules for membership in their own organization, Virginia Republican Ben Cline has introduced legislation to force the Daughters of the American...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Seemingly unhappy with a group of women deciding to make rules for membership in their own organization, Virginia Republican Ben Cline has introduced legislation to force the Daughters of the American...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump administration formally ends Biden-era LGBTQ+ foster care protections]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/15/lgbtq-foster-care-trump-biden/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:36:59 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has officially rescinded a Biden-era rule that was designed to help ensure LGBTQ+ children in foster care could access safe, supportive, and affirming placements. Originally i...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Trump administration has officially rescinded a Biden-era rule that was designed to help ensure LGBTQ+ children in foster care could access safe, supportive, and affirming placements. Originally i...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>PinkNews</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Indiana to end race, gender preferences in state contracts]]></title>
            <link>https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/15/indiana-to-end-race-gender-preferences-in-state-contracts/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:19:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Indiana will discontinue aspects of a diversity program it used for decades to recruit minority and female contractors after the state attorney general determined the program's race and gender prefere...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Indiana will discontinue aspects of a diversity program it used for decades to recruit minority and female contractors after the state attorney general determined the program's race and gender prefere...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Indiana Capital Chronicle</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Christa Tichy hopes to preserve LGBTQ representation in Md. House of Delegates]]></title>
            <link>https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/07/15/christa-tichy-hopes-to-preserve-lgbtq-representation-in-md-house-of-delegates/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=christa-tichy-hopes-to-preserve-lgbtq-representation-in-md-house-of-delegates</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Queer Democrat running to succeed retiring state Del. Bonnie Cullison          
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Queer Democrat running to succeed retiring state Del. Bonnie Cullison          
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            <author>Washington Blade</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Megan Rapinoe says she lost brand deal after AI software flagged her trans allyship as ‘risk’]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/15/megan-rapinoe-trans-ally-world-cup/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:20:42 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Megan Rapinoe has revealed that a brand pulled her from a World Cup advertisement after AI software flagged her support for transgender rights as a "risk". The women's football star made the claim in ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Megan Rapinoe has revealed that a brand pulled her from a World Cup advertisement after AI software flagged her support for transgender rights as a "risk". The women's football star made the claim in ...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>PinkNews</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are the I Kissed A Girl season 2 couples together now as show ends?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/15/i-kissed-a-girl-season-2-cast-elisha-elisa-nikita-pippa-now/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:50:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Dry your eyes, because we have some very good news after BBC's I Kissed A Girl has come to an end. While queer people around the country are mourning the loss of the show, which was axed in March, the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chamber opens nominations for Pride in Business awards]]></title>
            <link>https://dallasvoice.com/chamber-opens-nominations-for-pride-in-business-awards/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:29:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The North Texas LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce has opened the call for nominations across eight award categories honoring businesses, individuals and organizations, with the winners to be recognized at the...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The North Texas LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce has opened the call for nominations across eight award categories honoring businesses, individuals and organizations, with the winners to be recognized at the...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Dallas Voice</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anti-Trans Rep. Nancy Mace Eyes Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat]]></title>
            <link>https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/07/nancy-mace-lindsey-graham-senate/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:04:11 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Mace is reportedly weighing a Senate bid weeks after finishing fifth in South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary.
The post Anti-Trans Rep. Nancy Mace Eyes Lindsey Graham's Senate Seat appeare...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mace is reportedly weighing a Senate bid weeks after finishing fifth in South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary.
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            <author>Metro Weekly</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Caves After Avalanche of Opposition to Anti-Trans Hospital Rule]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/politics/trump-abandons-trans-hospital-rule</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A flood of public opposition helped stop one of the Trump administration’s most extreme attempts to force hospitals nationwide to abandon gender-affirmin...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A flood of public opposition helped stop one of the Trump administration’s most extreme attempts to force hospitals nationwide to abandon gender-affirmin...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban is now the law. How will police enforce it? That’s still unclear.]]></title>
            <link>https://dailymontanan.com/2026/07/14/repub/idahos-transgender-bathroom-ban-is-now-the-law-how-will-police-enforce-it-thats-still-unclear/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:30:42 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As parts of Idaho’s criminal transgender bathroom ban are now in effect, how far will law enforcement officers have to go to enforce the new law? What if officers don’t believe a person’s gender marke...]]></description>
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            <author>Daily Montanan</author>
            <category>State Independent News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[TERF Activist J.K. Rowling Threatens To Finance Wave Of Attacks On Amnesty International Over Report On Anti-Trans Groups]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/terf-activist-jk-rowling-threatens</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:17:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["They have sued organizations into the ground."]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["They have sued organizations into the ground."]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[T4T Repairs Is a Trans Construction Organization Building Community From the Ground Up]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/culture/community/t4t-repairs-georgia-trans-construction</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[These trans handypeople are going Tool 4 Tool. A new home repair company, owned by two transgender construction professionals, has opened in Atlanta, per local LGBTQ+ publication Georgia Voice. The tw...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[These trans handypeople are going Tool 4 Tool. A new home repair company, owned by two transgender construction professionals, has opened in Atlanta, per local LGBTQ+ publication Georgia Voice. The tw...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Megan Rapinoe Says She Lost Brand Deal After AI Software Flagged Her Trans Allyship as “Risk”]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/politics/megan-rapinoe-ai-trans-athletes</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:53:42 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe has long been an advocate for transgender inclusion in sports — and neither the U.S. Supreme Court nor AI-driven censorship can stop her.In a July 13 op-ed for Marie ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe has long been an advocate for transgender inclusion in sports — and neither the U.S. Supreme Court nor AI-driven censorship can stop her.In a July 13 op-ed for Marie ...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Religious parents sue school district over staff using child’s chosen pronouns]]></title>
            <link>https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/14/maryland-school-districts-lawsuit-pronouns-chosen-name/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:04:40 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A pair of religious parents have filed a lawsuit against a Maryland school district after teachers respected their child's request to use a masculine name and pronouns at school without first informin...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A pair of religious parents have filed a lawsuit against a Maryland school district after teachers respected their child's request to use a masculine name and pronouns at school without first informin...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>PinkNews</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban is now the law. How will police enforce it? That’s still unclear.]]></title>
            <link>https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/14/repub/idahos-transgender-bathroom-ban-is-now-the-law-how-will-police-enforce-it-thats-still-unclear/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:05:12 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As parts of Idaho’s criminal transgender bathroom ban are now in effect, how far will law enforcement officers have to go to enforce the new law? What if officers don’t believe a person’s gender marke...]]></description>
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            <author>Florida Phoenix</author>
            <category>State Independent News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: July 2026]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans-national-legal-risk-assessment-bb2</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Idaho becomes the latest "Do Not Travel" state for transgender people, raising the number of states transgender people should not travel through to 4.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Idaho becomes the latest "Do Not Travel" state for transgender people, raising the number of states transgender people should not travel through to 4.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[In Viral Post, Author Jesse James Rose Opens Up About Anti-LGBTQ+ Senator Lindsey Graham Allegedly Hiring Her for Sex Work]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/politics/jesse-james-rose-lindsey-graham</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:38:20 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After longtime U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, reportedly from aortic dissection, the reaction from the LGBTQ+ community was immediate.The South Carolina Republican had ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[After longtime U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, reportedly from aortic dissection, the reaction from the LGBTQ+ community was immediate.The South Carolina Republican had ...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban is now the law. How will police enforce it? That’s still unclear.]]></title>
            <link>https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/07/13/idahos-transgender-bathroom-ban-is-now-the-law-how-will-police-enforce-it-thats-still-unclear/</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">idahocapitalsun-https://idahocapitalsun.com/?p=30817</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:25:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[As parts of Idaho’s criminal transgender bathroom ban are now in effect, how far will law enforcement officers have to go to enforce the new law? What if officers don’t believe a person’s gender marke...]]></description>
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            <author>Idaho Capital Sun</author>
            <category>State Independent News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘We do exist here’: LGBTQ+ Kentuckians on living openly, building community ]]></title>
            <link>https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/13/we-do-exist-here-lgbtq-kentuckians-on-living-openly-building-community/</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:30:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["You don't get to just say that we don't have the right to exist here."]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["You don't get to just say that we don't have the right to exist here."]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Kentucky Lantern</author>
            <category>State Independent News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Smithsonian Exhibit Celebrates LGBTQ African Art]]></title>
            <link>https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/07/smithsonian-lgbtq-african-art/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art" is on view through Aug. 23 at the National Museum of African Art.
The post Smithsonian Exhibit Celebrates LGBTQ African Art appeared first on Metro Weekly.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art" is on view through Aug. 23 at the National Museum of African Art.
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            <title><![CDATA[Missouri Ends Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Inmates]]></title>
            <link>https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/07/missouri-gender-affirming-care-inmates/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:45:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[New law bars state funding for transition-related treatments, leaving medical experts worried about the consequences.
The post Missouri Ends Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Inmates appeared firs...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[New law bars state funding for transition-related treatments, leaving medical experts worried about the consequences.
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            <author>Metro Weekly</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bosco Turns Hate into Camp in The Marvelous Miss Gender]]></title>
            <link>https://www.metroweekly.com/2026/07/bosco-marvelous-miss-gender/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In an in-depth interview, the RuPaul's Drag Race star discusses drag, trans visibility, and how comedy can be an act of defiance.
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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[In an in-depth interview, the RuPaul's Drag Race star discusses drag, trans visibility, and how comedy can be an act of defiance.
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            <author>Metro Weekly</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electric Forest Is the Ultimate Gay Festival to Experience Queer Joy]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/electric-forest-queer-festival</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:12:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Happy Forest!Pride Month 2026 was certainly one to remember. Despite the hateful rhetoric being spewed by the Republican Party toward the LGBTQ+ community, queer people showed up and showed out during...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Happy Forest!Pride Month 2026 was certainly one to remember. Despite the hateful rhetoric being spewed by the Republican Party toward the LGBTQ+ community, queer people showed up and showed out during...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Court orders state to pay more than $1.3M in attorneys’ fees in gender-affirming care case]]></title>
            <link>https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/10/repub/court-orders-state-to-pay-more-than-1-3m-in-attorneys-fees-in-gender-affirming-care-case/</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:17:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A district court judge ordered the state of Montana to pay $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a challenge to Senate Bill 99, deemed an unconstitutional ban on gender-affirming care for trans...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A district court judge ordered the state of Montana to pay $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a challenge to Senate Bill 99, deemed an unconstitutional ban on gender-affirming care for trans...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Florida Phoenix</author>
            <category>State Independent News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blow Dryers, Brunch, and Best Friends: Drag Houses Are Communal Living at Its Best]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/entertainment/books/drag-chosen-family-rice-rockettes</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In this excerpt from the forthcoming anthology Living, Together: Reimagining Community in the Age of Disconnection, contributor Jake Montano, a.k.a. the Bay Area drag queen Imelda Glucose, reflects on...]]></description>
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            <author>Them</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Missing Love Island Already? Let Your Sign Decide Your Next Queer Reality Binge]]></title>
            <link>https://www.them.us/entertainment/tv-and-movies/queer-reality-show-zodiac-sign</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:24:31 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Have you hopped on the Love Island USA bandwagon, even though it’s the straightest show in existence? You’re not alone. Rest assured, Love Island host Ariana Madix also wants to see some queer bombshe...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you hopped on the Love Island USA bandwagon, even though it’s the straightest show in existence? You’re not alone. Rest assured, Love Island host Ariana Madix also wants to see some queer bombshe...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Them</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[How One Woman Is Using the UN to Attack Trans Rights Worldwide]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/how-one-woman-is-using-the-un-to</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:50:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[It's no coincidence that the Supreme Court's decision allowing trans sports bans echoes the work of Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's no coincidence that the Supreme Court's decision allowing trans sports bans echoes the work of Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Court orders state to pay more than $1.3M in attorneys’ fees in gender-affirming care case]]></title>
            <link>https://dailymontanan.com/2026/07/09/court-orders-state-to-pay-more-than-1-3m-in-attorneys-fees-in-gender-affirming-care-case/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A district court judge ordered the state of Montana to pay $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a challenge to Senate Bill 99, deemed an unconstitutional ban on gender-affirming care for trans...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A district court judge ordered the state of Montana to pay $1.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs in a challenge to Senate Bill 99, deemed an unconstitutional ban on gender-affirming care for trans...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Daily Montanan</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Hampshire student-athletes drop lawsuit over state's transgender sports ban]]></title>
            <link>https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/09/repub/new-hampshire-student-athletes-drop-lawsuit-over-states-transgender-sports-ban/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:43:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Two New Hampshire transgender students are dropping their lawsuit against a state law barring them from girls’ sports teams, a week after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a similar law in West Virginia. ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Two New Hampshire transgender students are dropping their lawsuit against a state law barring them from girls’ sports teams, a week after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a similar law in West Virginia. ...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Florida Phoenix</author>
            <category>State Independent News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Markey Tells Moulton He Threw Trans Kids "Under the Bus" In MA Dem Senate Primary Debate]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/markey-tells-moulton-he-threw-trans</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:53:07 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["The Supreme Court of the United States of America just last week took the same position that Congressman Moulton took last year," Senator Ed Markey said.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["The Supreme Court of the United States of America just last week took the same position that Congressman Moulton took last year," Senator Ed Markey said.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bracing for Idaho’s new ban, group maps safe bathrooms across the state for trans people]]></title>
            <link>https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/07/09/bracing-for-idahos-new-ban-group-maps-safe-bathrooms-across-the-state-for-trans-people/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:15:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Now that Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban is the law, transgender Idahoans are navigating how to safely use the bathroom in public. Preparing for the ban, Trans Affirm, a nonprofit that advocates for ...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Now that Idaho’s transgender bathroom ban is the law, transgender Idahoans are navigating how to safely use the bathroom in public. Preparing for the ban, Trans Affirm, a nonprofit that advocates for ...]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Idaho Capital Sun</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/il-gov-pritzker-signs-law-protecting</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:05:47 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) could be exploited to carry out anti-trans attacks. Illinois just made it harder to do.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) could be exploited to carry out anti-trans attacks. Illinois just made it harder to do.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s Unconstitutional Classroom Censorship Law]]></title>
            <link>https://live-aclu-wp.pantheonsite.io/press-releases/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-floridas-unconstitutional-classroom-censorship-law</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act was signed into law in 2022 and prohibited teachers and professors from discussing topics related to race and gender in the classroom]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act was signed into law in 2022 and prohibited teachers and professors from discussing topics related to race and gender in the classroom]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Trump admin went so far Thursday night that even Judge Reed O'Connor put a case on hold]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lawdork.com/p/ftc-wpath-oconnor-boasberg-consultation</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:03:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[O'Connor has been very receptive to the Trump admin and its anti-trans efforts, but an FTC request to him is now on hold after "consultation" with Judge James Boasberg in D.C.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[O'Connor has been very receptive to the Trump admin and its anti-trans efforts, but an FTC request to him is now on hold after "consultation" with Judge James Boasberg in D.C.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Law Dork</author>
            <category>General Politics</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Second federal judge blocks DOJ from getting trans minors' info via grand jury subpoena]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-grand-jury-subpoena-trans-care-stanford-blocked</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:58:48 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Judge Pitts issued the preliminary injunction covering a subpoena directed at Stanford. Also: About the dismissed charges in the "judge shopping" case. And: The SCOTUS shadow docket is still going.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Judge Pitts issued the preliminary injunction covering a subpoena directed at Stanford. Also: About the dismissed charges in the "judge shopping" case. And: The SCOTUS shadow docket is still going.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Jersey Finally Passes Trans Care Shield Law, The Last Blue State Left To Do So]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-jersey-finally-passes-trans-care</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:30:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["New Jersey is drawing a clear line, requiring health care providers in this state answer only to the laws that already govern them&#8212;not to hostile actors in other states."]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["New Jersey is drawing a clear line, requiring health care providers in this state answer only to the laws that already govern them&#8212;not to hostile actors in other states."]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court's conservatives OK trans sports bans]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-trans-sports-bans</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:06:22 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Kavanaugh wrote the court's opinion, but Sotomayor dissented to explain for the liberal trio what the court got wrong about equal protection law.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Kavanaugh wrote the court's opinion, but Sotomayor dissented to explain for the liberal trio what the court got wrong about equal protection law.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
            <link>https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/30/repub/us-supreme-court-upholds-transgender-athlete-bans-in-idaho-west-virginia/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:26:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday kept in place state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams.]]></description>
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            <author>Nebraska Examiner</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
            <link>https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/06/30/repub/us-supreme-court-upholds-transgender-athlete-bans-in-idaho-west-virginia/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:00:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The&#160;U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday&#160;kept in place&#160;state&#160;laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams. The&#160;decision stems ...]]></description>
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            <author>Tennessee Lookout</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Rules Title IX Means "Biological Sex" In Devastating Anti-Trans Ruling]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/supreme-court-rules-title-ix-means</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:53:22 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The ruling will likely give the Trump administration more ammunition to go after colleges and schools across the country.]]></description>
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            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transgender Law Center Condemns SCOTUS Opinion in Hecox and BPJ  ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:30:22 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 30, 2026 CONTACT&#160;&#160; Sara Mar, Senior Media Relations Manager,&#160;saram@transgenderlawcenter.org&#160; K Richardson, Communications Manager,&#160;k@transgenderlaw...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The&#160;U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday&#160;kept in place&#160;state&#160;laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams. The&#160;decision stems ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
            <link>https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/06/30/repub/breaking-us-supreme-court-upholds-transgender-athlete-bans-in-idaho-west-virginia/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:47:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
            <link>https://oklahomavoice.com/2026/06/30/repub/breaking-us-supreme-court-upholds-transgender-athlete-bans-in-idaho-west-virginia/</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The&#160;U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday&#160;kept in place&#160;state&#160;laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams. The&#160;decision stems ...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:28:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The&#160;U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday&#160;kept in place&#160;state&#160;laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams. The&#160;decision stems ...]]></description>
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            <author>Idaho Capital Sun</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Challenge to Kansas anti-trans law heads to appeal while two more cases face consolidation]]></title>
            <link>https://kansasreflector.com/2026/06/30/challenge-to-kansas-anti-trans-law-heads-to-appeal-while-two-more-cases-face-consolidation/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[TOPEKA — Pivotal court cases challenging laws that have altered the lives of transgender Kansans are approaching turning points, as one moves to a higher court and two others face consolidation. A cas...]]></description>
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            <author>Kansas Reflector</author>
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            <title><![CDATA["We Cannot Do This Alone": JeffCo Schools Asks CO Gov and AG For Help Against Trump's Anti-Trans Threats]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-cannot-do-this-alone-jeffco-schools</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:08:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["It's impossible for me to put a price tag on protecting the dignity and humanity of our students," one school board member told Erin in the Morning.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["It's impossible for me to put a price tag on protecting the dignity and humanity of our students," one school board member told Erin in the Morning.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mayor Mamdani Announces $15 Million For Youth Care Providers In NYC]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/mayor-mamdani-announces-15-million</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:11:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The funding will go to clinics that provide trans youth care, and could help fight back against federal pressure.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The funding will go to clinics that provide trans youth care, and could help fight back against federal pressure.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[NYC Pride Marshals, Parents of Trans Kids Blast Hospitals Marching After Dropping Trans Kids]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/nyc-pride-marshals-parents-of-trans</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:34:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["You can't march in a Pride parade while you are damaging the lives of members of our community."]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["You can't march in a Pride parade while you are damaging the lives of members of our community."]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Newly Released Texas GOP Platform Calls For Ban On Trans Teachers And Trans Care Under 26 Years Old]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/newly-released-texas-gop-platform</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:35:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The platform is one of the most extreme documents voted on by any party towards transgender people.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The platform is one of the most extreme documents voted on by any party towards transgender people.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
            <category>LGBTQ+ News</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal judge blocks DOJ from seeking NYC trans care information via grand jury subpoena]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lawdork.com/p/doj-trans-care-grand-jury-subpoena-tro</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:20:33 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Judge Failla found that DOJ's request "shocks the conscience" by seeking the "most personal and sensitive information a medical provider could hold" without justifying its need.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Judge Failla found that DOJ's request "shocks the conscience" by seeking the "most personal and sensitive information a medical provider could hold" without justifying its need.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Law Dork</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Does DOJ even know how to issue subpoenas for a proper purpose these days?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lawdork.com/p/does-doj-even-know-how-to-issue-subpoenas</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:26:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed federal grand jury subpoenas issued against Minnesota officials. The move echoes the quashed Federal Reserve and trans care subpoenas.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Judge Patrick Schiltz quashed federal grand jury subpoenas issued against Minnesota officials. The move echoes the quashed Federal Reserve and trans care subpoenas.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Law Dork</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starmer's Resignation And Labour's Collapse Shows Why Democrats Must Avoid Abandoning Trans People]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/starmers-resignation-and-labours</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:02:42 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Throwing trans people under the bus will not help the party.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Throwing trans people under the bus will not help the party.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[“No Hate in WA State” Launches Campaign to Take Down Anti-Trans Ballot Initiatives ]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/no-hate-in-wa-state-launches-campaign</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:16:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[One ballot initiative could force tens of thousands of girls to undergo invasive genital exams each year just to play school sports.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[One ballot initiative could force tens of thousands of girls to undergo invasive genital exams each year just to play school sports.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[The US Government Is Engaged In A Modern Red Scare, And WPATH Is Its Latest Target]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-us-government-is-engaged-in-a</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:37:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[From hospital subpoenas to funding threats to suing the organization that advocates for trans healthcare&#8212;the parallels to the Red Scare are clear.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[From hospital subpoenas to funding threats to suing the organization that advocates for trans healthcare&#8212;the parallels to the Red Scare are clear.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trans prisoners' medical care remains protected after a flurry of court rulings on Wednesday]]></title>
            <link>https://www.lawdork.com/p/trans-prisoners-medical-care-dc-circuit-lamberth</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A D.C. Circuit ruling would have allowed the Trump admin's anti-trans policy to go into effect, but a new district court injunction issued hours later blocked the policy yet again.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[A D.C. Circuit ruling would have allowed the Trump admin's anti-trans policy to go into effect, but a new district court injunction issued hours later blocked the policy yet again.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intersex Teacher Fired in Florida After Parent Falsely Claims He Is Trans, ACLU Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/intersex-teacher-fired-in-florida</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["It became clear to me that being fired had nothing to do with my qualifications or teaching&#8212;it was about who I am."]]></description>
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            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Court Order Means Idaho Trans People Must Use Single-User Facilities When Available Or Could Face Arrest]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-court-order-means-idaho-trans</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:22:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The order only allows transgender people to use the bathroom of their gender identity if no single-use facility is available on the same floor, and applies to private businesses.]]></description>
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            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[UFC Fighter Josh Hokit Calls Michelle Obama "A Man" At Trump's Gladiator Games]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/ufc-fighter-josh-hokit-calls-michelle</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:08:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The sport has had an issue with transphobia in recent years.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The sport has had an issue with transphobia in recent years.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Charges Dropped Against Budapest Mayor For Pride After Hungary's New PM Took Office ]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/charges-dropped-against-budapest</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA["Those in power did everything they could to intimidate and discourage us. They even threatened us with prison. But we did not back down."]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA["Those in power did everything they could to intimidate and discourage us. They even threatened us with prison. But we did not back down."]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trans Congresswoman McBride Wishes Nancy Mace "Happy Pride" After Mace Finishes 5th In Primary]]></title>
            <link>https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-congresswoman-mcbride-wishes</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:25:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mace has been a primary architect of anti-trans bills and policies in congress. Her career is now over.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Congresswoman Mace has been a primary architect of anti-trans bills and policies in congress. Her career is now over.]]></content:encoded>
            <author>Erin In The Morning</author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transgender Law Center Hosts Largest Convening of Trans Leaders]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:11:48 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2026 CONTACT: Sara Mar, Senior Media Relations Manager, saram@transgenderlawcenter.org K Richardson, Communications Manager, k@transgenderlawcenter.org Transgender Law Ce...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Just Gutted 60 Year-Old Voting Rights Act Protections Against Discriminatory Gerrymandering]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:19:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers most likely to push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation — bans on healthcare, restrictions on transgender students, "Don't Say Gay" laws, attacks on marriage equality — are often the same lawmakers elec...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Federal Bureau of Prisons Is Running a Conversion Therapy Program. We Must Not Let It Stand. ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[On February 19, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Prisons issued a new policy on the “Management of Inmates with Gender Dysphoria.” The title&#160;sounds&#160;clinical. The reality is brutal: the federal go...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Is Deciding the Future of Conversion Therapy Protections. Here’s What You Need to Know. ]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:22:08 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[More than&#160;30&#160;years ago, the National Center for LGBTQ Rights&#160;(NCLR)&#160;began its fight to end conversion therapy — a dangerous&#160;practice that&#160;claims to be able&#160;to change...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why We’re Fighting a Dangerous Federal Rule That Would Cut Off Health Care for Transgender Youth]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:21:06 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[By Shannon Minter, Legal Director at the National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR) and Jennifer Levi, Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights at GLAD Law On February 17, 2026, NCLR joined GLAD L...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Federal Court Halts Enforcement of Key Provisions of Law Censoring Identity and Inclusion in K-12 Schools in Three Texas School Districts]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2026 CONTACT:Kristi Gross, ACLU of Texas,&#160;media@aclutx.orgSue Yacka-Bible, Transgender Law Center,&#160;sue@transgenderlawcenter.orgCelina Fernando, Genders and...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trans Youth, their Families and Supporters Declare: Trans Youth Deserve not only to Play, But to Win]]></title>
            <link>https://transgenderlawcenter.org/trans-youth-their-families-and-supporters-declare-trans-youth-deserve-not-only-to-play-but-to-win/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2026 Contact: K Richardson, Transgender Law Center, Communications Manager,&#160;k@transgenderlawcenter.org Celina Fernando, GSA Network, Communications Manager,&#160...]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2026 Contact: K Richardson, Transgender Law Center, Communications Manager,&#160;k@transgenderlawcenter.org Celina Fernando, GSA Network, Communications Manager,&#160...]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fighting for the T in Team: Transgender Law Center Shows Solidarity with Trans Athletes]]></title>
            <link>https://transgenderlawcenter.org/fighting-for-the-t-in-team-transgender-law-center-show-solidarity-with-trans-athletes/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:31:36 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2026 CONTACT K Richardson, Communications Manager, k@transgenderlawcenter.org  NATIONAL  &#8211; Today, as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the rights of tra...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transgender Law Center, GSA Network, PFLAG National, and Grove Law LLP File Amicus Brief in SCOTUS Trans Sports Cases Uplifting Trans Athletes]]></title>
            <link>https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-gsa-network-and-pflag-file-amicus-brief-in-scotus-trans-sports-cases-uplifting-trans-athletes/</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2025 CONTACT: Sara Mar, Senior Media Relations Manager, Transgender Law Center,&#160;saram@transgenderlawcenter.org Celina Fernando, Communications Manager, GSA Netw...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transgender Law Center Honors the Life and Legacy of the Beloved Elder Miss Major Griffin-Gracy]]></title>
            <link>https://transgenderlawcenter.org/transgender-law-center-honors-the-life-and-legacy-of-the-beloved-elder-miss-major-griffin-gracy/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:29:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 14, 2025 Contact: Sue Yacka-Bible, sue@transgenderlawcenter.org Transgender Law Center Honors the Life and Legacy of the Beloved Elder Miss Major Griffin-Gracy NATI...]]></description>
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