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Dylan Mulvaney responds after Donald Trump jokes about her at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The actress and transgender advocate addressed the president's remarks in a four-minute video shared on social media yesterday
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FIFA under pressure by Trump administration to adopt anti-trans policy for Women’s World Cup
FIFA’s anti-discrimination partner Fare network says the Trump administration is trying to adopt similar anti-transgender policies introduced by the International Olympic Committee in 2026
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Trump administration abandons hospital funding cuts threats to trans youth
After receiving more than 30,000 public comments opposing the funding cut threats, the Department of Health and Human Services has withdrawn its proposal
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Trump administration scraps Joe Biden’s LGBTQ+ foster youth protections
A letter signed by 23 House Democrats has been issued in response, condemning the Trump administration’s decision
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Governor of California Gavin Newsom reportedly signs $26m healthcare fund for trans youth
"For decades, we’ve been told that government has to choose between balancing the books and investing in people. California proved that’s a false choice," said Newsom
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Melania Trump celebrates trans sports ban in conflicting Pride post
The first lady claimed she "fully support[s] the LGBTQIA+ community" whilst celebrating barring trans women from female sport
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Village People frontman and ‘YMCA’ singer Victor Willis dies aged 75
While 'YMCA' is considered a Pride anthem, Willis publicly defended Trump's decision to use his music and rejected claims that the song was about gay culture
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Ariana Grande wins White House TikTok row over ‘heinous’ use of her song
"Please do not use my music in relation to this barbaric, inhumane, heinous nonsense," wrote Grande
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Joe Biden accepts Stonewall Award recognising his support for LGBTQ+ rights
Concluding his speech at the 2026 Stonewall Awards, Biden left a challenge to the audience, calling for an opponent to come forward to tackle Donald Trump's administration
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US court blocks Trump’s trans military ban as judge blasts policy as ‘demeaning’
The outcome follows Trump’s January 2025 executive order titled Prioritising Military Excellence and Readiness, which excluded transgender people from military service
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Trump administration links transgender activism to terrorism in new report
In a new counterterrorism report signed by Donald Trump, the administration links terrorism to “anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist” groups
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Over 2,100 parkrunners and supporters rally against anti-trans legal threat
Spearheaded by the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, the counter-campaign is calling on the Labour Party government to defend inclusive organisations such as Parkrun
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Home Office blocks extremist anti-LGBTQ+ content creator from entering UK
Using her online platform to promote anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, the content creator has previously been seen burning a copy of the Quran and LGBTQ+ books with a flamethrower
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‘I love president Trump’: Caitlyn Jenner backs Donald Trump despite anti-trans passport policy
The former athlete says the US leader's executive order on gender markers has left her unable to travel internationally, but she's still not withdrawing her support
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Donald Trump pushes anti-transgender policies upon DoorDash employee
“I really don’t have an opinion on that,” said delivery driver Sharon Simmons
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Pete Buttigieg signals 2028 US presidential run: ‘You save me a seat. I’ll be there’
At the National Action Network’s 35th annual convention, the Democrat was asked if he would run for office again
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Trans rights critic and Trump ally Kristi Noem ‘devastated’ as husband’s cross-dressing videos go viral
In the released images, Noem's husband is wearing pink leggings and a skin-toned spandex top stuffed with balloons, with the neck placement resembling nipples
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Billy Porter says ‘opportunities are drying up’ as he leads celeb backlash against Trump’s arts crackdown
"As a Black gay out artist, I caught the wave of what we now know as performative wokeness," said Porter
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Donald Trump confirms US intelligence agencies told him Iran’s Ayatollah is gay
In the same interview, Trump criticised activists who support Palestine, saying: "When I look at 'Gays for Palestine'… they kill gays"
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US Senate blocks bid to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
The amendment, part of Donald Trump's Save America Act, failed 49 to 41 in a vote being hailed as a significant win for trans people across the US