I. BUSINESS
II. POLICY / LEGISLATION
III. PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
IV. HEALTH
V. CONVERSION THERAPY / "EX-GAY" GROUPS
VI. DISCRIMINATION
VII. ARTS & CULTURE
VIII. SPORTS
IX. COMMENTARY
BUSINESS
California coffee chain faces backlash after pledge to remove Pride flags
POLICY / LEGISLATION
Nebraska lawmaker fails again to revive anti-trans bills after repeated attempts
Judge rules against Trump’s effort to strip NYC education funding over trans inclusion policies
PRO-LGBTQ ADVOCACY
Creating Change 2027: Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Conference Coming to Louisville
HEALTH
Minnesota’s largest pediatric system restarts gender-affirming care for trans minors
CONVERSION THERAPY / “EX-GAY” GROUPS
New York state senator proposes bill for conversion therapy lawsuits
DISCRIMINATION
Montana: Attorneys get fees from state after proving state discriminated against nonbinary residents
State refused to issue driver’s licenses to nonbinary residents
Australia: LGBTQIA+ Workers Still Face Higher Rates of Workplace Discrimination
ARTS & CULTURE
PEN America launches a US safety program for authors facing harassment
https://apnews.com/article/pen-america-author-safety-harassment-bf3ddd8dffbfa1f8efa8cb5a0e04b40a
SPORTS
Snooker Bans Trans Women from Women’s Tournaments Worldwide
COMMENTARY
As Day of Silence turns 30, LGBTQ+ students are stuck in 1996
Doctors can refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients in several states – these religious exemption laws lead to drops in HIV testing
The wild saga of FDR’s $1 million gay military sex sting