Margaret Hetherman

The WPBL is the first American pro women’s league since the WWII-era All-American Girls league that took to the diamonds in short-skirted tunics.

An online outlet said the Mass. governor “appointed a biologically male transgender activist,” sparking a wave of homophobic and racist backlash against Giselle Byrd.

The Department of Homeland Security policy complies with Trump’s “Biological Truth” Executive Order – a shift from earlier Biden policy that prohibited gender identity discrimination.

Football players called the Ursuline freshman slurs and bullied him daily in class – teachers knew and failed to stop the abuse.

National Women’s Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief in cases challenging Idaho and W. Virginia laws that “perpetuate stereotypes and discrimination against girls and women as athletically inferior.”

The 48 trans residents of a seaside town known for gangs, drugs and sex trafficking had found refuge in the Church, but this year’s reception left them on the margins.

A painting of world-renowned author, inventor, and 2025 Portrait of a Nation Award recipient Temple Grandin will join the museum’s permanent collection.

Harassment, discrimination, and the threat of violence already color queer life in Kazakhstan – it could get worse.

Law against misgendering nursing home patients upheld by state Supreme Court.

Ousted from the military for being trans, long-serving Air Force and Space Force veterans have been stripped of their rightful retirement benefits.

The International Olympic Committee’s working group is reportedly considering “permanent physical advantages to being born male” while the fate of intersex athletes remains uncertain.

Reversing Biden policy, passports will be restricted to only “male” and “female” markers, based on sex assigned at birth, while the legal challenge plays out.

A county clerk was ordered to pay emotional distress damages to two men after refusing them a marriage license – she asked SCOTUS to review that decision, and to overturn marriage equality altogether.

On a night of election “firsts” and Dems sweeping key races, Deuso won on a platform of community empowerment and creating positivity through respect and collaboration.

The former Republican VP leaves a dark and polarizing legacy, but notably supported his lesbian daughter, marriage equality, and voted for Kamala Harris over Trump.

Thousands of revelers took to the streets, against a political backdrop of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment, and steep rise in hate crimes.

Loan forgiveness weaponized as U.S. Dept. of Education revises eligibility for employees at agencies whose work does not fall in line with Trump Admin agenda.

Lucina Schynning and Krystal Queer say onlookers cheered while they were kicked and bloodied while filming on the street.

The government shutdown continues as Dems and GOP are at a budget impasse.

A week after being reported missing, the body of student and trans advocate, Lia Smith, was identified near the Middlebury College campus.

LGBTQ+ people were banned from the British military until 2000 – some incriminated vets sought closure at the ceremony.

Collaborators from all over the world convened to celebrate Sapphic spaces, share ideas and to strengthen our solidarity.

Drag stage knockout, fierce business mogul, and culinary connoisseur – Kim Chi is introducing the world to her favorite global recipes.

Rising costs and declining ticket sales made the popular UK celebration no longer “financially viable” for organizers.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of trans athlete JayCee Cooper in her discrimination case against USA Powerlifting.

Sanae Takaichi has stated that “there should be no prejudice against sexual orientation or gender identity,” but does not support same-sex marriage.

The judge ruled to protect student freedoms to “inquire, to study and to evaluate, to gain new maturity and understanding.” 

After criticism over remarks about lesbian parents shown in a Pixar film, the rapper partnered with GLAAD to make an inclusive song for kids.

One of the most influential literary figures of the nineteenth century, the writer was sentenced to two years of prison and hard labor for his relationships with men.

The former Utah Supreme Court Justice, and longtime opponent of same-sex marriage to lead 17 million-member LDS org.

Five activists were issued citations for unlawful entry while protesting outside of Senator Susan Collins’ DC and Maine offices on Tuesday over Collins lack of action to restore HIV/AIDS funding in federal spending deal.

The tribunal noted Sophie Cole as a “female victim” despite the Supreme Court definition of woman as based on biological sex.

Miss Major will be remembered for her commitment to forging a culture of resistance and creating safe spaces for trans communities.

The policy exists to ensure safe placements for youth, free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying.

“And now we all have a chance to step into a Harlem that was dazzlingly alive with beauty, intellect, intimacy and pride.” (Elizabeth Alexander, Poet, Scholar, and President of the Mellon Foundation)

Today, the tapestry is too large to display all at once, at 54-tons, 50,000 panels and more than 110,000 names.