News for Queer Women

Mid Vermont Christian School forfeited a basketball game rather than play a team with a trans girl – was banned, filed a lawsuit and scored $566K.

The sweeping new law has even created challenges for Idaho police who are concerned about how to make gender determinations without engaging in investigative actions that could be deemed inappropriate.

Amid congestive heart failure, the politician says he regrets the progressive agenda of his party – and that he won’t live long enough to see Trump’s “continued implosion.”

The Women’s Pro Baseball League releases its inaugural 2026 schedule, marking a major step forward for women’s professional baseball.

After being denied the chance to compete in the women’s division in 2018, powerlifter JayCee Cooper reached a settlement with the organization that barred her.

Bueckers told the media that her relationship with Azzi Fudd was “nobody’s business but their own.” Can we all finally be normal about them now?

Marina Summers, the first drag queen to perform at a Miss Universe Philippines pageant, is slated to host the Coronation Ceremony on May 2 in Manila.

New York City taps longtime archivist Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz to lead its records department, marking a major moment for Black lesbian visibility.

In an era when women were forbidden to perform on stage, Mei Lanfang revolutionized a centuries-old artform by fusing tradition with new elements of dance and costume.

Two trains on different tracks: “Love on the Spectrum” celebs Pari Kim and Tina Zhu Xi Caruso announced their breakup on IG on April 24.

The “Restoring Biological Truth Act” would redefine terms in state law and replace references to “gender” with “sex.”

The European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary cannot rely on its national identity to justify discriminatory laws.

Hayley Kiyoko announces ‘Girls Like Girls’ soundtrack, featuring Young Miko, Gigi Perez and more of our fav queer artists.

A three-judge panel found insufficient evidence to support the claim that the transfers would constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.”

SCOTUS agreed to hear an appeal from St. Mary Catholic Parish in Colorado, which argues that faith-based admission restrictions violate their constitutional rights.

This year’s annual Lesbian Visibility Week kicks off with hundreds of events across the country, reminding us that visibility boosts belonging and safety.

Through thoughtfully curated spaces where lesbians can form genuine friendships, Emilie van der Gronden creates experiences where women build connections without the pressure of dating or fitting into cliques.

After nearly a decade together, the sports power couple officially announced the end of their relationship in a joint statement.

The activist and “Lip Sync Assassin” has been named a grand marshal for NYC’s 2026 Pride March, honoring LGBTQ+ unity and resilience.

Married rugby players faced off in a historic match—and reminded everyone what love looks like after the final whistle.

In an apparent attempt to overshadow LGBTQ+ Pride month, TN GOP lawmakers designate June as month to celebrate families with “one husband, one wife.”

Starring Imani Lewis and Laya Deleon Hayes, PURE, a new black queer coming-of-age film set in cotillion culture, is officially underway.

“H.R. 7661 is a dangerous bill that steals the power to choose what kids read away from parents, local communities and well-trained educators and librarians, and gives it to politicians in Washington, D.C.” (American Library Association)

Azzi Fudd became the seventh number one pick in the WNBA Draft to come from UConn, joining her girlfriend and former teammate Paige Bueckers on the Dallas Wings.

After a lawsuit led by LGBTQ and preservation non-profits, the Trump administration agreed to return the Pride flag it removed under cover of darkness in February.

On Sunday, actress Ruby Rose claimed via Threads that the pop star sexually assaulted her in a Melbourne nightclub nearly two decades ago.

A new ruling bans trans women from women’s darts, forcing history-making player Noa-Lynn Van Leuven out of competition

In a landmark election in Hungary, Trump ally Viktor Orbán was ousted after 16 years as Prime Minister – EU leadership hails the moment as a new chapter for Hungary.

With three new expansion teams, over 100 free agent players and an upcoming draft, this WNBA season is already shaping up to be a messy one.

Nuns claim to assure dignity of dying patients, but won’t comply with New York’s LGBTQ Long-Term Care Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights – nor admit people with “gender dysphoria.”

On April 6, Mayor Mamdani delivered a voter-mandated Racial Equity Plan – within hours, the DOJ tweeted: “Sounds fishy.”

A respiratory infection has forced Lady Gaga to cancel the final show of her run in Montreal – nights she described as “magical and deeply meaningful.”

As the war on trans people rages, the DoEd Office for Civil Rights is canceling policies that were negotiated to protect transgender students from discrimination.

New York Sirens nabbed a 2-1 shootout win on Saturday, but the night was a stunning victory for women’s hockey all the way around.

House Bill 649 could guarantee transgender students full participation in school life while creating a new path to hold schools accountable for discrimination.

Former member of USSR seeks fines, labor and arrest for “propaganda of homosexual relations, gender change, refusal to have children and pedophilia.”