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A transgender woman in New York has agreed to a landmark settlement that could lead to widespread change in the treatment of incarcerated LGBTQ people at Broome County correctional facilities.

Makyyla Holland, a 25-year-old transgender woman, accused Broome County Jail correctional officers of abuse and discrimination while she was in their custody for six weeks.

As a result of

By Eleanor Klibanoff and William Melhado | Several families with transgender children are asking a judge to block a new Texas law that would stop minors from accessing many types of transition-related health care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies. The families argue the new law, which goes into effect Sept. 1, violates their parental rights by stopping them from providing

A 17-year-old male has been charged with murder as a hate crime in the stabbing death of O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer, in New York City. The incident occurred on July 29 when Sibley was dancing to a Beyonce song at a gas station, and a group confronted him with anti-gay and anti-Black slurs. The murder deeply affected the LGBT community, prompting tributes from Beyonce and

A beloved California shopkeeper and clothing designer was shot and killed over the weekend by a man who complained about her business displaying an LGBTQ+ pride flag, authorities say. Laura “Lauri” Ann Carleton, 66, began her career in the fashion industry when she was a teenager, according to the website for Mag.Pi, her store located in the small, unincorporated community of Cedar Glen, near