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281 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
A transgender woman has sued Tennessee over its refusal to change the sex marker on her driver's license to match her Illinois birth certificate.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Progress Action Fund released an ad on October 13 responding to Republican political attacks on transgender people as Democrats equivocate on trans issues.
Source: them (them.us)
Nearly 300 planned data center projects threaten Texas's air quality, with particulate matter possibly increasing to levels not seen since 2006.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
IL SB 3581 (EPA-GREENHOUSE GASES) added Sen. Seth Lewis as a Co-Sponsor on 2026-10-19.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
Voters in seven states will decide ballot measures on trans youth school sports participation and access to gender-affirming health care.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
A former TX House Speaker is the latest Republican to cast doubt on anti-trans ads, saying they are not resonating.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Trans people have been fleeing red states in response to anti-trans laws, and a Prism story looks at the circumstances and political work of those who stay.
Source: Prism (prismreports.org)
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that an initiative to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports will remain on the state's ballot.
Source: them (them.us)
Sen. Ted Cruz blamed transgender witches for tight Senate polls ahead of a midterm election for Republicans, in an interview with Fox News.
Source: them (them.us)
LGBTQ+ teens too young to vote organize through Queer the Ballot to influence decisions about their lives amid attacks on rights, including headlines about transgender people.
Source: them (them.us)
An analysis of where the Supreme Court favors Trump on the emergency docket, including its refusal to lift injunctions on Title IX regulations expanding sex discrimination protections.
Source: SCOTUSblog (scotusblog.com)
Voters in seven states will weigh more than half a dozen ballot initiatives affecting LGBTQ+ people, disproportionately transgender youth, in November's midterm elections.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
Aging coal plants have become a midterm campaign fight over energy costs, with climate and energy battles running through campaigns in Michigan, Colorado, Indiana, and beyond.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
The Trump administration changed a rule so fossil fuel companies can unintentionally kill polar bears and walruses, a priority for the Alaska Oil and Gas Association.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
As the WNBA finals begin in San Francisco, players and fans are pushing back against anti-trans attacks with a message of inclusion.
Source: The Guardian: Gender (theguardian.com)
The Trump Admin effectively killed a popular renewable energy program, making solar panels harder to build in the rural US.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Senators made a deal to protect clean energy, but Congress's plan to stop the attack on offshore wind may not be enough.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
HHS demands answers from organizations over support for youth gender-affirming care, which studies show can be life-saving treatment for transgender young people.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
IA-01 Dem candidate Christina Bohannan answers an anti-trans ad without throwing trans people under the bus, an approach markedly different from Sand, Turek, and Trone Garriott.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa shares the story of Estrella Diamantina González, an undocumented transgender woman deported to Mexico after a nine-year sentence in a Texas men's prison.
Source: Democracy Now! (democracynow.org)