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321 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Poland's lower house of parliament approved two bills to loosen a near-total ban on abortions, which campaigners called a small-scale step.
Source: The Guardian: Abortion (theguardian.com)
U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, who has demanded the Trump administration explain its treatment of transgender troops, says she is receiving death threats.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Appointment of Justice Geddes as member of the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term to April 30, 2028, was confirmed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (seattle.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Transgender Education Network says it is being impersonated in a campaign mailing unsolicited flyers about transgender identity across Texas, prompting threats against its staff.
Source: them (them.us)
A transgender rights advocacy group in Texas says someone is impersonating it in a campaign mailing unsolicited flyers about transgender identity, prompting threats against its staff.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
Anti-trans backlash to James Talarico has spread in the Texas Senate race, where Republican nominee Ken Paxton defeated a 24-year incumbent in the primary.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
The Trump administration has killed, arrested, deported, and demonized Somalis at home and abroad, beyond targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Source: The Intercept (theintercept.com)
After Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, gender-themed bookstores are working to build the social acceptance that the law alone couldn't deliver.
Source: The Nation (thenation.com)
TN SB 2482: the report a physician is required to submit to the commissioner of health after performing an abortion may be submitted electronically; latest action (2026-03-25): sponsor change.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
TN HB 693 was enacted, making changes to pharmacy practice including removing the prohibition on an administrative fee for pharmacist-provided hormonal contraceptives when the patient is insured.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN HB 64 requires residential educational programs in this state that allow minors to access residential facilities to segregate restrooms, changing areas, and showers by immutable biological sex.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN HB 990, as enacted, clarifies the term 'serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function' in present law provisions relative to criminal abortion.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 937, as enacted, prohibits a public school, LEA, teacher, employee, or contractor from requiring a student, teacher, employee, or contractor to provide the individual's preferred pronouns.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org)
TN SB 589, as enacted, requires health benefit plans that provide coverage for prescription contraceptives to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
In Michigan, 3 tribes are working to bring back the Arctic grayling, a fish that disappeared 100 years ago.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
PA HB 1667 would provide a residential clean energy tax credit and energy ratepayer protection, establish the Energy Ratepayer Protection Fund, and was referred to Rules & Executive Nominations.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Resolution 27-0096 authorizing reimbursement from the Council Contingency Fund for Councilmember Rowena Brown's travel costs to the 2026 International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference passed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 5694 would extend eligibility for the EDA's sales and use tax exemption certificate program to certain clean energy product manufacturer projects; it was introduced and referred to committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Virginia hospitals keep gender-affirming care programs for minors closed and are silent on whether they plan to reopen them amid federal investigations nationwide.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
A Dem PAC's latest ad criticizes the GOP's bathroom obsession, saying Democrats should call out Republicans for monitoring children's bathrooms.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)