The big picture
Who is moving the causes CSWH follows forward, who is pushing back, and where: from the news, bills and events the daily update finds, and what members share. Every number opens the items behind it, and every item links to its source.
Last 14 days: Oct 15, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026 · updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:33 PM ET
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Totals
No comparison: we don't have data for all of the 14 days before.
Over time
By cause
Each cause group, busiest first; open one for its causes and their newest items either way. An item about several causes counts once in each.
- Advancing: 20Working against: 4Neutral: 8
1 cause with items
- Advancing: 20Working against: 4Neutral: 8
Newest advancing
- WI SB 380: Relating to: eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · WI
- 25-0021R: Informational Hearing – Well being of Lesbian Women in Baltimore FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Mayor’s Office, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore City Public School System, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, theLegistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com) · · Baltimore, MD
Newest working against
- Why Does Meta Keep Suspending the Instagram Accounts of Gay Bars?them (them.us) ·
- Anti-LGBTQ+ group asks Supreme Court to fast-track national blanket trans sports banThe Advocate (advocate.com) ·
- Advancing: 20Working against: 4Neutral: 8
Newest advancing
- WI SB 380: Relating to: eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · WI
- 25-0021R: Informational Hearing – Well being of Lesbian Women in Baltimore FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Mayor’s Office, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore City Public School System, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, theLegistar: 15 city and county councils (baltimore.legistar.com) · · Baltimore, MD
- VT JRS 15: Joint resolution supporting Vermont’s transgender and non-binary community and declaring Vermont’s commitment to fighting discrimination and treating all citizens with respect and dignityOpen States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · VT
- MO SB 1218: Prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identityOpen States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · MO
- MO SB 1541: Prohibits certain mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy for minorsOpen States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · · MO
Newest working against
- Why Does Meta Keep Suspending the Instagram Accounts of Gay Bars?them (them.us) ·
- Anti-LGBTQ+ group asks Supreme Court to fast-track national blanket trans sports banThe Advocate (advocate.com) ·
- How anti-trans backlash to James Talarico spread like wildfireThe 19th (19thnews.org) ·
- Texas School Kills ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ After Girl Cast As Seymour, Citing Anti-LGBTQ+ LawErin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com) · · TX
Where
In the United States, a state counts its own items and local items in it. Colour the map by activity or balance.
- None
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
U.S. states
Federal (Congress, the courts, agencies)
Advancing: 4Working against: 2Neutral: 0 · 6 in all
Around the world
Cities and counties
- Baltimore, MDAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Columbus, OHAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Los Angeles, CAAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 1
- Oakland, CAAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Seattle, WAAdvancing: 1Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- TXAdvancing: 0Working against: 1Neutral: 0
By level
By kind of item
- Meetings and hearingsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Protests, rallies and marchesAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
- Legal newsAdvancing: 0Working against: 1Neutral: 0
- Company newsAdvancing: 0Working against: 1Neutral: 0
- General newsAdvancing: 7Working against: 2Neutral: 6
- Bills and lawsAdvancing: 13Working against: 0Neutral: 2
- Other events and actionsAdvancing: 0Working against: 0Neutral: 0
Bills moving
3 bills on these causes had an action dated Oct 15, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026 (of 540 bills tracked).
- Columbus PN0412-2026: Notice/Advertisement Title: Columbus LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission, Advocacy and Policy Committee, October Meeting Contact Name: Andrew Borst Contact Telephone Number: (614) 645-8609 Contact Email Address: apborst@columbus.govIntroduced · Oct 22, 2026 · Columbus, OH · official page
- Oakland 27-0096: Subject: 2026 International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference Reimbursement From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Reimbursement From The Council Contingency Fund For Councilmember Rowena Brown's Travel Costs To Washington D.C., For Attendance At The 2026 International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference From December 2-5, 2026Enacted · Oct 20, 2026 · Oakland, CA · official page
- Seattle Appt 03621: Appointment of Justice Geddes as member, Seattle LGBTQ Commission, for a term to April 30, 2028.Enacted · Oct 20, 2026 · Seattle, WA · official page
Coming up
24 events on these causes in the next 30 days: rallies, marches, town halls and meetings. All events.
- Los Medanos College ALL IN Party at the Polls: Freedom is Fabulous Costume PartyThu, Oct 29, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT · Pittsburg, CA · Community and group meetings · Mobilize
- Don't Ghost Your Vote - Yes on All 3 Get Out the Vote Rally!Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT · Richmond, VA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Guarantee freedom for all and pass the Equality ActFri, Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM EDT · Online · Advocacy (calls, letters, petitions) · Mobilize
- Visibility Event - What's on Your Nov Ballot? 3 Constitutional AmendmentsSat, Oct 31, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT · Alexandria, VA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
- Volunteer with IBC at Corvallis PrideSat, Oct 31, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT · Corvallis, OR · Community and group meetings · Mobilize
- Keep Showing UpSat, Oct 31, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT · Culver City, CA · Rallies, marches and vigils · Mobilize
What members are posting
4 posts shared with everyone on these causes, last 14 days, by topic hashtag.
About these numbers
- Every morning CSWH's update reads public news, bills and events and judges each one: which causes it is about, whether it advances a cause or works against it, or is a neutral report, and where it happens. The newest 14 days are in Your feed; a daily record keeps every day's items for 400 days so trends can be followed (it holds 22 days, from Oct 10, 2026).
- Each number is a count of items and opens exactly those items, each with a link to its source. Days with no data are hatched, not counted as zero.
- "Advances" and "works against" are judged per item against each cause it is about, by an AI model that is asked to stay neutral and to cite; the source is always one click away to check.
- Members' posts are those shared with everyone, counted by their topic hashtags; posts have no direction or place.
- Map: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Cartographic Boundary File, States, 1:20,000,000 (public domain), drawn here; no map service is contacted.