LGBTQ+ News
Coverage of LGBTQ+ activism, laws, and cultural debates in the U.S. The Daily Signal offers conservative news, opinion, and commentary on these topics.
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How the Transgender Movement Turned the Left Against Women
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. Recently we have had two contrasting phenomena. One is that President Donald Trump had issued an…Victor Davis Hanson -
‘Patriotism, Not Pride’: Oklahoma Lawmaker Aims to Ban LGBTQ Flags on Federal Property
Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., is reintroducing a bill this week to end the display of LGBTQ+ pride flags on federal property, The Daily Signal has learned. The Patriotism Not Pride Act, if enacted, would “prohibit certain federal activity with respect to the promotion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month and the…George Caldwell -
Parental Rights Group Seeks Title IX Probe of YMCA Over Transgenders in Locker Rooms
A parents’ rights group is asking the Trump administration to investigate the YMCA for possible violations of federal law for allowing men who identify as women into women’s locker rooms and, in several instances, allowing them to expose their naked bodies to women and girls. “I write to file a formal complaint against the YMCA…Jacob Adams -
In the Swim of Things, Is America Ditching LGBTQ for Traditional?
In recent years, a trip to a Target department store on June 1 was the only reminder needed that the month is dedicated to celebrating “gay pride,” but not so this year. Instead of a prominent display of chest binders and swimsuits designed for “tucking” private parts, as seen at Target in the summer of…Virginia Allen -
Transgender Policies Pose Such a Horrific Threat to Women, Even the United Nations Is Calling Them Out
I normally avoid reading any United Nations papers lest they trigger my gag reflex. If Florida is where “woke” goes to die, the U.N. is where woke goes to fester and congeal, seeping into bureaucracies and weighing down the rest of the world with the ideological refuse of the West. Imagine my surprise, then, at…Tyler O’Neil -
Boston Marathoner Kicked Off Team for Speaking Out About Transgender Issue
New mom and marathoner Natalie Daniels was booted from her running club for saying that people who identify as transgender should not compete against biological women in sports. When Daniels began training for the Boston Marathon just a few months postpartum, she interviewed with the organization XX-XY Athletics, a clothing brand which aims to protect women’s…Evelyn Elliott -
Democrats Compared Parental Rights Groups to the KKK While Passing a Transgender Law. Now, Those Groups Are Suing.
While the Colorado Legislature passed a new transgender bill, sponsors compared parental rights groups to the Ku Klux Klan. Now, those groups are suing to block the legislation, mere days after Gov. Jared Polis signed it. "The State of Colorado cannot stifle viewpoints it doesn’t like simply because it finds those views offensive or disagreeable,"…Tyler O’Neil -
Disney Picks Anti-LGBTQ Middle Eastern Country for New Park
Disney, which once dared to attack Florida Republicans for the sin of wanting to preserve kindergarteners’ innocence, is now opening a new park in a nation where homosexuality is a crime. Hypocrisy much? Disney announced Wednesday it would be opening its seventh park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. “This seventh Disney theme park resort…Katrina Trinko -
‘BRIDGE TOO FAR’: Colorado House Minority Leader Warns Transgender Custody Bill Is ‘Huge Violation of Parental Rights’
The minority leader of the Colorado House of Representatives warned that a bill making its way in the Colorado Senate represents a “huge violation of parental rights.” The state Senate will hear testimony about House Bill 1312, which would remove kids from parents’ custody for behaviors like “misgendering” and “deadnaming,” on Wednesday. The bill passed…Tyler O’Neil -
Hungarian Constitutional Amendment Rejects Transgenderism
The Hungarian parliament delivered a rejection of transgenderism on Tuesday with the passage of a constitutional amendment against the legal recognition of gender transition. The amendment, which also includes articles addressing matters such as the sale of drugs within the country, passed by a 140-21 margin in the National Assembly. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán touted…George Caldwell -
Here’s Why One Colorado Democrat Voted Against the Bill Treating Transgender Wrongthink Like Child Abuse
One Democrat in the Colorado House of Representatives voted against a bill Sunday that would remove kids from parents’ custody for behaviors like “misgendering” and “deadnaming,” but he didn’t do so because he disagrees with transgender orthodoxy. The bill, HB 1312, passed with 36 votes in favor, 20 against, and nine absent. Among Democrats, only…Tyler O’Neil -
Washington Post, AP Articles Expose Pro-Transgender Athlete Bias of Legacy Media
If there were any lingering doubts about the unabashedly pro-transgender bias of the liberal media, they were demolished Thursday by the marked contrast between a feature story and a news article, both in The Washington Post, on two separate cases of trans athletes competing in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. At 6 a.m. Thursday morning,…Peter Parisi -
‘Go Ask the KKK’: Democrat Cuts Parents Out of the Discussion on Transgender Custody Bill
A Democrat member of the Colorado House of Representatives doubled down on previous remarks defending her excluding parental rights groups from discussions about a bill that would remove kids from parents’ custody for behaviors like “misgendering” and “deadnaming.” She did so by comparing parental rights groups to the Ku Klux Klan in a hearing on…Tyler O’Neil -
Police Report on Nashville Transgender Shooter Plays Into Left’s Narrative
After more than two years, Nashville, Tennessee, police on Wednesday finally released their report into the transgender shooter who targeted The Covenant School, and it plays into the Left's biased narrative on "right-wing extremism." While police tend to release the manifestos of mass shooters shortly after their attacks—especially in cases that ostensibly reveal "right-wing extremism”—police…Tyler O’Neil -
Judge Reyes’ Abominable Transgender Opinion
Judge Ana Reyes, a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C., issued a preliminary injunction last week barring the Trump administration from expelling certain transgender service members from the military. The Trump administration appealed Friday, arguing the president’s executive order barring transgender individuals “turns on gender dysphoria—a medical condition—and does not discriminate against trans-identifying persons…Cully Stimson -
Judge Who Blocked Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Faces Misconduct Complaint
A preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender-identifying individuals from serving in the U.S. armed forces. Executive Order 14183, Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness, was signed by Trump on Jan. 27. It held that “expressing a false ‘gender identity’ divergent from an individual’s…Jacob Adams -
‘BLATANTLY LYING’: Payton McNabb Responds After Sorority CEO Claims DZ Didn’t Expel Her Over Transgender Issues
Cindy Menges, CEO of the sorority that expelled Payton McNabb for posting a video of herself confronting a man in a women's bathroom, attempted to reframe the issue in response to sorority sisters' outrage. Menges claimed the expulsion had "nothing to do" with McNabb's "advocacy for banning trans-athletes from sports," and that "Delta Zeta Sorority did…Tyler O’Neil -
Maine Rep Who Was Censured for Posting About Transgender Athlete Sues House Speaker
When a lawmaker in Maine posted a photo of a male high school athlete winning a girls pole vault state championship, her House colleagues silenced her. Now, she’s taking legal action. Less than two weeks after Maine Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, posted the photo on Facebook, the Maine House of Representatives voted 75-70 to censure…Moira Gleason -
Maine Governor Faces Recall Effort Over Transgender Policy
THE CENTER SQUARE—Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is facing a recall effort from critics of her transgender policies, but the citizen-led campaign is unlikely to result in her being removed from office. An online recall petition calling for the removal of the second-term Democrat has gathered nearly 30,000 signatures since it was posted last week….Chris Wade -
Tuberville: Democrats’ Transgender Sports Move Proves They Learned Nothing From 2024
Democrats proved they learned nothing from the 2024 election by unanimously blocking a bill to keep biological men from playing women’s sports—countering the views of an overwhelming majority, according to Sen. Tommy Tuberville. In a procedural vote Monday, Tuberville’s bill fell short of the 60-vote threshold to overcome a Senate filibuster, when 51 Republicans voted…Fred Lucas