LGBTQ+ Good News

Celebrating progress being made by and for the LGBTQ+ community

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Good News This Week: November 14, 2026 - Farms, Trucks, & Plastic Pouches

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A person holds a transgender flag with pink, white, and blue horizontal stripes, decorated with a purple ornamental crown at the top. Text on the flag reads "TRANS PEOPLE TO THE FRONT".

For every anti-trans bill that passed in 2026, seven times as many failed: 'It’s grueling work, but it makes a difference'

In 2025 and 2026, efforts to roll back LGBTQ+ rights were repeatedly stalled — or stamped out altogether.
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She lost her son to bullying. Now she offers to help LGBTQ+ teens around the world as the 'Internet’s Mom'

Aarti Malhotra reminds her viewers: “You never know what someone is going through.”
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Corrective surgery on intersex infants is legal in 80% of the world. An Australian state is banning it entirely

According to experts, being intersex is a physical characteristic that’s as common as having red hair or green eyes.
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New study shows that 'queer friendships' are good for your health

Researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Kentucky found links between LGTBQ+ peers and their mental well-being.
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These trans and nonbinary candidates just made history

Across six states, these Democratic candidates will be the first transgender and nonbinary people to serve in their state legislatures.
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Virginia voters enshrined marriage equality into the state's constitution

Virginia’s ban on gay marriage has not been enforceable since 2015, when the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that established a federal right to marry for same-sex couples.
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Good News This Week: November 7, 2026 - Forests, Sinks, & Elections

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Good News This Week: August 22, 2026 - Tigers, Turtles, & Wheelchairs

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A person with reddish-brown hair holds a hand-painted sign reading "PROTECT TRANS KIDS" in a crowd of protesters on a city street lined with buildings and trees.

New report shows trans students thrive when their teachers support them: 'Higher grades and belonging'

Actions as simple as asking for and affirming a student’s name and pronouns can make trans students feel substantially safer and more likely to succeed in the classroom, a new report shows.
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The Trump administration wants to scrub 'disparaging' national park history. Meet the librarians preserving it anyway

The revisions have scrubbed or softened accounts of violence, slavery, activism and lived experiences, raising questions about whose stories the government considers worth telling.
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Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care for minors, despite latest federal attempt to block it

Maine will continue providing gender-affirming care despite an announcement from the Trump administration banning Medicaid from covering hormone therapy and procedures for children under 18.
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