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Wyoming
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has heard a renewed challenge to Kappa Kappa Gamma’s decision to admit a transgender woman to its University of Wyoming chapter. The dispute asks whether the private sorority’s governing…
Colombia
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and his government have publicly backed the proposed “Ley Laura,” which would prohibit puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and gender-affirming surgeries for minors and sanction clinicians who recommend covered treatments. The bill has…
Virginia
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has confirmed that her administration ended a Board of Health rulemaking effort that sought to restrict transgender students’ participation in sports and access to bathrooms and locker rooms. The state’s official regulatory docket records…
Portugal
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged Portugal’s parliament to withdraw or revise proposed restrictions on gender recognition and gender-affirming care. He warned that the proposals could pathologize gender identity and undermine trans people’s rights…
Türkiye
Associated Press reports coordinated early-morning raids on LGBTQ+ groups, members, offices, and gathering places across Türkiye. Authorities said they were investigating 162 suspects, nine associations, and 13 businesses; reporting also describes access blocks on the websites of targeted…
Canada
Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta says it is asserting Treaty 6 health-care rights and jurisdiction to pursue a refuge for gender-affirming care on its reserve lands, including for trans and Two-Spirit youth. Reporting says leaders plan to…
Colorado, Federal
During a contempt hearing over Children’s Hospital Colorado’s continued denial of gender-affirming medical care to minors, hospital counsel disclosed a second federal investigation into the hospital’s services. The underlying class action includes transgender adolescents who were or will…
Mexico
Trans and nonbinary demonstrators marched through central Mexico City to the federal Interior Ministry, demanding action on healthcare, housing, education, employment, legal recognition, violence, and discrimination. Multiple local reports documented the mobilization and the planned dialogue with authorities.…
United Kingdom
Wales has paused new surgical referrals, surgical assessments, and scheduled gender-affirming surgeries while an urgent independent clinical review is arranged. NHS Wales says hormone therapy, endocrine care, psychological support, speech and language therapy, and fertility services continue. The…
Washington
Olympus Spa has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review its challenge to Washington’s public-accommodation protections after the women-only spa denied entry to a transgender woman. The petition has been docketed, but the Court has not agreed to…
Uganda
Members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child have questioned Uganda about how the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act affects children. The review raised concerns about discrimination, reporting requirements, and whether young people can safely seek…
Spain
Organizers in Elche are calling on the community to join a Pride march defending LGBTQIA+ rights amid political pressure on regional protections, including the Valencian trans law. The mobilization is a reminder that legal protections need visible public…