Advocate says queer, trans rights threatened

Supreme Court could overturn landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade, sparking concerns among LGBTQ+ advocates and allies that queer and trans people's rights are next. Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice with the American Civil Liberties Union's LGBTQ and HIV Project spoke with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about the legal reasons behind those concerns as well as the attention on trans athletes and efforts to bar them from competing.

• Jun 21, 2022
• 04:51

World swimming bans trans athletes from women's events

Beginning Monday, the world swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events.

• Jun 20, 2022
• 02:21

World swimming bans certain trans athletes

The International Swimming Federation waded into the issue of transgender swimmers in women's events, banning those who transitioned after turning 12.

• Jun 19, 2022
• 00:28

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events

World swimming's governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events.

• Jun 19, 2022

Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of transgender youth

Judge Jan Soifer found "sufficient reason to believe that the plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable injury" if the investigations were allowed to proceed.

• Jun 10, 2022

Advocates fight anti-LGBTQ legislation

Advocacy groups are preparing to fight a number of bills that suppress the rights of LGBTQ+ people nationwide. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano spoke with National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director David Johns about how these laws impact the LGBTQ+ community.

• Jun 8, 2022
• 04:58

False conspiracy theories spread about Uvalde gunman

Several right-wing personalities have been perpetuating false and disturbing conspiracy theories about the Uvalde gunman on social media. CBS News tech and politics reporter Musadiq Bidar joins CBS News' Carter Evans to discuss just how dangerous this type of disinformation can be.

• May 26, 2022
• 04:49

Time releases list of 100 most influential people of 2022

From a billionaire personally funding the fight against climate change to protectors of human rights, these are the people dubbed Time's 100 most influential for 2022.

• May 24, 2022

Texas court ruling allows investigations into parents of trans youth

The court did not rule on the merits of the investigations, only that lower courts in Texas overstepped by trying to block all cases

• May 13, 2022

Survey: Many LGBTQ youth considered suicide

According to a new survey from The Trevor Project, 45% of LGBTQ youth said they considered suicide in the last year, and the rate has increased for a third consecutive year. Amit Paley, the CEO and executive director of The Trevor Project, joins CBS News to discuss the findings.

• May 6, 2022
• 05:00

Lawmaker doesn't want to share restroom with "huge" trans colleague

Republican state Rep. Cheryl Helmer on Tuesday stood firmly by her comments in an email to a graduate student.

• Apr 26, 2022

2022 on pace to see record anti-transgender bills passed by states, says Human Rights Campaign

The group noted more than 300 legislative proposals nationwide reference the LGBTQ+ community, with roughly 140 targeting trans youth.

• Apr 22, 2022

Transgender Disney heir rips Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill

The 30-year-old biology teacher said states are trying to make often-difficult journeys for transgender people even harder.

• Apr 12, 2022

Alabama law banning transgender medication challenged in two lawsuits

The law makes it a crime​ for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity.

• Apr 11, 2022

Alabama governor signs sweeping law banning trans youth health care

Under the new law, doctors face criminal penalties for providing puberty blockers or hormones for those under 19.

• Apr 8, 2022

Alabama lawmakers pass transgender youth medication ban

The topic of transgender and LGBTQ identity has become one of the GOP's "wedge" issues aimed at securing votes because they are popular with the party's base.

• Apr 7, 2022

South Carolina House passes bill banning transgender students from girls' sports

The bill, similar to ones passed in other states, would bar transgender students from playing girls' or women's sports in public schools in colleges.

• Apr 5, 2022

Trans health care is a matter of life or death, doctors say

Lawmakers are focused on the future of trans health care, but doctors say the proposed bills are hurting their patients now.

• Mar 31, 2022

U.S. passports will include option for "X" gender marker starting April 11

The move intends to make federal documents more inclusive for transgender, intersex, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people.

• Mar 31, 2022

Arizona governor signs bills limiting abortion access and transgender rights

The signings come one day before Transgender Day of Visibility.

• Mar 30, 2022

Meet Viktor: Elliot Page's "Umbrella Academy" character comes out

Season 3 of "The Umbrella Academy" is set to premiere on June 22.

• Mar 30, 2022

Oklahoma governor signs transgender sports ban into law

The Save Women's Sports Act applies to both high schools and colleges in the state.

• Mar 30, 2022

Making waves: The debate over trans athletes

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, has smashed Ivy League records in the pool since switching from the men's team to the women's. Her winning streak has reignited a fierce debate: do trans women have an unfair biological advantage in sports? And are competitive fairness and trans inclusivity mutually exclusive? With 22 states recently introducing bills that would ban trans women and girls from sports, correspondent Lee Cowan talks to advocates and experts on both sides of this contentious issue.

• Mar 27, 2022
• 08:34

Diving into the debate over trans athletes

The success of UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, has reignited a fierce debate: do trans women have an unfair biological advantage in sports? And are competitive fairness and trans inclusivity mutually exclusive?

• Mar 27, 2022

Utah legislature bans transgender athletes from girls sports after veto

Critics have called the bill an "attack" on transgender children.

• Mar 25, 2022

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