'Trump Administration hit with two major court losses in attacks against trans community and DEI' & other Tue/Wed news briefs

Judge blocks Trump anti-trans passport policy​ - The trans community gets a major win in court against the Trump Administration.

Judge deems Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health illegal​ - Trump's war on DEI also suffers a major loss in court. 

Columbia City Council votes to repeal conversion therapy ban after weeks of debate - But the Columbia, SC LGBTQ community suffer a loss after a long fight. SC Attorney General Alan Wilson strong-armed the city council by threatening a lawsuit while state Republican legislators threatened to withhold millions of dollars if they didn't. Wilson did this because he's running for governor. 

Trump anti-trans EO could deny health care to Democrats, unmarried vets - Yet another example of how exploiting transphobia to pass rules is not only dangerous to the trans community, but a lot of other communities, too.

Inside the Veterans Affairs Department’s underground resistance to Trump’s care ban for transgender vets - Speaking of which, keep fighting! 

Conservative org insisted straight couples would divorce in droves if marriage equality were legal - Well THAT turned out to be false. Surprise! Surprise! 

I won't let Ohio lawmakers tell my children their family is unnatural | Letter - Amen!