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Jeremey Peck, a longtime friend of Darcelle XV and a drag artist with 30 years performing, took ownership in February

The department said its investigation into the district was based on a complaint filed with its civil rights office.

Portland has a new soccer league for queer women, non-binary and trans people

During this year's legislative session, lawmakers plan to change or amend Rule 27, the Legislature’s personnel rule for addressing harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

Proponents point to historic highs in book ban attempts, largely targeting people of color, women and LGBTQ+ communities. Opponents argue it should be up to the parents.

The Seattle branch of the department’s Office for Civil Rights launched the investigation after a transgender girl played in a high school girls’ basketball game last month. This comes weeks after Trump issued an executive order barring transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports.

After a yearslong state investigation, the La Center School District has been ordered to change its approach to gender identity, including how it discusses preferred pronouns. La Center is pushing back.

Queer choruses across the country are speaking out against the Kennedy Center’s decision to cancel its Pride show featuring the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington.

Since launching in 2022, the Everywhere is Queer map has evolved into an app listing more than 15,000 LGBTQ-owned businesses around the globe. The platform also offers virtual networking opportunities for queer owners.

Last month, President Trump signed an executive order directing federally run insurance programs, including Medicaid and TRICARE for military families, to drop coverage for gender-affirming care. Last week, Oregon’s attorney general joined a lawsuit with Washington State and Minnesota against the Trump administration over that order, which also seeks to cut off federal funding from institutions that provide hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgical treatment for people under 19. The state’s largest Medicaid provider, CareOregon, covers medically-necessary, transition-related health care, which is currently required under state law. Eric Hunter, President and CEO of CareOregon, joins us to discuss how the health insurer is responding to the demands of the federal government.