A former Treasury Department employee who led the agency’s LGBTQ employee resource group says the removal of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) from its discrimination complaint forms was merely a formalization of existing policy shifts that had already taken hold following the second inauguration of President Donald Trump and his appointment of Scott Bessent — who is gay — to lead the agency. 

The U.S. Supreme Court on July 3 agreed to hear two cases involving transgender youth challenging bans prohibiting them from participating in school sports.

The U.N. Human Rights Council on July 7 extended the mandate of the United Nations’ independent LGBTQ rights expert for another three years.

The “Big, Beautiful Bill” heads to President Donald Trump’s desk following the vote by the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives July 3, which saw two nays from GOP members and unified opposition from the entire Democratic caucus.

A Red Sox pitcher joins the Pride parade in Massachusetts, a new exhibit in Washington celebrates LGBTQ rights, and a meeting between a mayor in Texas and an LGBTQ advisory board is stalled.

An Iranian missile destroyed Tel Aviv’s only gay bar, Claudia López launched her presidential campaign in Colombia, and Australia ended its plasma donation ban for LGBTQ people.