On Oct. 1, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is appointing Black lesbian EMILY’s List President, Laphonza Butler, to the vacant seat of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein who died Friday at age 90.

A gay rugby team in France gets recognized at the world cup, a woman sprays "holy water" on a gay couple in Mexico, and a court dismisses challenge to LGBTQ group registration in Kenya.

 People protested at a university in Texas for having it claiming an exemption from a law that protects LGBT people, a former county clerk in Kentucky is ordered to pay a gay couple $100K for discrimination, and California legislators vote to lift ban to travel to anti-LGBT states.

Breaking with federal guidelines, Gov. Ron DeSantis is advising Florida residents under the age of 65 to skip the new COVID vaccines.

A California judge pauses a school policy on disclosure of pronouns, the supreme court says ban on gender-affirming care can pass in Texas, and a Georgia judge allows gender-affirming care ban.

Canada’s federal and provincial Conservative Parties are suddenly joining American-style culture wars centered on transgender issues, announcing new policies to crack down on access to medical care and women-only spaces, and restricting trans children from using chosen names and pronouns in schools.