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.

Hong Kong made a ruling to recognize same-sex couples, a man was arrested in the United Kingdom in connection with a homophobic attack, and a legal service for LGBTQ Victorians opens.

A federal judge denied a request to put on hold parts of Florida’s Criminalizing Gender Affirming Care law (SB 254) that would impact transgender adults.

It feels like anti-LGBTQ sentiment has been rising in the U.S. recently, and new data from the Human Rights Campaign backs that up. The analysis focused highly on gender-affirming care restrictions and bans nationwide targeting queer youth and adults alike. Twenty twenty-three saw a massive spike in that kind of legislation, with more than 550 bills introduced in 43 states, and more than 80 signed into law, more than doubling last year which was already the worst on record.