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Monday, June 1 - “Pride Month is off to a faltering start again this year as yet another red state ditches the month-long celebration of LGBT depravity in favor of family values. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed a proclamation last week declaring June to be “Fidelity Month” in her state.” 

Monday, June 1 - “Coloradans who have been harmed by the discredited psychological treatment known as “conversion therapy” can sue for damages through the state’s medical malpractice law under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Monday.”

Monday, June 1 - “A Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeal court judges ruled on Monday” 

Monday, June 1 - “Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and the New York City Commission on Human Rights, in partnership with the Mayor's Office of LGBTQ+ Affairs and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, launched “Trans Rights are Human Rights,” a citywide public awareness campaign highlighting protections for transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) New Yorkers under the New York City Human Rights Law.”

Monday, June 1 - “The index suggests America's acceptance of gay people has continued a steep decline, reversing many of the civil rights advances that increased the well-being and safety of the LGBTQ+ population, Out Leadership’s founder and CEO, Todd Sears, told USA TODAY.” 

Tuesday, June 2 - “Ghana's new bill criminalising LGBTQ+ activities will undergo scrutiny before it is officially approved, the president has said.” 

Tuesday, June 2 - “Republican Representative Andy Ogles is facing backlash after posting on social media that "homosexuality has no place in America" on the second day of Pride Month.”

Tuesday, June 2 - “The Kansas Department of Revenue — the state agency that oversees driver’s licenses — sent out letters invalidating some, but not all, transgender Kansans’ licenses following the passage of Senate Bill 244.”

Tuesday, June 2 - “As the Trump administration escalates its efforts to obtain the medical records of transgender adolescents from many of the nation’s major children’s hospitals, patients and their parents are asking federal courts to intervene, arguing that the government is seeking the information under a false pretext and in violation of their constitutional rights.”

Wednesday, June 3 - “An anti-LGBTQ+ social media post by Jadon MacCormack, a Republican candidate and religious podcaster in the 50th House District of Eastern Connecticut, drew bipartisan condemnation Tuesday night, including a suggestion by the leader of the House Republican minority that MacCormack end his campaign.”

Wednesday, June 3 - “ After two decades of rising support for LGBTQ+ issues, U.S. attitudes have plateaued and begun to slide back modestly. Approval of same-sex marriage, moral acceptance of gay and lesbian relations, and endorsement of gender changes are all down from peaks reached in the early 2020s.”

Wednesday, June 3 - “Republican support for same-sex marriage has fallen by 18 percentage points since 2022.” 

Wednesday, June 3 - “A federal judge in Chicago has blocked the state of Florida from pursuing a lawsuit accusing the American Academy of Pediatrics of making misleading claims about the safety and effectiveness of ​gender-affirming treatment for minors.”

Thursday, June 4 - “The state’s Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce says it has watched corporate support decline in recent years as companies quietly pull back their funding.”

Thursday, June 4 - “After a three-year push, Hawai’i officially has implemented a shield law to explicitly protect providers and patients of gender-affirming care for the trans community.”

Thursday, June 4 - “Student athletes in Washington state schools who want to compete in girls' sports would likely have to obtain genital exams to participate, if a controversial ballot initiative passes in November.”

Thursday, June 4 - “Two parents of trans children who received gender-affirming care at Mount Sinai Health System said representatives of the hospital network called them on Thursday and said their children’s health information would be shared with the federal government.”

Saturday, June 6 - “The Episcopal Church is planning a multi-day event this fall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a resolution to affirm homosexual members in the denomination.”

Saturday, June 6 - “Students at both the University of Texas and University of North Texas held mock funerals in May 2026 outside of meetings of the board of regents for their respective universities, where they mourned the loss of open discussion and academic freedom and integrity due to years of a right-wing legislative and institutional onslaught.”