The House passed two bills to stop gender-affirming care for trans youth

What they’d do: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) bill would imprison doctors if they practice gender-affirming care on kids and make it harder for trans adults to access those treatments. Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s (R-TX) bill would ban Medicaid from paying for anything related to trans care for minors. While Greene’s bill is more brutal than Crenshaw’s, it’s less likely to pass the Senate.

Why it matters: Crenshaw’s bill could actually pass, and even if neither bill passes, it’s a sign of just how bad things could get if Democrats lose more seats in the Senate.

House passes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill to criminalize gender-affirming care for trans youth

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Legendary director and LGBTQ+ ally Rob Reiner died

What he did: Reiner, who directed films like When Harry Met Sally and This Is Spinal Tap, was a strong supporter of marriage rights well before it was a mainstream position. He co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which successfully funded legal challenges to California’s Proposition 8, a voter-approved ballot measure that banned same-sex marriages in the state.

Why It Matters: The influential director’s films delighted audiences across the political spectrum and are considered modern American classics. He will be missed.

Rob Reiner predicted ‘this may be the last time you see me’ months before death

The presidential administration is pushing new rules that could stop hospitals across the country from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth

What the rules do: They will, if accepted, block all federal funding to any hospital that provides gender-affirming care to trans youth, even if that care is funded through other means. Nearly 45% of the funds hospitals get is from the federal government, so it’s unlikely any hospital would turn away that funding to protect gender-affirming care.

Why it matters: If these rules are officially adopted, trans kids and their families will have to turn to illicit – and possibly dangerous – means of getting health care, even in blue states where access to the care is legally protected.

Trump administration is forcing hospitals to end gender-affirming care for trans minors

The attorney general asked the FBI to create cash bounties for trans activists

What happened?: Pam Bondi sent a memo to the FBI asking for the creation of a “cash reward system” for information about domestic terrorists, including “antifa-aligned extremists” and people who promote “radical gender ideology.” The administration has already shown that they view as a “radical” anyone who believes that trans people are who they say they are.

Why it matters: The administration has shown that it not only wants to take away trans people’s rights, but it also wants to stop people from advocating for trans people. Many authoritarian nations like Russia and Uganda have passed similar laws because they believe that advocating for LGBTQ+ rights will somehow turn people queer.

Pam Bondi wants the government to create cash bounties for turning in trans equality activists

Gay actor Jonathan Bailey was the highest-grossing actor of 2025

What did he do this year?: He had starring roles in Wicked: For Good and Jurassic World: Rebirth, both major box office hits.

Why it matters: Gay actors have found it difficult in the past to get work because studios believe that straight audiences don’t want to see them in leading roles. Bailey is the first gay man in history to be the year’s highest-grossing actor.

Out ‘Wicked’ star Jonathan Bailey is 2025’s highest grossing actor

This week’s pictures

People crowded a city council meeting this week in Palm Desert, California to show their support for Pride after the mayor tried to ban City Hall from flying a Pride flag. People overwhelmingly showed support for Pride when asked to raise their hands. Even people in the lobby, due to overcrowding of the council’s chambers, raised their hands.

And here are some interesting queer and trans reads

Deputy Editor Molly Sprayregen talked to out Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) about her fight to keep her child.

Angie Craig almost lost her son because she’s gay. Decades later that fight still fuels her.

Columnist Faefyx Collington explained that Republicans are cynically using trans rights as a bargaining chip as part of a larger strategy to transform America.

NDAA votes prove that trans people’s lives are simply a political bargaining chip for the GOP

Editor-in-Chief Alex Bollinger called on Democrats to do something about the transphobes in their House caucus.

Democrats should kick the three transphobes who voted for MTG’s bill out of the caucus

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