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Louisiana Medicaid quietly stops reimbursing patients for gender-affirming care
Transgender Louisianians will no longer receive Medicaid reimbursement for any gender-affirming care prescriptions if their provider uses certain gender-related diagnosis codes, according to multiple LGBTQ+ organizations. “Instead of making this change through the legislative process, the state instilled its anti-trans agenda through obscure, extralegal bureaucratic maneuvers,” the advocacy organization Trans Income Project wrote in a statement to the Illuminator. “Now, […]
Florida Republican official suspended for social posts mocking Pulse murder victims
A Florida city suspended one of its council members over hateful social media posts, including one mocking victims of the Pulse shooting. Now, she has sued while alleging that some of the posts were doctored. The Groveland City Council last week suspended Councilwoman Judith Fike after nearly decade-old posts resurfaced, including one in which she wrote victims […]
Baylor University to return $643,000 LGBTQ-inclusion grant
Baylor University, a Baptist institution in Waco, Texas, announced Wednesday that it would rescind its acceptance of a $643,000 grant that it had recently been awarded to study the inclusion of women and LGBTQ people in the church. In a letter posted to the university’s website, Baylor University President Linda Livingstone said returning the funds “is […]
Local News
Positive Images in Moving
While this year has brought deep challenges — including harmful federal policies that threaten our safety and well-being — we know that joy, connection, and care are acts of resistance. They are vital to our survival. That’s why today, we’re overjoyed to share a bright moment of our own: Positive Images is […]
Listen to Rainbow Zone Radio Show / Zona Arco Iris Radio Mostrar Friday
Rainbow Zone Radio Show is a bi-lingual, two hour-long, program featuring coverage of news impacting the LGBTQI+ Community; in-depth coverage of topics and events; interviews; arts and entertainment — tune in for information intended to keep the LGBTQI+ Community entertained and engaged. Airing on 89.1 KBBF FM English program from 5-6pm. Zona Arco Iris Radio/Rainbow […]
Arts & Entertainment
T Sisters at Occidental Center for the Arts Saturday, July 19
Saturday July 19 @ 4 pm. T Sisters at Occidental Center for the Arts.The talented and sassy T Sisters return for a fun afternoon concert in our amphitheater! Distinguished by close harmonies, catchy melodies and potent lyricism, the T Sisters have created their own refreshing brew of eclectic folk music. Chloe (percussion), Erika (guitar), and […]
Left Edge Theatre at The California Present Hindsight 2025 – 10-minute Play Festival July 19 & 20
Over 300 plays submitted from across the globe. Only 10 made the cut. Hindsight 2025A Staged Reading Event The California Theatre, Santa RosaSaturday, July 19 & Sunday, July 20 Two days. Ten bold plays.One unforgettable experience. Step into Hindsight 2025—a weekend of sharp, surprising, and stirring 10-minute plays that explore the past, illuminate the present, and imagine […]
State News
Protesters rally against closing largest gender-affirming care center for kids in the U.S.
Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. “I hated my body,” the nonbinary 16-year-old said. “I hated looking at it.” When therapy didn’t help, Pitchenik, who uses the pronoun they, started going to the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the country’s biggest public provider of gender-affirming care for […]
California defies Trump, won’t ban trans athletes from school sports
California officials say they will not comply with Donald Trump’s order to keep transgender athletes out of K-12 school sports. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon gave the state 10 days, beginning June 27, to sign on to an agreement “to rescind any trans-inclusionary guidelines and send cisgender female athletes who lost to a trans opponent personalized apologies,” The Sacramento Bee reports. The U.S. Department of […]
