US judge blocks Trump subpoenas into transgender care at New York hospitals
The Trump administration has called for a probe into transgender healthcare, leading it to subpoena medical records.
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Conservative-led US Supreme Court seems wary of ‘conversion therapy’ ban
The high court’s conservative justices express concern the ban might infringe upon therapists’ freedom of speech.
Slovak constitutional change promotes anti-LGBTQ ‘national identity’
The constitutional amendment states that male and female will be the only recognised genders in the country.
Trump seeks enforcement of transgender and non-binary passport policy
Rights groups say policy requiring male or female designations on passports is ‘unjustifiable and discriminatory’.
Far-right groups dox online critics after Charlie Kirk’s death
Right-wing activists are targeting teachers, workers for critical remarks on Charlie Kirk’s death.
Hong Kong same-sex bill that granted limited rights voted down by lawmakers
The bill, which granted limited legal rights to couples registered overseas, was voted down by lawmakers 71 to 14.
Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable with prison, fines
In the new law, those found guilty of homosexuality could face a two- to five-year prison sentence.
James Dobson, controversial evangelical who advised US presidents, dies
Dobson advised Trump and four other US presidents and was a fierce opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights.
![Copies of "Family Man", the biography of Dr James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, are seen in the bookstore at the Focus headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [File: Rick Wilking/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-21T144752Z_1119048590_RC2PBGA1T6QO_RTRMADP_3_PEOPLE-JAMES-DOBSON-1755792636.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Key issues omitted in revised US State Department human rights report
Rights groups allege manipulation of US report after firing of key staff and overhaul of human rights priorities.
![Venezuelan detainees are shown being sent home in a prison exchange for Americans held in Venezuela, according to El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, at El Salvador International Airport on July 18, 2025. The latest State Department report said there were 'no credible reports of significant human rights abuses' in El Salvador [File: El Salvador Government/Handout via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-07-18T212340Z_299766331_RC20PFAHKLDB_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-ELSALVADOR-VENEZUELA-1755026732.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
US university bars trans athletes from women’s sports after Trump order
University of Pennsylvania removes times set by trans swimmer as part of resolution to civil rights investigation.
Tens of thousands in Hungary defy ban to march at Budapest Pride
Organisers estimate up to 200,000 people marched after government banned the annual celebration.
