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The Trump administration waged war on Maine by cutting off federal grants for prisons and school lunches in retaliation for the state's support for trans athletes.

Lawmakers in Montana were inspired by their trans colleagues that they defeated multiple anti-trans bills with help from Republicans.

At the federal level, Republicans showed that they will continue to use the "Kamala is for they/them" strategy in the 2026 election by weaponizing it against a Democratic senator who is up for reelection.

Outside the U.S., several men in the U.K. showed up to a trans picnic in a park and burned their Pride flag while threatening to stab them, and Slovakia is considering anti-LGBTQ+ constitutional amendments.