🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️The Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber, a chapter of a national network focused on supporting LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and professionals, recently announced that they will be expanding their reach statewide to become the Michigan Pride Chamber of Commerce.

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  • "Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber Expands Statewide as the Michigan Pride Chamber of Commerce"

    • https://michiganchronicle.com/detroit-regional-lgbt-chamber-expands-statewide-as-the-michigan-pride-chamber-of-commerce/

🏳️‍⚧️🎾 On Tuesday, the World Tennis Association announced a ban on trans women athletes which will require all athletes seeking to compete in women’s events to undergo genetic sex testing.

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  • "Tennis is the first major women's sports league to require genetic testing" 

    • https://19thnews.org/2026/07/tennis-women-genetic-sex-testing/

  • "Women’s Tennis Association bans trans women & will require mandatory sex testing to compete"

    • https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/womens-tennis-association-bans-trans-women-will-require-mandatory-testing-to-compete/

🏳️‍⚧️🪖⚖️ On Wednesday, a federal judge rejected a motion from the U.S. Department of Justice which had sought to dismiss a lawsuit brought by trans service members against the Trump administration for revoking their previously approved early Air Force retirements, an option that had been offered to these troops as an alternative to involuntary separation from the military.

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  • "Judge rejects Trump administration bid to dismiss transgender Air Force troops' retirement lawsuit"

    • https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-air-force-retirement-lawsuit

In June, the Health Council of the Netherlands reaffirmed the safety, efficacy, and necessity of gender-affirming care for trans youth after a two-year review, stating that non-treatment of gender dysphoria is not a neutral option, and urging the country’s healthcare system to reduce wait times.

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  • "Dutch review emphasizes “morally urgent” need for gender-affirming care for trans youth"

    • https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/dutch-review-emphasizes-morally-urgent-need-for-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-youth/