The Outlook is our weekly roundup of political issues that affect the LGBTQ+ community.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has begun mass layoffs, including cuts at the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy. In California, legislators have blocked two bills that would have banned trans athletes from playing sports in the state. On Transgender Day of Visibility, leaders in Chicago came together to support the trans community. Despite support from Democratic legislators, 15 bills focused on expanding LGBTQ+ rights in Arizona have been blocked from moving forward by the states Republican leadership. A new law similar to a controversial 2016 bill, would ban trans people from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity in North Carolina. The post The OutLook: LGBTQ+ politics & policy: April 4, 2025 appeared first on News Is Out.