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Added on: 07/23/2023

US white supremacists found guilty of gay pride riot plot

07/22/2023

Five members of a white supremacist hate group convicted of plotting to riot at a gay pride event will spend three days in jail, a court has…

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Added on: 07/21/2023

OPINION: The arrival of Threads could kill LGBTQ+ free speech

07/18/2023

When I read Mark Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for Threads, I became increasingly concerned about the future of sexual free speech. Thanks to its close integration with Instagram, the…

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Added on: 07/19/2023

LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Violence in Africa Are Sleeping on Canada’s Streets

07/18/2023

For decades, Theresa Makumi hid who she was growing up in Kenya—one of many African nations where same-sex marriage is not only illegal, but where being queer…

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Added on: 07/18/2023

‘Strength through Native drag:’ Indigenous artists don’t let discrimination stop them

07/17/2023

In recent months, state legislatures across the nation have introduced hundreds of laws targeting Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning plus communities, including several…

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Added on: 07/17/2023

Trudeau Accuses American Far-Right of ‘Weaponizing’ LGBT Issue Against Muslims

07/16/2023

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to the criticism targeting the Canadian education system, which has sparked concerns among Muslim communities for including LGBTQ rights in classes….

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Added on: 07/17/2023

White Christian Nationalists Shape Uganda’s Anti-Gay Laws

07/16/2023

White Christian nationalists are exporting their American culture wars to Africa and getting people killed with “kill the gays” laws, and we see what they are doing….

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Added on: 07/15/2023

Anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism spiked during Pride Month 2023, report finds

07/14/2023

A recent report has revealed a shocking increase in hate and extremism during Pride Month 2023, compared to previous years. Research conducted for and published by GLAAD…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes web designer’s Supreme Court case helps her fight

07/13/2023

Since Waco judge Dianne Hensley received a public warning from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for refusing to perform same-sex marriages in 2019, she’s waged a…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Montana leaves American Library Association over ‘Marxist lesbian’ president

07/11/2023

The Montana State Library Commission voted to cut all ties with the American Library Association on Tuesday, citing an inability to continue associating with an organization led…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

The Trevor Project Slashed Its Crisis Line Staff During Pride Month

07/10/2023

A lot of Raelle Kaplan’s childhood consisted of acting. The plaid blouses and the white leather sandals at school, when all they wanted to wear were oversize…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world

07/09/2023

When the US evangelical preacher and anti-LGBTQ+ crusader Scott Lively landed in Uganda in 2009 to warn of the “gay agenda”, he was arriving after a series…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

State laws targeting LGBTQ rights have a new foe: federal judges

07/09/2023

A record number of bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBTQ people have become law in the past three years, but the majority of those that…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

Pleas for help as Montreal’s LGBTQ Village falls victim to addiction, homelessness

07/07/2023

The Village, Montreal’s historical LGBTQ neighbourhood, has become the scene of homelessness, addiction and crime, with locals suggesting that its social problems are being imported because of…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

One-Fifth of United Methodist U.S. Congregations Leaving Over LGBTQ+ Issues

07/07/2023

The United Methodist Church stands to lose one-fifth of its U.S. congregations due to differences over LGBTQ+ issues and amid expectations that the church will become more…

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Added on: 07/04/2023

Bill introduced in Navajo Nation to legalize marriage equality

07/03/2023

Navajo Nation Council Delegate Seth Damon of Bááháálí, New Mexico is sponsoring a bill to have the Navajo Nation recognize marriages between two people of any genders….

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Added on: 07/03/2023

DeSantis campaign shares video slamming Trump’s past vow to protect LGBTQ rights

07/02/2023

A campaign Twitter account for Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential bid is being criticized for marking the end of Pride Month on Friday by sharing a video slamming…

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Added on: 07/02/2023

Supreme Court says 1st Amendment entitles web designer to refuse same-sex wedding work

07/01/2023

In a major decision affecting LGBTQ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday carved out a significant exception to public accommodations laws–laws that in most states bar…

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Added on: 07/01/2023

Supreme Court limits LGBTQ protections with ruling in favor of Christian web designer

06/30/2023

The Supreme Court Friday ruled in favor of a Christian web designer in Colorado who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings out of religious objections….

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Added on: 06/30/2023

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

06/29/2023

Gillian Branstetter, a trans rights advocate, has watched in distress over the last year as lawmakers have eliminated fundamental protections for transgender people across the US. But…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

Survey: more than half of Argentines are in favor of greater LGBT+ representation in politics

06/29/2023

In its International LGBT+ Pride Day survey on the representation that diversities have in the political sphere shows that more than half of the Argentines consulted are…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

THE WORLDWIDE OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMMUNITY

06/28/2023

Whenever the rights of LGBTQ+ people move forward in the world, be it with laws that recognize same-sex marriage or the administrative identity of trans people, there…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

A journey of survival and love: Venezuelan asylum seeker flees bigotry and perseveres for a new life in the United States

06/28/2023

It starts years before they made it to the U.S.-Mexico border in October 2022 and turned themselves into authorities, in Yuma, Arizona, asking for asylum. Reydi’s story…

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Added on: 06/28/2023

What is New Brunswick’s LGBTQ student controversy all about?

06/27/2023

New Brunswick’s premier has been facing turmoil in his own party. LGBTQ students and advocates have protested. Even the prime minister and the official Opposition leader have…

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Added on: 06/28/2023

Twenty years after a breakthrough Texas case launched a new era of gay rights, trans people are still in the fight

06/27/2023

Seated on a parade float winding its way through Montrose, the heart of Houston’s LGBTQ+ community, John Lawrence and Tyron Garner temporarily assumed the status of queer…

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Added on: 06/27/2023

Medical exiles: Families flee states amid crackdown on transgender care

06/26/2023

Hal Dempsey wanted to “escape Missouri.” Arlo Dennis is “fleeing Florida.” The Tillison family “can’t stay in Texas.” They are part of a new migration of Americans…

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Added on: 06/27/2023

Hundreds Marry as Mexico Celebrates Marriage Equality, Gender ID Law

06/26/2023

Jubilant transgender folks and same-sex couples celebrated in Mexico City on Friday. The Associated Press reported 120 couples were able to marry under the slogan, “Hand in…

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Added on: 06/26/2023

The War on LGBTQ People Being Waged in Rural America

06/25/2023

On June 3, James Hensley, a 21-year-old from Corbin, Kentucky, joined a small group of local queer activists downtown for what was supposed to be a celebration…

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Added on: 06/25/2023

5 key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans

06/24/2023

Pew Research Center has been tracking Americans’ attitudes toward same-sex marriage, gender identity and other LGBTQ+ issues for more than a decade. In that time, we have…

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Added on: 06/25/2023

Pride collection backlash has derailed retailers, but LGBT designers are more empowered than ever

06/24/2023

When Walmart approached Gay Pride Apparel founders Sergio Aragon and Jesus Gutierrez to launch an exclusive Pride Month collection this June, it felt like a “full circle”…

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Added on: 06/10/2023

The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man

06/10/2023In the late 1880s, a formerly enslaved man named William Dorsey Swann started hosting private balls known as drags, a name possibly derived from “grand rag,” an antiquated term for masquerade balls. Held in secret in Washington, D.C., these parties soon caught authorities’ attention. As the Washington Critic reported in January 1887, police officers who raided one such gathering were surprised to encounter six Black men “dressed in elegant female attire,” including “corsets, bustles, long hose and slippers.”

In the late 1880s, a formerly enslaved man named William Dorsey Swann started hosting private balls known as drags, a name possibly derived from “grand rag,” an…