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Added on: 11/13/2023

Ayanna Pressley Denounces GOP for Trying to Gut LGBTQ+ Housing Funds

11/12/2023

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley took a firm stand on the House floor last Monday against a Republican-led housing appropriations bill that omitted critical support for The Pryde, an LGBTQ+…

Global News

Added on: 11/12/2023

LGBTQ youth suicide prevention group leaves X after uptick in ‘hate & vitriol’

11/11/2023

The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth, announced it is leaving X, formerly known as Twitter, because of “increasing hate…

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Added on: 11/11/2023

Nation’s first openly gay governor seeks second chance in politics after 20 years

11/10/2023

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, a Democrat who became the nation’s first openly gay governor when he admitted to having an extramarital affair with a male…

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Added on: 11/10/2023

UN Committee Criticizes US Record on LGBT Rights

11/09/2023

In its review of the United States’ record on civil and political rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) condemned a flood of discriminatory state legislation…

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Added on: 11/08/2023

Bronx SAGE Center Sparks More Visibility for LGBTQ Older People across the Nation

11/07/2023

SAGE, the largest advocacy organization for LGBTQ older people since 1978, has celebrated the launch of a new community center for LGBTQ seniors in the Bronx. SAGE…

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Added on: 11/07/2023

Fort Lauderdale Police Name LGBTQ Chief

11/06/2023

William “Bill” Schultz has more than 23 years experience in law enforcement, has led innovations in the Fort Lauderdale Police Department (FLPD), and is a proud member…

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Added on: 11/06/2023

Admiral Rachel Levine calls hate a public health threat

11/05/2023

As the White House implements a new strategy (first announced in June) to address anti-LGBTQ+ violence and discriminatory laws, Admiral Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at…

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Added on: 11/04/2023

Justin Rogers’ journey to being out as gay and working in the NHL

11/03/2023

“Dear younger JR. Becoming the best you will take time and understanding. That knot in your stomach — the one that makes you feel confused, isolated, lost…

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Added on: 11/04/2023

Disasters don’t discriminate against queer people—but disaster responses do

11/03/2023

With climbing global temperatures increasing the risk of weather-related disasters fivefold in the last fifty years, it’s safe to say that climate change is affecting everyone. However,…

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Added on: 11/03/2023

LGBT HISTORY PROJECT: Exploring 70 years of lesbian publications

11/02/2023

Edythe Eyde was a secretary at RKO Studios in 1947 when she found she had time on her hands and made a groundbreaking decision. While at work,…

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Added on: 11/02/2023

Will U.S. Abortion Wars End a Successful Foreign Policy in Africa?

11/02/2023

Fierce opposition from conservative lawmakers is casting doubt on the future of PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s most successful global-health program, which was set up two decades ago…

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Added on: 11/01/2023

Congressional Resolution Celebrates Intersex Awareness Day

10/31/2023

Two congressional Democrats put forth the first-ever resolution recognizing October 26 as Intersex Awareness Day. The resolution, introduced by U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) and Mark Pocan…

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Added on: 11/01/2023

‘Pink Zone’ with LGBTQ+ bars proposed for downtown Tijuana

10/31/2023

Tijuana officials said they will consider a proposal to create a “Pink Zone” in the downtown area that will include at least 10 bars and clubs catering…

Global News

Added on: 10/31/2023

Donald Trump pledges to defund schools teaching critical race theory and ‘transgender insanity’

10/30/2023

Former US president Donald Trump has pledged to defund schools teaching critical race theory and “transgender insanity” if he is re-elected in 2024. At a rally in…

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Added on: 10/30/2023

Living an intersex life

10/29/2023

When Pidgeon Pagonis was born in a Chicago hospital 37 years ago, her doctors saw something that alarmed them. “I was born looking female on the outside,”…

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Added on: 10/28/2023

Report: Gulf Coast has largest transgender youth population affected by anti-LGBTQ+ bills

10/27/2023

After this year’s record high of legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, transgender youth across the U.S. are being impacted by adopted policies. The Gulf Coast has the…

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Added on: 10/27/2023

New House speaker’s views on LGBTQ issues come under fresh scrutiny

10/26/2023

The unexpected elevation of fourth-term Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to speaker of the House on Wednesday swiftly prompted unforgiving criticism and fresh scrutiny on the once…

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Added on: 10/25/2023

Supportive housing development for LGBTQ youth opens in Central Harlem

10/24/2023

Government officials and non-profit leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 24 to celebrate the completion of a supportive housing development in Harlem with services for homeless…

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Added on: 10/25/2023

Métis Nation of Ontario Hosts 2SLGBTQIA+ Climate Change Forum

10/24/2023

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) hosted a virtual Climate Change Forum on October 21, for Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Métis citizens, their families and allies. Featuring a…

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Added on: 10/24/2023

Same-sex marriage remains banned in the Navajo Nation for now

10/23/2023

Brennen Yonnie can imagine his future wedding. It takes place on a clear fall day on a mountain on the Navajo reservation, where he and the man…

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Added on: 10/23/2023

Georgia settles suit, agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for trans workers under state health plan

10/22/2023

Georgia state employees and their families who are insured by the Georgia State Health Benefit Plan can access transgender-related health care after the state agreed to a…

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Added on: 10/22/2023

Fear the Walking Dead star is famed gay civil rights activist in first trailer for Rustin

10/21/2023

The official trailer for Netflix’s eagerly-anticipated Bayard Rustin biopic starring Fear the Walking Dead‘s Colman Domingo has finally landed – and the civil rights activist’s identity as…

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Added on: 10/21/2023

Hawai‘i Department of Health states commitment to transgender rights

10/20/2023

In response to increasing attacks on transgender communities in the U.S., the Hawai‘i Department of Health recently released its “Statement on Transgender Rights and Public Health.” In…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

National Meeting for the Platform of Gay and Bisexual Rights 2024-2030, Chiapas, Mexico

10/17/2023

The energy and determination were evident, demonstrating that, through unity and collective action, challenges can be overcome to create a more inclusive and respectful society….

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Added on: 10/17/2023

FBI crime statistics show anti-LGBTQ hate crimes on the rise

10/16/203

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes rose sharply in 2022, jumping more than 19 percent over 2021, according to the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday. More than 11,600 hate…

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Added on: 10/16/2023

Why Black women face barriers to accessing PrEP, an HIV-preventing drug

10/15/2023

Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person’s risk…

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Added on: 10/14/2023

After Years of Erasure, Black Queer Leaders Rise to Prominence in Congress and Activism

10/13/2023

On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington this summer, a few Black queer advocates spoke passionately before the main program about the ongoing struggle for…

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Added on: 10/13/2023

25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

10/12/2023

It’s been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied…

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Added on: 10/12/2023

A transgender student, her crusading mom — and an English teacher caught in the middle

10/11/2023

GRAPEVINE, Texas — High school teacher Em Ramser felt her stomach drop when she noticed an empty seat in her second-period English class one morning in January…

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Added on: 10/12/2023

A SIMILAR TWIST: ABORTION TREKS WITH TRANSGENDER HEALTH

Alturi Project Strategist

There is an underreported and counterintuitive effect of denying abortion access: When abortion is safe, legal, and accessible, the abortion rate is typically lower. When abortion is…