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Mike Pence says he’ll ban transgender people from the military if he wins

08/01/2023

Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said that if he wins the White House he would ban transgender people from the military again. Pence was speaking to reporters…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

Texas church firebombed after ‘anti-LGBT’ YouTuber video

07/28/2023

(NewsNation) — A Texas church was firebombed Sunday, weeks after it was the subject of an anti-LGBTQ Christian YouTuber’s video, according to multiple news reports. Community Unitarian Universalist Church in…

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Added on: 07/30/2023

Can states’ bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

07/28/2023

Of the 20 states restricting gender-affirming hormone therapy, nearly half are being challenged in federal court. At the heart of these lawsuits is this question: Do bans…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

From state houses to Congress, anti-trans fights arrive in Washington

07/28/2023

When AJ DePre, a trans rights organizer, heard that a House subcommittee was holding a hearing about “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’” on…

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Added on: 07/27/2023

Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee’s attorney general

07/26/2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University Medical Center is being sued by its transgender clinic patients, who accuse the hospital of violating their privacy by turning their records…

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Added on: 07/26/2023

Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee’s attorney general

07/25/2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is being sued by its transgender clinic patients, who accuse the hospital of violating their privacy by turning their records over to Tennessee’s…

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Added on: 07/25/2023

Conservative California school board OKs curriculum on gay rights activist after Newsom threatened $1.5M fine

07/24/2023

A conservative school board in southern California reversed course and approved a social studies curriculum that references gay rights activist Harvey Milk, after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened…

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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…