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Added on: 07/30/2022

Biden names gay judge to federal CA bench

7/29/22

President Joe Biden has nominated a gay California state superior court judge to the federal bench. It follows criticism that the Biden administration has been slow to…

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Added on: 07/27/2022

LGBTQ activists angered by Baja California governor’s stance on conversion therapy.

07/26/2022

The memories remain raw for 27-year-old Benjamin Sanchez. As the teenage son of a pastor in an ultra-Christian community of Tijuana, his identity was considered a sin….

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Added on: 07/27/2022

Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies Texas suing USDA over requirement to add LGBTQ protections to nutrition programs’ nondiscrimination policies.

07/26/2022

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service announced in May that it would expand its definition of sexual discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. Paxton and…

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Added on: 07/26/2022

GOP congressman attends gay son’s wedding after opposing protections for same-sex marriage.

07/25/2022

GOP Rep. Glenn Thompson attended his gay son’s wedding last week, three days after opposing a bill in the US House that would enshrine protections for same-sex…

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Added on: 07/25/2022

Same-Sex Marriage Bill Advances in US Congress

07/24/2022

The U.S. Congress may be on the cusp of passing legislation that would codify recognition of same-sex marriages under federal law, solidifying the right of LGBTQ couples…

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Added on: 07/25/2022

At Least 25 States Are One Supreme Court Decision Away From Banning Same-Sex Marriage

07/23/2022

In his decision to help gut Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the Supreme Court “should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents,…

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Added on: 07/24/2022

DANIEL ARZOLA – GLOBAL ARTIVIST

Alturi Project Strategist

Past I believe art can be the artist’s response to the reality and time surrounding us. I think my work emerged as a voice as I grew…

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Added on: 07/23/2022

Six Texas lawsuits targeting gay marriage, LGBT rights after the fall of Roe vs. Wade

7/21/22

In the wake of the toppling of Roe v. Wade and with Justice Clarence Thomas urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit rulings on gay sex and…

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Added on: 07/21/2022

Oklahoma town’s first openly gay mayor resigns over harassment, threats ‘bordering on violence’

07/19/2022

Adam Graham, the first openly gay mayor of The Village, a town just outside Oklahoma City, has resigned, writing in a resignation letter that he no longer…

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Added on: 07/20/2022

U.S. House passes bill protecting marriage equality

07/19/2022

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill protecting gay marriage rights, after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade imperiled similar precedents…

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Added on: 07/19/2022

A majority of Canadians support the repeal of queer blood ban, according to poll

07/18/2022

A new poll finds that a majority of Canadians support the recent repeal of a lifetime deferral on gay and bisexual men donating blood. Nearly six in…

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Added on: 07/19/2022

Meet the first transgender military training instructor in United States Air Force

07/18/2022

A military training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland not only serves our country by training the best in the United States Air Force, but also…

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Added on: 07/17/2022

Conservative Texas Lawyer Targets PrEP Access After Abortion Rights

07/13/2022

With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade last month, the architect of a controversial Texas abortion law has already aimed at marriage equality, and his next…

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Added on: 07/17/2022

UN urged to move Cop27 from Egypt over ‘LGBTQ+ torture’

07/15/2022

A White House adviser and his partner have called on the United Nations to move a key climate change summit from Egypt due to the country’s treatment…

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Added on: 07/15/2022

To fight monkeypox, doctors are using lessons from AIDS crisis

07/14/2022

While COVID-19 continues to be top of mind for public health officials, dozens of monkeypox cases have been confirmed in LA so far, and they appear to…

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Added on: 07/15/2022

Brittney Griner’s story always transcended sport. She’s a real American trailblazer

07/14/2022

The images of Brittney Griner from 15 April 2013 are striking. It was the night of the annual WNBA draft, and Griner was beaming from ear to ear….

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Added on: 07/13/2022

First James Webb images arrive amid calls for telescope name change, links to LGBTQ abuse.

07/12/2022

NASA released the first, highly-anticipated deep space images from its James Webb Space Telescope this week. But the arrival also spotlights continued calls to rename the groundbreaking…

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Added on: 07/11/2022

Queer meetups are helping Montreal Muslims explore spirituality and gender identity

07/10/2022

Lifting up their wrist, Zahra Haider talks about one of their many tattoos. They trace their fingertips across the Urdu scripture inked into their skin, spelling out…

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Added on: 07/09/2022

LGBTQ farmers often go unnoticed. But their perspective may help reshape agriculture

7/8/22

Growing up on her family’s farm in Coggon, Iowa, Shae Pesek couldn’t envision being able to have the life she wanted here. She didn’t know any queer…

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Added on: 07/06/2022

The military is offering to transfer troops affected by anti-LGBTQ laws, but the process isn’t easy.

07/05/2022

Military families can move to new bases if they’re stationed in states with laws hostile to LGBTQ people. But families who try to take advantage of the…

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Added on: 07/05/2022

For gay couples hoping for a military burial, the fight for love doesn’t end with death

07/03/2022

In Willamette National Cemetery in Oregon, lines of marble rise row on row above acres of vivid green. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Linda Campbell knew the…

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Added on: 07/02/2022

‘The Book of Queer’ Creator Eric Cervini On The Subversive Joy of Telling Our Own History

7/1/22

Just because June is over, it doesn’t mean we stop commemorating Pride. It’s actually more important to not contain our celebration to one singular month, and we…

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Added on: 07/02/2022

I can’t take my family to Texas,’ or another red state: Military parents fight to protect their transgender kids

7/1/22

Over the past 19 years, Alleria Stanley’s family has grown accustomed to packing up and moving wherever the Army tells them to go, measuring time by all…

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Added on: 07/01/2022

3 LGBTQ diplomats see opportunity and crisis for queer people around the world

06/30/2022

The world is at an inflection point for LBGTQ rights, as a mixture of opportunities and crises converge, according to an assessment from one of the world’s…

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Added on: 06/30/2022

Proud Boys Showed Up To A Pride Month Library Event But Were Met With A “Human Shield” Of LGBTQ Supporters

06/29/2022

Kathryn Vargas wasn’t sure whether she would take her kids to the Pride Month Family Storytime event on Saturday at a public library in McKinney, Texas, a suburb north of…

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Added on: 06/28/2022

How drag is revitalizing queer culture in rural Canada and smaller cities like Kingston.

06/27/2022

There were families, university students, seniors—a kaleidoscope of people draped in rainbow flags. Some arrived in drag, adorned in multicoloured outfits. Saturday’s Pride parade in Kingston, Ontario,…

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Added on: 06/27/2022

Meet the 14-year-old bringing a queer youth conference to rural Texas

06/26/2022

A ninth grader in Mission, Texas is bringing a queer youth conference to his rural hometown after winning a $10,000 grant from the nonprofit group It Gets…

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Added on: 06/26/2022

Mass same-sex wedding in Mexico challenges discrimination

6/25/22

Even after five years of living together in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, something as simple as holding hands or sharing a kiss in public is…

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Added on: 06/25/2022

LGBTQ community braces for rollback of rights after abortion ruling

6/24/22

Abortion rights supporters Courage Universe, left, and Nikki Enfield embrace outside the Supreme Court after it issued a ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade on June 24….

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Added on: 06/24/2022

Is the LGBT Community Doing Enough to Fight Monkeypox?

06/23/2022

“Monkeypox is not a gay disease.” “Anyone can get monkeypox.” We’ve heard this ad infinitum—and it’s accurate—but as we attempt to avoid stoking stigma and homophobia, I fear…