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LGBTI Rights in North America


ADDED ON: 03/12/2023

Colorado Catholic group spent millions to identify priests using gay dating apps

A conservative Catholic group based in Colorado spent millions to obtain data that identified priests using gay hookup and dating apps, later sharing the data with bishops nationwide. The project was carried…

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ADDED ON: 03/10/2023

Right-wing media rally behind Michael Knowles’ eliminationist anti-trans rhetoric

Daily Wire pundit Michael Knowles has spent the past week pushing eliminationist rhetoric about transgender people. It began on his show, where on February 27 he said “transgenderism” had to be “ban[ned] entirely” and…

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ADDED ON: 03/09/2023

Anti-LGBTQ bills filed in states this year rapidly approaching 400 – already more than in all of 2022: ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is tracking 385 anti-LGBTQ bills filed by lawmakers across 38 states targeting the vulnerable community on at least seven broad issues including schools and education, healthcare, free speech,…

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ADDED ON: 03/08/2023

Queerarchy, a store celebrating queer community, opens in north downtown Omaha

A group of kids, some with lime green and red balloons bobbing up and down, sat on a rug in front of Rowena Bennett for story time. As the kids squirmed and…

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ADDED ON: 03/07/2023

The Nation’s First Transgender State Senator Stands Out by Fitting In

Sarah McBride rises to speak on the Senate floor in the state capitol in Dover, Del. Late in the afternoon on this winter’s day, the Democratic legislator is sponsoring two resolutions. The…

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ADDED ON: 03/05/2023

The Republican War On LGBTQ People Reaches A Fever Pitch

Gwendolyn Herzig, a transgender pharmacist, went to the Arkansas statehouse last month to testify in support of providing transgender youth with gender-affirming health care. Herzig hoped lawmakers would take her expert background…

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ADDED ON: 03/01/2023

Iowa students to leave class Wednesday in statewide protest over LGBTQ bills

Students at 14 Iowa public school districts and one university are planning to walk out of class Wednesday to protest bills introduced in the Iowa Legislature that they say discriminate against the…

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ADDED ON: 02/28/2023

Ozarks residents speak out against proposed bill targeting LGBTQ students in Missouri schools

Protesters recently took to Park Central Square in Springfield to oppose Senate Bill 134. Among other things, the bill would ban school staff from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation with students.…

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ADDED ON: 02/25/2023

No longer a ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: Utah lawmaker updates proposal after LGBTQ community raises concerns

A Utah lawmaker says he has listened to concerns from the LGBTQ community and updated a bill that had been a close copy of the law in Florida nationally branded as the…

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ADDED ON: 02/21/2023

Calgary teens may face street harassment fines for counter-protesting anti-LGBTQ group

An intense interaction between allies and members of the LGBTQ community and a religious group got heated and loud according to attendees. The tensions and volume escalated on the afternoon of Feb.…

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ADDED ON: 02/19/2023

A lesbian lost her son to his sperm donor. Should other gay parents be concerned?

A court ruling this week that rejected an Oklahoma woman’s petition of custody over the son she raised for two years with her estranged wife should serve as a cautionary tale for…

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ADDED ON: 02/18/2023

Bill would restrict transgender people from military service

Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday introduced legislation that would disqualify most people with a history of gender dysphoria from serving in the U.S. Military. The bill would also require troops to…

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