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Added on: 03/27/2022

Republicans Are Furious That People Are Calling Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill a “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

2/26/02

Earlier this month, the Florida state legislature passed a ban on certain classroom instruction about LGBTQ life. Critics have dubbed it a “Don’t Say Gay” bill, part…

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Added on: 03/26/2022

Air Force offers medical, legal help as states clamp down on trans and LGBTQ+ children

3/25/22

In light of recent state laws criminalizing parents and doctors who help transgender children take steps to affirm their gender, and other legislation banning official talk about…

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Added on: 03/26/2022

Canadian immigration minister Sean Fraser says he’s committed to LGBTQ2S+ refugees

3/25/22

Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser has a lot on his plate right now with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting refugee crisis….

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Added on: 03/23/2022

Disney employees walk out, as ESPN and Disney+ back LGBTQ+ rights.

03/22/2022

Disney employees staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say…

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Added on: 03/23/2022

Governors in Indiana and Utah veto transgender sports bans.

03/22/2022

Going against the growing trend of transgender sports bans in GOP-led states, the Republican governors of Indiana and Utah have vetoed proposed laws in their states. In…

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Added on: 03/22/2022

How Strands for Trans built a movement for transgender-friendly barbershops.

03/21/2022

Strands for Trans, a campaign that maps transgender-friendly barbershops and salons, launched five years ago as stories of trans people facing discrimination in these spaces surfaced online….

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Added on: 03/21/2022

Family and friends remember LGBTQ activist Elise Malary found dead over the weekend: ‘She chose time and time again to lift others up’

03/20/2022

People who loved Elise Malary gathered in Andersonville Sunday night in front of a brick wall filled with memories. “Her voice was soft. Her tongue was sharp….

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Added on: 03/20/2022

Kim Davis violated gay couples’ rights in denying marriage licenses, judge rules

3/19/22

A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples after she wouldn’t issue them marriage licenses – a…

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Added on: 03/20/2022

Transgender immigrants who fled Latin America still face uncertainty in the US

3/19/22

Paloma Vazquez envisioned a new start in Houston. After immigrating from Honduras to escape transphobic violence just six months prior, the 29-year-old was ready to move into…

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Added on: 03/19/2022

Bill promotes California as U.S. refuge for transgender youth

3/18/22

California could provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families under a proposal announced Thursday that joins a growing list of initiatives from the nation’s…

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Added on: 03/18/2022

Working Remotely, Some Transgender People Saw an Opportunity to Change

03/17/2022

For years, Deke Wilson, 41, was ambivalent about undergoing a medical transition to male. He felt it was critical for his happiness, but there were plenty of…

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Added on: 03/17/2022

In 1st for Bay Area, gay Afghan Muslim joins college board

03/16/2022

When a Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Board of Trustees member resigned due to relocating, the search was on to find an appointee to fill the vacancy…

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Added on: 03/16/2022

Black, Latino queer students say they are on edge in the wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

03/15/2022

Miami eighth grader Zen Nelson, who is Afro Latinx and uses gender-neutral pronouns, said they have been subjected to homophobic slurs from their classmates for at least…

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Added on: 03/14/2022

Transgender children, families rally outside Texas Capitol, Governor’s Mansion

03/13/2022

AUSTIN — More than 200 people showed up on Gov. Greg Abbott’s doorstep Sunday with a message: Leave transgender children alone. The rally dubbed “Trans Kids Cry for HELP!” was a…

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Added on: 03/13/2022

Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids

3/11/22

District Judge Amy Clark Meachum said the governor’s directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was “beyond…

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Added on: 03/11/2022

Georgia legislators introduce a Florida-style ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

03/10/2022

Georgia legislators introduced a bill this week that would prohibit discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation in some private school classrooms. The Common Humanity in Private Education…

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Added on: 03/10/2022

“The Magic Has Died”: Disney Employees Are Outraged That Their Company Won’t Speak Out About The “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

03/08/2022

Disney employees — ranging from characters in the theme parks to writers on their TV shows — are speaking out against their employer after reports the company…

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Added on: 03/09/2022

New Television Campaign Spotlights Transgender Kids Finding Joy In Sports.

03/08/2022

Have you ever met a transgender kid? That is the question The GenderCool Project asks in a national television campaign launching today. The high-energy 30 second spot…

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Added on: 03/09/2022

Edmonton Queer History Project launches historical website, walking tours and podcast.

03/08/2022

Edmonton Queer History Project has launched new tools to help put a spotlight on the city’s rich LGBTQ stories, including a website, a downtown map, walking tours…

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Added on: 03/09/2022

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor

03/08/2022

Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting a wave of criticism from…

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Added on: 03/08/2022

Prominent LGBTQ non-profit loses millions in funding following NY state probe.

03/07/2022

One of New York’s largest LGBTQ non-profits has lost $10 million in state funding after an investigation, first revealed by The Post, found it was mishandling the…

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Added on: 03/07/2022

Republican Utah governor says he plans to VETO legislation banning transgender students from competing in youth sports

03/06/2022

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that he plans to veto legislation passed on Friday that would ban transgender student-athletes from competing in girls sports within the state. Without his support,…

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Added on: 03/05/2022

Mapping hate: The anti-LGBTQ2S+ history of Ottawa truck convoy organizers

3/4/22

Although participants of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that descended upon Ottawa last month claimed it was a peaceful protest against COVID-19 restrictions, it was primarily organized by…

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Added on: 03/04/2022

Culture war around care for transgender kids heats up

03/03/2022

The confrontation over gender-affirming care for transgender youth hit a boil this week as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on his call for state officials to…

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Added on: 03/02/2022

8-year-old transgender activist invited to State of the Union.

03/01/2022

The Department of Family and Protective Services is investigating three cases that go against Governor Greg Abbott’s recent directive viewing gender-confirming care for kids as abuse. “DFPS…

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Added on: 02/28/2022

Will Supreme Court ruling on abortion affect LGBTQ rights?

02/27/2022

With a heavily conservative Supreme Court signaling that they would hobble or overturn landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade, more questions were raised about other seemingly set in…

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Added on: 02/27/2022

A year of progress on global LGBTQ rights, but so much remains to do

2/26/22

U.S. support of worldwide LGBTQ rights during the first year of the Biden administration led to “significant progress” but “there is far to go”, according to an…

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Added on: 02/26/2022

Support group helps parents of LGBTQ Iranians in California

02/25/2022

In Iranian communities outside of the country, queer identity is still often seen as something that must be kept secret, and many suffer from social isolation within…

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Added on: 02/25/2022

Florida House approves bill limiting school discussions of LGBTQ identity

02/24/2022

Feb 24 (Reuters) – Florida’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, a measure…

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Added on: 02/24/2022

Texas Gov. Abbott: Agencies must investigate gender-affirming care for trans kids as ‘child abuse’

02/22/22

AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to investigate reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care as “child abuse,” but it’s unclear what immediate effect…