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Added on: 10/13/2024

DISABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND VOTING

JAMES HUNT

Alturi Contributor

Many states in the USA have laws that prevent individuals deemed “mentally incompetent” and other disabled citizens from voting. However, the criteria for determining someone to be…

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Added on: 10/02/2024

“US ‘Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people

10/02/2024

Cabrel Ngounou’s life in Cameroon quickly unraveled after neighbors caught the teenager with his boyfriend. A crowd surrounded his boyfriend’s house and beat him. Ngounou’s family learned…

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Added on: 10/01/2024

How ‘The Queer Arab Glossary’ Challenges Stereotypes About Arab Homophobia

09/30/2024

With Lebanon experiencing its deadliest day in nearly 20 years this month — not to mention the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine that has left more…

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Added on: 09/30/2024

VOTE OF SELF-CONFIDENCE

Alturi Project Strategist

The LGBTQ+ community, like many marginalized groups, often grapples with more loneliness and less joy due to discrimination and adversity. However, actively participating in civic duties like…

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Added on: 09/29/2024

A U.S. activist allegedly accepted $300K from Russia to push anti-gay laws in Africa

09/28/2024

A wide-ranging investigation by the Wall Street Journal has uncovered evidence linking Russian cash to an anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. activist who helped promote “Kill the Gays” laws in…

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Added on: 09/29/2024

Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, the 1st LGBT mariachi group, celebrates 10 year anniversary

09/28/2024

A local mariachi group is celebrating a decade of showcasing the best Mexican folk music with a welcoming flair. Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, or Rainbow Mariachi…

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Added on: 09/28/2024

More transgender teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws

09/27/2024

Half of all states, including Texas, have passed some kind of law impacting transgender youth, from outlawing minors from accessing gender-affirming health care to banning transgender athletes…

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Added on: 09/27/2024

More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws

09/26/2024

States that passed anti-transgender laws aimed at minors saw suicide attempts by transgender and gender nonconforming teenagers increase by as much as 72% in the following years,…

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Added on: 09/25/2024

Hate crimes, particularly against LGBTQ community, on the rise: FBI data

09/24/2024

Hate crimes motivated by gender-identity and sexual orientation rose from 2022 to 2023, according to FBI data, sparking concern among LGBTQ advocates about the potential impact of…

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Added on: 09/24/2024

Outwords brings LGBTQ preservation initiative to New York City

09/23/2024

Outwords, a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing stories of LGBTQ elders across America, made its first foray into New York City with a…

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Added on: 09/23/2024

Religious freedom, LGBTQ rights collide in lawsuit over Colorado’s universal preschool program

09/22/2024

At a time when the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door to greater public funding for private religious schools, a lower court ruling in Colorado could…

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Added on: 09/22/2024

Michigan must face religious employers’ challenges to anti-bias laws, US court rules

09/21/2024

A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits by a Christian medical ministry and a Catholic school in Michigan seeking to block the state from enforcing anti-discrimination…

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Added on: 09/21/2024

The False Idea Behind Project 2025’s Plans for LGBTQ Rights

09/20/2024

On Aug. 8, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched a new push against Project 2025, the 900-plus-page conservative wish-list for a second Trump Administration. The HRC warned…

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Added on: 09/20/2024

LGBT Resource Center closure due to new state law spurs U. students to launch their own space

09/19/2024

SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah student Ien Zielinski’s response on learning last June that the LGBT Resource Center would be closed was strong and immediate. “I…

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Added on: 09/20/2024

Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge

09/19/2024

President Joe Biden secured the record for the highest number of openly LGBTQ judges appointed to the bench by any president when the Senate on Tuesday voted…

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Added on: 09/19/2024

Republicans pour money into attacking Texas Democrats on LGBTQ+ issues ahead of Election Day

09/18/2024

Congressional Republicans will spend millions on television ads this fall targeting Texas Democrats for supporting pro-LGBTQ+ legislation — a bet that issue will resonate more than the…

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Added on: 09/18/2024

Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge

09/17/2024

President Joe Biden secured the record for the highest number of openly LGBTQ judges appointed to the bench by any president when the U.S. Senate on Tuesday…

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Added on: 09/17/2024

LGBTQ ally Democrat announces run for Texas House Speaker

09/16/2024

Texas state Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Democrat from Richardson, announced Sunday night, Sept. 15, that she is running for Speaker of the House. “When it comes…

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Added on: 09/16/2024

Queers for Palestine? Group offers $1 million for LGBTQ advocacy org to hosts Pride parade in Gaza, West Bank

09/16/2024

A watchdog group that aims to expose hypocrisy announced Monday that it would donate $1 million to “Queers for Palestine” or any U.S. LGBTQ advocacy organization to…

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Added on: 09/16/2024

How this Phoenix festival inspires Latino pride for LGBTQ business owners

09/15/2024

When Jimmie Muñoz started his business Passport Destilados, he aimed to distribute craft spirits from Mexican beverage makers in the United States, focusing on showcasing businesses owned…

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Added on: 09/14/2024

LGBTQ Group Endorses Straight Democrat Over Gay Republican

09/13/2024

Garden State Equality Action Fund, the political arm of the LGBTQ advocacy group Garden State Equality, has endorsed a straight Democrat for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race…

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Added on: 09/13/2024

What Donald Trump was referring to with his ‘transgender operations on illegal immigrants’ claim

09/12/2024

It was only one of many bromides from former President Donald Trump in Tuesday night’s debate — that Vice President Kamala Harris “wants to do transgender operations…

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Added on: 09/11/2024

Delaware Democrats back Sarah McBride’s bid to become first openly transgender person in US Congress

09/10/2024

Delaware in November could elect the first openly transgender member of Congress and the state’s first Black U.S. senator. On Tuesday, voters in the Blue Hen State…

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Added on: 09/10/2024

More than 160 Democrats urge Supreme Court to support transgender people’s rights to health care

09/09/2024

More than 160 members of Congress have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of defending transgender rights in America. The case, U.S. v….

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Added on: 09/09/2024

Hear the story of how a Navy veteran created the transgender pride flag

09/08/2024

Wright State University hosted TransOhio’s 15th Trans and Ally Symposium over the weekend. WYSO Intern and Community Voices Producer Lee Wade spoke with Monica Helms, the visionary behind the…

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Added on: 09/08/2024

‘I’m a new racist’: Michigan judge suspended after insulting gay and Black people on recordings

09/07/2024

A suburban Detroit judge is no longer handling cases after a court official turned over recordings of her making anti-gay insults and referring to Black people as…

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Added on: 09/07/2024

Congressional Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Law Restricting Transgender Healthcare

09/06/2024

A coalition of U.S. Congressional leaders, filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case U.S. v. Skrmetti. The case challenges Tennessee Senate Bill 1 (SB1), a…

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Added on: 09/06/2024

The Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Care, Explained.

09/05/2024

Since 2021, 24 states have banned hormone therapy for transgender youth with gender dysphoria. Leading medical experts and organizations — such as the American Medical Association, the American…

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Added on: 09/04/2024

Transgender Texans now unable to change sex on their birth certificates

09/03/2024

A new policy is limiting the changes transgender Texans can make when it comes to their identities. On Aug. 30, the Texas Department of State Health Services…

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Added on: 09/03/2024

LGBTI protections expand as public acceptance grows, Williams Institute finds

09/02/2024

Social acceptance correlates strongly with legal protections for LGBTI individuals, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Researchers analyzed…