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Added on: 10/21/2023

Hawai‘i Department of Health states commitment to transgender rights

10/20/2023

In response to increasing attacks on transgender communities in the U.S., the Hawai‘i Department of Health recently released its “Statement on Transgender Rights and Public Health.” In…

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Added on: 10/17/2023

FBI crime statistics show anti-LGBTQ hate crimes on the rise

10/16/203

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes rose sharply in 2022, jumping more than 19 percent over 2021, according to the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday. More than 11,600 hate…

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Added on: 10/16/2023

Why Black women face barriers to accessing PrEP, an HIV-preventing drug

10/15/2023

Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person’s risk…

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Added on: 10/14/2023

After Years of Erasure, Black Queer Leaders Rise to Prominence in Congress and Activism

10/13/2023

On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington this summer, a few Black queer advocates spoke passionately before the main program about the ongoing struggle for…

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Added on: 10/13/2023

25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

10/12/2023

It’s been 25 years since Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied…

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Added on: 10/12/2023

A transgender student, her crusading mom — and an English teacher caught in the middle

10/11/2023

GRAPEVINE, Texas — High school teacher Em Ramser felt her stomach drop when she noticed an empty seat in her second-period English class one morning in January…

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Added on: 10/12/2023

A SIMILAR TWIST: ABORTION TREKS WITH TRANSGENDER HEALTH

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There is an underreported and counterintuitive effect of denying abortion access: When abortion is safe, legal, and accessible, the abortion rate is typically lower. When abortion is…

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Added on: 10/10/2023

Nazi group gathers outside Cathedral of Hope on Sunday

10/09/2023

Staff and congregants at Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ are no strangers to protests. The Oak Lawn church, known as the largest church in the…

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Added on: 10/09/2023

Nowhere to party: The decimation of queer spaces for Black lesbians

10/08/2023

Women and femmes have long been the LGBTQ+ community’s invisible force, often holding hands on the front lines but never quite making the cut of importance and…

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Added on: 10/07/2023

CDC proposes using antibiotic to prevent STI among gay men, trans women

10/06/2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Oct. 2 rolled out draft guidelines recommending the use of the antibiotic doxycycline as a form of post-exposure…

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Added on: 10/06/2023

Gays Against Groomers leader issued restraining order after online attacks on school

10/05/2023

A Wisconsin school district has been granted a temporary restraining order against the leader of a local Gays Against Groomers chapter, following accusations of harassment. A Brown…

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Added on: 10/05/2023

Inside the anti-LGBTQ effort to put Christianity back in schools

10/04/2023

Political and religious leaders who have long fought to put God and prayer back in schools are seizing on a growing backlash against transgender people to advance…

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Added on: 10/03/2023

Laphonza Butler, Newsom’s Feinstein replacement, to make LGBT history

10/02/2023

The woman chosen by Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace late Sen. Dianne Feinstein will be the first Black lesbian to serve in Congress in history and the…

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Added on: 09/30/2023

Appeals court upholds Tennessee and Kentucky bans on trans care for minors

06/29/2023

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. By…

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Added on: 09/29/2023

LGBTQ+ family asking for £12,000 to flee ‘hostile’ state ‘before it’s too late’

09/28/2023

A family are desperately trying to raise $15,000 to leave Texas as they claim it becomes “more hostile” to the LGBT+ community. They say they hate to…

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Added on: 09/29/2023

One magazine secretly built community in the ’50s. Now it’s celebrated in L.A.’s queer history festival

09/28/2023

When One magazine published its first issue in January 1953, it became the first widely distributed gay publication in the United States. Created by One Inc., the…

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Added on: 09/26/2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to bolster protections for LGBTQ people

09/25/2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills over the weekend aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ people, after issuing a controversial veto that was criticized…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

An annual survey from the Census Bureau aims for better data on the LGBTQ+ population

09/24/2023

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: What is your current gender? And what best represents how you think of yourself? Gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual – or do you prefer a different…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

No harassment of LGBT community will be allowed, says Anwar

09/24/2023

PETALING JAYA: The government will not condone excessive action or harassment against those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar…

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Added on: 09/24/2023

OPINION: Protecting undocumented immigrants and Dreamers is a queer rights issue

09/22/2023

In 2012, an undocumented immigrant from Indonesia named Rio Djiwandana began his studies at Georgetown University. During his first semester, he enrolled in the Deferred Action for…

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Added on: 09/21/2023

Census Bureau wants to test asking about sexual orientation and gender identity on biggest survey

09/20/2023

The U.S. Census Bureau asked the Biden administration Tuesday for permission to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for people age 15 and above on…

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Added on: 09/20/2023

LGBT Asylum Project helps asylum seekers fleeing persecution

09/19/2023

San Francisco has become a beacon for many LGBTQ asylum seekers — and the LGBT Asylum Project is meeting the need, having provided legal representation for nearly…

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Added on: 09/18/2023

Nashville elects Tennessee’s first openly transgender politician

09/17/2023

A transgender woman won election to a seat on Nashville’s city council, becoming the first openly transgender person to be voted into political office in Tennessee. Olivia Hill, 57,…

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Added on: 09/17/2023

Hispanic Federation’s queer president condemns Don’t Say Gay laws

09/16/2023

When Frankie Miranda first heard of the possibility of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills in the US, it took him back to his upbringing in Puerto Rico. The…

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Added on: 09/16/2023

Beth Chayim Chadashim is first synagogue for gay, lesbian Jews

09/15/2023

My friend, Harriet Perl, of blessed memory, lived well into her 90s and died in 2013. A life-long lesbian, Harriet had been an L.A. public high school…

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Added on: 09/15/2023

Kentucky gay couple awarded $100,000 after being denied marriage license

09/14/2023

A gay couple has been awarded $100,000 by a federal jury after a former county clerk refused to give them a marriage license. Kentucky couple David Ermold and…

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Added on: 09/15/2023

Nigeria: Delta Wedding – U.S. Lawmakers Protest Arrest, Parade of Gay Suspects

09/14/2023

“We’re here to demand that Nigeria release all the detainees and drop all the charges.” On Tuesday, a group of Black American LGBTQ lawmakers protested in front of…

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Added on: 09/14/2023

‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero

09/13/2023

TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who often worked tirelessly out of the limelight, takes…

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Added on: 09/11/2023

LGBTQ patients face hurdles to fertility treatment in a system that wasn’t designed for them

09/10/2023

After using their dead name, the doctor opened the door to greet Leighton Schreyer, who was waiting in the exam room to discuss fertility preservation. The rest of…

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Added on: 09/09/2023

VA started the school year with new anti-trans policies. The state’s largest district won’t comply

09/08/2023

Referring to the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) 2023 model policies for the treatment of transgender students, attorney Wyatt Rolla of the ACLU of Virginia said Governor…