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Added on: 03/29/2023

A Group Of Florida LGBTQ Kids Are Learning How To Fight Back

03/28/2023

“I love Florida, but Florida doesn’t love me back. ”Those were the words of Ollie, a nonbinary high school senior in Collier County who has lived in…

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Added on: 03/28/2023

House Republicans Pass First National Bill Targeting Transgender Youth

03/27/2023

On Friday, House Republicans passed the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights Act,” which would force educators to misgender trans students and out them to their parents. The…

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Added on: 03/25/2023

Florida sued over bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

03/24/2023

Four families in Florida sued the state on Thursday over new rules prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, arguing the bans violate the US Constitution and should…

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Added on: 03/24/2023

Ohio lawmakers part of nationwide movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation

03/23/2023

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are part of a record-breaking national conservative movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation, where 340 bills have been introduced in statehouses across the nation…

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Added on: 03/23/2023

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

03/23/2023

Aicha Tahirou, a lesbian who was born and raised in Niger, came to the United States for a better life. What she discovered is her political voice. In…

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Added on: 03/18/2023

Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions written by and for trans Jews

03/17/2023

In the midst of writing a 13-page analysis of a complex area of Jewish law, Rabbi Xava De Cordova found something she wasn’t expecting to see in…

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Added on: 03/17/2023

Mental health concerns at the forefront as hundreds of ‘anti-LGBTQ’ bills circulate nationwide

03/16/2023

With each political debate and bill that passes over transgender rights, parents and LGBTQ+ youth say they brace for the negative impact it may have on their…

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Added on: 03/16/2023

Tennessee Senate passes chilling bill that redefines sex and legally erases trans people

03/14/2023

A “cruel” bill that would define trans people out of Tennessee state code has inched closer to reality after it passed through the Senate. In the latest attack…

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Added on: 03/16/2023

For American Zionist LGBTQ group, Israel’s right-wing government has created an urgent crisis

03/15/2023

The annual gala of A Wider Bridge, a Jewish LGBTQ group, had all the trappings of a festive event: Guests arrived in cocktail attire finery — one…

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Added on: 03/15/2023

Sanders signs transgender care malpractice bill into law

03/14/2023

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked…

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Added on: 03/14/2023

Biden says efforts to restrict transgender rights ‘close to sinful’

03/13/2023

President Joe Biden called efforts to restrict transgender rights in Florida “close to sinful” in an interview released Monday, suggesting federal laws should be passed to protect…

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Added on: 03/12/2023

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

03/11/2023

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…

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Added on: 03/10/2023

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

03/09/2023

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”…

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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

03/08/2023

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…

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Added on: 03/08/2023

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

03/07/2023

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….

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Added on: 03/07/2023

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

03/06/2023

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…

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Added on: 03/05/2023

The Republican War On LGBTQ People Reaches A Fever Pitch

03/01/2023

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…

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Added on: 03/01/2023

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

02/28/2023

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…

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Added on: 02/28/2023

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

02/27/2023

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…

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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

02/24/2023

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…

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Added on: 02/19/2023

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

02/17/2023

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…

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Added on: 02/18/2023

Bill would restrict transgender people from military service

02/17/2023

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…

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Added on: 02/17/2023

Changing gender identity: Countries that make it easy

02/16/2023

Spain on Thursday joined a small but growing club of nations that allow people to change their gender on their ID card through a simple administrative declaration. Several…

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Added on: 02/15/2023

California bill would enshrine gay marriage right in constitution

02/14/2023

California, a U.S. trendsetter for progressive policies and a state where the current governor once made news issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in San Francisco before…

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Added on: 02/14/2023

Kentucky’s first LGBTQ summer camp aims to be a beacon of hope, safety

02/13/2023

Coming this summer to Lexington, a new summer camp will be the first of its kind in the Commonwealth. Camp Beacon is raising funds to create a…

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Added on: 02/11/2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run Disney district after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud

02/10/2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district after Senate Republicans approved a bill Friday punishing the company over its opposition…

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Added on: 02/10/2023

Bill that would restrict drag shows passes Tennessee Senate

02/09/2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Legislation designed to restrict where certain drag shows can take place passed the Tennessee Senate on Thursday, the latest bill state Republican leaders have…

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Added on: 02/08/2023

Missouri lawmakers weigh proposal coined ‘most extreme Don’t Say Gay bill’ in the U.S.

02/07/2023

Missouri school employees would be banned from talking about gender and sexual orientation under a proposal heard by a Senate committee Tuesday morning. Senate Bill 134, put…

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Added on: 02/07/2023

Intersex children should be allowed informed consent on surgeries, ABA House says

02/06/2023

A resolution asking medical professionals to obtain consent from minors with intersex traits before doing medical or surgical intervention was approved Monday by the ABA House of…

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Added on: 02/06/2023

Remembering LGBTQ+ Rights Pioneer Charles Silverstein

02/05/2023

Charles Silverstein, who helped remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental illnesses and coauthored The Joy of Gay Sex, has died at age 87. Silverstein’s death…