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Added on: 01/26/2022

Woman says military lawsuit is about ‘what they think a lesbian female should look like’.

01/25/2022

A woman suing the U.S. Army and Air Force for discrimination said her case centers on what certain military leaders think a “lesbian female should look like,”…

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Added on: 01/25/2022

California mother claims teachers manipulated her daughter to change her gender identity.

01/24/2022

A California mother said her daughter’s teachers are “predatory” and “disgusting” after she filed a lawsuit against them and school district officials that alleged two teachers brainwashed…

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Added on: 01/24/2022

Oklahoma Watch: Governor’s order throws transgender Oklahomans into legal limbo

01/22/2022

On the second Wednesday of every month, attorney Josh Payton can be found behind a gray table downtown at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center. Clients say Payton’s clinic…

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Added on: 01/23/2022

Overturning Roe would also devastate LGBTQIA+ community

1/23/22

This year marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and it is no coincidence that there is currently much discourse about the potential for the Supreme…

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Added on: 01/22/2022

House committee in Florida passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

1/21/22

A Florida House committee on Thursday passed a bill seeking to ban discussions of sexuality and gender identity in school classrooms, which LGBTQ+ advocates say will effectively…

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Added on: 01/21/2022

NCAA adopts new policy for transgender athletes

01/20/2022

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. Under the new…

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Added on: 01/19/2022

American L.G.B.T.Q.+ Museum Names First Executive Director

01/18/2022

Almost five years exactly after its conception, the American L.G.B.T.Q.+ Museum — which aims to open its doors in 2024 — has found its first executive director….

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Added on: 01/18/2022

LGBTQ Groups Push for Voting Rights, Gun Control on MLK Day

01/17/2022

On what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 93rd birthday, national LGBTQ groups echoed growing calls for federal voting rights legislation and queer activists held a…

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Added on: 01/17/2022

Tom Cotton Senate bill would separate prison inmates by birth gender, not identity

01/16/2022

A prisoner’s gender at birth, not their gender identity, would determine where they would be housed, under a U.S. Senate bill proposed last week by Republican Tom Cotton of Arkansas. The…

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Added on: 01/16/2022

Historic blood shortage fuels calls for FDA to ease restrictions on gay men donating blood

1/15/22

Pressure is mounting on the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate longstanding restrictions on gay or bisexual men donating blood in the United States as the blood…

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Added on: 01/16/2022

Two-Spirit activists explain why the LGBT+ community needs to unite against the climate emergency

1/15/22

Two-Spirit environmental activists have shared how LGBT+ people can use their power to fight climate change and better the planet for future generations. Weather and climate disasters…

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Added on: 01/15/2022

Veterans can now identify as trans and nonbinary in VA health records

1/14/22

Veterans in the U.S. are now able to identify as transgender and and nonbinary in official medical records, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week. “All…

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Added on: 01/13/2022

As high court signals Roe v. Wade reversal, states eye same-sex marriage protections

01/12/2022

Nearly seven years after the Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage the law of the land, New Jersey enacted a law Monday to protect this relatively new right…

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Added on: 01/12/2022

A CNY gay teen shares his ‘biggest challenge’; school’s response sets off a storm.

01/11/2022

Tully, N.Y. — When Tyler Johnson, 17, was selected as a “Senior Spotlight” for his school’s January newsletter, he had to answer several questions. One asked about…

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Added on: 01/10/2022

Study Launched to Determine Risk of Blood Donated by Sexually Active Gay Men

01/09/2022

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A blood shortage exacerbated by the COVID pandemic is adding support to an effort to change the FDA’s longstanding ban on donations by…

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Added on: 01/08/2022

Work resumes on the nation’s only major transgender study

1/7/22

After two years of delays, work on the only comprehensive study of transgender life has restarted. The National Center for Transgender Equality announced on Monday that it…

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Added on: 01/07/2022

Pope Francis praises Sister Jeannine Gramick’s 50 years of L.G.B.T. ministry in handwritten letter

01/06/2022

In another sign of support for L.G.B.T. Catholics and those who advocate on their behalf, Pope Francis sent a handwritten letter on Dec. 10 to Jeannine Gramick,…

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Added on: 01/07/2022

‘Gay cake’ case shows power of US Christian Right

01/06/2022

Gay rights activist Gareth Lee has lost his seven-year battle with the Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery who refused to make him a cake decorated…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

Intersex bill, again, dies in committee.

01/04/2022

Lacking the votes to pass his bill banning medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children out of committee, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced January 4…

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Added on: 01/04/2022

How a music video about a gay teen may have saved hundreds of lives.

01/03/2022

The 2017 music video for rapper Logic’s song “1-800-273-8255” may have saved hundreds of lives, a new study found. The song’s title is the phone number of…

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Added on: 01/03/2022

Tucson nonprofit seeks to build tiny house community for transgender women of color

01/02/2022

With 2021 poised to be the deadliest year on record for violence against transgender or gender non-conforming people living in the United States, one local nonprofit is…

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Added on: 01/03/2022

Mother-daughter therapists focus on BIPOC, LGBTQ communities

01/02/2022

For the owners of Magnolia Wellness, LLC, mental health is more than just a brain issue. Rather, say Gizelle Tircuit and her daughter Janelle Posey-Green, emotional wellness…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

30% of children in foster care identify as LGBTQ. Here’s one transgender teen’s story in Virginia.

1/1/22

Taliah, a 14-year-old transgender girl, looks and acts like any teenager growing up in Chesterfield County. She loves YouTube and TikTok and texting her friends. She listens…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Trans man who took school bathroom case all the way to the Supreme Court facing homelessness

12/31/2021

The LGBT+ community and allies are raising funds for trans trailblazer Gavin Grimm, who is at risk of homelessness. Grimm was involved in a seven-year-long battle that…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Anti-Trans Violence and Rhetoric Reached Record Highs Across America in 2021

12/30/2021

2021 was the deadliest year for transgender and gender non-conforming people in the U.S. on record. At least 50 trans and gender non-conforming people were killed this year alone,…

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Added on: 12/30/2021

“Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ teammates considered boycotting final meet in protest “

12/29/2021

A group of UPenn swimmers were so upset by transgender athlete Lia Thomas’ advantages that they mulled boycotting their final home meet — but decided not to for…

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Added on: 12/29/2021

Bid to block release of landmark gay marriage trial video fails, again

12/28/2021

A federal appeals court on Tuesday said it would not reconsider its November decision upholding the release of rare federal court video from the 2010 landmark trial…

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Added on: 12/28/2021

30,000 People Volunteer To Act As Stand-In Parents For LGBTQ+ Couples Whose Family Disowned Them For Getting Married

12/27/2021

A viral TikTok video, which offers families to stand in as parents for same-sex couples on their wedding day, has led the creation of an LGBTQ+ Facebook…

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Added on: 12/25/2021

Students sued their school for the right to form a Gay-Straight Alliance. They just won.

12/24/2021

Students of an Indiana high school’s Gay-Straight Alliance group (GSA) who sued their school for the right to be treated like all other clubs were finally granted…

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Added on: 12/20/2021

U.S. okays veteran diplomat as Cameroon ambassador. Also, he’s gay.

12/19/2021

The U.S. Senate confirmed Christopher John Lamora’s appointment on Saturday. His was one of dozens of Democratic president Joe Biden’s ambassador nominations that had been stalled since…