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Added on: 11/23/2021

Petitioners Seek to End Nebraska Education Board Over LGBTQ-Inclusive Curricula

11/22/2021

Apetition drive in Nebraska is trying to change the state’s constitution to eliminate the Nebraska State Board of Education and replace it with a new department accountable…

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Added on: 11/22/2021

How a Sex Scene in a Young Adult Novel Touched Off Texas’s Latest Culture War

11/21/2021

Kathy May was getting her four kids ready for another day at school in late October when she got an urgent voicemail from a friend. “OMG, OMG,…

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Added on: 11/21/2021

Biden honors transgender people killed in US: ‘Each of these lives was precious’

11/20/21

Joe Biden issued a statement in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing the dozens of transgender people who were killed this year in America and saying…

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Added on: 11/20/2021

Biden Nixes Trump Policy Allowing Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Foster Care

11/19/21

The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is nixing a Trump-era rule that exempted federally-funded foster care providers from following non-discrimination rules in Michigan,…

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Added on: 11/17/2021

In 102 anti-trans bills in 7 states, the word ‘transgender’ appears just 7 times. It’s not an accident.

11/16/2021

Over three special legislative sessions this year, Texas legislators introduced 47 proposed bills that aimed to restrict transgender kids’ access to sports or gender-affirming care, plus three…

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Added on: 11/16/2021

Trans Army veteran rejected by multiple nursing homes almost couldn’t find help anywhere

11/15/2021

A U.S. Army veteran was rejected by dozens of long-term care facilities, with some even saying that she’s being denied care because she’s transgender. When Lisa Oakley…

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Added on: 11/15/2021

Virginia’s governor-elect appoints several anti-LGBTQ leaders to transition team

11/14/2021

After narrowly winning the Virginia gubernatorial race over a week ago, governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) has begun naming officials to his transition team as he prepares to…

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Added on: 11/13/2021

It was the deadliest year on record for transgender and non-binary people

11/12/21

This year proved to be the deadliest on record for transgender and nonbinary people, with at least 45 recorded deaths in 2021. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)…

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Added on: 11/12/2021

Gay Navy veteran’s widower fights for benefits in historic appeal

11/11/2021

Navy veteran Rhett Chalk was rendered quadriplegic on Thanksgiving Day in 2003 after his knee — which he severely impaired while serving in Vietnam — gave out,…

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Added on: 11/10/2021

LGBTQ American Indians report high levels of depression and abuse, study finds

11/09/2021

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) adults have higher levels of mental health issues, physical abuse and economic instability than their non-LGBTQ…

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Added on: 11/08/2021

Failed by the healthcare system, transgender people find help elsewhere

11/07/2021

For many transgender people, accessing gender-affirming care is a labyrinth of insurance coverage trap doors, referral letter hoops, and discriminatory falling axes. Social media and online communities…

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Added on: 11/07/2021

Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk

11/6/21

A Navy ship named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk, who served four years in the Navy before being forced out, was christened and launched in…

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Added on: 11/05/2021

Gay Polish politician asks SF supervisors to reinstate Lech Walesa street name

11/04/2021

A gay Polish politician is asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to reverse a street name change made seven years ago that saw a gay icon…

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Added on: 11/05/2021

Texas Ruling Opens Route for Religious Carveouts to LGBT Rights

11/04/2021

A Texas federal judge recently laid a path allowing for-profit businesses to use religion as a shield against LGBT anti-discrimination claims, but attorneys and academics question whether…

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Added on: 11/03/2021

Penn State students condemn message of Milo Yiannopoulos’ ‘Pray the Gay Away’ event

11/02/2021

“Pray the Gay Away.” These words, plastered on large posters above the face of British alt-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, greeted visitors at Penn State’s HUB-Robeson Center…

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Added on: 11/03/2021

Supreme Court turns down Northern California Catholic hospital appeal over transgender patient

11/02/2021

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a case involving transgender rights and leaving in place a lower court decision against a Catholic hospital…

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Added on: 11/02/2021

LGBTQ Activists Create Día de Muertos Altar To Honor Trans Victims Who Died While in ICE Custody

11/01/2021

As many of us sit down with friends and family to celebrate Día de Muertos, and honor those we’ve lost, it’s also an important reminder to honor…

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Added on: 10/31/2021

Critically queer: L Heidenreich explores transgender Mestiz@ history

10/29/2021

As someone who identifies as genderqueer, Mestiz@, materialist, and Catholic, L Heidenreich brings a unique perspective to the study of history that is hard to find in…

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Added on: 10/28/2021

United States Issues Its 1st Passport With ‘X’ Gender Marker

10/27/2021

The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation — a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify…

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Added on: 10/27/2021

Intersex people have been challenging ‘gender-normalizing surgery.’ Doctors are starting to listen

10/26/2021

Bria Brown-King, 29, a Pennsylvania native, was raised as a girl. As Brown-King got older, however, they realized they were developing differently. “I didn’t have the feminizing…

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Added on: 10/26/2021

Restrictions on transgender student athletes’ participation in school sports signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott

10/25/2021

Texas’ transgender student athletes will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed…

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Added on: 10/26/2021

“Obama slams GOP attacks on marriage equality: “I thought that ship had sailed” “

10/25/2021

Former President Barack Obama has criticized Republicans who continue to attack same-sex marriage, six years after the Supreme Court legalized it nationwide. Obama spoke Saturday at a…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Western Sanctions: Is Zimbabwe being punished for its strong views against gay rights?

10/24/2021

WASHINGTON – The United States has defended its two-decades-old economic sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they only targeted those that undermine democratic processes or facilitate corruption. However, analysts believe…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

LGBTQ History Month: Why we celebrate in October and Pride Month in June

10/21/2021

October is LGBTQ History Month, a 31-day celebration to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer achievement and influence on the world and a time to learn…

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Added on: 10/21/2021

Netflix employees protest ‘transphobic’ Dave Chappelle comedy show

10/20/2021

About 100 people have protested outside Netflix’s headquarters over the airing of a comedy special by Dave Chappelle, which they say was transphobic. Netflix staff and transgender…

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Added on: 10/21/2021

Dr. Rachel Levine makes history as the nation’s first openly transgender four-star admiral

10/20/2021

Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine made United States history Tuesday as the first openly transgender four-star officer in any of the nation’s eight uniformed services,…

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Added on: 10/20/2021

The Book Club That Helped Spark the Gay-Rights Movement

10/19/2021

In the late nineteen-thirties, Gonzálo Segura, known to his friends as Tony, enrolled at Emory University to study biochemistry. He graduated in 1942, and subsequently took a…

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Added on: 10/19/2021

“Look into their eyes”: portrait exhibit presents real people behind the letters LGBTQ+

10/18/2021

Around 1979, Dr. Nancey Johnson Bookstein was outed by a fellow faculty member on the quad of the CU School of Medicine. The woman asked her “Well,…

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Added on: 10/18/2021

Bullying and queerphobia literally change queer people’s genetics, affecting their offspring

10/17/2021

Numerous studies have shown how bullying and queerphobia affect LGBTQ people’s physical health, emotional well-being and social functioning. But scientific research on the effects of ongoing trauma…

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Added on: 10/17/2021

Pete Buttigieg hits back at Fox News host’s criticism of his paternity leave

10/16/21

US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has been on paternity leave since mid-August with newborn twins, called right-wing attacks on his paternity leave “strange” and from “a…