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Added on: 03/22/2024

Lawmakers fume over ban on pride flags included in spending bill to avert shutdown

03/21/2024

A niche policy rider that House Republicans tucked into text for the final appropriations legislation has fanned culture war flames heading into a critical vote on Friday. Among the provisions included…

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Added on: 03/21/2024

Republicans’ anti-LGBTQ vitriol is working – don’t take our rights for granted

03/20/2024

There’s a reason the American Right pursues a politics of moral panic. While the irrational and conspiratorial beliefs that accompany this fear-mongering are false, that’s a feature rather…

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Added on: 03/21/2024

“I’ve gotten used to being hated,” says defender of LGBT Catholics James Martin

03/20/2024

Inside one of the many skyscrapers in the center of Manhattan, James Martin heads to his office at America, the Jesuit magazine where he is an editor. Martin’s…

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Added on: 03/20/2024

Pastor says Pasadena seminary fired her in dispute over gay marriage, LGBTQ+ issues

03/19/2024

Ruth Schmidt said it’s been a couple of months since she was fired from her position as a senior director at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena. The…

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Added on: 03/18/2024

Award-winning transgender health care trailblazer shares journey

03/17/2024

MADISON, Wis. — During Women’s History Month, Violet LaClair, a nursing assistant at UW Health, reflected on her journey towards acceptance and fulfillment in her career. LaClair’s role…

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Added on: 03/17/2024

The Supreme Court’s puzzling decision to allow the government to ban drag shows, explained

03/16/2024

The Supreme Court will allow a public Texas university’s unconstitutional ban on drag shows to remain in effect, in a decision announced Friday. The Court’s decision in…

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Added on: 03/17/2024

She should have left Ghana over anti-LGBT+ Bill threats

03/16/2024

Former Ghanaian Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has accused the Ambassador of the United States of America to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, of interfering in…

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Added on: 03/16/2024

Current and former college athletes sue NCAA, alleging Title IX violations over transgender policy

03/15/2024

More than a dozen current and former collegiate female athletes filed a lawsuit with a US District Court in Georgia on Thursday, alleging that the NCAA “serially…

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Added on: 03/14/2024

Florida’s parental rights movement’s power dwindles

03/12/2024

Florida’s “parental rights” movement was dealt a blow this week when state education officials conceded that a law banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity does not…

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Added on: 03/13/2024

Poll shows US public support for LGBTQ+ protections falling for first time since 2015

03/12/2024

Public support for same-sex marriage and nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ Americans has fallen, even as the overall share remains high, according to new findings by the nonpartisan…

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Added on: 03/12/2024

Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law upheld after settlement in federal court

03/11/2024

The state of Florida settled a multi-year suit Monday against the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, which limits how LGBTQ topics can be discussed and presented in…

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Added on: 03/11/2024

California City Passes Ban Preventing Government from Flying ‘Pride’ Flags

03/10/2024

Voters in Huntington Beach, California voted on Thursday to only allow a list of acceptable flags the city can fly, effectively banning the “pride” flag from being…

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Added on: 03/10/2024

U.S. expands crackdown on Ugandan homophobes seeking visas

03/09/2024

The United States has expanded the number of Ugandan officials who are denied visas because of their anti-LGBTQ stance. The Guardian reported: US denies visa to Ugandan…

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Added on: 03/09/2024

Pronoun button party brings together members of Lawrence’s Indigenous, queer communities

03/08/2024

Dozens of community members gathered at Art Love Collective Friday evening for a pronoun button party. The event, originally planned to be held at the Lawrence Public…

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Added on: 03/08/2024

California beach town votes for Pride flag ban

03/07/2024

Elections were held in California on Tuesday (5 March), with results from the Orange County Registrar of Voters showing more than 58 per cent of voters had said “yes”…

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Added on: 03/07/2024

US denies visa to Ugandan MP who called for homosexual castration

03/06/2024

The Ugandan MP Sarah Achieng Opendi, who called for homosexuals to be castrated during a parliamentary debate on the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws has been denied a visa to attend…

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Added on: 03/05/2024

Republican Bill Would Imprison Teachers Who Support Trans Students

03/03/2024

A Missouri Republican proposed legislation that, if passed, could imprison teachers who support transgender students, the latest in a string of bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community nationwide….

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Added on: 03/04/2024

A new nightclub continues a long legacy for Washington D.C.’s Black gay community

03/03/2024

In December, Thurst opened its doors with co-owners Shaun Mykals and Brandon Burke at the helm. The duo built their reputation on “Thursday Bliss,” an open-mic night…

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Added on: 03/03/2024

Judge blocks Texas attorney general’s demands for LGBT group’s records

03/02/2024

PFLAG, a leading U.S. LGBTQ advocacy group, on Friday won a temporary restraining order blocking demands from Texas’ Republican attorney general for information about the group’s work…

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Added on: 03/03/2024

Oklahoma school faces US federal probe in the wake of Nex Benedict’s death

03/02/2024

US federal officials have confirmed that they are opening an investigation into the Oklahoma school district where high school pupil Nex Benedict died following a fight last…

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Added on: 03/02/2024

Breaking Down Barriers: Mo Jenkins Makes Transgender History in the Texas Legislature

03/01/2024

Mo Jenkins is shaking things up as the first trans woman to be a committee director and committee clerk in the Texas Legislature. Currently working for Abel…

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Added on: 03/02/2024

LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families

02/29/2024

A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather than hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care….

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Added on: 02/28/2024

Nex Benedict’s death spurs student walkout at his Oklahoma high school over anti-LGBTQ+ bullying

02/27/2024

Students walked out Monday at Owasso High School in Oklahoma to protest bullying against LGBTQ+ students, and show solidarity with the local queer community after the tragic…

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Added on: 02/27/2024

Major medical society re-examines clinical guidelines for gender-affirming care

02/26/2024

The major global medical association for endocrinologists will review its clinical guidelines for gender-affirming care, the Endocrine Society told CNN on Monday. Despite recent moves by some…

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Added on: 02/26/2024

‘It was the life raft’: Transgender people find a safe haven in Florida’s capital city

02/25/2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Quandarius “Chanel” Johnson twirled a gold-colored crown that glinted with light streaming in from a nearby window. It’s a symbol to remind her of her…

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Added on: 02/25/2024

US man guilty of killing transgender woman in gender identity hate crime first

02/24/2024

A man has been found guilty of killing a transgender woman in the US’s first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity. Jurors…

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Added on: 02/24/2024

Nex Benedict’s death sparks calls against anti-LGBTQ bullying nationwide

02/23/2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre are the latest figures to speak out regarding the death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary 16-year-old…

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Added on: 02/22/2024

Samuel Alito Is Mad You Can’t Be Bigoted Toward Gay People Anymore

02/21/2024

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is complaining that people who oppose homosexuality were being unfairly branded as bigots, despite that being a dictionary definition of bigotry. The Supreme Court…

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Added on: 02/21/2024

Oklahoma Republicans Passed a Bathroom Bill. Now, a Trans Kid Is Dead.

02/20/2024

One day after a transgender Oklahoman teen hit their head on the floor while getting attacked in their school bathroom, they were dead. Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

Idaho asks Supreme Court to let it enforce ban on transgender care

02/19/2024

Idaho officials asked the Supreme Court to let the state enforce a strict ban on gender-affirming treatments for minors in an emergency request made public Monday by…