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Added on: 10/13/2024
10/12/2024
Since 1988, National Coming Out Day has been celebrated in the United States, honoring the resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community. Today, Oct. 11, is National Coming Out…

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Added on: 10/13/2024
JAMES HUNT
Alturi Contributor
Many states in the USA have laws that prevent individuals deemed “mentally incompetent” and other disabled citizens from voting. However, the criteria for determining someone to be…

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Added on: 10/12/2024
10/11/2024
A queer bar destroyed by Hurricane Helene in September is getting a new lease on life with the help of thousands of donations from around the world….

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Added on: 10/11/2024
Corey DeAngelis, a prominent opponent of public schools and critic of LGBTQ+ rights in education, publicly admitted to his past involvement in gay adult films during an…

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Added on: 10/11/2024
10/10/2024
In a wide-ranging interview with longtime radio personality Howard Stern, Democratic nominee for president Kamala Harris shared her views on the “fundamental rights” under siege in the…

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Added on: 10/09/2024
Over the last year of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, Palestinian and queer groups in Utah have made collaboration a key part of their work. Organizers in…

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Added on: 10/08/2024
10/07/2024
The devastation of Hurricane Helene and the anticipation of Hurricane Milton have led to concern that the Federal Emergency Management Agency may face a funding shortage. The…

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Added on: 10/05/2024
10/04/2024
The U.S. Supreme Court, at once a major flashpoint in the 2024 campaign and potential presidential election referee, gavels open a new term on Monday with the…

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Added on: 10/04/2024
A crowd surrounded his boyfriend’s house and beat him. Ngounou’s family learned of the relationship and kicked him out. So Ngounou fled — alone and with little…

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Added on: 10/04/2024
When Brynn Kilpatrick was nine years old, inspired by then 16-year-old Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future, she started her own climate vigil on her main street during her grade four…

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Added on: 10/03/2024
10/02/2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has eked out a narrow lead in the latest polls, but slim margins in seven key battleground states are still likely to decide…

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Added on: 10/02/2024
Cabrel Ngounou’s life in Cameroon quickly unraveled after neighbors caught the teenager with his boyfriend. A crowd surrounded his boyfriend’s house and beat him. Ngounou’s family learned…

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Added on: 10/01/2024
09/30/2024
With Lebanon experiencing its deadliest day in nearly 20 years this month — not to mention the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine that has left more…

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Added on: 09/30/2024
Alturi Project Strategist
The LGBTQ+ community, like many marginalized groups, often grapples with more loneliness and less joy due to discrimination and adversity. However, actively participating in civic duties like…

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Added on: 09/29/2024
09/28/2024
A wide-ranging investigation by the Wall Street Journal has uncovered evidence linking Russian cash to an anti-LGBTQ+ U.S. activist who helped promote “Kill the Gays” laws in…

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Added on: 09/29/2024
09/28/2024
A local mariachi group is celebrating a decade of showcasing the best Mexican folk music with a welcoming flair. Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, or Rainbow Mariachi…

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Added on: 09/28/2024
09/27/2024
Half of all states, including Texas, have passed some kind of law impacting transgender youth, from outlawing minors from accessing gender-affirming health care to banning transgender athletes…

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Added on: 09/27/2024
09/26/2024
States that passed anti-transgender laws aimed at minors saw suicide attempts by transgender and gender nonconforming teenagers increase by as much as 72% in the following years,…

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Added on: 09/25/2024
09/24/2024
Hate crimes motivated by gender-identity and sexual orientation rose from 2022 to 2023, according to FBI data, sparking concern among LGBTQ advocates about the potential impact of…

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Added on: 09/24/2024
09/23/2024
Outwords, a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing stories of LGBTQ elders across America, made its first foray into New York City with a…

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Added on: 09/24/2024
09/23/2024
Alberta’s premier criticized a newly appointed Alberta senator at a speech on Saturday, calling Kristopher Wells a “radical, extreme LGBT activist.” In a video from the Canada…

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Added on: 09/23/2024
09/22/2024
At a time when the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door to greater public funding for private religious schools, a lower court ruling in Colorado could…

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Added on: 09/22/2024
09/21/2024
A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits by a Christian medical ministry and a Catholic school in Michigan seeking to block the state from enforcing anti-discrimination…

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Added on: 09/21/2024
09/20/2024
On Aug. 8, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched a new push against Project 2025, the 900-plus-page conservative wish-list for a second Trump Administration. The HRC warned…

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Added on: 09/20/2024
09/19/2024
SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah student Ien Zielinski’s response on learning last June that the LGBT Resource Center would be closed was strong and immediate. “I…

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Added on: 09/20/2024
09/19/2024
President Joe Biden secured the record for the highest number of openly LGBTQ judges appointed to the bench by any president when the Senate on Tuesday voted…

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Added on: 09/19/2024
09/18/2024
Congressional Republicans will spend millions on television ads this fall targeting Texas Democrats for supporting pro-LGBTQ+ legislation — a bet that issue will resonate more than the…

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Added on: 09/18/2024
09/17/2024
President Joe Biden secured the record for the highest number of openly LGBTQ judges appointed to the bench by any president when the U.S. Senate on Tuesday…

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Added on: 09/17/2024
Canada has expelled Uganda’s High Commissioner Joy Ruth Acheng, accusing her of breaching the diplomatic code of conduct. Acheng has served as Uganda’s High Commissioner to Canada…

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Added on: 09/17/2024
Texas state Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Democrat from Richardson, announced Sunday night, Sept. 15, that she is running for Speaker of the House. “When it comes…