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Added on: 09/30/2023

LGBTQ pride groups in northwestern Ontario call out Kenora MP’s silent treatment

06/29/2023

LGBTQ pride groups in northwestern Ontario are calling for an urgent meeting with Conservative MP Eric Melillo over what they’re calling transphobic policy resolutions passed by the…

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Added on: 09/30/2023

Appeals court upholds Tennessee and Kentucky bans on trans care for minors

06/29/2023

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. By…

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Added on: 09/29/2023

LGBTQ+ family asking for £12,000 to flee ‘hostile’ state ‘before it’s too late’

09/28/2023

A family are desperately trying to raise $15,000 to leave Texas as they claim it becomes “more hostile” to the LGBT+ community. They say they hate to…

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Added on: 09/29/2023

One magazine secretly built community in the ’50s. Now it’s celebrated in L.A.’s queer history festival

09/28/2023

When One magazine published its first issue in January 1953, it became the first widely distributed gay publication in the United States. Created by One Inc., the…

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Added on: 09/28/2023

US judge throws out Texas ban on drag acts, calls it unconstitutional

09/26/2023

Sept 26 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas ruled on Tuesday that the state’s new law limiting public drag performances was an unconstitutional restriction on speech…

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Added on: 09/26/2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to bolster protections for LGBTQ people

09/25/2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills over the weekend aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ people, after issuing a controversial veto that was criticized…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

An annual survey from the Census Bureau aims for better data on the LGBTQ+ population

09/24/2023

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: What is your current gender? And what best represents how you think of yourself? Gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual – or do you prefer a different…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

No harassment of LGBT community will be allowed, says Anwar

09/24/2023

PETALING JAYA: The government will not condone excessive action or harassment against those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar…

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Added on: 09/24/2023

OPINION: Protecting undocumented immigrants and Dreamers is a queer rights issue

09/22/2023

In 2012, an undocumented immigrant from Indonesia named Rio Djiwandana began his studies at Georgetown University. During his first semester, he enrolled in the Deferred Action for…

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Added on: 09/23/2023

Attendees of march against LGBTQ education don’t represent all Muslims, says professor

09/22/2023

Some of the protesters at this week’s march against LGBTQ-inclusive education in Halifax were noted to be wearing visible signs of their Muslim faith. But Syed Adnan…

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Added on: 09/22/2023

While some gathered at rally say inclusive education in N.L. schools an assault on families, counter-protestors say queer, trans youth under attack

09/22/2023

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Local lawyer and former Progressive Conservative leader Ches Crosbie was among the crowds of protesters and counter-protesters at the Confederation Building on Wednesday…

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Added on: 09/21/2023

Census Bureau wants to test asking about sexual orientation and gender identity on biggest survey

09/20/2023

The U.S. Census Bureau asked the Biden administration Tuesday for permission to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for people age 15 and above on…

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Added on: 09/20/2023

LGBT Asylum Project helps asylum seekers fleeing persecution

09/19/2023

San Francisco has become a beacon for many LGBTQ asylum seekers — and the LGBT Asylum Project is meeting the need, having provided legal representation for nearly…

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Added on: 09/20/2023

Transgender rights in Canada deeply divide voters as study suggests most still believe in only two genders

09/19/2023

As more Canadians are faced with the evolving nature of gender identity, gaps in the ways different groups view the subject are growing, according to a recent…

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Added on: 09/19/2023

Historic struggle of Montreal queer Jews is the subject of a new zine called ‘Not Going Anywhere’

09/18/2023

Younger generations may find it hard to believe that less than 50 years ago LGBTQ Jews in Montreal were denied space at the Jewish community centre—and even…

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Added on: 09/18/2023

Nashville elects Tennessee’s first openly transgender politician

09/17/2023

A transgender woman won election to a seat on Nashville’s city council, becoming the first openly transgender person to be voted into political office in Tennessee. Olivia Hill, 57,…

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Added on: 09/17/2023

Hispanic Federation’s queer president condemns Don’t Say Gay laws

09/16/2023

When Frankie Miranda first heard of the possibility of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills in the US, it took him back to his upbringing in Puerto Rico. The…

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Added on: 09/16/2023

Beth Chayim Chadashim is first synagogue for gay, lesbian Jews

09/15/2023

My friend, Harriet Perl, of blessed memory, lived well into her 90s and died in 2013. A life-long lesbian, Harriet had been an L.A. public high school…

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Added on: 09/16/2023

A mausoleum for transgender women is inaugurated in Mexico’s capital as killings continue

09/15/2023

Mexican transgender rights activists Kenya Cuevas and Andrea Luna sat in front of their longtime friend Paola Buenrostro’s pink grave in Mexico City. “You don’t have to…

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Added on: 09/15/2023

Kentucky gay couple awarded $100,000 after being denied marriage license

09/14/2023

A gay couple has been awarded $100,000 by a federal jury after a former county clerk refused to give them a marriage license. Kentucky couple David Ermold and…

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Added on: 09/15/2023

Nigeria: Delta Wedding – U.S. Lawmakers Protest Arrest, Parade of Gay Suspects

09/14/2023

“We’re here to demand that Nigeria release all the detainees and drop all the charges.” On Tuesday, a group of Black American LGBTQ lawmakers protested in front of…

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Added on: 09/14/2023

‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero

09/13/2023

TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who often worked tirelessly out of the limelight, takes…

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Added on: 09/12/2023

Anti-trans policies at Conservative convention met with apathy and outrage

09/11/2023

The war against queer and trans rights in Canada is ramping up after members of the Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly to advance anti-LGBTQ2S+ policies at their annual…

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Added on: 09/11/2023

LGBTQ patients face hurdles to fertility treatment in a system that wasn’t designed for them

09/10/2023

After using their dead name, the doctor opened the door to greet Leighton Schreyer, who was waiting in the exam room to discuss fertility preservation. The rest of…

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Added on: 09/10/2023

Latin and Caribbean Catholic Groups Ask Pope to Include LGBTQ+ People in Synod

09/09/2023

Sixty groups forming an Ibero-American Catholic LGBTQ+ network have written to Pope Francis asking for LGBTQ+ people to be directly involved in the Synod assembly next month,…

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Added on: 09/09/2023

VA started the school year with new anti-trans policies. The state’s largest district won’t comply

09/08/2023

Referring to the Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) 2023 model policies for the treatment of transgender students, attorney Wyatt Rolla of the ACLU of Virginia said Governor…

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Added on: 09/08/2023

Miami school board rejects LGBTQ+ history month proposal in 14-hour meeting

09/07/2023

MIAMI, Fla. (CITC) — The Miami-Dade County School Board rejected a proposal to recognize October as LGBTQ+ history month at a meeting that lasted until early Thursday morning. The meeting,…

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Added on: 09/06/2023

CA Assembly Declares Nation’s First Transgender History Month

09/05/2023

Assemblymember Matt Haney (D–San Francisco) hosts a press conference to announce that every August hereafter will be known in California as Transgender History Month. California has long…

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Added on: 09/04/2023

Meet Fabian Nelson, Mississippi’s First Openly L.G.B.T.Q. Legislator

09/03/2023

Only two states in the nation, Louisiana and Mississippi, have never elected an openly L.G.B.T.Q. lawmaker. Now, there will be only one. On Tuesday, Fabian Nelson won a Democratic…

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Added on: 09/03/2023

Virginia library at risk after rightwing push to defund it over LGBTQ+ books

09/02/2023

A public county library in Virginia is at risk of shutting down after a group of far-right community members launched a campaign to defund it on accusations…