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Added on: 11/24/2023
11/23/2023
(CNN) — Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, voiced support for revisiting Supreme Court decisions that struck down restrictions on the use of contraception, barred…

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Added on: 11/22/2023
11/21/2023
A Florida Republican wants to expand the some of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” gender identity restrictions into the Sunshine State’s workplaces. On Tuesday, Florida state Rep….

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Added on: 11/21/2023
11/20/2023
Eddie Ashley was looking for a hookup. So like countless others on a Saturday night in New York City, he went to The Ritz, a gay bar…

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Added on: 11/21/2023
11/20/2023
A demonstrator holds a picture of Jesús Ociel Baena in Mexico City on Nov. 13. The first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in Mexico…

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Added on: 11/20/2023
Juan A. Reynoso, whose Ipai-Kumeyaay name is ‘nemuuly’ (neh-mool), is a two-spirit storyteller, advocate and educator who helps run the nonprofit The Queer Sol Collective and also…

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Added on: 11/20/2023
11/19/2023
JUCHITAN, Mexico, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Members of southern Mexico’s third-gender ‘muxe’ community celebrated sexual and gender diversity over the weekend, while committing to fighting for LGBTQ…

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Added on: 11/18/2023
11/17/2023
The first time Toni Atkins acted as the governor of California, she used her powers to honor the passing of San Diego Padres baseball player Tony Gwynn…

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Added on: 11/18/2023
11/17/2023
Reviews of two LGBTQ+-styled nutcracker ornaments sold by Target have become deeply polarized after a Fox News report—but seemingly not because of the culture war over inclusive…

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Added on: 11/17/2023
The fiscal year 2024 appropriations process has been littered with anti-LGBTQ attacks. Republican members of the House of Representatives have inserted anti-LGBTQ provisions into all 12 of…

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Added on: 11/16/2023
11/15/2023
House Speaker Mike Johnson sits on the board of a Christian publishing house that suggested getting “monkeypox” was “an inevitable and appropriate penalty” for being gay and…

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Added on: 11/15/2023
Thirty-two activists from around the world attended the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Global Innovative Advocacy Summit that took place [Oct. 31 – Nov. 3] in Washington, D.C….

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Added on: 11/15/2023
11/14/2023
Thousands marched in Mexico’s capital Monday night demanding justice for Jesús Ociel Baena, an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the central city…

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Added on: 11/14/2023
11/13/2023
A United Nations committee says it is “deeply concerned” about numerous U.S. human and civil rights abuses in a new report, including the ongoing rise in state-level…

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Added on: 11/13/2023
11/12/2023
Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley took a firm stand on the House floor last Monday against a Republican-led housing appropriations bill that omitted critical support for The Pryde, an LGBTQ+…

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Added on: 11/12/2023
11/11/2023
The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth, announced it is leaving X, formerly known as Twitter, because of “increasing hate…

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Added on: 11/11/2023
11/10/2023
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, a Democrat who became the nation’s first openly gay governor when he admitted to having an extramarital affair with a male…

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Added on: 11/10/2023
In its review of the United States’ record on civil and political rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) condemned a flood of discriminatory state legislation…

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Added on: 11/08/2023
11/07/2023
SAGE, the largest advocacy organization for LGBTQ older people since 1978, has celebrated the launch of a new community center for LGBTQ seniors in the Bronx. SAGE…

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Added on: 11/07/2023
11/06/2023
William “Bill” Schultz has more than 23 years experience in law enforcement, has led innovations in the Fort Lauderdale Police Department (FLPD), and is a proud member…

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Added on: 11/06/2023
11/05/2023
As the White House implements a new strategy (first announced in June) to address anti-LGBTQ+ violence and discriminatory laws, Admiral Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at…

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Added on: 11/04/2023
11/03/2023
“Dear younger JR. Becoming the best you will take time and understanding. That knot in your stomach — the one that makes you feel confused, isolated, lost…

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Added on: 11/04/2023
11/03/2023
With climbing global temperatures increasing the risk of weather-related disasters fivefold in the last fifty years, it’s safe to say that climate change is affecting everyone. However,…

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Added on: 11/03/2023
Edythe Eyde was a secretary at RKO Studios in 1947 when she found she had time on her hands and made a groundbreaking decision. While at work,…

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Added on: 11/02/2023
11/02/2023
Fierce opposition from conservative lawmakers is casting doubt on the future of PEPFAR, the U.S. government’s most successful global-health program, which was set up two decades ago…

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Added on: 11/01/2023
10/31/2023
Two congressional Democrats put forth the first-ever resolution recognizing October 26 as Intersex Awareness Day. The resolution, introduced by U.S. Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) and Mark Pocan…

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Added on: 11/01/2023
10/31/2023
Tijuana officials said they will consider a proposal to create a “Pink Zone” in the downtown area that will include at least 10 bars and clubs catering…

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Added on: 10/31/2023
10/30/2023
Former US president Donald Trump has pledged to defund schools teaching critical race theory and “transgender insanity” if he is re-elected in 2024. At a rally in…

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Added on: 10/30/2023
10/29/2023
When Pidgeon Pagonis was born in a Chicago hospital 37 years ago, her doctors saw something that alarmed them. “I was born looking female on the outside,”…

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Added on: 10/28/2023
10/27/2023
After this year’s record high of legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, transgender youth across the U.S. are being impacted by adopted policies. The Gulf Coast has the…

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Added on: 10/27/2023
10/26/2023
The unexpected elevation of fourth-term Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana to speaker of the House on Wednesday swiftly prompted unforgiving criticism and fresh scrutiny on the once…