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Added on: 05/03/2022

‘Very scary’ leaked draft of abortion ruling could endanger LGBTQ decisions too.

05/02/2022

A purported draft of what is believed to be the U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on whether to overturn a long-standing decision protecting the right to abortion…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

ILGA World conference comes to Long Beach to talk LGBTQ+ rights

04/30/2022

Hundreds of international LGBTQ+ activists will converge on Long Beach next week for the ILGA World conference. Approximately 600 human rights defenders, United Nations and government representatives,…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

“Two-spirit musicians show with RSO a beacon to Indigenous, queer youth Social Sharing “

05/01/2022

When the Buffalo Girls took the stage in Regina Saturday night, the show wasn’t just about their music. Alongside their songs were anecdotes about life and about their experience as a…

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Added on: 05/01/2022

Weaponized grooming rhetoric is taking a toll on LGBTQ community and child sex abuse survivors

5/1/22

Some conservatives have begun using words like “grooming” often associated with child sex abuse. Such rhetoric hurts the LGBTQ people, particularly gay men who have long been…

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Added on: 04/30/2022

Release of the First Annual Interagency Report on Advancing LGBTQI+ Human Rights

4/29/22

Today we released the first-ever public report on the U.S. government’s implementation of the 2021 Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…

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Added on: 04/30/2022

Canada lifts restrictions on gay men donating blood

4/29/22

Canadian health officials have lifted restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood following years of LGBTQ and advocacy groups accusing the federal health department of discrimination….

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Added on: 04/29/2022

After years of progress on gay rights, how did the US become so anti-LGBTQ+?

04/28/2022

In 2019, the Atlantic ran an opinion piece titled “The struggle for gay rights is over”. Written by the rightwing academic James Kirchick, the piece was obviously…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Air Force updates physical fitness testing guidelines for transgender airmen.

04/26/2022

The Air Force updated its requirements Thursday to permit transgender airmen to skip the annual physical fitness test while they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. The policy itself is…

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Added on: 04/26/2022

‘Are You Ok?’ project gives voice to transgender kids in South Dakota.

04/25/2022

In the first half of 2022, bills in state legislatures targeting transgender individuals are already outpacing 2021 legislation according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The…

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Added on: 04/26/2022

Disney is refusing to cut LGBTQ scene in Doctor Strange 2, Saudi Arabia says.

04/25/2022

Saudi Arabia has asked Disney to cut “LGBTQ references” from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness before it can be screened in the kingdom, an official…

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Added on: 04/25/2022

Judge blocks Montana’s transgender birth certificate law

04/21/2022

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana judge on Thursday temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to have undergone a “surgical procedure” before being allowed…

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Added on: 04/24/2022

America is drowning in anti-LGBTQ attacks. Where is the Left’s lifeboat?

4/22/22

This week, Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow gave a powerful floor speech in response to a colleague who in a fund raising email to supporters accused McMorrow…

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Added on: 04/22/2022

GOP turns to false insinuations of LGBTQ grooming against Democrats

04/20/2022

When Michigan Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow stood on the chamber floor to take on a Republican colleague who had accused her of wanting to sexually groom children,…

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Added on: 04/21/2022

NYC’s oldest gay bar — home to major pre-Stonewall public action for LGBTQ rights — gets commemorative plaque

04/20/2022

Julius’ Bar, New York City’s oldest continuously operating gay bar, and home to a pivotal pre-Stonewall public action for LGBTQ rights, is finally getting a commemorative plaque…

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Added on: 04/20/2022

LGBTQ Agenda: LGBTQ group disappointed court rules diversity law is unconstitutional.

04/19/2022

Members of LGBTQ and other minority business associations have expressed disappointment at a recent court decision that has ruled a California law aimed at increasing diversity on…

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Added on: 04/19/2022

Same-Sex Marriage Foes Get Band Back Together for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Push.

04/18/2022

As social conservatives across the country push a coordinated, nationwide effort to roll back the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children, many veterans of the…

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Added on: 04/19/2022

The Mohyeddin Family’s Radical Restaurant Mission.

04/18/2022

If Samira Mohyeddin had grown up in Iran, she would be a different person. She would not be able to sing or dance in public, or leave…

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Added on: 04/18/2022

Gay Missouri lawmaker to GOP colleague: ‘I’m not afraid of you anymore’

04/16/2022

Drama erupted in the Missouri State House over a proposed law that would prevent trans women from participating in women’s sports. In a passionate speech on Thursday, state…

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Added on: 04/17/2022

Kansas governor vetoes ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports for second year in a row

4/15/22

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Friday a bill that would ban transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports, the second year in a row she has made such…

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Added on: 04/16/2022

Transgender migrants in Juarez wait chance to apply for U.S. asylum

4/15/22

Alejandra Gomez, a transgender woman, left her native Honduras a few months ago, fleeing discrimination and threats of violence. “That is the reason I am here,” Gomez…

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Added on: 04/15/2022

Brooklyn Man Cuffed on Arson Charges at LGBTQ+ friendly Rash Nightclub

04/14/2022

A suspect has been arrested for starting a fire that injured two people at Bushwick’s Rash, a popular nightclub within the city’s LBGTQ+ community. John Lhota, 24, was…

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Added on: 04/14/2022

A Gay Dad Described How A Stranger Terrified His Kids With Anti-Gay Rhetoric

04/13/2022

It was supposed to be a fun family train ride up the California coast, a spring break getaway for Robbie Pierce, his husband, and their two young…

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Added on: 04/12/2022

Man, woman or…X: US rolls out gender-neutral passports.

04/11/2022

It’s just a small box to tick on an application form, but a huge breakthrough for D. Ojeda, a non-binary person who on Monday became one of…

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Added on: 04/12/2022

Navajo Nation lawmaker seeks to legalize gay marriage, igniting new debate.

04/11/2022

A Navajo Nation lawmaker recently introduced legislation to recognize gay and lesbian marriages on the Navajo Nation, potentially legalizing same-sex marriage in one of the nation’s last,…

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Added on: 04/11/2022

Alabama governor signs ‘most anti-transgender legislative package ever’ into law

04/10/2022

The Republican governor signed into law two controversial bills, House Bill 322 (HB 322) and Senate Bill 184 (SB 184), just a day after the state legislature approved both measures. SB…

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Added on: 04/10/2022

Republicans are coming after same-sex marriage – and won’t stop there

4/9/22

An adult marrying another adult of the same sex? Outrageous; the Lord will smite thee. An adult marrying a child of the opposite sex, on the other…

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Added on: 04/09/2022

Kentucky governor halts bill that would ban transgender students from women’s sports

4/8/22

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill this week that would mandate student athletes to participate in sports based on the sex written on their birth certificate….

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Added on: 04/09/2022

Global Black Pride will focus on honoring the past, securing the future

4/8/22

The first-ever in-person Global Black Pride is scheduled for July 27-31 in Toronto, Canada, organized by an abundance of international LGBTQ rights activists. Founded in 2020, Global…

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Added on: 04/08/2022

LA COUNTY SUSPENDS OFFICIAL TRAVEL TO FLORIDA, TEXAS OVER ANTI-LGBT BILLS

04/07/2022

The Los Angeles County government voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 5, to suspend all official travel to Texas and Florida in the wake of the anti-LGBTQI bills…

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Added on: 04/08/2022

Historic Supreme Court confirmation comes at a time when some in the GOP are trying to reverse LGBTQ rights

04/07/2022

It’s a curious time for equality in the US. On the one hand, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the first Black woman US Supreme Court justice on…