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Added on: 06/16/2024

Los Angeles removes traffic signs used to ‘target and persecute’ gay community

06/15/2024

Officials this week removed the last traffic signs from a Los Angeles neighborhood to cleanse the area of its anti-gay past. The signs that read “No cruising….

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Added on: 06/15/2024

Federal judge delivers first blow to Biden’s protections for transgender students

06/14/2024

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Education Department’s final Title IX rule, which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The ruling: Western District…

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Added on: 06/15/2024

There are just a handful of out, gay professional footballers in the world: here are their stories

06/14/2024

The world of men’s professional football has long been playing catch-up when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation and visibility, with very few openly gay professional footballers. But…

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Added on: 06/12/2024

US judge strikes down Florida ban on gender-affirming healthcare

06/11/2024

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that parts of Florida’s ban of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender children and restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for adults…

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Added on: 06/11/2024

Country’s first documented gay rights organization started 100 years ago in Chicago

06/10/2024

A century ago, Henry Gerber founded America’s first documented gay rights organization in a boardinghouse at 1710 N. Crilly Court in Chicago. It was once part of…

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Added on: 06/10/2024

US presidential candidates contrast sharply on LGBTQ rights

06/09/2024

The number of adults in the United States identifying as something other than heterosexual is holding steady at about 7.2%, and the two presidential candidates are taking…

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Added on: 06/08/2024

Trans woman wins Miss Maryland USA, making history with a list of pageant firsts

06/07/2024

She’s 31. She’s married to a military officer. She’s Asian-American. And she’s a trans woman. When Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned on Saturday as Miss Maryland USA,…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Discrimination persists against LGBTQ+ refugees – both at home and in host countries

06/06/2024

As countries around the globe mark Pride month, the plight of members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world continues to worsen. Gay, lesbian and trans people…

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Added on: 06/06/2024

Man arrested in Qatar Grindr ‘sting’ sentenced

06/05/2024

A British-Mexican man who was arrested in Qatar in what his family called a “honeytrap operation” on gay dating app Grindr has been given a six-month suspended…

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Added on: 06/05/2024

New Jersey becomes first state to have certified LGBTQ+-owned businesses

06/04/2024

Something tasty is always being served inside the kitchen at Cavany Foods on Grand Street in Jersey City. Owner and chef Alejandro Fummayor says he has a…

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Added on: 06/04/2024

Biden campaign launches Pride Month push as allies work to shore up LGBTQ support

06/03/2024

President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is launching an effort at the start of National Pride Month to try to shore up support from LGBTQ voters. The campaign…

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Added on: 06/03/2024

Toronto unveils the world’s longest rainbow in celebration of Pride

06/02/2024

Toronto just unveiled what is being dubbed the longest rainbow in the world, stretching out at just under 2,000 feet, or 600 meters. The rainbow is an art…

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Added on: 06/03/2024

Science alone can’t solve fairness debate on transgender athletes, says expert endocrinologist and UW professor

06/02/2024

In recent years, debate has gripped society regarding whether it is fair to allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports. One University of Washington professor believes…

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Added on: 06/01/2024

Biden State Department Spending Millions on Foreign LGBTQ Events as ‘Pride Month’ Approaches

05/31/2024

The State Department is funding an array of LGBTQI+ pride events across the globe ahead of June, some of which include events focused on children, federal grant…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa

05/30/2024

A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by…

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Added on: 05/29/2024

Active Court Cases that Will Influence the State of LGBTQ+ Rights

05/28/2024

As the LGBTQ+ community continues to face discriminatory legislation across the country, there are also a number of active court cases making their way through the court…

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Added on: 05/28/2024

FDA Maintains Discriminatory Rules on Donated Tissue for Gay and Bisexual Men

05/27/2024

The federal government in 2020 and 2023 changed who it said could safely donate organs and blood, reducing the restrictions on men who have had sex with…

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Added on: 05/27/2024

California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students

05/26/2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical school in Pasadena, California, is deliberating whether to become more open to LGBTQ+ students who previously faced possible…

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Added on: 05/26/2024

Users Report Google’s AI Overview Thinks Tons of Fictional Characters Are Gay

05/25/2024

Listen, we’re big fans of underrated and lesser-known LGBTQ+ fictional characters here at Them, but we have to be the bearer of bad news: despite what Google’s…

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Added on: 05/26/2024

Ex-KKK leader’s child comes out as transgender in new memoir

05/25/2024

R. Derek Black’s coming out story is complicated. As a child, Black came out to the world as a white nationalist on the syndicated daytime talk program…

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Added on: 05/25/2024

It’s now illegal for Minnesota libraries to ban LGBTQ+ books under this new law

05/24/2024

Minnesota has banned book bans, making it illegal for libraries to remove titles based on ideology. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed HF3782 into law last week, which…

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Added on: 05/24/2024

Republican candidate’s ‘weak and gay’ campaign ad sparks comedic pushback

05/23/2024

Her message? “Don’t be weak and gay.” In turn, the response on social media was strong and decidedly gay. Valentina Gomez, one of eight Republican candidates in the…

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Added on: 05/22/2024

UCP legislature members banned from Alberta Pride events in push for policy changes

05/21/2024

An Alberta queer community organizer says a Pride ban on United Conservative Party legislature members challenges Premier Danielle Smith to start matching words with actions. “There’s absolutely…

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Added on: 05/22/2024

Trump-appointed Alabama judge threatens to jail LGBTQ+ rights lawyers; attorneys fight back

05/21/2024

A Donald Trump-appointed federal judge in Alabama has threatened to jail several prominent LGBTQ+ civil rights lawyers involved in a long-running forum-shopping dispute. U.S. District Judge Liles…

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Added on: 05/22/2024

Japanese lesbian couple granted refugee status in Canada

05/21/2024

A Japanese lesbian couple has been granted refugee status in Canada after enduring discrimination in Japan. Eri, aged in her 30s, and Hana, in her 50s, got…

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Added on: 05/21/2024

Mexican authorities abruptly shutter LGBTQ hotel in Puerto Vallarta

05/20/2024

Mexican authorities abruptly and without warning shut down a longtime LGBTQ hotel in Puerto Vallarta Friday night, leaving some guests with their belongings tossed in the street….

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Added on: 05/21/2024

Supreme Court Turns Down Case Challenging School District’s Transgender Policies

05/20/2024

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case about a Maryland school district’s policies to support transgender students and when parents may challenge…

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Added on: 05/19/2024

Japanese lesbian couple granted refugee status in Canada

05/18/2024

Canada said it granted refugee status to two Japanese women last September due to widespread discrimination they faced in Japan as lesbians and members of the weaker…

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Added on: 05/19/2024

US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBTQ+ community

05/18/2024

The U.S. State Department on Friday issued a worldwide caution security alert, saying it is aware of increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQ+ people…

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Added on: 05/18/2024

Court rejects parents’ attempt to opt kids out of LGBTQ-inclusive reading assignments

05/17/2024

A federal appeals court rejected a bid from a group of Maryland parents to require Montgomery County Public Schools to allow them to opt their children out…