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LGBTI Rights in United States


ADDED ON: 04/03/2023

Defiant transgender children marched on Kansas Statehouse

TOPEKA — A throng of angry queer and transgender children marched Friday evening on the Kansas Statehouse grounds in joyful defiance of legislators who promote state-sponsored discrimination. As the crowd of 200 children…

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ADDED ON: 04/02/2023

Neo-Nazis and LGBTQ+ Activists Face Off at Two Ohio Drag Events

Neo-Nazis and LGBTQ+ activists faced off at two separate Ohio drag events in adjoining towns, reports The U.S. Sun. One was a drag brunch at Element 41 restaurant in Chardon, the second,…

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ADDED ON: 04/01/2023

Biden marks International Transgender Day of Visibility by blasting Republicans targeting trans youth

President Joe Biden is using International Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday to sharply criticize acts of violence and discrimination against Americans who identify as trans and nonbinary, zeroing in on the…

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ADDED ON: 03/30/2023

Anti-transgender sentiment follows Nashville shooting

After authorities said the Nashville school shooter identified as transgender, anti-trans sentiment about the community surged from far-right political figures. Gun reform advocates and LGBTQ activists say the transgender community is being used as a “scapegoat”…

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ADDED ON: 03/29/2023

A Group Of Florida LGBTQ Kids Are Learning How To Fight Back

“I love Florida, but Florida doesn’t love me back. ”Those were the words of Ollie, a nonbinary high school senior in Collier County who has lived in Florida all their life, but…

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ADDED ON: 03/28/2023

House Republicans Pass First National Bill Targeting Transgender Youth

On Friday, House Republicans passed the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights Act,” which would force educators to misgender trans students and out them to their parents. The bill is the first federal…

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ADDED ON: 03/25/2023

Florida sued over bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Four families in Florida sued the state on Thursday over new rules prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, arguing the bans violate the US Constitution and should be thrown out. The two…

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ADDED ON: 03/24/2023

Ohio lawmakers part of nationwide movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are part of a record-breaking national conservative movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation, where 340 bills have been introduced in statehouses across the nation that affect states’ LGBTQ citizens.…

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ADDED ON: 03/23/2023

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

Aicha Tahirou, a lesbian who was born and raised in Niger, came to the United States for a better life. What she discovered is her political voice. In the middle of the COVID…

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ADDED ON: 03/18/2023

Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions written by and for trans Jews

In the midst of writing a 13-page analysis of a complex area of Jewish law, Rabbi Xava De Cordova found something she wasn’t expecting to see in the medieval-era sources: flexibility. De…

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ADDED ON: 03/17/2023

Mental health concerns at the forefront as hundreds of ‘anti-LGBTQ’ bills circulate nationwide

With each political debate and bill that passes over transgender rights, parents and LGBTQ+ youth say they brace for the negative impact it may have on their mental health. The Trevor Project…

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ADDED ON: 03/16/2023

Tennessee Senate passes chilling bill that redefines sex and legally erases trans people

A “cruel” bill that would define trans people out of Tennessee state code has inched closer to reality after it passed through the Senate. In the latest attack on LGBTQ+ rights in Tennessee,…

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