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WORLD Global survey, Turkey, Russians in Argentina, trans-rights activist
A new survey showed that nearly one in 10 adults across 30 countries identify as LGBTQ, according to NBC News. Age and geographic location played primary roles in the findings, with younger respondents and those in ...
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As Pride Month begins, 2Bears Tavern Group issues statement on allyship and safe spaces
--From a press release
[Chicago, IL — June 1, 2023] As we begin Pride Month, many in the LGBTQIA+ community, and in particular of late, transgender and non-binary people, drag performers, and parts of the leather, fetish, kink, and BDSM ...
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Alabama bans trans women, girls from sports at public colleges
Alabama has prohibited transgender women and girls from female sports teams in public colleges and universities, The Advocate reported. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 261 into law on May 30. The state has had ...
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British Cycling to ban trans competitors from female category
After a nine-month investigation and review, British Cycling will ban transgender women from the female category in a change that will be implemented by the end of the year, the BBC reported. Under a new policy ...
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SHOWBIZ Warhol, Sarah Paulson, upcoming books, Rufus Wainwright, Elliot Page
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled seven to two that the late artist Andy Warhol wasn't allowed to use a photographer's portrait of Prince for a series of pop-art images, per The Hollywood Reporter. Associate Justice Sonia ...
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Louisiana Senate committee kills anti-trans bill aimed at minors
The Louisiana Senate Health & Welfare Committee has stopped an anti-trans bill aimed at minors, WBRZ News 2 in Baton Rouge has reported. Republican committee chairman Fred Mills joined Democrats on May 24 to kill Louisiana House Bill 648—a bill tha ...
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Louisiana Senate Health & Welfare Committee kills bans on gender affirming care, HRC responds
--From a press release
Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, thanks members of the Louisiana Senate Health ...
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HRC condemns Ohio state senate for passing education censorship bill
--From a press release
Columbus, Ohio — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — condemned the Ohio State Senate for passing ...
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Advocates applaud Illinois General Assembly passage of House Bill 1286 for gender-neutral multiple-occupancy restrooms
--From a press release
CHICAGO — Advocates celebrated passage by the Illinois General Assembly of House Bill 1286, legislation that will reduce barriers for businesses serving their communities and customers by allowing for the ...
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HB 1286 would allow gender-inclusive multi-occupancy restrooms, Chicago groups respond
--From a press release
Statement from AIDS Foundation Chicago, Equality Illinois, and Pride Action Tank regarding HB 1286 to allow gender-inclusive multi-occupancy restrooms: We applaud the Illinois Senate for passing HB 1286 and urge the Illinois House to act expeditiously ...
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NATIONAL DHS violence report, queer Democratic club, trans influencer dies, vigil, GLSEN Awards
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that threats of violence against the LGBTQ+ community are increasing—and intensifying, according to ABC News. "These issues include actions linked to drag-themed events ...
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WORLD Spain, South Korea festival, Eurovision, marriage items, Sri Lanka
Spain became the latest country to join a U.S. initiative that seeks to promote LGBTQI+ rights around the world, The Washington Blade reported. "Promoting and protecting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ...
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White House releases statement by President Biden on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia
--From a press release
From the White House, May 17, 2023/B> Everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and equality—no matter whom they love, or how they identify. On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, we reaffirm ...
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Dodgers rescind Pride Night invitation to legendary drag group
On May 17 (the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia), the Los Angeles Dodgers rescinded their Pride Night invitation toThe Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence—a famous LGBTQ+ group that ...
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NCLR, GLAD, Trevor Project, coalition of groups support Biden administration's proposed Title IX Athletics Rule
--From a press release
WASHINGTON, DC — The National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), and The Trevor Project — along with the National Education Association and more than a dozen other organizations — have submitted ...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs four anti-LGBTQ bills into law; parents file for an Emergency Order to Block SB 254
--From press releases
(Miami, Florida - May 17) Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law four anti-LGBTQ+ bills at a signing ceremony at a private Christian school. The bills signed ...
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Missouri Attorney General issues order terminating anti-transgender rule
--From a Lambda Legal press release
Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued an order terminating his anti-transgender emergency rule challenged in Southampton Community Healthcare v. Bailey, the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal, ACLU of Missouri and Brya ...
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Trace Lysette: Film festival hit 'Monica' brings a story of trans resilience to the screen
Trans performer Trace Lysette grew up in Dayton, Ohio before moving to New York City to pursue a new life. Her television debut on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2013 made her one of the first trans people to ...
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Texas House passes bill SB14 which would ban healthcare for transgender youth; GLAAD speaks
--From a GLAAD press release
(New York, NY - May 15, 2023) - Today members of the Texas House of Representatives passed SB14 banning life-saving healthcare for transgender youth. The bill now heads back to the Senate for final approval before ...
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Gloria Allen to be honored on National LGBTQ Wall of Honor on June 22
The International Imperial Court System and the National LGBTQ Task Force are honoring seven legends of the LGBTQ+-rights movement as 2023 National LGBTQ Wall of Honor inductees at NYC's historic Stonewall Inn on June 22, per ...
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GLAAD ceremony honors celebrities and welcomes TGNC state reps
On May 13, GLAAD announced recipients for the final 18 of this year's 33 categories of the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. Maren Morris accepted GLAAD's Excellence in Media Award, introduced by ...
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Kansas City declares itself an LGBTQ+ sanctuary city
Defying Missouri legislators who voted to ban gender-affirming care for minors and restrict it for some adults, officials in Kansas City—the state's largest city—approved a resolution to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing ...
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Gigi Gorgeous Spills The T Guide at Chicago Humanities Festival
Chicago Humanities Festival has created events that bring artists and audiences together for one-of-a-kind experiences in the Windy City for years—and 2023 will be no different. Programming slated for this year includes LGBTQ+ favorites such such ...
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NATIONAL Alabama protest, antibiotic, bi politician, high-school musicals, Key West
Alabama LGBTQ Action is urging the LGBTQ+ community and allies to join the group at a march on the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery on Tuesday, May 16, to demand equal rights for all state residents, ...
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FDA changes 40-year blood donation guidelines to focus on behavior, not orientation or identity; GLAAD responds
--From a press release
(New York, NY - Thursday, May 11, 2023) GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is responding to news that the FDA will allow more gay and bisexual men ...
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Vermont enacts most comprehensive transgender healthcare protections to date
--From a press release
May 10, 2023 (MONTPELIER) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed into law two bills—HB 89 and SB 37—protecting access to essential healthcare for transgender people. The new laws come as at least 18 states have moved ...
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ART on THE MART's summer programs include Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, Pride celebration
--From a press release
CHICAGO, IL — ART on THE MART, an innovative digital art project that transforms a Chicago architectural landmark into a larger-than-life canvas, will introduce two new commissions this summer. Building Light, a new projection by Gensler, ...
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Clare Killman on Carbondale City Council is first trans person to serve on a city council in Illinois
--From a press release
A statement from Myles Brady Davis, Communications Director of Equality Illinois, the state's civil rights organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) Illinoisans: "We are extremely excited by ...
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Q Christian Fellowship holds annual Parent and Family Summit
Q Christian Fellowship (QCF) held its annual Parent and Family Summit May 5-7 at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. According to the event's press release, this year's gathering "is a proclamation that LGBTQ+ people are beloved ...
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Louisiana House passes discriminatory education bill targeting LGBTQ+ youth, HRC responds
--From an Human Rights Campaign press release
Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, condemns the Louisiana House for passing HB ...
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Sidetrack drops Anheuser-Busch products after Bud Light controversy
Sidetrack announced May 4 that it would cease selling Anheuser-Busch products after the beverage giant gave in to an anti-trans backlash following an online Bud Light advertisement featuring trans activist Dylan Mulvaney. In a Facebook post, ...
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WORLD Student freed, Dutch rally, Kenyan bill, Kumbia Queers, 'Thrones' actor
After being detained for two weeks over accusations of violating President Vladimir Putin's so-called "LGBT propaganda" law, queer Chinese student/social-media figure Haoyang Xu was freed from Russian prison, GCN reported. ...
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NATIONAL Gun control, San Francisco, trans-rights bill, Portland police, Roxane Gay
Openly gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis recently signed four gun-control measures into law, per the Colorado Newsline. The new laws raise the minimum age to buy a gun to 21, impose a three-day waiting period for ...
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Chicago LGBTQ+ bar to discontinue use of brewer after anti-trans acts
In light of what it considers to be anti-trans acts by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Uptown LGBTQ+ spot 2Bears Tavern Group is discontinuing all Anheuser Busch InBev products, including Busch Light, Bud Light and Goose Island 312. Mark ...
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2023 Leppen Leadership Awards announced, event May 14
--From a press release
About Face Theatre has announced the return of the Leppen Leadership Awards. Now in the 28th season, About Face has been honoring community luminaries since 2001 with the Leppen Leadership Award, named for founding supporter and ...
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Florida parents will ask federal court to block trans health ban passed by legislature
--From a press release
TALLAHASSEE— Seven Florida parents who are currently challenging state Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine rules banning established medical care for their children and other transgender adolescents will also ask ...
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GLAAD responds to wave of anti-LGBTQ bills passed by Florida legislature
--From a press release
GLAAD: "Florida's extremist lawmakers are working overtime to make their state less free and outright dangerous for everyone, especially LGBTQ people, youth and families. They make every citizen and every visitor to Florida vulnerable to discriminator ...
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Judge rejects trans Montana lawmaker's effort to return
On May 2, District Court Judge Mike Menahan rejected transgender Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr's attempt to the state House after Republicans ousted her for the remainder of the legislative session, a PBS item noted. The ...
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Families, doctors challenge Oklahoma's ban on health care for trans youth
--From a press release
OKLAHOMA CITY - Families, transgender adolescents, and their medical providers are challenging a new law criminalizing age-appropriate medical care for transgender adolescents signed by Governor Kevin Stitt yesterday. In a ...
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Chaz Bono talks about bringing the chills in horror movie 'Bury the Bride'
"I've seen this movie before. It ends bad." The above line is uttered by one of the characters in the Tubi original movie Bury the Bride. However—even though the film features some horror-movie constants like young, ...
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NATIONAL Pro-trans measures, Lambda Legal, Elizabeth Taylor event, drag items, 'The L Word'
While at least 12 states have passed legislation to limit or ban gender-affirming healthcare for young people, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico and Minnesota have passed bills designed to shield ...
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Kansas passes sweeping anti-trans restroom law
On April 28, Republican legislators in Kansas enacted what may be the most imposing anti-trans bathroom law in the country. In doing so, the lawmakers overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of the measure—without having a ...
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Contrary to California law, many parole hearings for trans, nonbinary people include misgendering
--From a press release
A new study of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) parole hearings by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and the Social Justice Legal Foundation finds 43% of parole hearings for transgender and nonbinary people ...
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HRC calls on Gianforte to veto LGBTQ Erasure Act
--From a press release
Helena, Montana — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte to veto the LGBTQ Erasure Act (S. 458), legislation that aims to strip away dozens of legal protections and rights for ...
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HRC celebrates Minnesota governor Tim Walz for signing statewide 'Conversion Therapy' ban into law
--From a press release
St. Paul, Minnesota — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — celebrated Governor Tim Walz for ...
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GLAAD, LGBTQ+ Victory Institute respond to censure threat to Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr
--From a press release
Washington, DC — GLAAD, the world's leading LGBTQ media advocacy organization, and LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, the only national organization dedicated to elevating openly LGBTQ+ leaders who further equality at all ...
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Trans state rep banned from Montana House
On April 26, Montana's Republican-dominated House voted 68-32 to ban transgender state Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the rest of this year's legislative session. According to CNN, Zephyr had said that GOP lawmakers would have "blood" on ...
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Biden administration files lawsuit challenging Tennessee's ban on trans youth care, HRC responds
--From an HRC press release
WASHINGTON- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, applauded the Department of Justice's filing of a federal lawsuit ...
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HHS Secretary on Missouri's emergency regulation restricting gender-affirming care: "crisis of their own manufacturing"
--From a press release
Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Missouri's Emergency Regulation Restricting Access to Gender-Affirming Care : "At a time when our communities are facing true threats to their health and well-being — in the form of ...
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Florida parents of trans teens seek emergency ruling regarding healthcare
Florida families challenging the state's ban on medically necessary healthcare for their transgender children filed a motion asking the court to halt the ban while their case proceeds, according to a joint press release from GLBTQ ...
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HRC applauds Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing extremist attacks on transgender lives
--From a press release
Topeka, KS - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, commended Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for vetoing a total of four bills designe ...
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WORLD Hungarian bill, Biden's visit, HIV study, trans athlete ousted, Prince Harry
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Hungarian legislators passed a bill that enables citizens to report anonymously on same-sex couples who raise children to authorities, Bloomberg reported. Hungary's constitution protects the institution of marriage as a formation "between one man and ...
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NATIONAL Trans-rights cases, Brittney Griner, Elton John, law firm, passages, Twitter
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals plans to meet as a full court to consider a pair of trans-rights cases from West Virginia and North Carolina, NBC News reported. The Richmond-based appeals court said it ...
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Report reveals abuses against LGBTQ+, transgender community, people living with HIV in the criminal legal system
--From a press release
(NEW YORK, NY — April 20, 2023) Today, Lambda Legal, in partnership with Black and Pink National, released Protected and Served? 2022 [ https://www.protectedandserved.org/2022-report ] , a report that reveals ...
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U.S. House Republicans pass trans sports ban ... but it will go nowhere
On April 20, the Republican-controlled House passed legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from competing in female school athletics. According to NBC News, The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, authored by ...
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Lambda Legal: Proposed national transgender youth sports ban 'ignorant and despicable'
(Washington, DC, April 19, 2023) — Today the U.S. House of Representatives considered HR 734, the Orwellian-titled Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, that would ban trans girls and women from participating in school ...
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Queer Art's Illuminations Grant to recognize Black trans visual artists
--From www.queer-art.org
The Queer|Art Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work. The application period is open for ...
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HRC condemns Montana senate passage of dangerous health care bill, calls for Governor's veto
--From a press release
Helena, Montana — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization - condemned the Montana Senate for passing HB ...
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National LGBTQ+ legal groups condemn Missouri action barring healthcare for transgender people
--From NCLR press release
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued an Emergency Rule regarding the medical treatment of transgender people. Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Center for Lesbian ...
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GLAAD responds to Missouri's curtailing essential healthcare for transgender people, outlines bills pending
--From a press release
(New York, NY - April 14, 2023) - GLAAD issued the following statement today in response to the emergency rule issued by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to ban health care for transgender people. The rule ...
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NATIONAL Scientist/activist dies, trans author passes, Alabama schools, Title IX
Philadelphia's Ada Bello—a pioneering LGBTQ+ activist and longtime laboratory chemist for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the University of Pennsylvania—died March 31 of pneumonia and COVID-19 at Chestnut Hill Hospital at age 89, p ...
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SHOWBIZ Big Freedia, Hannah Gadsby, Billy Porter, Matthew Camp, 'League' ending
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Netflix released a music video with rapper and "Queen of Bounce Music" Big Freedia remixing Netflix's Strong Black Lead series "Hey, Queen" in time for the release of Netflix and Shondaland's Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, ...
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Missouri AG limits gender-affirming healthcare for minors and adults
On April 13, Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued an emergency regulation claiming gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors is already illegal ...
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HRC condemns North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for signing two anti-trans sports bans
--From a press release
Bismarck, ND - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, condemned North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum for signing ...
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Parker tapped as new Brave Space Alliance head
Brave Space Alliance (BSA), a Black- and trans-led LGBTQ+ advocacy located on the city's South Side, announced that longtime activist (and former BSA Board Chair) Channyn Lynne Parker will take the reins as BSA's new chief ...
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Supreme Court, Biden, Navratilova enter battle over anti-trans laws
Transgender athletes saw two significant victories last week: one from the conservative U.S. Supreme Court and the other from the LGBTQ-friendly White House of President Joe Biden. The events triggered a flood of national media attention, ...
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WORLD Queer soldier, anti-trans interview, Eurovision, couple arrested, soccer match
A queer Ukrainian solider has called for same-sex marriage to be legalized in the country, according to PinkNews. Anna "Kajhan" Zyablikova, who is serving in the 47th Brigade of Ukraine's armed forces, told the i paper ...
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NATIONAL Immigrant update, Black LGBTQ+ officials, notable passings, trans roundtable
The Biden administration will allow immigrants seeking benefits to mark their gender identity without needing their documentation to match, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), The Hill reported. ...
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SHOWBIZ Trans musicians, NHL, 'Queen Charlotte,' Jinkx Monsoon, Anderson Cooper
The Face published an article about five trans musicians who should be on people's playlists. British queer nightlife legend Mya Mehmi said that those musicians include New York's Ms Boogie, London-based Harve, Arca, Ms. Carrie Stacks ...
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CPD's internal affairs department looks into 'like' of anti-trans tweet
Internal affairs investigators are looking into a report that the official Twitter account for the Chicago Police Department (CPD) liked an anti-trans post by county-music singer Travis Tritt, according to The Chicago Sun-Times. A photo on ...
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U.S. Supreme Court allows W. Va. trans girl to participate in sports
On April 6, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped West Virginia from enforcing a sports ban against a transgender girl, NBC News reported. As a result, a 2021 law called the Save Women's Sports Act cannot be ...
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Lambda Legal replies to Biden administration proposed Title IX rule
--From a press release
(Washington, DC, April 6, 2023) — Today the U.S. Department of Education released a proposed Title IX rule concerning participation by transgender youth in school sports programs. Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and Director of Lambda Legal' ...
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Biden's Title IX proposal would limit bans on trans athletes
On April 6, the U.S. Education Department announced a proposed change to Title IX, which prohibits gender-based discrimination in federally funded education programs, NPR reported. The proposal would stop schools ...
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HRC denounces Kansas legislature for overriding Gov. Kelly's veto of bill banning trans students from school sports
--From a press release
Topeka, KS - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, condemned Kansas legislators for voting to override Governor ...
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Statement from Equality Illinois on Indiana's anti-ttrans healthcare ban
--From a press release
Statement from Equality Illinois Director of Communications Myles Brady Davis following the Indiana governor's approval on Wednesday of legislation targeting trans young people and their families: "Illinois is a pro-equality, pro-family island in a se ...
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