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Majority of Americans Support Banning Medical Treatments for Trans Youth
A majority of Americans say they believe transgender-identifying youth should be forced to wait until adulthood before being legally allowed to to use puberty blockers...
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Las Vegas Man Arrested for Threatening to “Shoot Up” LGBTQ Event
A Las Vegas man was arrested and charged with falsely communicating an act of terrorism for allegedly threatening to shot up an LGBTQ community event....
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Soccer Player Santiago Sosa Suspended for 3 Games Over Anti-Gay Slur
Major League Soccer has suspended Atlanta United midfielder Santiago Sosa and fined him an undisclosed amount for using a homophobic slur during a match. The...
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Teachers Could Lose Licenses for Violating “Don’t Say Gay” Law
On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Education adopted a rule that would yank licenses from teachers found to have addressed subject matter related to LGBTQ...
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Kevin Spacey Found Not Liable for Battery in Sexual Misconduct Trial
A Manhattan jury found Oscar- and Tony-winning actor Kevin Spacey is not liable for battery against fellow actor Anthony Rapp, who alleged that Spacey had...
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LGBTQ Advocates Slam Russia-Style “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
More than 30 House Republicans have signed onto a bill that mimics “gay propaganda” laws being pushed in Eastern Europe and bills in various states...
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Kevin Spacey Claims “Neo-Nazi” Father Verbally Abused Him for Being Gay
Actor Kevin Spacey took the stand earlier this week in his own defense during his trial on a charge of battery stemming from a decades-old...
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Digital Ads Attack Texas and Florida Republicans Over LGBTQ Issues
A coalition of national and state LGBTQ advocacy groups has launched digital and TV ads in Florida and Texas to protest anti-LGBTQ actions or proposed...
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Man Charged in Attack on Couple Outside Connecticut Gay Bar
Police in Norwalk, Connecticut have arrested a man accused of severely beating a gay couple outside the gay bar they jointly own last month. Casey...
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Attack Ads Cast Ohio Trans Athlete Ban as “Genital Exams” Bill
A national education advocacy nonprofit has begun running ads attacking a proposed bill that could require student athletes to undergo exams of their “internal and...
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Herschel Walker Mocks Transgender Military Members
Former NFL Pro Bowl running back Herschel Walker, now the Republican candidate seeking one of Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats, mocked the idea of allowing...
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Voters in Battleground States Support Marriage Equality, Poll Says
A recent poll finds that majorities of voters in nine states with competitive U.S. Senate races are more likely to support candidates for Senate who...
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Transgender Sheriff’s Deputy Wins Lawsuit Over Surgery Denial
Last month, a Georgia jury ruled in favor of a transgender sheriff’s deputy who sued for reimbursement after the county she worked for refused to...
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Pentagon Report: Fears of Out LGB Military Members Were Unfounded
An overlooked Pentagon report issued last year by the Joint Chiefs of Staff has debunked decades-old claims that integrating out LGBTQ soldiers into the ranks...
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Supreme Court Allows Video of Proposition 8 Trial to Be Made Public
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from opponents of same-sex marriage who had sought to block video of the 2010 trial...
