News + Politics
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Election Report: Very Few LGBTQ Victories On A Tumultuous Night
On a primary election night of surprise twists and turns, victories by LGBTQ candidates were rare, with the bulk of success occurring in state legislative...
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D.C. Council and Mayoral Challengers Shine in GLAA Ratings
GLAA has released its candidate ratings for the 2022 D.C. primary election, which will take place on June 21. While GLAA, a nonpartisan civic organization...
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Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Trans Sports Ban
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on sports teams based on their gender identity, reviving a debate over a similar...
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South Carolina Governor Signs Transgender Sports Ban Into Law
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a bill into law prohibiting transgender students from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. The...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Anti-Trans Restroom Sign Law
A federal judge has struck down a Tennessee law requiring businesses and government buildings to post a sign if they allow transgender individuals to use...
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Court Partially Blocks Alabama Law Barring Health Care for Trans Minors
A federal judge has blocked parts of an Alabama law that criminalized doctors for prescribing gender-affirming health care treatments to transgender people individuals under the...
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South Carolina Lawmakers Approve Transgender Sports Ban
Last week, South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill to require student-athletes to compete in sports based solely on their assigned sex at birth, regardless of...
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Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Has History of Anti-LGBTQ Statements
A Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate who is surging in the polls has a long history of anti-gay and anti-Muslim statements. Kathy Barnette is an Army...
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Suspected Serial Killer Used Grindr to Target LGBTQ People
Police in Bilbao, Spain — a port city on the country’s northern coast — have recently arrested a man in connection to the deaths of...
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Sinn Fein Majority in Northern Ireland Could Spark Pro-LGBTQ Shift
As the situation for LGBTQ people in the United States steadily worsens with increasingly oppressive legislation being passed by state governments, across the Atlantic Ocean...
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Court Rules Medical Program for Trans Minors May Accept New Patients
A program that offers mental health services and gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender children will be allowed to resume services for patients suffering from gender...
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Texas Supreme Court Allows Investigations of Trans Kids’ Parents to Resume
The Texas Supreme Court has issued a mixed ruling regarding state investigations into parents who allow their transgender children to access gender-affirming care. The high...
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NBJC to Honor Black LGBTQ Women at 2nd Annual Wisdom Awards
The National Black Justice Coalition will host the 2nd Annual Wisdom Awards, which honor Black LGBTQ and same-gender-loving women and feminine elders and their contributions...
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Florida Student Says School Officials are Censoring Graduation Speech
A Florida high schooler who is suing the state over its “Parental Rights in Education” law — dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law — says...
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School Board Votes Against Censoring “Don’t Say Gay” Yearbook Photos
A Florida school board has overruled a superintendent’s executive decision and sided with students at a local high school, voting not to censor yearbook photos...
