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Parents, Students, And Teachers Sue Over Florida “Don’t Say Gay” Law
On Thursday, a group of Florida school-age students, parents of LGBTQ youth, and a teacher filed suit against a recent bill signed into law by...
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Iowa Supreme Court Finds State Discriminated Against Trans Employee
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s Department of Corrections discriminated against Jesse Vroegh, a former DOC nurse, when it denied him insurance...
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Billboards Protesting Anti-LGBTQ Laws Unveiled In Several States
Billboards reading "Say Gay" and "Protect Trans Youth" have been erected in states where lawmakers have sought to restrict LGBTQ rights.
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Biden Administration Announces Pro-Transgender Policies
The Biden administration has announced several policies aimed at making transgender Americans' lives easier.
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VIDEO: Missouri Lawmaker Asks Nonbinary 14-Year-Old About Their Genitals
A video posted to Twitter by the Human Rights Campaign shows a Missouri state senator asking a series of intrusive questions to a nonbinary teenager...
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Arizona Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Bills Into Law
Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed two bills into law targeting transgender youth, restricting their ability to participate in sports and access certain types...
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Ohio Teacher Fired For Passing Out Pride Bracelets
A gay substitute teacher in Ohio claims he was fired for handing out Pride bracelets to some interested students. Jay Bowman, a teacher for 30...
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Ohio Senate Candidate Invokes Lia Thomas in Attack on Trans Athletes
Ohio Republican Senate candidate Jane Timken has invoked UPenn swimmer and NCAA 500-freestyle champion Lia Thomas in a campaign ad attacking transgender participation in female-designated...
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NCAA Has No Plans To Ban Trans Athletes From Women’s Sports
NCAA President Mark Emmert told a former Olympian that the governing body in collegiate athletics has no plans to issue an explicit, across-the-board ban prohibiting...
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Gavin Newsom Names First-Ever Transgender Appointee As Judge In California
A disability rights advocate has become the second openly transgender person to serve as a judge in California, and the first-ever transgender appointee in history...
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Transgender Day Of Visibility: What You Need To Know
“Our lives are worthy and we should be celebrated,” says NCTE’s Olivia Hunt of Thursday's Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: Pete And Chasten Buttigieg Should “Stay Out Of Girls’ Bathrooms”
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene went on yet another homophobic and transphobic screed while speaking at a recent Donald Trump rally.
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Texas Jury Rules Gay Couple Had A “Common Law” Marriage
A Texas jury has decided that a San Antonio gay couple together since 1996 were part of a common law marriage.
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School Board President Receives Death Threats Over “Radical Transgender Agenda”
A Wisconsin school board president has received death threats for supporting pro-LGBTQ policies. Eau Clare Area School District Board President Tim Nordin told Wisconsin Public...
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Anti-LGBTQ Bills Fail To Pass In West Virginia
At the beginning of the 2022 legislative session for West Virginia, on January 12, state lawmakers appeared poised to introduce, discuss, and implement a string...
