News + Politics
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Ohio Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto of Anti-Transgender Bill
The Ohio Senate voted to override a veto of a measure barring gender-affirming care for minors and a transgender athlete ban.
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Libs of TikTok to Advise Oklahoma on School Library Books
Oklahoma's top education official has named Chaya Raichik, the founder of Libs of TikTok, to an advisory committee for school libraries.
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Where the STDs Are: The 10 Cities with Highest Infection Rates
Philadelphia, Memphis, New Orleans, and D.C. are among the cities with the highest STD infection rates in an annual data analysis.
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Do Texas Anti-LGBTQ Laws Violate Human Rights?
Advocates are requesting that the United Nations condemn the laws, and pressure the U.S. government to intervene.
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Kansas GOP Wants to Fully Condemn Gay Marriage
The Kansas Republican Party’s 2024 platform, once again, condemns same-sex marriage as insufficient to replace “traditional family” structures. According to the Kansas Reflector, in an...
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Meta Reverses Decision To Leave Up Anti-Trans Facebook Post
The Oversight Board of Meta reversed a company decision to allow a post encouraging trans people to kill themselves to remain online.
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West Virginia Bills Declare Transgender Existence “Obscene”
A quartet of bills have been introduced in West Virginia to ban drag and potentially prosecute transgender people for existing in public.
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Lesbians Rejected by Wedding Venue Offered a New One for Free
A lesbian couple who was rejected by one wedding venue has found another venue -- free of charge, thanks to owner's generous offer.
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Gay Couple Claims Doctor Blamed Chronic Pain on Their Sex Life
Couple says doctor at health clinic wrongly diagnosed them with a sexually transmitted disease -- without examining them -- due to being gay.
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Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill for Anti-Sodomy Law Repeal
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to repeal an anti-sodomy law criminalizing same-sex intimacy and other outdated "morality" laws.
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GOP Congresswoman Slammed for Homophobic Dig at Pete Buttigieg
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna whines that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg "got maternity leave and I didn't."
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Three of Ohio’s Trans Candidates Will Remain on Ballot
A trio of transgender candidates will remain on the Democratic primary ballot despite not having their deadnames on their election paperwork.
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Libs of TikTok Attacks RuPaul Over Emmy Win
Prompted by a post from Libs of TikTok, right-wingers blasted RuPaul over his acceptance speech defending drag at the 2024 Emmy Awards.
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285 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Been Introduced in 2024 — So Far
Advocates predict a continuing flood of legislation in the upcoming year seeking to effectively erase or criminalize LGBTQ existence.
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Iowa Law Could Deem Librarians and Bookstore Owners “Sex Offenders”
Any adult who disseminates "obscene material" -- including LGBTQ books -- to minors could be jailed and forced to register as a sex offender.
