News + Politics
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Florida Tries to Censor AP Psychology Course Over LGBTQ Content
The state of Florida has “effectively banned” the Advanced Placement Psychology course due to the state’s insistence that LGBTQ-related content be removed or risk running...
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Israel May Allow Same-Sex Couples to Adopt
An Israeli Supreme Court Justice announced the court’s intention to amend the laws to allow same-sex couples to adopt.
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Appeals Court Allows Indiana Trans Students to Use Boys’ Restrooms
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling allowing three transgender boys in Indiana to access restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their...
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LGBTQ Advocates Sue Texas Over Law Banning Drag
A coalition of LGBTQ groups, businesses, and a drag performer have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General’s Office, various municipalities, and several county...
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Oklahoma Governor Signs Order Erasing Transgender People from Law
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order directing state agencies to use narrow, biological-based definitions of “female” and “male” for the purposes of...
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Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s Ban on Drag Performances
A federal judge has blocked the state of Montana from enforcing a law aimed at prohibiting drag performances in public spaces on the grounds that...
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Iranian Official Fired After Alleged Gay Sex Tape Leaked
An Iranian government official in charge of “promoting Islamic values” was suspended after an alleged sex tape appearing to show him having sex with a...
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A Drag Queen’s Album is #1 on the iTunes Christian Music Chart
Last Wednesday, Sean Feucht, a conservative Christian preacher and performer with strong ties to Donald Trump, tweeted that it was the ‘end of days’ in...
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GoFundMe Launched to Cover Murdered Gay Dancer’s Funeral Costs
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family of a gay man who was murdered at a Brooklyn gas station cover the costs...
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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law to Jail Librarians for “Harmful” Books
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would have allowed librarians, teachers, and booksellers to be imprisoned for up to six years...
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Tyler Perry Offers $100,000 Reward for Information on Gay Man’s Murder
Director, actor and playwright Tyler Perry is offering a $100,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the conviction of the person who killed a...
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University’s Band Director Under Fire For Anti-LGBTQ Comments
The interim band director at a Mississippi university is experiencing backlash for co-hosting a conservative commentary podcast, in which he opined that pro-LGBTQ religious leaders...
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Gay Couple Close Chocolate Shop After Anti-Gay Attack
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office is investigating an alleged assault of a gay couple who run a chocolate shop along the state’s border with...
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Texas Teachers Fired After Attending Drag Show
Two teachers were informed that attending a drag show and posting pictures of it on social media violated their school's morality clause.
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Reality TV Star Adore Delano Comes Out as Transgender
Adore Delano, the reality TV star contestant best known for her appearances on RuPaul’s Drag Race and American Idol, came out as transgender to her...
