News + Politics
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Alabama’s Kay Ivey Expands Trans Athlete Ban to College Sports
Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill expanding the state's existing restrictions on transgender athletes to apply to collegiate-level sports.
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LEGO Faces Boycott Over “Transgender Building Sets”
LEGO is the latest company to be targeted by social conservatives over false claims that it marketed pro-LGBTQ products to children.
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Anti-Gay Conservatives Attack GLSEN for Partnering with Target
The LGBTQ educational advocacy group GLSEN is under fire for to its partnership with Target, currently the subject of a right-wing boycott.
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Uganda’s President Signs Anti-Gay Bill into Law
The president of Uganda has signed a bill imposing lifelong imprisonment, and, in some cases, the death penalty, for same-sex relations.
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Louisiana Is The Only Deep South State Not Banning Trans Youth Health Care
A Republican state senator's defection leaves Louisiana as the only state in the Deep South without a ban on gender-affirming care.
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Woman Charged with Threatening to Shoot Up LGBTQ Businesses
A New York woman has been charged with leaving threatening messages, promising to shoot up four Denver-area LGBTQ businesses.
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Hayley Kiyoko to Join Capital Pride Concert Lineup
Hayley Kiyoko, Rina Sawayama and Monet X Change will join a talented lineup of artists performing at the Capital Pride Concert on June 11.
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Candace Owens: ‘Do Not Shop at Target or Else You’re Gay and a Pervert’
Right-wing podcaster Candace Owens has embraced boycotting Target and making it uncomfortable for Americans to be associated with the brand.
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Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Transgender Pronoun Bill
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a measure that would have prohibited schools from referring to transgender youth by their preferred pronouns.
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Target Removes Pride-Themed Merchandise After Threats
Target has removed some Pride-themed merchandise after receiving threats, but LGBTQ groups accuse the company of "caving" to extremists.
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Malaysia Raids Swatch Stores, Confiscating Pride-Themed Watches
Malaysian authorities raided nearly a dozen Swatch stores to confiscate watches from the company's "Pride Collection."
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Adm. Rachel Levine, Earline Budd Among Capital Pride Honorees
Capital Pride has announced its Pride Hero awardees for 2023.
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Hamburger Mary’s Orlando Sues Florida Over Anti-Drag Law
Hamburger Mary's is suing Florida over a law to restrict drag performances, claiming it violates the restaurant's First Amendment rights.
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Latino, Jewish and Gay: Joe Vogel Would Bring Diversity to Congress
Maryland Del. Joe Vogel, 26, would become the state's first openly gay Latino and Jewish member of Congress if elected next year.
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Security Guard Charged with Sexually Assaulting Trans Woman
Victim claims security guard forced himself upon her in a bar's single-stall bathroom, but he claims the encounter was consensual.
