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HRC Foundation Sues Tennessee Over Anti-Transgender Restroom Law
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ organization, is suing a Tennessee school district and the Tennessee Department of...
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Here Are the 47 Republicans Who Voted for Gay Marriage
Forty-seven Republicans voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to codify the right of same-sex couples to marry into law. The bill, sponsored...
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Education Department Proposes New Rule Protecting LGBTQ Students
The U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed rule impacting how Title IX, the federal law prohibiting discrimination “on the basis of sex,” will be enforced...
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Proud Boys Disrupt Drag Queen Story Hour Event
Local police and prosecutors have launched a hate crime investigation after several members of the right-wing group the Proud Boys barged into and disrupted a...
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Gavin Grimm Warns of Attacks on LGBTQ Rights: “Texas is All of Us”
Gavin Grimm warned LGBTQ high schoolers and their allies at a Saturday town hall meeting to be vigilant about defending any progress that schools have...
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Bill Allowing Teachers To Ignore Students’ Pronouns Stalls In Tennessee
Measure would have prioritized teachers' beliefs and views by allowing them to misgender and deadname trans students.
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Republican Wants To Ban Health Care For Trans Youth
A Florida Republican has plans to introduce legislation next year to criminalize providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender minors. State Rep. Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay)...
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White House blasts South Dakota governor over trans depression comments
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is being criticized for saying she doesn't know why LGBTQ people in her state experience depression.
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Gay man burns Bible, kisses husband at book burning
A gay man burned a Bible and kissed his husband to protest a right-wing pastor's bonfire to burn books and other "demonic influences."
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South Dakota governor signs ban on trans athletes
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill banning trans athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
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Seven Republican states are pushing a new wave of anti-trans bills
At least seven Republican states are seeking to restrict various aspects of transgender people's lives.
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Top 10 Notable LGBTQ News Stories of 2021
Here are the national and international headlines that grabbed our attention last year.
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Oklahoma might allow parents to ban books with LGBTQ or “sexual” content from libraries
A proposed bill in Oklahoma would empower individual parents to ban books with LGBTQ or "sexual" content from school libraries.
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit from photographer who doesn’t want to shoot gay weddings
A federal judge has dismissed a New York photographer's lawsuit demanding that she be exempt from having to photograph same-sex weddings.
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Foster agency sues Biden administration so it can keep rejecting gay couples
A Tennessee foster care agency is suing the Biden administration over the right to refuse to place children with LGBTQ and unmarried couples.
