All posts tagged "diversity"
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School Board Orders Removal of LGBTQ-Inclusive Mural
A Michigan school board ordered a mural at a health center located inside a middle school to be taken down for depicting LGBTQ characters.
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California to Outlaw Book Bans
California lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill to stop school districts from banning books related to gender and racial diversity.
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Massachusetts Trolls Conservative States With Tourism Campaign
In a dig at conservative states, Massachusetts has launched a tourism ad campaign touting the state as a better place for LGBTQ people to live,...
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Chick-fil-A Targeted by Conservatives for Boycott
Chick-fil-A is the latest company to be threatened with boycotts by social conservatives as part of the ongoing war against "wokeness."
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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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NAACP, HRC Issue Florida Travel Advisories
Civil rights groups have issued travel advisories to Florida in response to new laws targeting diversity initiatives and the LGBTQ community.
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Republican Asks Lesbian Lawmaker if She’s a “Pedophile”
A Republican asked a lesbian lawmaker if she was a "pedophile" for taking offense at remarks equating pedophilia with "sexual orientation."
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“Queer as Folk” Reboot Canceled After One Season
After just one season, Peacock canceled its Queer as Folk reboot. The show followed a group of queer friends moving forward after a shooting at...
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Number of Out LGBTQ Elected Officials Surpasses 1,000
Despite the fact that homophobic and generally anti-LGBTQ attitudes are constantly intensify across the United States, more and more LGBTQ people are winning elected offices....
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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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Air Force authorizes use of pronouns, including gender-neutral ones, in official emails
The U.S. Air Force has authorized, but will not require, airmen and Guardians to use pronouns in official email correspondence.
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Washington Football Team and Team DC to host Pride Night OUT on Thursday, Sept. 16
The Washington Football Team and Team DC will host the organization's first annual Pride Night OUT on September 16.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Softball League seeks to promote and increase diversity
Local softball league launches Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Committee to improve recruitment and outreach efforts.
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Utah school district suspends reading program over book about transgender boy
Parents objected to the book's content after a third grader brought it in and asked a teacher to read it to the class
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House Democrats introduce rules package touting gender-neutral language, inclusion efforts
House Democrats have introduced a new rules package for the newly sworn-in 117th Congress that attempts to promote inclusion, including with respect to the LGBTQ...
