All posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"
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Drag Queens Upstage Trump at Kennedy Center’s Les Miz Gala
Trump’s first KenCen appearance this term was overshadowed by drag performers protesting his takeover of the venue during a fundraiser.
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Missoula Makes Pride Flag Official City Flag, Skirting State Ban
Missoula, Montana, declares the Pride flag its official banner to bypass a new state law banning "political" flags on public buildings.
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Judge Halts Trump’s LGBTQ Funding Ban
Ruling halts enforcement of executive orders aimed at defunding LGBTQ health centers for supporting DEI or transgender rights.
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Southern Baptists Declare War on Marriage Equality
Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention’s national meeting in Dallas have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution opposing same-sex marriage. On June 10, more than 10,000 church...
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Log Cabin Republicans’ Trump Tower Pride Gala Sparks Backlash
Critics call the $175 event a betrayal of the LGBTQ community as Trump-era policies and Pride Month snubs resurface.
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GOP Declares June ‘Family Month’ in Attack on LGBTQ Pride
Led by Rep. Mary Miller, a GOP resolution aims to erase Pride Month and declare June ‘Family Month’ to honor heterosexual families.
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Trump Declares June ‘Title IX Month,’ Snubbing Pride
The U.S. Department of Education announced that June would be honored as “Title IX Month.” The announcement is widely viewed as a swipe at the...
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Gina Ortiz Jones Elected as San Antonio’s First LGBTQ Mayor
Air Force veteran makes history as first Asian-American woman and first female war veteran to lead a major Texas city.
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Gay Actor Jonathan Joss, of ‘King of the Hill,’ Shot Dead in Texas
Joss, who voiced John Redcorn, was allegedly shot by a neighbor after years of threats and anti-gay harassment, according to his husband.
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New Pope’s Past Anti-LGBTQ Remarks Raise Alarms
Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pope, made hostile anti-LGBTQ comments over a decade ago, raising concerns among LGBTQ Catholics.
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Congressional Democrats Reintroduce Equality Act
The bill would protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination but faces uphill battle in a Republican-controlled Congress.
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Poland’s Last “LGBT-Free Zone” Officially Repealed
Łańcut repealed a 2019 "family charter" declaring it "free from LGBT ideology" in response to a threat of losing local funding.
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Abigail Spanberger Backed by HRC in Virginia Governor Bid
The campaign arm of the Human Rights Campaign is endorsing Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who is seeking to become Virginia's next governor.
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Cincinnati Pride Cuts Ties With Several Corporate Sponsors
The LGBTQ organization wants to partner only with corporations that demonstrate regular support for the LGBTQ community and respect for DEI.
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Thailand to Spend Millions on Transgender Hormone Therapy
The Public Health Ministry has earmarked funds to be used to provide gender-affirming health care to nearly 200,000 trans citizens.
