David Miranda, a gay Brazilian politician and husband of journalist Glenn Greenwald, has died. He was 37. Read on » Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who represented E. Jean Carroll in her lawsuit against Donald Trump, is a lesbian who’s a longtime champion of LGBTQ+ and women’s rights, most notably as the attorney who brought down the main part of the Defense of Marriage Act. Read on » New York’s Republican Rep. George Santos will face federal charges as prosecutors have filed charges against the lawmaker who has lied about much of his biography and who faces several other investigations, three people familiar with the matter tell CNN, the network reports. Read on » A jury in New York City on Tuesday found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s. Read on » Leave it to Dolly Parton to bring together stars from every corner of the music world. A Beatles reunion? Check. Lizzo playing flute on a "Stairway to Heaven" cover? Double check. Sting singing guest vocals on his own song? That too. Read on » Transgender youth, their families, and health care providers have filed a lawsuit challenging Montana’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors. Read on » By Homero De la Fuente Read on » Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney do not get along. This year, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts sued DeSantis and other state officials for asserting control over Disney World property. Read on » A Republican Texas state representative who crusaded against the not real concern about LGBTQ+ people’s grooming of kids resigned from office Monday after an investigation found that he himself groomed and plied a 19-year-old staffer on his team with alcohol and then had sex with her. Read on » Read on » North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed more anti-transgender bills into law — including requiring outing of trans students to their parents, restricting school restroom use, and allowing teachers to ignore students’ chosen pronouns. Read on »
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