In a dark continuation of events, several LGBTQ+ gatherings across the United States were targeted with bomb threats last weekend. The orchestrated attempts to induce fear and disrupt peaceful groups reflect a grim reality in a political environment that has seen Republican lawmakers and pundits create culture wars against vulnerable groups, including the LGBTQ+ community. This year alone has seen more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in state legislatures in the U.S., many of which have targeted trans youth and drag queens.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed nine LGBTQ-supportive bills into law last week after vetoing one. Read on »
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On Sunday, on CNN’s State of the Union, Dana Bash extensively spoke with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, covering various topics. Amid discussions on the looming government shutdown, the conversation veered toward former President Donald Trump’s reported derogatory remarks about disabled veterans, as highlighted in a recent profile.
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A Texas man was sentenced to 36 years in prison for the 2019 murder of a transgender woman, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday. Read on »
The trailblazing election of Olivia Hill as the first transgender person and transgender woman on the Nashville Metro Council — and the first trans elected official in Tennessee history — has hit a stumbling block due to ambiguous Tennessee laws concerning gender identity.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, vetoed a bill on Friday that would have made judges ruling in child custody cases consider whether a child’s parents were affirming of the child’s gender identity.
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As school districts adopt anti-transgender policies, many trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming students are feeling uncomfortable and unsafe. Read on »
A report by PEN America disclosed a 33 percent hike in book bans across U.S. public schools during the 2022-23 school year compared to the previous year. Titled “Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor,” the report identified Florida as the leading state in book bans, surpassing Texas, with over 40 percent of all bans happening in the state during this period.
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In a dark continuation of events, several LGBTQ+ gatherings across the United States were targeted with bomb threats last weekend. The orchestrated attempts to induce fear and disrupt peaceful groups reflect a grim reality in a political environment that has seen Republican lawmakers and pundits create culture wars against vulnerable groups, including the LGBTQ+ community. This year alone has seen more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in state legislatures in the U.S., many of which have targeted trans youth and drag queens.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed nine LGBTQ-supportive bills into law last week after vetoing one. 
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A Texas man was sentenced to 36 years in prison for the 2019 murder of a transgender woman, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday. 
The trailblazing election of Olivia Hill as the first 
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, vetoed a bill on Friday that would have made judges ruling in child custody cases 
As school districts adopt anti-transgender policies, many trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming students are feeling uncomfortable and unsafe. 
A report by PEN America disclosed a 33 percent hike in book bans across U.S. public schools during the 2022-23 school year compared to the previous year. Titled “Banned in the USA: The Mounting Pressure to Censor,” the 
