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May 22 2023
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NAACP President Ignores Stats On Florida When Confronted By CNN Host
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President Derrick Johnson rebuffed a CNN anchor who listed statistics about Florida being a good state for minority business owners Monday.
The NAACP issued a travel warning for Florida on Saturday, claiming the state “devalues and marginalizes” issues facing “communities of color.”
“Florida is openly hostile
The Daily CallerJul 07 2023
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Democrats on comeback trail in Florida after years of decline
It isn’t much fun, or indeed very productive, being a Democrat in Florida these days. Outnumbered by a Republican supermajority in the state legislature, the party was forced to sit back and watch extremist governor Ron DeSantis sign law after law riding roughshod over the rights of Black voters, immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community.
The humiliation in Tallahassee was the culmination of
The GuardianMay 11 2023
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WVU coach agrees to three-game suspension and $1 million salary cut for anti-gay slur
West Virginia University men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins agreed Wednesday to a three-game suspension and $1 million pay cut as penance following his use of an anti-gay slur Monday. Along with the financial punishment and suspension, Huggins agreed to undergo sensitivity training at the university’s LGBTQ+ Center, according to a report. All current and future coaches at WVU will partake
Washington ExaminerMay 16 2023
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Ron DeSantis signs bill killing “diversity” programs in state universities
Students of the New College in Sarasota protested Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s (R) Monday signing ceremony of S.B. 266, a law that forbids colleges and universities from spending state or federal funding on programs that promote political or social activism or “diversity, equity, and inclusivity” (DEI). DeSantis said such DEI programs often actually stand for “discrimination, exclusion, and
LGBTQ NationApr 26 2023
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Drag Queens & Allies Fill Florida Capitol To Protest Ron DeSantis’s Hate
Protests are persisting in Tallahassee throughout the legislative session unfolding this year in Florida, in which that city is the capital. In a new display of opposition, a group identified by journalist Ana Ceballos as including advocates for LGBTQ+ rights and drag queens themselves gathered inside the Florida state Capitol building to support drag performers, who have been incessantly
Bipartisan ReportMay 24 2023
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No, Target is not selling ‘tuck-friendly’ swimwear for kids
With Pride month approaching in June, Target recently unveiled an LGBTQ+ collection, some of which is being mischaracterized.
In a podcast for the Daily Wire shared May 17 on Facebook, conservative commentator Matt Walsh said the retailer’s "tuck-friendly" bathing suits with extra crotch coverage to "tuck" private parts "are available in kids’ sizes."
Walsh called for a boycott
PolitiFactApr 25 2023
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Top Texas official imposes gender-conforming staff dress code
Sid Miller, the head of the Texas Department of Agriculture, has banned his employees from dressing in a manner deemed inconsistent with their biological gender. The policy is the latest move in an onslaught of legislative proposals and policy changes by Texas Republicans aimed at restricting LGBTQ rights in the Lone Star State. In an April 13 memorandum obtained by the Texas Observer entitled
Laredo Morning TimesMay 06 2023
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Ted Nugent raging at show cancellation over ‘serious transphobic comments’
American rocker Ted Nugent’s Alabama show has been cancelled over “serious transphobic comments”, and the controversial musician is not happy, lashing out at “liars and haters drunk on stupid” on social media. As part of his farewell tour, former National Rifle Association board member Nugent, who has a history of making inflammatory comments, was scheduled to appear at Avondale Brewing
PinkNewsMay 05 2023
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Hayley Kiyoko Brings Drag Queens to Nashville Concert Despite Police Warnings: ‘We Deserve to Have a Safe Space’
As part of her nationwide tour across the United States, Hayley Kiyoko performed in Nashville on May 1 and was joined by drag queens in defiance of the state’s discriminatory anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Although the legislation is currently blocked in federal court, Kiyoko said “undercover cops” advised her to keep drag queens off her stage. The “Girls Like Girls” singer shared on social media that she
VarietyMay 05 2023
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Pennsylvania passes Fairness Act to ensure 'respect' for queer people
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill that aims to protect LGBTQ+ people in the state from discrimination in the workplace, education and housing. On Tuesday (4 May), 102 state representatives, including two Republicans, voted in favour of the proposed legislation, known as The Fairness Act, which seeks to amend the 1955 Pennsylvania Human Relations Act to include sexual
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