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Apr 13 2023
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Florida’s Top LGBTQ+ Organization Issued a Travel “Advisory Warning” for the State
If you’re just joining us, you might want to think twice about going to Florida. In what the organization is calling an “extraordinary step,” Equality Florida has issued a formal travel advisory warning, instructing anyone who is planning to visit or move to the state to consider the “risks posed to… health, safety, and freedom.” On Tuesday, Equality Florida, which last year signed onto a
Them
Apr 13 2023
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Radical Leftist Group Issues 'Travel Advisory' for Florida for LGBTQ People
Far-left group Equality Florida has issued a “travel advisory” for Florida for several reasons, asserting that its protections for minors against radical gender ideology — as well as protections for unborn children — pose a risk to the “safety, and freedom of those considering short or long term travel, or relocation to the state.” Equality Florida, which describes itself as the “largest civil
Breitbart News
Mar 03 2023
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Tennessee bills targeting LGBTQ+ advance
Tennessee lawmakers continued to advance legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community this week, among other actions. • Here are some of the biggest developments. A bill that would restrict some drag performances in Tennessee secured final approval from lawmakers. • Gov. Bill Lee signed that bill and the bill banning gender-affirming health care for minors Thursday. A measure that would define "
Axios
May 02 2023
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LGBTQ advocates rally at Texas Capitol as House prepares to debate ban on gender care for trans kids
Hundreds of LGBTQ advocates and parents of transgender kids have packed the Texas Capitol ahead of the House’s expected consequential vote on a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for children.
Before the House convened Tuesday morning, the crowd weaved up a staircase as they filled the hallway outside the chamber. Many donned rainbow clothes and flags and waved signs to show
The Texas Tribune
Apr 18 2023
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Kentucky Schools in Disarray Over Conflicting Advice on Implementing Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The Kentucky Department of Education released guidance on Monday that will assist districts in implementing state lawmakers’ anti-LGBTQ law passed last month. Senate Bill 150 includes new policies prohibiting transgender students from using school restrooms and changing rooms based on their gender identity. Further, the measure bans gender-affirming medical care for minors. Major medical
The Advocate
May 02 2023
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Students protest LGBTQ, education bills as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hands them scholar awards
Davenport West High School senior Clementine Springsteen had planned to quietly accept her Iowa Governor's Scholar certificate from Gov. Kim Reynolds on Sunday. Springsteen — who is a transgender woman — walked across the stage wearing a pink, white and light blue tie to represent the trans flag, and pins that read "Trans Rights Are Human Rights" and "She Her" to shake Reynolds' and Lt. Gov.
Des Moines Register
May 16 2023
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Florida teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie with gay character says she didn’t know LGBTQ restriction applied to her class
A Florida teacher under a state investigation for showing a Disney movie featuring a gay character said she wasn’t aware the state’s controversial law banning instruction about certain LGBTQ topics had been recently expanded to apply to her grade level.
The legislation was first passed in March 2022 and initially applied to kindergarten through third grade. Last month, Florida’s state
CNN (Online News)
May 01 2023
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Chelsea Clinton Accused of Pushing ‘Porn for Kids’ over Support for Sexually Explicit LGBTQ Books in Schools
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton faced accusations of pushing “pornography” for schoolchildren after she came out against “bans” of sexually explicit pro-LGBTQ materials in schools nationwide. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Clinton declared “over 50% of the attempted book bans last year involved books with LGBTQ+ characters & themes,” though she made no note of the explicit nature of
Breitbart News
Mar 21 2023
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Nashville singers band together in support of LGBTQ rights
“So often when we talk about atrocities of the past, we like to say ‘How could this happen?’ It hit me so forcefully: This is exactly how it happened — it happened by degrees,” she said. “If we don’t start making a concerted effort to form coalitions that care about equality that are pushing against bigotry and really making noise about it, we are going to be part of ‘How did it happen?’ while
Washington Post
Apr 19 2023
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Florida Houses passes bills affecting LGBTQ community. Vocal protesters toss underwear
Bathroom use restrictions. A crackdown on treatment for transgender minors. And stiff penalties for venues that admit children into “sexual” performances. All of these issues were part of heated marathon hearings in the Florida House on Tuesday and Wednesday, as LGTBQ+ advocates shouted outside of the chamber — and disrupted the proceedings — to protest legislative efforts that they said will
Miami Herald