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Jun 20 2023
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Man charged with threatening mass shooting at LGBTQ+ pride event
A 25-year-old man from Kansas was charged Tuesday with threatening to "commit a mass shooting" at an LGBTQ+ pride event in Nashville, Tennessee. Many in the LGBTQ+ community have sounded the alarms about an uptick in anti-gay and particularly anti-trans rhetoric and policies across the United States. They say 2023's pride month has been marred by a renewal of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment that has
NewsweekFeb 21 2024
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Nonbinary Oklahoma Teen Died After Alleged School Assault as State Ramps Up LGBTQ Attacks - Jezebel
On February 7, a nonbinary teen in Oklahoma and another trans student at Owasso High School were allegedly involved in an altercation with three older girls in a school bathroom, the Independent reports. As a result of the altercation, 16-year-old Nex Benedict, the nonbinary teen, suffered severe head injuries and died the following day, authorities have confirmed. Following the incident, the
JezebelAug 19 2024
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SCOTUS Allows GOP-Led States to Continue Blocking Expansion of Title IX
The U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency request from the Biden administration to allow its expanded Title IX rules to take effect. Earlier this year, the Biden administration updated the federal policy protecting against sex-based discrimination in schools to include LGBTQ+ and transgender students, as well as pregnant people and survivors of sexual assault. The expanded civil rights policy
Democracy Now!Mar 01 2023
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The Republican War On LGBTQ People Reaches A Fever Pitch
Gwendolyn Herzig, a transgender pharmacist, went to the Arkansas statehouse last month to testify in support of providing transgender youth with gender-affirming health care.
Herzig hoped lawmakers would take her expert background into consideration as they debated a law that would allow anyone who received gender-affirming care from a doctor as a minor to sue for malpractice for up to
HuffPostAug 20 2024
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Harley-Davidson Drops DEI
Harley-Davidson will no longer participate in the LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion scoring system of the Human Rights Campaign, the motorcycle maker said Monday. Harley-Davidson added that it ended its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy in April following an internal review of its policies, The Wall Street Journal reports. “It is critical to our business that we hire and retain the best
Newsmax (News)Jun 21 2023
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Man charged with threatening to bomb Nashville LGBTQ Pride event
A Kansas man was charged Tuesday for making threats to bomb a Nashville pride event, federal prosecutors announced. Joshua Hensley was charged with two counts of transmitting an interstate threat. In two separate Facebook comments from April, Hensley said he would commit a mass shooting and build pressure cooker bombs for the Nashville Pride Festival & Parade scheduled for this weekend. “
The HillAug 20 2024
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Randy Ross pushes back on accusation he falsely claimed Rainbow Dems association
An Orange County Committeeman candidate is pushing back on accusations he made a robocall slamming Sen. Linda Stewart. Randy Ross denied an accusation from the Orange County Rainbow Dems that he put out the call. “This type of noodles on the wall defamation politics cannot be allowed,” the Orlando Republican said. He sent Florida Politics a statement after the LGBTQ+ group issued an alert
Florida PoliticsAug 20 2024
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ACLU sues Medford police for allegedly ‘spying’ on liberal groups they dislike
The ACLU of Oregon filed suit Tuesday against the Medford Police Department, claiming it has illegally been compiling secret files on individuals and groups who protested against the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd, pushed for LGBTQ+ rights, criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and advocated for homeless people and drug users. The suit alleges that the
The OregonianJun 11 2023
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Republican senator Thom Tillis censured over LGBTQ+ rights
A North Carolina Republican has been censured by state GOP officials after he signalled support for LGBTQ+ rights. Republicans voted to formally censure senator Thom Tillis during a Saturday (10 June) annual convention in Greensboro. Delegates cited his support for LGBTQ+ rights and progressive immigration reforms as some of the justifications for the vote. The senator, who gained influence in
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