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Oct 26 2023
Opinion
After 25 years, Matthew Shepard’s legacy still lives
Earlier this month marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard. On October 6, 1998, Shepard was beaten, tortured and left to die, bound to a fence in a remote Wyoming field, not far from the small town of Laramie. He was found and taken to a hospital where he died from his wounds six days later.
Suspects Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson were arrested shortly after.
Philadelphia Gay NewsNov 08 2023
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With Republican presidential debate in Miami, Democrats counter-program to court voters
Over trays of pastelitos, croquetas, Cuban sandwiches and cups of café con leche, officials from the Democratic National Committee and President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign met with Hispanic community leaders and activists from across Florida on Wednesday at Sergio’s, a Cuban restaurant in Doral. The event was part of a flurry of counter-programming hosted by Democrats ahead of Wednesday
Miami HeraldNov 08 2023
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Philadelphia City Council Makes History - Philadelphia Gay News
It was an historic night in Philadelphia Tuesday: Voters elected the city’s 100th mayor and first woman, Cherelle Parker, and voters also remade City Council to look more like Philadelphia. When Rue Landau and Nina Ahmad are sworn in come January, Landau will become the first openly LGBTQ+ member of City Council, and Ahmad will become the first South Asian member and the first immigrant in
Philadelphia Gay NewsNov 07 2023
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Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear fights for a second term in Trump country
• Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, is fighting for a second term in office Tuesday. • Daniel Cameron, the state's Republican attorney general, would become Kentucky's first Black governor if he defeats Beshear. • Cameron, a staunch social conservative, has attacked Beshear for supporting abortion and LGBTQ rights. • Beshear has a high approval rating, despite governing a conservative
NBC 5 ChicagoOct 06 2023
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Alabama bins $16,000 worth of books because they were 'woke'
The Alabama Department of Education has ripped up more than $16,000 (£13,000) worth of teacher-training books because they covered LGBTQ+ and racial topics. A huge collection of the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) developmentally appropriate practice books, containing a section on LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality, were destroyed. An offending excerpt from the
PinkNewsNov 29 2023
Opinion
Why Arab Americans don’t want to vote for Biden in 2024
Even before the Israel-Gaza war began, Arab and Muslim Americans were losing faith in the Democratic Party — for reasons that had little to do with foreign policy. They had become increasingly skeptical of the party’s leftward turn on cultural and social issues; lessons with LGBTQ+ themes in public schools had become a particular flash point. Those debates now seem small and fleeting.
Washington PostJul 03 2022
Headline Roundup
Florida Schools Roll Out New LGBTQ+ Policies as Parental Rights in Education Bill Takes Effect
Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill went into effect on Friday, permitting public schools across the state to roll out new policies for teaching LGBTQ+ topics in the classroom.
The Leon County school board on Tuesday approved a living document called the "LGBTQ Inclusive School Guide," which ruled that parents will be notified if a student who is "open about their gender
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Governor signs law barring removal of LGBT books from schools
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that will ban school boards from removing books that teach racial or LGBTQ topics in the classroom. School boards around the U.S. are removing books and materials from classrooms that parents have deemed inappropriate, causing books with overtly racial or sexual material to become a flashpoint in the culture wars. A.B. 1078, which
WNDOct 31 2023
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Anheuser-Busch reports higher-than-expected earnings in Q3
Anheuser-Busch saw better performance in Q3 of 2023 despite still struggling in the U.S. after controversy surrounding Bud Light’s brief partnership with a transgender influencer.
The company reported revenue growth of 5%, more than was previously forecasted. Growth in the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific helped grow revenue even as the brand experienced weaker sales in the U.S.
NewsNationOct 26 2023
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The ACLU Is Challenging a Tennessee Law That Makes Sex Work While HIV+ a Felony
Four plaintiffs and an LGBTQ+ rights organization are suing the state of Tennessee in hopes of overturning its “aggravated prostitution” law, which forces convicted sex workers with HIV to register as lifetime sex offenders. The lawsuit, filed in West Tennessee district court on Tuesday, challenges a 1991 statute that made sex work a Class C felony when performed “knowing that [the sex worker
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