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May 30 2023
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Ugandan LGBTQ Activists Challenge New Anti-Homosexuality Law
Ugandan LGBTQ activists filed a lawsuit in the nation’s Constitutional Court challenging a new law that provides for violators to be sentenced to lengthy prison sentences or even death. Ten individuals and a civil rights organization filed a petition for the Anti-Homosexuality Act to be struck down because it criminalizes consensual same-sex relations, Richard Smith Lusimbo, one of the
Bloomberg
Jun 30 2023
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Sotomayor warns LGBTQ wedding website case could open door to racial discrimination
In her biting dissent on Friday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested that the Supreme Court’s decision to protect a Christian wedding website designer’s right to refuse services to LGBTQ couples could open the door for discrimination against other protected minority groups. “A website designer could equally refuse to create a wedding website for an interracial couple, for example,” Sotomayor
The Hill
Jul 14 2023
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Detroit-area human relations commissioners ousted after flying LGBTQ+ flag in violation of new ban
Associated Press
Jun 21 2023
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North Carolina House revives LGBTQ+ education limits in final days of session
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Previously stalled legislation that would limit LGBTQ+ instruction in North Carolina public schools and require teachers to out transgender kids to their parents gained momentum Wednesday after months of inaction as state legislators race to push policies across the finish line before the session ends. North Carolina's House education committee advanced the bill requiring
Houston Chronicle
Jul 07 2023
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GOP governor’s administration removes info about LGBTQ+ suicide helplines from state website
The administration of Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin removed a page dedicated to resources for LGBTQ+ youth from the state’s Department of Health website after the far-right outlet The Daily Wire The Virginia Mercury reports that the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) “Resources for LGBTQ Youth” page included links to Virginia Pride, the Trevor Project, the Virginia Antiviolence
LGBTQ Nation
Jun 30 2023
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Supreme Court rules for website designer in case involving free speech, LGBTQ+ protections
ABC News (Online)
May 29 2023
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Ugandan President Signs Anti-LGBTQ Bill With Death Penalty
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed into law legislation with harsher penalties for LGBTQ people, including death and life-imprisonment sentences. The president “has assented” to the bill, which now becomes law, his office announced in a post on its Twitter account. Lawmakers approved an amended bill on May 2, seeking the most-punitive penalties for aggravated homosexuality or violations
Bloomberg
Jun 20 2023
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Protests over LGBTQ issues bring drama to Glendale school board meeting
More than 300 people, including parents, supporters of LGBTQ+ groups, and those who oppose them gathered outside Glendale Unified School District headquarters on Tuesday, June 20, as protests intensified over the issue of teaching children about same-sex parents and queer issues, both locally and nationwide. On June 6, the school board voted in favor of celebrating Pride month, prompting a
Los Angeles Daily News
Jun 20 2023
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Protests over LGBTQ issues bring drama to Glendale school board meeting
More than 300 people, including parents, supporters of LGBTQ+ groups, and those who oppose them gathered outside Glendale Unified School District headquarters on Tuesday, June 20, as protests intensified over the issue of teaching children about same-sex parents and queer issues, both locally and nationwide. On June 6, the school board voted in favor of celebrating Pride month, prompting a
The Daily Breeze
Jun 20 2023
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Protests over LGBTQ issues bring drama to Glendale school board meeting
More than 300 people, including parents, supporters of LGBTQ+ groups, and those who oppose them gathered outside Glendale Unified School District headquarters on Tuesday, June 20, as protests intensified over the issue of teaching children about same-sex parents and queer issues, both locally and nationwide. On June 6, the school board voted in favor of celebrating Pride month, prompting a
Long Beach Press-Telegram