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Feb 22 2024
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Oklahoma’s queer community mourns 16-year-old in state that leads the nation in anti-LGBTQ bills
Oklahoma’s queer community is reeling after the death of an LGBTQ teen who allegedly faced bullying at school for months. Nex Benedict, 16, died Feb. 8, a day after the Owasso High School sophomore was allegedly assaulted in a school bathroom, according to Nex’s family. There are still a lot of unknowns, and a police investigation is ongoing. But the information that is available about Nex’s
NBC News (Online)Jan 25 2024
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Texas May Violate Human Rights Treaties
A January 22 letter sent from Equality Texas, ACLU of Texas, GLAAD, and Human Rights Campaign to over a dozen independent experts, working groups, and special rapporteurs at the U.N. asks the international body to intercede in what the nonprofits called a “human rights crisis” in our state. The letter specifically highlights seven laws passed during the last legislative session which infringe
The Texas ObserverFeb 21 2024
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Gay rights advocates in Kentucky say expansion to religious freedom law would hurt LGBTQ+ safeguards
Gay rights advocates in Kentucky say expansion to religious freedom law would hurt LGBTQ+ safeguards
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gay rights advocates pushed back Wednesday against a Republican-sponsored measure to broaden Kentucky's religious freedom law, claiming it threatens to undermine community-level “fairness ordinances” meant to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination.
Toronto StarFeb 21 2024
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Gay rights advocates in Kentucky say expansion to religious freedom law would hurt LGBTQ+ safeguards
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gay rights advocates pushed back Wednesday against a Republican-sponsored measure to broaden Kentucky’s religious freedom law, claiming it threatens to undermine community-level “fairness ordinances” meant to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination. Cut through the 2024 election noise. Get The Campaign Moment newsletter. The measure, House Bill 47, won approval from the
Washington PostFeb 21 2024
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Gay rights advocates in Kentucky say expansion to religious freedom law would hurt LGBTQ+ safeguards
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gay rights advocates pushed back Wednesday against a Republican-sponsored measure to broaden Kentucky's religious freedom law, claiming it threatens to undermine community-level “fairness ordinances” meant to protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination. The measure, House Bill 47, won approval from the House Judiciary Committee, but some supporters signaled a willingness to
Waco Tribune-HeraldFeb 21 2024
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Nex Benedict: Death of Oklahoma teen after fight in school has LGBTQ+ advocates seeking answers
A 16-year-old student died following a fight at an Oklahoma high school – and as an investigation into the cause of death continues, advocates point to a heightened and hostile climate against the LGBTQ+ community. Nex Benedict, whose family says identified as nonbinary, died February 8, one day after they told their family they and a transgender student were involved in a fight with others at
CNN (Online News)Feb 21 2024
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Gay rights advocates in Kentucky say expansion to religious freedom law would hurt LGBTQ+ safeguards
The TimesDailyJan 22 2024
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LGBTQ+ supporters rally at Enfield Town Hall over flag policy
ENFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) – A rally was held on Monday at Enfield Town Hall by LGBTQ+ supporters after the council voted to ban all non-governmental flags from flying on town properties. The LGBTQ+ supporters rallied inside and outside the Enfield Town Hall saying the ban on all non-governmental flags including the pride flag felt like an attack. “If it’s about being all-inclusive, then what about
WTNHFeb 07 2024
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Oklahoma Representative's bill to ban state promotion of LGBTQ+ pride events stirs debate
FOX 25 KOKHFeb 24 2024
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State senator in Northeast Oklahoma calls LGBTQ+ people 'filth,' says most don't want them here
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma – An Oklahoma state senator said during a public forum in the capital of the Cherokee Nation reservation that LGBTQ+ people are “filth,” and that he and his constituents don’t want them in “our state.” The panel during the Feb. 23 Legislative Update included four of the six lawmakers, all of them Republicans, who represent parts of Cherokee County. District 4 State Sen. Tom
The Huntsville Item