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Jan 16 2024
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US LGBTQ club shooter hit with new federal hate crime charges
A 23-year-old who shot and killed five people at an LGBTQ club in the US state of Colorado in 2022 faces new federal hate crime charges, authorities said Tuesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich is already serving five life sentences for the gun rampage at Club Q in Colorado Springs that also injured 19 people. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said Tuesday it had filed a bevy of new
Breitbart NewsJan 23 2024
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Rights groups file complaint to United Nations against Texas anti-LGBTQ+ bills
LGBTQ+ rights organisations including the ACLU of Texas, Equality Texas, and GLAAD have teamed up to file a complaint to the United Nations about Texas’s recent slew of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. In 2023 alone, the ACLU recorded a horrifying 508 anti-LGBTQ+ bills that were introduced across the US. Of those 508 bills, 84 were passed into law. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Campaign reports that one in
PinkNewsJan 23 2024
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Legal groups file complaint with United Nations over anti-LGBTQ laws in Texas
Texas lawmakers were behind 1 in 5 of all anti-LGBTQ plus bills introduced nationwide in 2023. That’s according to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ political lobbying group in the U.S. Several of the Texas bills cited by the group became law, including one that blocks trans minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care and another restricting drag performances in the presence
Texas StandardDec 19 2023
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Prominent Philly LGBTQ+ Activist Charged With Rape, Report Claims
A prominent LGBTQ+ activist in Philadelphia has been charged with allegedly raping two minors, according to a report from the New York Post. The activist, Kendall Stephens, 37, was reportedly arrested on Monday and charged with rape, involuntary assault, unlawful contact with minors, and indecent assault against people less than 13 years old, among other things (via NYP): The exact details of
TownhallNov 12 2023
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Pope Francis Fires Anti-LGBTQ Bishop
Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent figure among traditionalist American Catholics and critic of Pope Francis for making the church more welcoming to the LGBTQ community, was removed from his post as bishop of Tyler, the Vatican has said. In a statement released on Saturday, the Vatican confirmed that the decision followed “an apostolic visitation ordered by the Pope last June in the
InfoWarsDec 19 2023
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Philadelphia LGBTQ+ activist charged in rape of two minors: sources
Fox 29 PhiladelphiaJan 19 2024
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Middle school cancels anti-bullying play at last minute over LGBTQ story
WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — Oliver Baez spent two months rehearsing a scene for a school play in which his character confronts another student about bullying a gay student who takes his own life. After much preparation, the 12-year-old’s small scene turned into a big problem among school officials in Wheatland, Wyoming. At the last minute they canceled the anti-bullying play, saying it did not
WBKO 13Sep 27 2023
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California passes slate of LGBTQ protections
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a slate of legislation that strengthens protections for LGBTQ Californians. “California is proud to have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community, and we’re committed to the ongoing work to create safer, more inclusive spaces for all Californians,” said Newsom on Saturday. “These
ABC News (Online)Dec 06 2023
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LGBTQ+ Activists Are Fleeing Jordan for Their Safety, a New Report Says
Intelligence operatives in Jordan are intimidating LGBTQ+ activists with threats of state violence, according to a new report by the international watchdog group Human Rights Watch. The HRW report, released on Tuesday, contains details from 15 Jordanians who say they have been targeted by the government’s General Intelligence Department (GID) and Preventative Security agency, because of their
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