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Mar 02 2023
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Iowa students stage statewide protest over anti-LGBTQ bills
Hundreds of students marched out of classrooms across Iowa on Wednesday as part of a “We Say Gay” protest against legislation targeting LGBTQ children. Activists say that over 40 schools from the state participated in the protest. In the state’s capital, Des Moines, over 400 students marched to the governor’s mansion chanting “We say gay” and “Trans rights are human rights.” The statewide
Washington Times
Mar 02 2023
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Michigan will soon pass “historic” law banning anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination
The Michigan Senate has passed a law banning anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination throughout the state. The bill now returns to the state House where it is expected to pass. State Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has expressed support for signing the bill into law.
The law, initially known as Senate Bill 4, adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act which
LGBTQ Nation
Mar 09 2023
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Michigan becomes 22nd state to pass LGBTQ+ protections after decades of fighting
LGBTQ+ organizations and allies are celebrating Michigan for becoming the first state in three years to pass comprehensive anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. The legislation, which now heads to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) to be signed into law, finally passed after decades of court battles and hold-ups from Republican legislators. The bill passed in a 64-
LGBTQ Nation
Mar 01 2023
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Bettendorf students taking part in statewide walkout over LGBTQ+ issues
"During this legislative session, we have seen countless bills being introduced that are attacking queer youth in Iowa," according to a Feb. 20 IQSA Instagram post, the group's primary promotion method. "There have been 15 pieces of legislation at least introduced this session that target LGBTQ+ students in Iowa." The measures have passed through committees and are eligible for debate. On
Quad-City Times
Mar 01 2023
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Anti-LGBTQ legislation backlash boils over at Gov. Lee's appearance in Memphis
Two people protesting LGBTQ-related legislation at an appearance by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at a grand opening for the Whitehaven YMCA on Wednesday were briefly detained. John Wilbanks and Salamander Pride were both detained and issued misdemeanor citations in lieu of a physical arrest. Wilbanks is charged with disorderly conduct and Pride is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting
The Commercial Appeal
Feb 28 2023
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Iowa students to stage statewide walkout ‘to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation’
Students across Iowa are walking out of class on Wednesday to protest a flurry of bills targeting LGBTQ rights, which have been introduced in the state legislature this session. Dubbed the “Iowa ‘We Say Gay’ Walkout,” the statewide event seeks to highlight the growing number of “anti-LGBTQ+ bills” that could potentially become law in the state. These include bills that would force teachers to
New York Daily News
Feb 28 2023
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Iowa students to leave class Wednesday in statewide protest over LGBTQ+ bills
Students at 14 Iowa public school districts and one university are planning to walk out of class Wednesday to protest bills introduced in the Iowa Legislature that they say discriminate against the rights of LGBTQ+ people. Several controversial bills centered on LGBTQ youth have been introduced this legislative session. Student organizers are particularly concerned about bills that would
Des Moines Register
Mar 07 2023
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Maren Morris, Hayley Williams, Sheryl Crow and More to Perform at LGBTQ+ Benefit Show in Nashville
Some of music's biggest stars are teaming up with LGBTQ+ organizations to hold a benefit concert in response to Tennessee's recent anti-drag legislation. On Tuesday, Live Nation announced Love Rising, an upcoming concert jam-packed with musicians including Maren Morris, Paramore's Hayley Williams, Sheryl Crow and more set to go down at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on March 20. Other
People
Feb 22 2023
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Accused Colorado LGBTQ club shooter back in court for preliminary hearing
DENVER, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The individual accused of fatally shooting five people inside a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub last year was due in court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing in which a judge will decide whether there is enough evidence to try the suspect for murder. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, has been held without bond at the El Paso County jail since being arrested and has been charged
Reuters
Mar 09 2023
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Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow and More Set for Benefits Concert Amid Tennessee Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Maren Morris and Sheryl Crow are among several artists who are set to participate in Love Rising, an upcoming benefit concert in Nashville to support Tennessee-based LGBTQ organizations amid anti-LGBTQ bills that have been passed in the state. “Art & community are, and have always been, oppression’s medicine,” Morris wrote on Instagram Tuesday, with the concert poster. “Let’s show these
The Hollywood Reporter