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Aug 16 2024
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LGBTQ+ Americans are calling for help in record numbers
LGBTQ+ Americans are requesting support in record numbers, a charity said. According to data provided to Newsweek, Rainbow Railroad, a group that provides services worldwide including travel, financial grants and information support to LBGTQ+ people at risk of discrimination, fielded its highest number of requests for help from LGBTQ+ people living in the U.S in 2023, since it was founded in
NewsweekAug 22 2024
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CampOut weekend gathers LGBTQ community on the Iron Range
This Minneapolis band was one of the last to work with studio legend Steve Albini Dozens of campers passed kale salad and scalloped-corn casserole at the West Forty RV Park and Campground’s recent potluck dinner. Sitting around the bonfire in Gilbert, Minn., the campers chatted with those in their party and met new people, too. A few campers’ clothing choices — a rainbow-striped dress, two men
Star TribuneSep 13 2024
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Parents ask Supreme Court to hear case of schools making elementary kids to read LGBTQ books
A group of parents from different faiths has asked the Supreme Court to hear their case against a Maryland school board that will not allow elementary-age kids to opt out of reading storybooks on gender transitioning and LGBTQ issues. The Montgomery County Board of Education in 2022 had storybooks enter the school curriculum that celebrate pronouns, pride parades and gender transitioning. At
Washington TimesSep 10 2024
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UNT cites Texas’ DEI ban for cutting employee groups for women, LGBTQ, Christians, others
The University of North Texas cut faculty senate committees and networking groups that focused on employees of color, women and other communities to comply with the state’s DEI ban, according to an email obtained by The Dallas Morning News. Michael A. McPherson, provost and vice president for academic affairs, wrote in a Tuesday email that the cuts were effective immediately and referenced
The Dallas Morning NewsAug 20 2024
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Fact Sheet: Kamala Harris on LGBTQ Issues: Abortion
GLAAD has documented the LGBTQ history of Vice President and nominee for President, Kamala Harris, including policies and efforts to expand access to abortion and improve maternal health outcomes. Harris’ full LGBTQ record is available on GLAAD’s Harris Accountability Tracker. Harris’ record as part of the Biden-Harris administration is also documented via the Biden Accountability Tracker.
GLAADSep 17 2024
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More major firms are dropping Human Rights Campaign's LGBTQ+ rights report card amid anti-diversity backlash
More than two decades ago, when gay men and lesbians were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military and no state had legalized same-sex marriages, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to promote change by grading corporations on their workplace policies. The Human Rights Campaign initially focused its report card, named the Corporate Equality Index, on ensuring that gay, lesbian,
FortuneSep 06 2024
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Seattle author wants her books to make LGBTQ+ Jews of color feel seen
Rachel Runya Katz is many things to many people, though you may know her as a self-proclaimed “rom-traum-com” author, which sums up her romance novels pretty effectively. In her books, characters are finding their way with love amid humorous and heartfelt conversations about identity and belonging along the way. Katz hopes that her contemporary romance books make other LGBTQ+ Jews of color
The Seattle TimesAug 29 2024
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Tim Walz fends off misinformation over pro-LGBTQ stance
A barrage of attacks on fueled by misinformation over his support for communities has failed to dent the US vice presidential candidate's surging poll ratings, suggesting that voters are wearying of some "culture war" issues in a tight race. The push, which includes false assertions that Walz signed a law protecting pedophiles, has been amplified by Donald and top Republicans as political
Raw StorySep 08 2024
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Oakland Pride: LGBTQ community shows its roots at 14th annual parade and festival
Thousands of people showed their true rainbow colors Sunday at Oakland Pride, taking a direct route to celebration and community on the city’s downtown streets. “Rooted in Pride,” the city’s 14th annual celebration of the LGBTQ community, began with a parade along Broadway and ended with an Uptown festival featuring entertainment, vendors, a dance pavilion, a family and kids area, and
San Francisco Chronicle