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Aug 10 2023
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Catholic couple says they were blocked from fostering child due to LGBTQ beliefs: 'Absolutely shocked'
A Massachusetts couple suing the state's Department of Children and Families (DCF) say they were "shocked" when they were first informed of the reason their foster application was denied. Mike and Catherine "Kitty" Burke, both devout Catholics, filed a federal lawsuit this week with the help of religious liberty group Becket Law, claiming that the state restricted them from fostering children
Fox News (Online News)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
ReutersJun 06 2023
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Louisiana set to join other states in LGBTQ bans, restrictions unless governor vetoes
Louisiana lawmakers will send a host of anti-LGBTQ bills to the governor's desk, joining other conservative southern Republican states in bans on gender identity discussions and in schools, library restrictions and outlawing gender affirming healthcare for minors. All of the bills, including one that would require school employees to use the names and pronouns of students on their birth
Shreveport TimesJun 06 2023
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Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on trans care for minors
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday sent a package to the Democratic governor that includes a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The Legislature also overwhelming passed Louisiana’s version of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a measure outlining pronoun usage
The Seattle TimesJul 12 2023
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Oregon mayor resigns after offensive Facebook posts targeted LGBTQ+ community, women, immigrants
The mayor of a city on the Oregon coast has resigned and apologized for offensive comments he had been posting for years about the LGTBQ+ community and other marginalized groups in a private Facebook group. The messages that Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer had been sharing since at least 2016 in a group for current and retired police officers were first revealed by Oregon Public Broadcasting in a
Aug 08 2023
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‘I did not apologize’: Rapper Ne-Yo sets the record straight after ‘publicist’ caved to LGBTQ mob
Poor PR inspired a triple-down on transgenderism “from the horse’s mouth” after a misconstrued apology branded one entertainer a “coward.” In a turnabout that wasn’t, Grammy-winning R&B singer Ne-Yo, real name Shaffer Chimere Smith, appeared to have had enough Monday of his position getting parsed. As a result, he took to Instagram to speak directly to the public and quiet detractors on
Bizpac ReviewMar 14 2024
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Bring ‘safe spaces’ back to Florida schools, says plaintiff in settled case
Myndee Washington didn’t hesitate after learning the State of Florida had settled a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law she called Don’t Say Gay. The Pasco County teacher, who was a plaintiff in the case, put on her new rainbow-frame glasses and headed to school. Once there, she returned the “safe space” sign she had removed from her classroom two years earlier. “I have Safe
Tampa Bay TimesMar 14 2024
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Nonbinary teen’s death after quarrel ruled to be suicide
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner's office said Wednesday. A summary autopsy report was released more than a month after the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a student at Owasso High School. Family members said Benedict had been bullied at school and the teenager
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteApr 18 2023
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Kentucky Schools in Disarray Over Conflicting Advice on Implementing Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The Kentucky Department of Education released guidance on Monday that will assist districts in implementing state lawmakers’ anti-LGBTQ law passed last month. Senate Bill 150 includes new policies prohibiting transgender students from using school restrooms and changing rooms based on their gender identity. Further, the measure bans gender-affirming medical care for minors. Major medical
The AdvocateJul 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
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