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Jul 02 2023
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Buttigieg blasts DeSantis over LGBTQ attack clip featuring ‘oiled-up shirtless bodybuilders’
Openly gay Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of using “oiled-up shirtless bodybuilders’’ to try to prove his masculinity in an ad attacking Donald Trump. The controversial clip features Trump, who is vying against DeSantis for the GOP presidential nomination, crowing in 2016 that he would “do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens
New York Post (News)Mar 12 2024
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Settlement means you can ‘say gay’ in Florida schools after all
It turns out you can “say gay” in Florida’s public schools — just so long as you’re not the teacher presenting classroom content. On Monday, March 12, a settlement was announced between the state of Florida and a group of LGBTQ group that had sued the state over implementation of the 2022 Parental Rights in Education Act, labeled by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The vaguely written law
Baptist News GlobalMar 12 2024
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Casa Ruby founder released to home confinement to fight U.S. charges
The founder of a District nonprofit serving homeless LGBTQ youths will be allowed to leave the D.C. jail while she fights federal charges that she diverted $150,000 of pandemic relief funds meant to support the group’s indigent clients to her own accounts in El Salvador. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. Ruby Corado, 53
Washington PostMar 13 2024
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9 Greater Boston film festivals to check out this spring
Forty-year milestones call for celebration, especially when it comes to queer cinema. Boston’s Wicked Queer turns 40 this spring and will have throwback screenings, cutting-edge contemporary features and shorts, and an energy that executive director Shawn Cotter hopes will foster queer unity and action. The theme, says Cotter over a recent Zoom call, is “Power to the people: 40 years of queer
WBURMay 26 2023
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Target Had A Special Push To Hire LGBTQ Designers For ‘Pride’ Collection Ahead Of Backlash
Endorsement of the LGBTQ movement by hiring diverse suppliers is a prominent theme in the most recent ESG report from Target, a reality which emerges as the brand faces backlash for controversial moves surrounding a recent “Pride Month” apparel collection. Conservatives have launched a boycott effort against Target after the retail behemoth marketed a female swimsuit as “tuck-friendly” and
The Daily WireMay 25 2023
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Woman threatened LGBTQ businesses in Colorado after deadly Club Q shooting, feds say
A New York woman is accused of phoning threats to at least four LGBTQ businesses in Colorado following the deadly Club Q shooting, federal officials reported. Sharon Robinson, 40, made “multiple threatening calls to LGBTQ businesses in Denver and Glendale,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said in a May 24 news release. She has been arrested and indicted. An accused 22-
Yahoo NewsMay 25 2023
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Woman threatened LGBTQ businesses in Colorado after deadly Club Q shooting, feds say
A New York woman is accused of phoning threats to at least four LGBTQ businesses in Colorado following the deadly Club Q shooting, federal officials reported. Sharon Robinson, 40, made “multiple threatening calls to LGBTQ businesses in Denver and Glendale,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said in a May 24 news release. She has been arrested and indicted. An accused 22-
The Fresno BeeMay 25 2023
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Don’t visit Florida if you’re LGBTQ+, major human rights group warns
Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign have issued updated travel advice for LGBTQ+ people considering visiting or moving to Florida, telling queer people to “reconsider” their plans. The new report details “risks associated with relocation or travel” to Florida following its relentless rollback of LGBTQ+ rights. A joint report published on Tuesday (23 May) warns LGBTQ+ travellers to
PinkNewsMay 26 2023
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Texas House committee calls to impeach anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general Ken Paxton
A Republican-led committee in the Texas House of Representatives has unanimously recommended impeaching state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) over corruption allegations. Concurrently, Paxton said state House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) should resign over allegations of drunkenness. Both men have overseen numerous anti-LGBTQ+ actions in the state’s capitol. It’s unclear whether Republican-led
LGBTQ NationMar 12 2024
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Senate sends Evers bill banning transgender athletes from girls school sports
Transgender athletes would be banned from playing girls sports under legislation the Senate approved today and sent to Dem Gov. Tony Evers, who’s expected to veto it. Dem Sen. Mark Spreitzer, a member of the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus, slammed Republicans for what he said was a pattern of attacking those who are transgender. “How many times does Governor Evers have to veto or promise
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