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Mar 29 2024
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Boise State professor ran far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ website: report
A professor at Boise State University in Idaho has been revealed as the force behind Action Idaho, a short-lived but high-profile website that promoted anti-LGBTQ+ views and other far-right stances. The involvement of Scott Yenor, a political science professor at BSU, “could raise further questions about the potential conflicts between Yenor’s professorial position at a public university and
AdvocateMar 22 2024
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LGBTQ spaces help queer UW-Madison students find identity
In late October 1969, a card was pinned on the bulletin board at Memorial Union announcing the first open meeting of homosexuals in Wisconsin. The meeting was set to take place in the undercroft of St. Francis House, an Episcopal church located on campus. “The first time I went there, I had to circle around the building three times before I could get up the nerve to go in,” said Jim Yeadon, an
Daily CardinalFeb 26 2024
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GOP lawmaker calls LGBTQ+ people “filth”
While speaking on a panel, Oklahoma state Sen. Tom Woods (R) referred to LGBTQ+ folks as “filth” after an audience member asked him about the hateful agenda being pushed by state lawmakers, which LGBTQ+ advocates believe led to the death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict. “We are a Republican state – supermajority – in the House and Senate. I represent a constituency that doesn’t want that filth
LGBTQ NationApr 04 2024
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LGBTQ+ foster youths could expect different experiences as Tennessee and Colorado pass opposing laws
DENVER (AP) — LGBTQ+ children in foster care in Tennessee and Colorado could have vastly different experiences in where they are placed under opposing legislation advanced by state legislatures this week. In Tennessee, the Republican supermajority passed a measure that would allow LGBTQ+ children to be placed with families that hold anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs. Meanwhile, Colorado’s Democratic
Associated PressFeb 24 2024
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Okla. lawmaker describes LGBTQ people as 'filth'
Republican Oklahoma state Sen. Tom Woods took part in a public legislative panel forum on Friday, during which the panel was asked by a constituent about the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old nonbinary Owasso High School student who had been attacked and beaten in a school bathroom. The Oklahoma Voice reported that Cathy Cott, a 64-year-old semi-retired resident, asked the lawmakers why the
Washington BladeApr 03 2024
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Idaho Lawmakers Pass Bills Targeting LGBTQ+ Citizens. Protesters Toss Paper Hearts in Protest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have passed a series of bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents this year, including two this week that prevent public employees from being required to use someone's preferred pronouns and redefine gender as being synonymous with sex. On Wednesday, the Senate approved a bill allowing people to sue schools and libraries over books deemed harmful to minors, sending
U.S. News & World ReportApr 03 2024
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Kansas senate minority leader on recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation: ‘It’s just filled with hate’
The Kansas state legislature continued its destructive push against the LGBTQ+ community this week, passing two bills with dangerous ramifications for queer residents. Those bills now head to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk. Last year, she vetoed an anti-transgender school sports bill, and lawmakers . Last week, the state lawmakers sent a bill care for minors to Gov. Kelly. She vetoed a
AdvocateMar 11 2024
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Settlement over Florida law will allow discussion of LGBTQ+ topics
A lawsuit settlement over Florida’s “don’t say gay” statute announced Monday restores the ability for teachers and students to discuss LGBTQ issues, largely canceling many of the impacts of the signature legislation from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). “Florida has already endured nearly two years of book banning, educators leaving the profession, and safe space stickers being ripped off of
Washington PostApr 06 2024
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‘I'm not alone’: Annual Iowa Safe Schools event creates safe space for young LGBTQ Iowans
Iowa Safe Schools' annual LGBTQ youth event took place Friday, welcoming more than 800 students, educators and families from across the state to the Meadow Events & Conference Center in Altoona. The event fell just days after the 15th anniversary of Varnum v. Brien, a 2009 Iowa Supreme Court case which led to the legalization of same-sex marriage and Trans Visibility Day. Since 2005, the
Des Moines RegisterFeb 29 2024
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Oklahoma Republican Publicly Calls LGBTQ People "Filth"
An Oklahoma state senator said during a public forum that LGBTQ people are “filth” and that he and his constituents don’t want them in the state. State Sen. Tom Woods (R-Westville) made the comments last week at a public forum in Tahlequah, where he and three other lawmakers were answering questions from the audience. One of the audience members, Cathy Cott, asked a two-part question, the
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