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Apr 19 2023
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Florida Houses passes bills affecting LGBTQ community. Vocal protesters toss underwear
Bathroom use restrictions. A crackdown on treatment for transgender minors. And stiff penalties for venues that admit children into “sexual” performances. All of these issues were part of heated marathon hearings in the Florida House on Tuesday and Wednesday, as LGTBQ+ advocates shouted outside of the chamber — and disrupted the proceedings — to protest legislative efforts that they said will
Miami HeraldJul 02 2023
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Man named in Supreme Court’s LGBTQ rights ruling says he never requested a wedding website
DENVER — A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday could refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her. The request in dispute, from a person identified as “Stewart,” wasn’t the basis for the federal lawsuit filed preemptively seven years ago by web designer Lorie Smith, before she started making
"USA Today" ContributorDec 01 2022
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DHS warns of domestic terrorism threats to LGBTQ, Jewish, minority communities
The Department of Homeland Security warned the U.S. is in a "heightened threat environment" in a terrorism advisory bulletin Wednesday.
Driving the news: "Targets of potential violence include public gatherings, faith-based institutions, the LGBTQI+ community, schools, racial and religious minorities, government facilities and personnel, U.S. critical infrastructure, the media, and
AxiosFeb 27 2024
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Tennessee House Passes Bill Limiting Pride Flag Display
The Tennessee House passed a bill restricting the display of pride flags in public schools, sparking contentious debate between Republicans and Democrats over LGBTQ rights and parental authority, The Hill reported. House Bill 1605, endorsed by the GOP majority, mandates that public schools only exhibit the U.S. and state flags, with exceptions for flags like the POW/MIA banner or official
Newsmax (News)Mar 06 2024
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Casa Ruby founder charged with fraud, laundering of pandemic relief funds
The founder of a nonprofit serving homeless LGBTQ youth who was sued by the District for allegedly diverting hundreds of thousands dollars meant for the group’s indigent clients to her personal bank accounts was criminally charged Wednesday with money laundering and using pandemic relief grants in the scheme. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox
Washington PostMay 29 2023
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Uganda anti-gay law: President Museveni approve tougher law against LGBTQ Pidgin
BBC NewsMay 26 2023
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A NY Woman Has Been Charged Over Threats to “Shoot Up” LGBTQ+ Businesses in Colorado
A New York woman is facing federal charges after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” multiple LGBTQ+ businesses in Colorado last year. In a press release Wednesday, officials for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that 40-year-old Sharon Robinson had been arrested and charged with multiple counts of making threatening calls to at least four LGBTQ+
ThemMay 29 2023
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Kohl’s feeling the heat for offering LGBTQ+ clothing for babies: ‘Another company needing Bud-Lighting’
Outraged calls for a new “Bud-Lighting” spread Sunday as another department store decided to offer itself up on the rainbow altar with a “pride” collection for toddlers, “In case you need clothes for your Gay or Trans 3 month old.” The plummeting sales for Anheuser-Busch and the roughly $10 billion hit to Target’s market cap in over a week weren’t enough to dissuade Kohl’s from fulfilling its
Bizpac ReviewMay 26 2023
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‘A Very Hard Day’: Target CEO Bemoans Backlash, Commits To Standing By LGBTQ Community
Target CEO Brian Cornell has recommitted the retail giant in its support of the LGBTQ community following an announcement that its stores would pull some Pride merchandise in the wake of widespread backlash. In an email to employees May 24, Cornell bemoaned the firestorm the company has found itself in, admitting to associates, “This has been a very hard day for Target,” Business Insider
The Daily CallerMar 06 2024
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Mark Robinson, Holocaust-Denying, Gay-Bashing Candidate, Wins NC Gubernatorial Primary
North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson has won the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. MSNBC described him as a “Holocaust-denying, gay-bashing, extreme anti-abortion radical.” The Human Rights Campaign said Robinson was one of the most radical anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA politicians on the ballot for making comments like this one from 2021. Mark Robinson: “The transgender movement in
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