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Dec 09 2019
Opinion
Supreme Court, lawmakers have more to do to prevent anti-LGBTQ discrimination
I’ll never forget what it felt like to sit inside the U.S. Supreme Court more than four years ago, anxiously awaiting a ruling in the case that ultimately brought same-sex couples the freedom to marry nationwide.
I was the named plaintiff in the case, and I felt a tremendous burden leave my shoulders as the world learned that justice had prevailed for same-sex couples and for the
Jim Obergefell
Nov 03 2021
News
More Americans understand LGBTQ people, but visibility has 'double-edged sword', GLAAD report says
More and more people are identifying as members of the LGBTQ community. Increased visibility educates non-LGBTQ people, but it also comes with a purported price, according to GLAAD's annual Accelerating Acceptance Study out Wednesday.
The report found that 43% of non-LGBTQ people think gender is not exclusively male and female, up from 38% in 2020. And 81% of non-LGBTQ people anticipate
USA TODAY
Dec 20 2019
News
After a Transphobic Tweet, J.K. Rowling Can No Longer Be Considered an LGBTQ Ally
J.K. Rowling spent Thursday once again demonstrating a perplexing inability to pipe down and enjoy her millions. This time, the Harry Potter author wasn’t retconning diversity into the series she finished writing over 12 years ago or disclosing that before indoor plumbing, the wizards of her universe used to just poop themselves and magically vanish the evidence away. Instead, Rowling tweeted
Slate
Jun 27 2023
News
Survivors Confront Club Q Shooter at Sentencing Hearing
The survivors and victims of the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs last November were in a courtroom on Monday to confront the “monster” who tried to kill them, according to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters. Anderson Lee Aldrich pled guilty to murdering five people and injuring 17 others at the nightclub popular with the local LGBTQ+ community on November 19, 2022. Aldrich'
Advocate
Oct 08 2017
News
Trump Is Filling Court Seats With Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Judges
“Trump’s speed in nominating judges has been perhaps the most successful aspect of his presidency.”
HuffPost
Jun 27 2023
News
Colorado Springs Nightclub Suspect Pleads Guilty to Murder
The suspect in the Colorado Springs nightclub mass shooting at LGBTQ bar Club Q accepted a plea deal Monday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, who identifies as nonbinary, has pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree, and 46 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Aldrich will receive five consecutive life sentences without the possibility for parole on the murder charges, and
NTD
Nov 21 2022
Headline Roundup
Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ Club Leaves 5 Dead
A shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs left at least five people dead and 25 injured early Sunday.
Key Quotes: "At least two heroic people confronted and fought with the suspect and were able to stop the suspect from continuing to kill (and) harm others," Colorado Springs's police chief said during a news conference Sunday morning. "We owe them a great debt of thanks." The city
Colorado Springs Gazette


Jun 13 2023
News
'Homophobic Statement Of The Decade' - Johns Hopkins Faces Backlash After Changing Definition Of 'Lesbian'
'Homophobic Statement Of The Decade' - Johns Hopkins Faces Backlash After Changing Definition Of 'Lesbian' Johns Hopkins University has been blasted online this week for erasing women from its definition of the word “lesbian” in its LGBTQ glossary. The teaching university’s “Gender and Sexuality Resources” office contains a glossary of LGBTQ identities and terms. It includes a definition for
ZeroHedge
Jun 26 2023
News
Club Q mass shooting suspect expected to plead guilty
The suspect in the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs in November is expected to plead guilty to charges from the attack that resulted in the deaths of five LGBTQ+ people. It is alleged that Anderson Lee Aldrich, 23, who uses they/them pronouns, opened fire in the gay nightclub on 19 November 2022, killing five people and injuring about 20 others. The Associated Press (AP) reported that
PinkNews
Jun 07 2023
News
Violence Broke Out During a California School Board Meeting About Pride Month
Anti-LGBTQ+ extremists, including several alleged members of the white nationalist Proud Boys organization, attacked counterprotesters outside a California school board meeting Tuesday as the board decided whether to recognize June as Pride Month. As NBC Los Angeles reported, protestors who opposed the resolution, along with any sort of LGBTQ+ inclusion in school curricula, have gathered at
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