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Jun 14 2023
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Montana Man Receives 18-Year Sentence for Attempting to Kill All LGBTQ Residents in His Town
A Montana man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for shooting into a residence and attempting to kill every gay and transgender person in his town, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. John Russell Howald, a resident of the unincorporated community of Basin, was convicted in February on federal hate crime charges of shooting an AK-style rifle at the home of a woman who was known within
The MessengerDec 28 2022
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Defining ‘woman’ battle heads to states amid new wave of LGBTQ bills
Republican-controlled statehouses passed a record number of restrictions on transgender people in 2022 — from sports to health care — and conservatives aren’t slowing down.
Take South Carolina, where the Legislature may try out a new tactic next year: defining what it means to be a woman. Other conservative states may follow.
State Sen. Danny Verdin, a Republican, filed a joint
PoliticoMar 23 2022
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Disney employees are walking out to demand more LGBTQ support
A group of Disney employees staged a walkout on Tuesday at locations across the country, demanding the company do more to protect LGBTQ people and protesting that CEO Bob Chapek waited too long to condemn a bill passed by the Florida legislature.
The legislation that sparked the outcry is the Parents Rights in Education bill, which has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics. If
Fox BusinessJun 11 2023
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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis censured by fellow Republicans over LGBTQ marriage, gun violence positions
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., was censured by Republican delegates in North Carolina over his votes on LGBTQ rights, gun violence and more. The Saturday vote was taken behind closed doors at the annual North Carolina Republican Party state convention. A two-thirds majority of the party’s 1,801 voting delegates was needed for the measure to pass. Many delegates criticized Tillis over his work on
Detroit Free PressMay 10 2021
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Biden bans discrimination against LGBTQ people in healthcare
The Biden administration has reversed a Trump-era policy that allowed healthcare providers to discriminate against LGBTQ people if they claimed a religious exemption.
The move will reinstate Obamacare guidance and expand them to include the recent Supreme Court ruling that sex discrimination includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
“Fear of discrimination can lead
LGBTQ NationMar 26 2024
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A Providence gay club wants police off the property. Police say that puts the city at risk.
PROVIDENCE – The police say they have responded at least 40 times in the last year to the area near the The Mega-Plex, an LGBTQ+ club on Allens Avenue for incidents ranging from alleged assaults, to drug possession, to heavily tinted car windows and people sitting in their cars too long. The city tallied some 40 incident reports, including arrests for possession of methamphetamine, ketamine
Yahoo NewsMar 28 2024
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LGBT YouthConnect Program at Hudson Pride Connections Center in Jersey City
Hudson Pride Center’s YouthConnect Program offers LGBTQ+ youth between the ages of 13 and 24 weekly programming that supports the healthy building of community, peer-to-peer connections and collective/individual wellness and empowerment. Through this program, Queer youth have access to events, workshops & support groups that build on: community care, self-love, uplifting & honoring
Out In JerseyFeb 28 2022
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Record number of openly LGBTQ+ candidates running in Texas primary
LGBTQ+ representation in the Texas state legislature could double this year, the LGBTQ Victory Fund said Monday, with more openly LGBTQ+ candidates running for public office in the Lone Star state than ever before. Voting in Texas will draw to a close on Tuesday, marking the end to the first primary of the 2022 election cycle.
Fifty-four openly LGBTQ+ candidates are running for public
The HillMar 08 2022
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Florida lawmakers pass bill limiting LGBTQ discussion in school
Florida lawmakers on Tuesday passed a Republican-backed bill that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for many young students, rejecting criticism and student protests that characterized the measure as discriminatory and misguided.
ReutersMar 12 2024
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GLAAD calls for removal of Oklahoma’s top education official in new ad following death of Nex Benedict
The LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD is launching a new multimedia ad campaign calling for the removal of Oklahoma’s top education official, whose views and policies on LGBTQ issues have come under heavy scrutiny since the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict last month. The 30-second spot will air on digital and streaming platforms in Oklahoma starting Tuesday and running for several
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