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10 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Go Into Effect Across Six States
Among them is Florida's “Don't Say Gay” bill, and other legislation that largely effects students.
Bigoted Attacks Are Injecting Fear Into Pride Month, But We Won’t Back Down
When we show up in numbers, anti-LGBTQ bigots are likely to back down.
Oslo Cancels Pride Parade After Mass Shooting at Gay Club
A gunman was arrested and charged after killing two people and injuring 21 in the Norwegian capital on Saturday.
Biden Administration Announces Plan That Would Undo DeVos’s Gutting of Title IX
The proposed guidelines would enhance protections for sexual assault survivors and add them for LGBTQ+ students.
All I Want for Father’s Day Is a World in Which Trans Kids Can Survive
As a nonbinary dad, my fatherhood is bound up with my effort to make the world a safe and affirming place for all kids.
Trans Activist Skips White House Event in Protest of LGBTQ Asylum Seeker Policy
Biden’s recent executive orders fail to adequately address anti-LGBTQ discrimination, says Jennicet Gutiérrez.
Patriot Front Members Arrived in Riot Gear to Terrorize Idaho Pride Event
31 alleged members of the white supremacist group were arrested after someone reported seeing an “army” board a U-Haul.
Attacks on Trans Youth Are a Fascist “Moral Battering Ram”
“I am so disheartened by the lack of response to these attacks,” says attorney Chase Strangio.
DeSantis’s Next Move in War Against Trans Kids Is Banning Gender Affirming Care
His administration has made moves to ban both trans kids and Medicaid recipients from accessing gender affirming care.
Corporate Pride Sponsors Have Given Over $1.5 Million to Anti-LGBTQ Politicians
Toyota alone has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Gov. Greg Abbott, who’s leading an anti-trans charge.