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Carter was the first president to move the needle, albeit slowly, on gay rights
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, stood out for his early support for pro-gay legislation and his embrace of LGBTQ advocates, historians say.
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Village People singer defends Trump's use of ‘Y.M.C.A.,' says song isn't a ‘gay anthem'
Victor Willis said the disco classic has “benefited greatly” from the president-elect’s use and threatened to sue news outlets that refer to it as a “gay anthem.”
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The war on woke: How a gay rights index once touted by Walmart and others became a conservative target
Corporations are pulling out of the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index just a few years after celebrating their contributions to LGBTQ+ inclusion.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.
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What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence.
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Naval Academy grad charged with hate crime for tearing pride flag from store
A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop’s LGBTQ+ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police said in documents charging him with a hate crime.
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Texts threatening deportation and ‘re-education' for gays stoke both fear and defiance
From Latino teens in Georgia to a lesbian Las Vegas business owner, they’re the latest to receive offensive and disturbing text messages that the FBI is investigating.
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Rep. Nancy Mace seeks to ban transgender women from female bathrooms in Capitol
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced the resolution as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.
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Thailand legalizing same-sex marriage is likely to bring a flood of tourists
Thailand’s same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.
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New Jersey school district hit with multiple lawsuits after firing gay superintendent
Three former Manchester Township School District employees have alleged hostile treatment and anti-LGBTQ bias.
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Census Bureau on track to include questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on 2027 survey
Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday.
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CT LIVE!: LGBTQ History Month with Sauvignon Blanc
The local drag queen discussed the importance of October as LGBTQ+ History Month.
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Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been officially written into law, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.
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What is conversion therapy?
The practice of conversion therapy has stirred controversy and is opposed by the American Medical Association.
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Short doc ‘It's Okay' explores Drag Story Hour through the eyes of kids
Oscar-nominated director David France said the voices of children have been left out of the nationwide debate over drag reading events.
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A breakdown of the 175 LGBTQ athletes who will compete at the Paris Olympics
More than 150 of the out athletes at the 2024 Games are women, according to sports site OutSports.
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There is no fundamental right to change one's sex in birth certificates, federal appeals court rules
A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
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Missing transgender teen's body found dismembered; suspect charged
Pennsylvania authorities confirmed that dismembered human remains found late last month are those of a transgender teenager who had been reported missing.
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LGBTQ elders struggle with health care, housing and isolation
LGBTQ older adults are twice as likely as their heterosexual counterparts to grow old single and living alone, according to SAGE, an advocacy organization for LGBTQ elders.
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Biden pardons potentially thousands of ex-service members convicted under now-repealed gay sex ban
Those covered by the pardon will be able to apply to receive proof that their conviction has been erased, petition to have their discharges from the military upgraded and move to recover lost pay and benefits.