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Dept. of Civil Rights issues discriminatory charge to Traverse City salon for anti-trans posts ⋆ Michigan Advance
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) has issued a charge of discrimination against Studio 8 Hair Lab, the Traverse City salon that drew national attention in July for anti-trans online posts…
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Maine Voices: There is space in sports for transgender athletes – especially at the youth level
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)Allowing a trans runner to race in girls cross country does not erase the achievements of other runners.
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House GOP eyes trans care as newest battleground issue: ‘This is the hill we’re going to die on’
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)House Republicans have found a new battleground ahead of 2024 elections — gender-affirming care for transgender Americans. Says Rep. Daniel Crenshaw of Texas: 'This is the issue of our time.'
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Alabama pastor’s suicide brings grief, warnings of the dangers of outing amid erosion of LGBTQ+ rights
Friday, November 10th, 2023
via Arizona Daily Star (Arizona)A small-town Alabama mayor and pastor killed himself after a conservative news site exposed social media posts where he appeared in women's clothing, a wig and makeup. Experts say his death…
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Cheryl Katon’s impossible decision
Thursday, November 9th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)She loved leading the Boy Scouts in Boston. But could the organization accept her as the trans woman she was?
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We need to talk about the dangers of outing LGBTQ folks
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
via al.com (Alabama)The recent death of an east Alabama mayor and pastor comes in the wake of dozens of laws that could cause LGBTQ youth to be outed before they're ready.
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Trans activists say Landry as governor could be ‘devastating,’ but they are preparing to fight
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
via lailluminator.com (Louisiana)They fear Landry and a Republican supermajority in both houses of the legislature will mount unprecedented attacks on transgender and other LGBTQIA+ rights.
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Republican bills penalize schools for free speech violations, end race-based aid
Friday, October 27th, 2023
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)One bill free speech policies at Wisconsin's public universities and colleges, and another would eliminate race-based loan & grant programs.
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Missoula’s ‘Rocky Horror Show Live’ returns to stage for Halloween
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via Missoulian (Montana)The homegrown show has been an annual tradition since 2009.
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Finding Confidence When You’re Not Cis
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
via Daily Emerald (Oregon)Staring at the sun's beams reflecting off the Willamette River, I only wished to jump into the cool water. The sound of laughter from surrounding parties and the smell of
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Six news outlets join forces for NEW News Lab’s ‘Families Matter …
Friday, October 20th, 2023
via The Post-Crescent (Wisconsin)Collected here, and shared free of charge, is the series of stories gathered by reporters this year, listed in reverse-chronological order.
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Ron DeSantis was endorsed by an anti-trans activist. Then he paid her to work for his campaign.
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Riley Gaines made a name for herself as an anti-trans activist after competing against a transgender athlete at a collegiate swim meet.
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After years of erasure, Black queer leaders rise to prominence in Congress and activism
Wednesday, October 18th, 2023
via Wisconsin State Journal (Wisconsin)An acknowledgment of Black queer contributions to achieving civil rights and protecting American democracy is long overdue after years of historical erasure, activists and lawmakers say.
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Pro-LGBTQ activists rally at capitol building to push for protective policies for kids in schools
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
via CBS 21 News (Pennsylvania)Student acitivists, parents
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Transgender restrictions pass Assembly with GOP votes, get hearing in Senate
Friday, October 13th, 2023
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)The bills come as Republican lawmakers nationwide have proposed and enacted laws targeting LGBTQ people, especially transgender individuals.
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Twenty-five years after Matthew Shepard’s death, activists say equal-rights progress is at risk
Thursday, October 12th, 2023
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)Any perception that the long struggle for equality was completed in 2015 has been belied by recent events, including the enactment of many anti-LGBTQ+ state laws.
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Book ban attempts on the rise in Minnesota schools
Thursday, October 12th, 2023
via MPR News (Minnesota)Occasional parent concerns about a book have morphed into confrontations with groups and parents coming in with long lists of titles they see as inappropriate. It's happening across the nation and in…
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25 years after Matthew Shepard’s death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk
Thursday, October 12th, 2023
via The Associated Press (New York)Twenty-five years have passed since gay 21-year-old college student Matthew Shepard died after being beaten and tied to a remote fence.
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Transcript: Lydia Polgreen Interviews Masha Gessen
Tuesday, October 10th, 2023
via The New York Times (Oklahoma)The Oct. 10, 2023, episode of 'The Ezra Klein Show.'
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