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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:00 p.m. EDT

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via Clinton Herald (Iowa)

Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics

LGBTQ+

Anti-Trump video shared by the DeSantis campaign called ‘homophobic’ by conservative LGBT group

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis ′ presidential campaign that slams rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people 've…

LGBTQ+

Anti-trans agenda is a focal point of Philadelphia Moms for Liberty summit

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via The Philadelphia Inquirer (Pennsylvania)

Denying transgender identity was a major theme — in addition to arguing that schools shouldn't teach about the topic.

Social Emotional Learning, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism

Conservative LGBT group: Anti-Trump video shared by the DeSantis …

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)

A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis′ presidential campaign that slams rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people 'ventured into homophobic territory.'

LGBTQ+

Anti-Trump video shared by DeSantis campaign is ‘homophobic,’ says conservative LGBT group

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via 8 News NOW (Nevada)

The 'DeSantis War Room' Twitter account shared the video on Friday — the last day of June's LGBTQ+ Pride Month — that features footage of Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016 saying he would 'do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens."

LGBTQ+

Contraceptive access remains an uphill battle in Alabama amid near-total abortion ban

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Times Free Press (Tennessee)

In a state like Alabama, with a near-total abortion ban, access to contraception is critical for young women.But getting it can be difficult, and without the right resources, nearly impossible.A…

LGBTQ+

AP Trending SummaryBrief at 8:44 p.m. EDT

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Clinton Herald (Iowa)

Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics

LGBTQ+

AP Trending SummaryBrief at 6:18 p.m. EDT

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Register Herald (West Virginia)

Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics

LGBTQ+

Anti-Trump video shared by DeSantis campaign is ‘homophobic,’ conservative LGBT group says

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

The Log Cabin Republicans called the video 'divisive and desperate.'

LGBTQ+

‘Majority doesn’t always dictate:’ School board ignores 84% of parents on how to teach sex-ed and the inclusion of ‘gender identity’

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)

A school board in Virginia is ignoring a majority of parents who do not want to allow boys and girls to take sex education together. We spoke with one man who is running for Fairfax County Public School Board to give power back to the parents.

LGBTQ+, School Board – General

Anti-Trump video shared by the DeSantis campaign ‘homophobic,’ says conservative LGBT group

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)

The 'DeSantis War Room' account shared footage of Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016 saying he would 'do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens.'

LGBTQ+

For some states with laws on transgender bathrooms, officials may not know how they will be enforced

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Quad City Times (Iowa)

U.S. states with laws restricting what bathrooms transgender kids can use in public schools are wrestling with how those laws will be enforced. Enforcement questions came to a head in one recently…

LGBTQ+, School Board – General

An anti-Trump video shared by the DeSantis campaign is …

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via The Washington Post (Maryland)

A prominent group that represents LGBT conservatives says a video shared by Ron DeSantis′ presidential campaign that slams rival Donald Trump for his past support of gay and transgender people 'ventured into homophobic territory.'

LGBTQ+

Trump and DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in sign of group’s influence over GOP

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

Both presidential candidates appeared eager to out-flank the other as they spoke at the group's conference in Philadelphia on Friday.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+, School Board – General, Racism

Supreme Court First Amendment ruling on LGBTQ rights: What’s it mean for Florida?

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Palm Beach Post (Florida)

The decision will certainly rock the shores of Florida, where laws directly and indirectly targeting the LGBTQ community have swelled under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+

State senator calls for studies into critical race theory in K-12 schools

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)

The chair of the Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee is planning to study the use of critical race theory and other controversial subjects in the classroom.

Social Emotional Learning, LGBTQ+, Racism

Trump praises Moms for Liberty

Saturday, July 1st, 2023

via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)

PHILADELPHIA -- Former President Donald Trump praised Moms for Liberty, a group that fiercely opposes instruction related to race and gender identity in the nation's classrooms and has been labeled…

Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+