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Trans woman wins Miss Maryland USA, making history with a list of pageant firsts

Friday, June 7th, 2024

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

When Bailey Anne Kennedy was crowned on Saturday as Miss Maryland USA, she broke almost every barrier that existed in the state's pageant history--including being the first married, Asian-American, and trans woman winner.

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Controversial Louisiana laws impact LGBTQ+ and others; you need to know

Friday, June 7th, 2024

via WGNO (Louisiana)

Bills impacting Louisiana's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) and marginalized communities were debated during the legislative session and signed by Governor Jeff Landry…

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The fiercest political clash in sports

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

via The Washington Post (Idaho)

In the fight over transgender participation in U.S. sports, the right to play is simply an opening act.

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‘I don’t have to be caged for your happiness’: Why I find hope in today’s queer youth

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Our next generation of LGBTQ+ leaders and thinkers is creating a present in which queer identity is fluid and evolving. They demand a future of radical acceptance.

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Americans deeply divided on issues involving queer children, poll shows

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

via Los Angeles Times (California)

Americans want kids to learn LGBTQ+ history. But they are split on how they would feel if their own child were transgender, a new poll for the Times finds.

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The laws and bills impacting trans New Yorkers

Monday, June 3rd, 2024

via City & State NY (New York)

Protections – and restrictions – continue to be considered at the city and state level.

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How Hogan, Alsobrooks are courting LGBTQ+ support in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race

Saturday, June 1st, 2024

via The Baltimore Banner (Maryland)

'Very close races can be won or lost based on LGBTQ voters,' says one expert.

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Evers is raising the pride flag Friday — what’s the history behind the move?

Friday, May 31st, 2024

via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)

The Wisconsin Capitol in Madison will fly a Pride Flag in June for the sixth year in a row.

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Mayoral candidates meet and miss milestones in Umatilla County

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

via Oregon Public Broadcasting (Oregon)

Together, the candidates represent the generational changes, demographic shifts and emerging communities happening across Umatilla County. But for those running for mayor, it's still mostly about the…

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‘Libs of TikTok’ call out Logan School District for seemingly ‘illegal’ survey

Wednesday, May 29th, 2024

via ABC7 (Utah)

The right-wing Twitter/X account 'Libs of TikTok' called out the Logan School District last week claiming it illegally distributed a survey, but the district says that's not the c…

LGBTQ+

‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ goes to Stitt after heated debate by nonbinary Oklahoma lawmaker

Wednesday, May 29th, 2024

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

Called "explicitly anti-trans," House Bill 1449 would restrict access to single-sex accommodations, such as restrooms or detention facilities, based on the reproductive organs a person was born with.

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In only statewide race without an incumbent, 2 Republicans square off in OPI primary

Tuesday, May 28th, 2024

via Billings Gazette (Montana)

One candidate touts her experience and commitment to community, the other says she will eradicate cancel culture.

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NBA great Dwyane Wade launches Translatable, an online community supporting transgender youth

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

via Fredericksburg.com (Virginia)

NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade has launched Translatable, a nonprofit online community dedicated to supporting transgender youth.

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Ohio Statehouse Republicans stand determined to prove how toxic gerrymandering is • Ohio Capital Journal

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

Ohio Statehouse Republicans stand determined to make a lurid example of themselves on just how toxic and destructive gerrymandering is. To paraphrase Cicero, how long, O' gerrymandered Ohio lawmakers,…

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This Supreme Court case is reshaping LGBTQ+ rights. You probably haven’t heard about it

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)

Behind numerous federal LGBTQ+ policy and legal shifts is a 2020 Supreme Court case most people have likely never heard of: Bostock v. Clayton County.

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Human Rights Campaign: Launches multi-million dollar battleground effort in crucial swing state of Wisconsin

Monday, May 20th, 2024

via WisPolitics.com (Wisconsin)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, is launching its 2024 voter education and engagement campaign 'We Show Up: Equality Wins' to…

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State of Texas: Plea for education funding special session rejected by Gov. Abbott

Saturday, May 18th, 2024

via KXAN (Texas)

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Democrats urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for a special legislative session Monday, citing 'the urgent need to address school finance and improve …

LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Bill to bar transgender girls from girls’ school sports now in N.H. governor’s court

Thursday, May 16th, 2024

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

The proposal passed in a party-line vote shortly after one GOP senator collapsed inside the chamber and was taken to the hospital.

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The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers

Thursday, May 16th, 2024

via Georgia Public Broadcasting (Georgia)

Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of "homemaker" in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking "in his personal capacity."

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