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How LifeWise Academy grooms kids to hate through Bible study in public schools

When you think about Bible study, images might pop into your head of kids learning principles like forgiveness or loving thy neighbor, and that’s just what LifeWise Academy advertises on its website: “A supportive and inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels valued.” But for many parents and LGBTQ kids in at least 591 American public schools with LifeWise programs, that’s far from the truth. One parent says their daughter was “mercilessly bullied by LifeWise kids for ‘looking like a Lesbian who is going to burn in hell.’” Another had to remove their transgender son from school after he was bullied following the presidential election, […]

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Transmasculine / Masc of Center Support Group Meets May 21

Wednesday, May 21·6:00 – 7:30pm Transgender / Genderqueer / Nonbinary / Genderfluid / Questioning This group is for anyone that has or is questioning their gender and has found themselves identifying with the masculine side of the spectrum. If you’re worried you aren’t trans enough, don’t be, you’ve found your people. We meet on the third Wednesday of every month in Santa Rosa from 6-7:30 pm with a optional social time until 8pm. Email us for location, questions, or accessibility needs at: soco.tmasc.moc.sup@gmail.com

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Mayor pledges to paint over city’s LGBTQ+ flag crosswalks to “maintain neutrality”

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The mayor of Salisbury, Maryland has announced that three Pride flag crosswalks located in his city’s downtown area will be painted over in order to “maintain neutrality in public spaces.” The city is now soliciting artists to propose designs that “[embody] the character, history, or artistic vibrancy of the city,” WMDT reported.  One LGBTQ Nation reader has accused the mayor of “erasing” the local LGBTQ+ community amid Republican efforts to remove LGBTQ+ visibility and inclusion in public life. “Our city is home to a diverse and vibrant community, and we want our public spaces to be welcoming to all. However, we also have […]

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Native leaders fear for queer Indigenous youth as Trump slashes LGBTQ+ rights

On January 20, the day that President Trump again took the oath of office, Monique “Muffie” Mousseau got a slew of emails and phone calls.  “Homophobic people were saying the most horrific things,” she recalled. Two men threatened to kill her, and a woman said she wouldn’t exist any longer: “That I’m a virus to the United States.”  Mousseau is the executive director of Uniting Resilience, a grassroots organization based in Rapids City, South Dakota, that has advocated for LGBTQ+ Native youth since 2019. Following the inauguration, Mousseau and her wife, Felipa De Leon, made the difficult decision to stop posting about […]

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Opening May 15 at the GLBT Historical Society Museum, Éamon McGivern’s A/History presents new paintings by San Francisco-based artist Éamon McGivern

Opening May 15 at the GLBT Historical Society Museum, Éamon McGivern’s A/History presents new paintings by San Francisco-based artist Éamon McGivern. Rooted in a philosophy of portraiture that embraces empathy as a creative act, A/History draws from McGivern’s personal memory and research in the GLBT Historical Society archives. The resulting portraits reflect on the lives and legacies of queer and trans elders whose absence—from political violence, transphobia, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic—continues to shape contemporary life. Through painterly interpretation and archival reference, the exhibition invites reflection on memory, representation, and the multifaceted nature of human identity. Come experience this powerful new work at the intersection of art, memory, […]

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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art abruptly postpones LGBTQ+ exhibit

The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art has postponed an exhibition of works by LGBTQ+ African Artists, which was originally scheduled to open in late May to coincide with WorldPride, being held in Washington, D.C., this year. Officials at the museum, which is in D.C., said the rescheduling was due to budget constraints and not because of Donald Trump’s orders banning federal funding for so-called woke content, The Washington Post reports. “This exhibition was on a very ambitious schedule to meet WorldPride and we did not have enough time to secure all the private sector funds we had hoped to due to shifts in the fundraising […]

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Poland’s last ‘LGBTQ-free zone’ is no more

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The last “LGBTQ-free zone” in Poland has been abolished. The governing council of Łańcut County voted last Thursday to repeal the resolution that created the zone, formally called a Charter of Family Rights, Notes From Poland reports. The vote was 13-5. Council members made clear, however, that they were motivated only by financial considerations. The European Union is withholding funds from cities and counties that had such zones. “The [council] is of the view that the over 80,000-strong community of Łańcut County cannot be deprived of benefits resulting from participation in many programs and grants,” said a statement from the council, as translated by Notes From Poland. The decision “is […]

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Salt Lake City Adopts Rainbow City Flag To Evade New State Ban On Pride Flags At Public Buildings 

NBC News reports: Salt Lake City adopted three new city flags Tuesday, an effort to circumvent a new Utah law that effectively banned flying LGBTQ Pride and other flags at public buildings in the state. Mayor Erin Mendenhall, a Democrat, presented the proposal to the City Council, which adopted it at its meeting Tuesday night. It incorporates the city’s flag into designs celebrating Juneteenth, LGBTQ rights and trans rights. One of the proposed flags, dubbed the Sego Belonging Flag, is intended to honor the city’s LGBTQ residents, while another, which officials called the Sego Visibility Flag, is intended to recognize the […]

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JD Vance poses with TV host who called for violence against LGBTQ+ people

Steve Deace, the host of an eponymous show on the rightwing platform Blaze Media, has built a brand around his brash and provocative personality. Deace has entertained his 52,000 YouTube viewers and 274,000 X followers by calling for violence against drag queens and LGBTQ people and ranting that the Democratic party is controlled by Satan. Those comments fit right in with those of the some of the guests his show hosts, who regularly dabble in antisemitism and argue that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. But just this week, Deace’s track record of extremist rhetoric and guests did not stop Vice President JD Vance from posing for a photo with him. The circumstances of the picture […]

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Oklahoma GOP legislators ask Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage

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Christian nationalist Oklahoma state Sen. Dusty Deevers (R) and state Rep. Jim Olsen (R) have filed a resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Republican lawmakers in at least five other states have introduced similar resolutions, all of which are largely symbolic and non-binding. Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 claims that the 2015 high court ruling conflicts with the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution, the country’s founding principles, and “the deeply rooted history and tradition” regarding state regulation of marriage rights. It also notes that 75% of Oklahoma […]

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