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Trump libel lawsuit over alleged Jeffrey Epstein letter will be heard by gay Obama-appointed judge

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A gay Obama-appointed judge will preside over Donald Trump’s libel lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal over claims the president once sent an NSFW birthday card and doodle to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.  Trump is suing for $10 billion after denying he ever wrote the letter, and now Judge Darrin Gayles, who became the first out gay Black man appointed as a federal judge, has been assigned to the case.  The Senate unanimously confirmed Gayles after he was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2014. Politico pointed out he earned such widespread support for being relatively bipartisan. Two Republican governors […]

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Heroes of the Resistance: Post-Pride Summer Edition

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Welcome to the latest edition of GLAAD’s Heroes of the Resistance, where we compile heartwarming news about leaders and changemakers who are paving a pathway towards acceptance and inclusion despite a hostile climate for LGBTQ people.  The legislative session has come to an end in most states across the country and the proposal of extreme, anti-LGBTQ bills has ended alongside it. In Florida, advocates defeated every standalone anti-LGBTQ bill introduced in the 2025 session, including an anti-DEI measure, a proposal to ban discussions of LGBTQ people and topics in the workplace, and more. In Georgia, the legislative session concluded with […]

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These nonbinary legislators are revolutionizing state politics

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At least 1,334 LGBTQ+ people currently serve in elected office, but just a fraction, 63, identify as nonbinary, gender nonconforming or genderqueer. Eighteen of those representatives serve in state legislatures. That’s an achievement in growth over the past seven years, since the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute began tracking LGBTQ+ elected representation, but there’s still a long way to go.  According to the most recent data, nonbinary individuals represent around 11% of the LGBTQ+ community, making them heavily underrepresented among LGBTQ+ elected officials. Despite small numbers, their impact in politics is growing, especially at the state level, where their presence can shift […]

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Georgia Community Rallies to Reinstate Celebrated Librarian Fired Over Inclusive Book Display

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Blackshear, GA, native LaVonnia Moore found her purpose working in the Okefenokee and Three Rivers Regional Library Systems (TRRLS), quickly advancing from 10 hours a week as a part-time employee in 2010 to running her own branch as the Pierce County Library manager until she was unexpectedly ousted from her position on June 18, following an online campaign by the anti-LGBTQ conservative group Alliance for Faith and Family over a library book display that included “When Aidan Became A Brother,” a picture book by author Kyle Lukoff featuring a transgender character. The library patron-led display aligned with Georgia’s summer reading theme:“Color Our World.” […]

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Andry Hernández Romero, gay asylum seeker disappeared by Trump, part of prisoner swap

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Andry Hernández Romero, a gay makeup artist who sought asylum in the U.S. due to persecution in Venezuela but was deported to a prison in El Salvador, has been released as part of a prisoner swap — but he’s being sent back to Venezuela instead of the U.S. “We have confirmed that he is in Venezuela,” Immigrant Defenders Law Center President and CEO Lindsay Toczylowski told The Advocate. The organization is representing Hernández Romero in legal matters. Under a prisoner swap facilitated by the Trump administration, 10 U.S. citizens who had been held in Venezuela were released and more than 250 Venezuelan […]

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Tomorrow, LGBTQ Youth Will Lose a Lifeline. What Now?

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When Arden was 16, they called a suicide crisis hotline “thinking their life was over.” They were in an abusive relationship, regularly self-harming, and felt that nothing was helping. “It was terrifying,” they told Uncloseted Media. “If it weren’t for the hotline, I would have killed myself.” Since that day, Arden, now 24 years old and living in Brooklyn, has used various crisis helplines. When the 988 national suicide prevention hotline launched a “Press 3” option in 2022 for LGBTQ youth, they immediately started using the resource. Arden, who identifies as nonbinary, says the LGBTQ hotline workers “respected their identity” […]

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America First Legal’s Complete Track Record on LGBTQ Issues

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Senior White House adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has played a central role in shaping policies in both Trump administrations. He had a key role in the first Muslim travel ban, the first trans military ban and various initiatives to erode the rights of trans students. In Trump 2.0, Miller has either written or edited all of the more than 160 executive orders the president has signed so far. In 2021, Miller—who is not a lawyer—founded America First Legal (AFL), a right-wing organization designed to fight the so-called “woke agenda” in courtrooms across the U.S. AFL’s goal is to function as a legal battering ram […]

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Immigrant Rights & Community Support Seminar Happens July 26 at the Rohnert Park Library

Please join us for an important immigrant rights seminar. This meeting is for all members and allies of the Asian and Pacific Islander community and everyone else who cares about and desires to learn about immigrant rights.  You will hear from local activists and immigrant rights attorney. The information that will be shared is IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, not just those who are undocumented or know someone that is. Only when all of our community members are informed and know their rights, can our at-risk community be protected. To make it convenient for all to attend, this seminar will be available both IN-PERSON and ON ZOOM. Organized […]

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PBS: On the Frontline of Queer Programming. Show Your Support,

Public broadcasting has played a notable role in contributing to the national discourse on LGBTQ+ rights since at least the early 1960s, predating even the establishment of the Public Broadcasting Service on November 3, 1969. That is because stations such as KQED were already in existence by that time. KQED was the sixth public television station in the United States, signing on for the first time in 1954. Here is a look back at some historic LGBTQ+ moments on public media: 1961 – The First Television Documentary About Homosexuality Broadcast in the U.S. The first television documentary about homosexuality broadcast […]

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Harvard seemingly caves to Trump, shuts down LGBTQ+ and women’s center websites

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Harvard University has seemingly caved to the Trump Administration’s demand to end all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by removing the websites for its LGBTQ+ and women’s centers. The Ivy League’s pages for its Women’s Center, Office for BGLTQ Student Life, and Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations were removed Wednesday at the same time Dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, Hopi Hoekstra, revealed a new Office for Academic Culture and Community in an email to faculty shared with The Advocate. “This new office is part of the [university’s] ongoing effort to break down silos, ensuring all members of our community are connected, […]

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