Jacob Ogles

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Georgia educator says she was forced to resign after telling student she’s gay

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A Georgia special education paraprofessional says she was pushed out of her job after acknowledging she is gay during a conversation with a fourth-grade student in a moment she describes as an attempt to challenge anti-LGBTQ+ remarks in real time. Cameryn Lovett, who worked at Mulberry Creek Elementary School in the Harris County School District, said administrators pressured her to resign following the interaction, which took place as students waited to be picked up after school. “He was talking badly about gay people. He was saying he didn’t know any gay people because they are bad and stuff like that, so I […]

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Olympics cave to Trump, banning transgender women from competition

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The International Olympic Committee has approved a new policy restricting participation in women’s events to athletes deemed “biological females,” a decision set to take effect at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and expected to exclude transgender women while expanding scrutiny of athletes’ bodies. “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females,” the IOC said in announcing the rule. The policy establishes a new eligibility standard based on a one-time genetic screening for the SRY gene, which is typically associated with male sex development. Athletes who test negative […]

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Cities in Texas and Florida install new rainbow walkways as Republicans crack down on Pride crosswalks

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City leaders in San Antonio plans will unveil new rainbow sidewalks as part of a Pride celebration this week. The act comes even as Texas cracks down on other decorated walkways across the Lone Star State. The sidewalks will be unveiled in San Antonio’s Pride Cultural Heritage District, which encompasses the North Main Avenue corridor and includes several historically significant establishments serving the LGBTQ+ community. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the removal of crosswalks at the intersection of Main Avenue and Evergreen Street. But officials have since completed repairs to the walkways and expanded the design to include the colors of the transgenderflag, according to  San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS. Michael Rendon, […]

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Elon Musk-linked mural at Rhode Island gay bar sparks backlash

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A mural honoring a slain Ukrainian refugee at a Rhode Island gay bar has been halted after revelations that it is part of a controversial national campaign reportedly backed by Elon Musk, prompting objections from Providence’s out mayor and sparking backlash within the LGBTQ+ community. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley’s office told a local NBC affiliate, WJAR, that he wants the building-sized painting of Iryna Zarutska — a Ukrainian stabbed to death on a Charlotte, North Carolina light rail train last year — to be removed. Artist Ian Gaudreau had largely completed the mural painted on the side of the gay bar The Dark Lady before the owners called for the project […]

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NASCAR indefinitely suspends driver who mocked IndyCar racer’s ‘gay voice’

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NASCAR indefinitely suspended Kaulig Racing driver Daniel Dye after he mocked another driver with a homophobic remark during a livestream, triggering swift disciplinary action from both his team and the sanctioning body. The sanctioning body announced the suspension on Tuesday, saying Dye violated a rule prohibiting members from making public statements that “criticize, ridicule, or otherwise disparage” someone based on characteristics, including sexual orientation. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. The move happened after Dye, in a livestream on social media, insinuated an IndyCar driver […]

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Mormons remind trans members they aren’t welcome at temple rituals until detransition

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The Mormon church updated its official principles to remind transgendermembers they will only be recognized in rituals by their “biological sex at birth.”  The update to the General Handbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not mark a formal change in doctrine, but it offers more detailed guidance on how gender transition affects eligibility for temple participation. “Worthy members who do not pursue surgical, medical, or social transition away from their biological sex at birth may receive a temple recommend and temple ordinances,” the handbook reads. That follows a prior update to church doctrine in 2020 that reflected a […]

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Harvard Medical School delays transgender health care course after conservative outlet questions fee waivers

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Harvard Medical School dropped a course off its schedule after a conservative media outlet questioned fee waivers for trans students. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate’s email newsletter. The online three-day class, “Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health: A Core Course for the Whole Care Team,” had originally been scheduled from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2, but The Harvard Crimson reported the Fenway Institute-developed course had been postponed. That came after the National Review contacted the university and questioned how it could legally waive $650 fees for transgender and gender-diverse participants. The outlet said rather than providing an answer to the query, […]

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CVS tells HIV activists that pharma company Gilead needs to lower price of PrEP drug if it wants it covered

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An executive from CVS has demanded Gilead lower the prices of a new HIVprevention drug in an email . Dr. Michelle Guardine, chief medical officer for CVS Caremark, sent an email to PrEP4All, an organization working on PrEP access, that has demanded the pharmacy chain cover the new drug Yeztugo, also known as lenacapavir. In the message, which was posted to social media, the executive said the reason CVS controversially refused to cover the highly effective pharmaceutical was a concern over costs. “We believe that easy access to PrEP medications is critical for Americans who may be exposed to HIV,” Gourdine wrote. “Our formularies cover […]

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Customs and Border Patrol says airlines may only use male and female gender markers for travelers

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The Trump administration has issued a new rule for airlines requiring an end to gender demarcations besides male or female. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol issued a new rule, citing an executive order signed by President Donald Trump the first day of his new term. The regulation demands carriers to update guidance for their Advance Passenger Information System, or APIS. Under Democratic President Joe Biden, airlines could note passenger gender with as male, female or other, but can no longer afford that recognition to genders outside the binary. “Existing APIS regulatory language provides that ‘M’ or ‘F’ (M=Male; F=Female) sex markers are to be accepted […]

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Texas follows Florida’s lead in demanding end to rainbow crosswalks and street art

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Texas Gov Greg Abbott has joined the effort to blot out rainbow crosswalks on public streets. That means the Lone Star State will follow the lead of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and states including Florida, which has continued to erase all street art in the name of erasing “political ideologies” from the roadways. The Texas Department of Transportation sent a memo to local governments announcing it would adhere to Duffy’s direction to keep crosswalks “free from distractions.” That means Texas won’t allow any public art, political messaging, or any other nonstandard markings. “Pavement markings such as decorative crosswalks, murals, or markings conveying artwork or other messages […]

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