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Trump’s election prompts one nonprofit to prioritize scholarships for LGBTQ+ youth in red states

Following last week’s stunning election of former President Donald Trump — a 34-time convicted felon who was impeached twice during his first term — to a second term in office, The Dru Project, an Orlando-based nonprofit founded in memory of Pulse Nightclub victim Drew Leinonen, is intensifying its mission to support LGBTQ+ youth by prioritizing scholarships for those in red states.  With mounting legal and social pressures in conservative regions, the organization hopes this pivot will help LGBTQ+ youth find affirming educational environments away from home, where anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and restrictive laws can limit their ability to live openly and authentically. “This is our direct response to the […]

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Iowa Gay Couples Rush To Marry Ahead Of Trump

Des Moines’ CBS affiliate reports: A local chaplain is helping dozens of same-sex couples across the state tie the knot before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January due to concerns about marriage equality protections under the new administration. Des Moines area chaplain Anitta Milloro said they’re working with more than 40 couples who want to get married before the president-elect takes office. To assist, they are building a network of wedding resources from people who say they are willing to help couples facing the dilemma of forming a legal union by 2025. Trump’s support has wavered on […]

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12 Maryland college students arrested in alleged Grindr hate crime video attack

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Police in Maryland have arrested 12 students from Salisbury University for allegedly attacking a gay man targeted and lured using the dating and hookup app Grindr, the Salisbury Police Department said in a press release on Thursday. The 12 students, seven of whom were associated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, allegedly targeted the unnamed victim because of his sexual identity. According to charging documents obtained by local CBS affiliates WBOC and WJZ, one of the students set up a profile on Grindr claiming to be a 16-year-old gay male and used the fictitious profile to contact the victim. The age of consent in Maryland […]

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LGBTQ+ ally Ruben Gallego wins U.S. Senate race against anti-LGBTQ+ MAGA disciple Kari Lake

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LGBTQ+ ally Ruben Gallego has seemingly won his race against anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Kari Lake for Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat. He won 50% of the vote, beating Lake by 66,305 votes with 93% of all voting precincts reporting as of Monday morning, Decision Desk HQ reported. He has not yet made a statement commenting on his projected victory. As such, Gallego will win the Senate seat that will soon be vacated by outgoing bisexual Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Sinema — a controversial figure in the Senate, often frustrating Democratic priorities — left the Democratic party in late 2022, after earning enmity from other […]

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WA Dem Becomes First LGBTQ Latina US House Rep

he Kitsap Sun reports: State Sen. Emily Randall has been elected to represent Washington’s 6th Congressional District, filling an open seat vacated by outgoing Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor. Randall, D-Bremerton, carried 57.3% of the vote in general election, as of Tuesday night. That put her well ahead of State Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Union. “We did more than win this election: we made history,” Randall said in a statement sent to media and her supporters Tuesday night. “Together, we shattered three glass ceilings. When I take office in January, I will become the first congresswoman and first person of color to hold […]

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Colorado Voters Repeal Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

Colorado Public Radio reports: Amendment J, which takes language out of Colorado’s constitution that declared marriage only to be valid if it’s between a man and a woman, passed decisively Tuesday night. Voters put the ban into the state constitution in 2006, adding an amendment that stated, “Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.” Because Amendment J repeals a portion of the state constitution, it only needed a simple majority vote to pass, instead of the 55 percent threshold needed when new provisions are added to the constitution. […]

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Scared for the future and LGBTQ+ rights? Here’s how to cope with the election results

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It’s going to get worse before it gets better — but we’ve been there before.  With the results of the 2024 presidential election confirmed, members of the LGBTQ+ community are understandably distressed. Seeing as Donald Trump plans to rollback transgender rights and other protections for queer people, it’s clear why 86 percent of LGBTQ+ voters cast their ballots for Kamala Harris, and why 62 percent said they’d be “scared” for Trump to win. Many are also alarmed that the hateful policies are seemingly what the majority of Americans have endorsed, but Dr. Michelle Forcier, a clinician with LGBTQ+ digital healthcare platform FOLX Health, believes it better to interpret […]

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New York Voters Enshrine LGBTQ And Abortion Rights

Mother Jones reports: In a victory for abortion rights advocates, New Yorkers just voted to enshrine extensive anti-discrimination protections into their state constitution—permanently insulating the rights of pregnant people, abortion seekers, and the LGBTQ community, among others, from changing political winds. Proposal 1 is one of 10 ballot initiatives to protect abortion rights that went before voters on Tuesday. Going into Election Day, supporters of abortion rights had won every single ballot initiative to go before voters since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Read the full article.

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More Diversity Among LGBTQ+ Candidates in 2024, 14.1% growth in LGBTQ+ Candidates on Ballot

New data released from LGBTQ+ Victory Fund shows that LGBTQ+ candidates continue to grow in diversity and make gains in representation in key areas compared to the previous presidential election in 2020. Access the Out on the Trail 2024 report here. “2024 is a pivotal year for our democracy, and we’ve already seen the power of hateful vitriol, misinformation and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric infecting the electoral process. Our work is the antidote, and we are proud to see so many LGBTQ+ candidates running to serve nearly everywhere in our nation – including nearly 400 candidates for state legislatures,” says LGBTQ+ Victory Fund President […]

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Gay man hospitalized after mob attacks him in McDonald’s while no one helped

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A group of 10 to 15 individuals allegedly attacked Sebastian Thomas Robles Lascarro, a 22-year-old Colombian model, inside a Washington, D.C., McDonald’s fast food restaurant after a member of the group uttered homophobic slurs. The attack left Lascarro hospitalized, and he criticized both emergency personnel and local police for their responses to the violence. The attack allegedly occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 27, after Lascarro and his husband left two nearby LGBTQ+ nightclubs: Crush Bar and Bunker. While Lascarro was in line to use a McDonald’s self-service kiosk to place his order, Lascarro’s spouse, Stuart West, […]

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