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Florida instructs schools to ignore federal protections for transgender kids

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Florida’s Department of Educations has instructed the state’s public and private schools to ignore federal guidance on protecting transgender students from discrimination. In a memo sent to school administrators on Thursday, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said the new federal protections under Title IX “are not binding law, do not create any new legal obligations, and should not be treated as governing law.” “The Department will not stand idly by as federal agencies attempt to impose a sexual ideology on Florida schools that risk the health, safety, and welfare of Florida students,” the memo continues. Last month, the Biden Administration proposed changes to the legal […]

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Michigan Supreme Court rules that anti-LGBTQ discrimination is illegal in historic victory

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Michigan’s Supreme Court has ruled that businesses, landlords, and others cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity, even though the state’s civil rights legislation doesn’t specifically mention those categories. The landmark 5–2 decision establishes that the bans on discrimination on the basis of “sex” in the state’s 1976 Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) cover sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2015, Michigan Democrats introduced bills that would have added explicit protectionsfor sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression into the ELCRA. The bills were blocked by Republican leaders. Michigan’s Supreme Court declined to hear an appealfrom Fair and Equal Michigan to […]

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This bisexual journalist returned to Ukraine to face her fears & honor her past

Morning turned into afternoon. A scorching sun blanketed the concrete of the local sports hall belonging to the community of Zolochiv, a frontline village just minutes from the Russian border. There, over the course of several hours, the International Committee for the Red Cross, with the help of local residents, unloaded over 20 tons of supplies for the besieged townsfolk. The town’s mayor, Viktor Kovalenko, who for the preceding five months valiantly rallied the community against Russian aggression, oversaw the delivery. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date with the latest LGBTQ news An unassuming bisexual journalist who had returned to […]

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GOP lawmaker attended gay son’s wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage

A Republican lawmaker attended his gay son’s wedding just three days after joining the majority of his GOP colleagues in voting against a House bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriage. The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., confirmed to NBC News on Monday that he “married the love of [his] life” on Friday and that his “father was there.” NBC News is not publishing the names of the grooms, neither of whom is a public figure.  Thompson’s press secretary, Maddison Stone, also confirmed the congressman was in attendance.  “Congressman and Mrs. Thompson were thrilled to attend […]

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Republican attorneys general sue federal government over LGBTQ school meal guidance

More than 20 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The challenge, led by Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, claims that the federal government is attempting to force states and schools to follow anti-discrimination requirements that “misconstrue the law.” The coalition of attorneys general are hoping for a similar result to a separate challenge from earlier this month when a Tennessee judge temporarily barred two federal agencies from enforcing directives issued by Biden’s administration that extended protections for LGBTQ […]

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Respect for Marriage Act Key to Resisting Threats to LGBTQ+ Equality

Either America is a country where fundamental rights are guaranteed, or we are a nation where your rights depend on who you are and your zip code. Those are the stakes right now, as an emboldened far-right political movement attacks federal protections for the rights to vote, access abortion care, marry the person you love, and more. It’s a critical step forward, then, to see the U.S. House’s strongly bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill, which heads to the Senate, would ensure federal recognition of marriages between same-sex couples and interracial couples. The bill’s passage comes after Justice […]

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Ron DeSantis files ridiculous complaint over kid-friendly drag show

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Republican governor Ron DeSantis has filed a complaint against a Miami restaurant after a video showed kids at a drag brunch event. The Florida governor spoke about the video – which sees a child walking with a drag artist – at a Wednesday (27 July) news conference, saying that an investigation by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation was conducted. “They actually had agents going to this place and effectively just gathering information, getting intelligence, seeing what’s going on,” he said. “And what they found was not only were there minors there, the bar had a children’s menu. […]

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San Francisco officials declare state of emergency as monkeypox cases surge

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San Francisco has declared a state of emergency, with the city in “desperate need of vaccines” as monkeypox cases skyrocket. The US has seen around 4,600 confirmed cases of monkeypox across the country. Of these cases, 261 have been detected in San Francisco, representing around 30 per cent of all cases in California. On Thursday (28 July), San Francisco mayor London Breed said: “We are at a very scary place. And we don’t want to be ignored by the federal government in our need. So many leaders of the LGBT community have also, weeks ago, asked for additional help and support […]

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Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic on August 6th at Marin’s Spahr Center

The Spahr Center is committed to keeping our community safe, including from the Monkeypox virus. That’s why we’re teaming up with Marin County Health and Human Services to host an LGBTQ+ Monkeypox Vaccination Clinic on August 6th. Due to vaccine shortages across California, we have only 48 vaccines available.To be eligible, you must be a Marin County resident age 18 years or older who also meets one of the following criteria:Gay or bisexual men and transgender people who have had multiple sexual partners in the last 14 days Sex workers of any genderAnyone with known exposure to someone who has monkeypox Sign […]

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