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Secular Student Alliance Stress Importance of 1st Amendment Rights as WTAMU Free Speech Trial Begins

West Texas A&M University is facing an ongoing federal court battle after administrators attempted to ban student-organized drag performances, a move judges have repeatedly ruled likely violates the First Amendment. The dispute began in 2023, when WTAMU President Walter Wendler prohibited drag shows on campus, citing his personal religious beliefs as part of his justification in a campus-wide letter. Spectrum WT, an LGBTQ+ student organization, sued, saying the ban amounted to unconstitutional content-based censorship at a public university. While the U.S. Supreme Court declined emergency relief in 2024, federal courts ruled decisively in 2025, with a district judge blocking the ban and the 5th Circuit […]

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Abigail Spanberger becomes VA’s first woman governor, honoring history and diversity in inaugural speech

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On a cold, gray, and drizzly morning in Richmond, thousands of Virginiansgathered on the steps of the state capitol to witness a moment more than two centuries in the making: the inauguration of Abigail Spanberger as Virginia’s 75th governor and the first woman ever elected to the office. Shortly before noon, Spanberger arrived at the Virginia State Capitol in a motorcade, pulling in behind the building, out of view of the crowds that had gathered in Capitol Square. Joined by her husband, the Democrat wore a brilliant blue-purple pantsuit. Most supporters never saw her arrival. Moments later, she emerged onto the dais to sustained applause, […]

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LGBTQ+ Advocates Condemn Newsom Administration Over $17 Million Health Equity Cut

LGBTQ+ advocates are sharply criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration following the abrupt elimination of over $17 million in dedicated health equity funding for LGBTQ+ women, transgender men, and non-binary individuals, a move they say threatens access to vital care for some of California’s most underserved communities. Joe Hollendoner, CEO of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, issued a strong statement denouncing the decision, calling it “a betrayal of queer and trans Californians.” He added, “We call on the Governor and the State legislature to reverse this harmful decision by honoring the promise made by the legislature in 2019 and renewing this […]

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Sonoma Valley High School Pride Flag WAs Taken Down

This flag has flown on campus since 2019 as part of a student-led effort. Its removal appears to have happened without public notice, community input, or a school board discussion or vote. We have found no agenda item or public explanation for how or why this decision was made. At a time when LGBTQIA+ students are feeling increasingly targeted and unsafe, this public action sends a dangerous message. Visibility matters. Belonging matters. THIS CANNOT STAND. WHO would do this? CALL TO ACTION! We are demanding:• The immediate return of the Pride flag• Transparency from the School Board, Superintendent, and Principal• Accountability […]

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Six Bisexual Men Speak About Erasure, Biphobia and More

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Bisexual people represent the largest segment of the LGBTQ population in the United States. Despite this, bi men remain among the least visible and most stigmatized people in the queer community, with many presumed to be either closeted gay men or basically straight. And according to a 2017 survey, only 19% of bisexuals are out to “all or most” of the important people in their lives compared to 75% of gays and lesbians. To better understand how this manifests for these men in their day-to-day lives, Uncloseted Media convened a panel of six bisexual guys from across the country. Spencer Macnaughton: Hi, everyone. I am […]

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Alliance Defending Freedom’s Cruel History with Conversion Therapy

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On Oct. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that challenges Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy. Shortly after, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) sent an email to their supporters quoting Paul in Ephesians 6:12: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” The email goes on to say, “You might think that a law like this might be just a ‘Colorado problem.’ Sadly, laws like this exist in 22 […]

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Evil Homo: A flood of Kennedy Center cancellations ruined Ric Grenell’s holiday season

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The fallout from Donald Trump’s decision to illegally rename the Kennedy Center to give himself top billing continues to grow, creating an embarrassing situation for the president. As it turns out, artists don’t want their work associated with Trump, despite legal threats from Ric Grenell, the president’s openly gay factotum who heads the center. On Monday, just days before their scheduled New Year’s Eve concerts, the Cookers, a highly regarded jazz group, announced that they were cancelling their appearance at the Kennedy Center.  “With deep regret, we must share that we are unable to perform as planned on New Year’s Eve,” the group […]

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Trump’s firehose attacks make resistance difficult. These queer student activists won’t surrender.

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When Amaka Agwu’s little brother was three years old, he turned to his darker-skinned father one night and warned that his lighter-skinned grandmother was coming to get him. “That’s what white people do to Black people,” the little boy said.   “It was a very funny thing to hear a three-year-old say,” Agwu reflected, “and very interesting to tell him, ‘That’s not how that works.’” Agwu, an 18-year-old gay student activist at George Washington University in D.C., laughed at the recollection, but who could blame a young person today for thinking that white people are coming after people of color? Or, […]

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More than $1.5 million raised for Renee Good’s widow & kids after ICE killing

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In the two days since Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent on a Minneapolis street, grief has transformed into national solidarity. A wave of support has now lifted her family with more than $1.5 million in grassroots donations and turned a GoFundMe page into a digital monument to a life cut short. As of shortly after noon Eastern time Friday, more than 38,400 people had donated $1,503,383 to support Good’s wife and children, 3,001 percent of the campaign’s original $50,000 goal. GoFundMe confirmed to The Advocate that the fundraiser is legitimate. “We can now confirm this GoFundMe is verified,” Ese […]

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