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Affirming haircuts are a human right: The stylist fighting tooth & nail to upend salon gender norms

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When customers book hair appointments at Chicago’s Logan Parlor, owner Jamie DiGrazia asks only two questions: How long is your hair, and how long do you want it to be? These questions may seem simple and even quite logical, but in fact, they are quietly revolutionary.  While it’s quite common for a person’s hair length and style to deviate from gender norms, it remains standard practice in the beauty industry for pricing menus to offer women’s cuts and men’s cuts. DiGrazia says the model is both inefficient for salons as well as unfair and unaffirming for customers.  “Everyone has the […]

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Trump just defunded a national program to end prison rape. It’ll harm queers most.

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In a setting where LGBTQ+ people already face disproportionately high rates of sexual violence, the Department of Justice has defunded a key resource combating prison rape through the congressionally mandated Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). PREA was passed unanimously by Congress in 2003 and sought to document and curtail the incidence and effects of prison rape in federal, state, and local institutions. Part of the legislation’s mandate was the creation of the National PREA Resource Center, which provides federally funded training and technical assistance to states and localities and serves as a “single-stop resource for research and tools for all […]

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Boston queer group preserves LGBTQ+ history tour erased National Park Service

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In January, the president’s executive orders purging trans and queer identity and diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) efforts from the federal government began their devastating cascade through the federal bureaucracy. One consequence speaks to the frightening authoritarian tactics deployed by the president and his MAGA loyalists: rewriting or erasing history not aligned with their Christian nationalist vision for the United States. That vision doesn’t include trans people — now or ever. The most egregious example may have been removing all mentions of the trans women who instigated the Stonewall Riots in 1969, a watershed moment in the history of LGBTQ+ rights. Once reported […]

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Hula Hoop & Play Happens Wednesdays on Guerneville Plaza

Wednesday, May 21·6:00 – 8:00pm Guerneville Plaza, Guerneville, CA 95446, USA http://rrhoopflow.com/ Hula Hoop & Play! Wednesdays 6-8pm Guernville Plaza! We have lplenty of extra hoops if you don’t have one and can teach you how to hoop if you haven’t before or just need a refresher. We move to the live weekly music mix of DJ WT3 playing his set of #Anthropology on Guerneville’s own River Theater Radio 95.1fm. All movement is welcome, so it’s not just about hooping… just come to move if that’s your thing… 🙂 We respect social distancing while having fun!!! ContactRRHoopFlow@gmail.com

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Alabama House passes ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ drag ban, and Ten Commandments bills all at once

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The Alabama state House of Representatives passed three anti-LGBTQ+ laws on the same day. Republicans approved the bills Thursday, which included an expansion of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law to encompass grades K-12, a ban on drag performances in some public spaces, an LGBTQ+ Pride flag ban in public schools, a ban against school employees using students’ preferred names and pronouns, and a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displaced in all public education institutions — even colleges. The bills now head to the state Senate.  HB 244 would “prohibit classroom instruction in public school prekindergarten through the twelfth grade related to gender identity or sexual orientation; to […]

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Trump Administration to defund suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth starting in October

The Trump Administration has proposed eliminating funding for a crucial suicide hotline dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth. A leaked budget draft, first obtained by The Washington Post, shows the federal government’s plans to eliminate all funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services – a federal program that provides emergency crisis support to LGBTQ+ youth considering suicide – effective October 1, 2025. “Suicide prevention is about risk, not identity. Ending the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ youth specialized services will not just strip away access from millions of LGBTQ+ kids and teens – it will put their lives at risk,” Jaymes […]

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Caravan of Hope brings LGBTQ+ justice & support to rural queers in red states

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Fearful Philadelphians began contacting Angela Giampolo immediately following Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory. Though many queer locals knew about her LGBTQ+-focused law firm (which she established in 2008), she began wondering about people in rural areas and red states: Who would they contact to help protect their legal rights? That’s when she dreamt up Caravan of Hope, a way to offer mobile legal services to LGBTQ+ people in underserved areas. Using mostly her own money, she purchased an RV trailer, renovated it into a mobile office and planned a 30-day trip to 14 cities across the nation — an over 5,000 […]

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Chicago Teachers Union ratifies groundbreaking contract cementing LGBTQ+ protections

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As school boards ban LGBTQ+ books, conservative lawmakers target trans youth, and federal officials threaten funding for inclusive schools, Chicagoeducators are doing something few others can: fighting back — and winning. On Monday, the Chicago Teachers Union ratified a sweeping new contract with Chicago Public Schools that goes beyond traditional labor demands. The agreement includes meaningful raises, smaller class sizes, and more classroom resources, but it also codifies some of the most comprehensive LGBTQ+ protections ever included in a public school labor deal. Among the new provisions are gender-affirming health care for staff, a trained Gender Support Coordinator in every school, codified protections for chosen names and pronouns, and a mandate […]

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Former Fox Host Launches Bid For California Governor

Politico reports: Former Fox News host Steve Hilton announced on Monday he will run for California governor, seeking to become the state’s first Republican chief executive since Arnold Schwarzenegger, his campaign confirmed to POLITICO on Monday. Hilton, who also served as an adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron, had long been considering a run and recently released a book criticizing what he sees as the failings of California’s Democratic leadership and offering policy prescriptions. The Republican invoked former Vice President Kamala Harris — who is considering a run for governor — in his launch video. “It’s time to end the […]

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