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How SNAP cuts will disproportionately impact some LGBTQ+ people

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Cutting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will disproportionately harm the LGBTQ+ community — and women and transgender people will bear the brunt of the changes.  About 15 percent of LGBTQ+ adults — nearly 2.1 million people, including 250,000 trans individuals and 1.3 million lesbian and bisexual women — received SNAP benefits in the past year, according to a new report by the Williams Institute, compared to 11 percent of non-LGBTQ+ adults. SNAP is the largest anti-hunger program in the U.S., supporting over 42 million people monthly. The current Budget Reconciliation Bill, Donald Trump‘s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” would cause an estimated seven million people to either lose their SNAP benefits or […]

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How a new trans rights PAC looks to rebuild the political playbook with these high-profile endorsements

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The Christopher Street Project, a new political group focused on building support for transgender rights within the Democratic Party, has announced its first slate of congressional endorsements as it moves to equip candidates with political and messaging strategies ahead of the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election. Named after the New York City street where the 1969 Stonewall uprising began and founded in the wake of the 2024 election cycle that saw Republicans spend more than $200 million attacking transgender Americans, Christopher Street Project is endorsing 16 Democratic lawmakers. The slate includes prominent LGBTQ+ members, parents of trans children, relatives of transgender people, and high-profile allies such as Reps. Sarah McBride, Delia Ramirez, Sara Jacobs, Dina Titus, Katherine […]

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Democratic governor vetoes anti-trans measure passed by Republican legislature

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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) has vetoed several anti-diversity bills, including one that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in the state prison system. The bill is H.B. 805, which bans the state from paying for gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy and surgeries for transgender inmates. It would have also required the state to keep a copy of a transgender person’s original birth certificate if they have the gender marker on it updated, and it included language saying that there are only two genders, male and female.  According to WPDE, the bill started as a bipartisan measure requiring age […]

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Pete Buttigieg’s replacement begs governors to remove rainbow crosswalks, claiming they kill people

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is asking governors in all 50 states to remove rainbow crosswalks that were installed to celebrate Pride, arguing without evidence that drivers get so distracted when they see the rainbow that they crash their cars. In a letter addressed to state governors, the governor of Puerto Rico, and the mayor of Washington, D.C., Duffy states that 39,345 people died on roads in the U.S. in 2024, a 3.8% decrease since 2023, but still “unacceptable.” The letter discusses the SAFE ROADS initiative for non-freeway roads. Duffy wrote that the initiative stresses “recognizable traffic control devices including crosswalk […]

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These hotlines are still available for LGBTQ+ youth after Trump kills 988 services

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The Trump Administration is ending the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services – but there’s still help available.  The federal government revealed it will be closing the program that provides emergency crisis support to queer youth considering suicide effective July 17, several months ahead of its initial October 1 closure deadline that was first revealed by leaked budget draft in April. While Congress can reverse the cuts, it’s unlikely under a Republican-controlled House and Senate.  There are still several existing lifelines for LGBTQ+ youth in crisis, whether it involves mental health, substance use, sexual health, or domestic violence. Here are some of the hotlines available […]

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California defies Trump, won’t ban trans athletes from school sports

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California officials say they will not comply with Donald Trump’s order to keep transgender athletes out of K-12 school sports. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon gave the state 10 days, beginning June 27, to sign on to an agreement “to rescind any trans-inclusionary guidelines and send cisgender female athletes who lost to a trans opponent personalized apologies,” The Sacramento Bee reports. The U.S. Department of Education’sOffice for Civil Rights had determined that California had violated federal nondiscrimination law by letting trans girls and women compete against cis females. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 bans sex discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funds. Democratic administrations have interpreted it as […]

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Listen to Rainbow Zone Radio Show / Zona Arco Iris Radio Mostrar Friday

Rainbow Zone Radio Show is a bi-lingual, two hour-long, program featuring coverage of news impacting the LGBTQI+ Community; in-depth coverage of topics and events; interviews; arts and entertainment — tune in for information intended to keep the LGBTQI+ Community entertained and engaged. Airing on 89.1 KBBF FM English program from 5-6pm. Zona Arco Iris Radio/Rainbow Zone Radio es un programa que ofrece cobertura de noticias que afectan a la comunidad LGBTQI+; cobertura en profundidad de temas y eventos; entrevistas; artes y entretenimiento: y información necesaria para mantener entretenida y comprometida a la comunidad LGBTQI+. 89.1 KBBF FM Programa de español […]

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Idaho Attorney General tells schools to ban ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ signs

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It seems not everyone is welcome in Idaho after the state’s attorney general ordered schools to prohibit signs that read “Everyone is Welcome Here” under a new state law. H.B. 41, which went into effect July 1, bans the display of banners or flags in K-12 classrooms that represent “political, religious, or ideological views, including but not limited to political parties, race, gender, sexual orientation, or political ideologies.” Republican Raúl Labrador issued guidance on how schools should apply the law, determining that the policy applies even to vague messages promoting kindness.  Labrador specifically referenced signs hung by Sarah Inama, a sixth grade history teacher at Lewis […]

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U.N. council votes to keep researching anti-LGBTQ abuses despite U.S. U-turn

The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Monday to renew the mandate of an LGBTQ rights expert, a move welcomed by advocates amid the absence of the United States, a former key supporter that is now rolling back such protections. Western diplomats had previously voiced concerns about the renewal of the mandate of South African scholar Graeme Reid who helps to boost protections by documenting abuses and through dialogue with countries. The motion for a three-year renewal passed with 29 votes in favor, 15 against and three abstentions. Supporters included Chile, Germany, Kenya and South Africa while several African nations […]

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Equality California Responds to Congressional Passage of Extremist Reconciliation Bill that Targets LGBTQ+ People, Cuts Medicaid and SNAP, and Defunds Planned Parenthood

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After the U.S. House joined the Senate in passing an extremist and deeply harmful reconciliation bill, Equality California—the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization—issued the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang: ### Equality California is the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization. We bring the voices of LGBTQ people and allies to institutions of power in California and across the United States, striving to create a world that is healthy, just, and fully equal for all LGBTQ people. We advance civil rights and social justice by inspiring, advocating and mobilizing through an inclusive movement that works tirelessly on […]

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