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Milwaukee Gets Two New Rainbow Crosswalks

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: New street art in Walker’s Point commemorates the neighorhood’s rich LGBTQ history. Crosswalks at the intersection of 2nd Street and National Avenue are now painted rainbow, in a design by street artist Jeremy Novy. The project was led by the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, as a way to show the neighborhood’s pride and inclusiveness as a safe space for all. The new artwork was unveiled at a dedication ceremony Oct. 6, with remarks from Milwaukee leaders including Mayor Cavalier Johnson. “Today we’re here to celebrate legacy. For more than 80 years, the Walker’s Point neighborhood has been […]

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Facts and Action for Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week takes place October 5-11, 2025. The annual event raises awareness of the harm and the rising trend of book challenges and bans, especially targeting books by and about LGBTQ people and books about race and racism.  Why are book bans happening? Book bans are part of a sweeping crackdown aimed at censoring and limiting the rising visibility and acceptance of LGBTQ people and youth.  The book ban surge of the last few years coincided with a steady increase in LGBTQ visibility and acceptance over the past decade. LGBTQ people now make up 9.3% of the overall population, up from […]

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Over 200 arrested at NYC gay cruising site

A gay elected official is sounding the alarm that a string of arrests at a New York City cruising site revives “the dark days” of queer entrapment. Last week, The City broke the news that the Amtrak Police Department — a federal police force that operates outside New York City’s sanctuary city laws — had targeted a Penn Station bathroom in arrests for public lewdness. The bathroom was listed as a “hotspot” on Sniffies, a map-based digital platform for queer hookups.  These enforcement efforts have led to over 200 arrests since June 1, an Amtrak representative confirmed to Out. And The Gothamist reports that at […]

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How LGBTQ+ people are stepping up to run for school board seats on the front lines of America’s culture wars

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As the Trump administration continues waging an unprecedented war on transgender people in every facet of American society, local school boards have continued to serve as crucial battlegrounds. In the face of escalating attacks on LGBTQ+ students and teachers, curricula, books, and diversity initiatives, queer leaders are not retreating. They are stepping up to serve and lead in some of the most embattled public institutions in America. In California, for Culver City school board president Triston Ezidore, the battle is not abstract. Elected in 2022 at just 22 years old, Ezidore quickly saw how national talking points about vaccines, “critical race theory,” and transgenderyouth filtered into even his West […]

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Anti-trans Republican John Reid accused of running NSFW racist fetish Tumblr blog

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An anti-trans Republican running for Virginia lieutenant governor has been accused of having a Tumblr account filled with content fetishising white supremacy. WARNING: This article contains deeply offensive, racist, and homophobic slurs, as well as descriptions of graphic sexual content. Reader discretion is advised. GOP candidate John Reid has denied any association with an online blog which regularly shared sexual content fetishising Nazism and violence against non-white people. The out gay WRVA radio host, who announced his candidacy for Virginia’s lieutenant governor in January, has vowed to “defend Virginia’s cultural heritage, promote civic education, and stand up for the values that make our […]

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‘Where am I safe?’: U.K. court ruling leaves trans people’s lives in turmoil

Nate Rae had always felt secure living openly since coming out as a transgender man in his late 20s — until a recent U.K. Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of biological sex changed everything. Now, Rae — a PhD student and science communicator who grew up in a small Scottish town before moving to London — says he finds himself constantly weighing risks and assessing where it is safe — or unsafe — for him to be. In April, the court affirmed that under equality laws, the term “sex” refers to biological sex, meaning a transgender woman is […]

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Which states have the most same-sex couples? Here are the top 10

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Your love isn’t one in a million — more like one in a thousand.  There are 1,168,566 same-sex couples living together in the United States, according to a snapshot of the 2020 census by the Williams Institute, 57 percent of whom are married and 22 percent of whom are raising their own children. Among the couples, 52.4 percent are female and 47.7 percent are male.  California has the largest overall population of any state, so it also has the most same-sex couples (162,914). However, California’s same-sex couples make up a relatively smaller portion of the state’s total population than others (12.09 for every […]

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Crew Jackhammers Miami Beach’s Rainbow Crosswalk

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The Miami Herald reports: The Florida Department of Transportation on Sunday evening began removing the pride-themed crosswalk on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. The Herald observed workers removing the rainbow pavers from the LGBTQ+ crosswalk at the intersection of Ocean Drive and 12th Street shortly after 6 p.m. The crew was seen operating an excavator, and slamming what appeared to be a sledgehammer, to pull out the colorful sidewalk pavers. A crowd of onlookers — beachgoers, residents and drag queens — formed as the workers removed the crosswalk. “Put a mask on so nobody sees who you are! You’re ashamed!” one man […]

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CALL TO ACTION: NO KINGS DAY Happens October 18

NO KINGS DAY 2 – Sat, October 18 NationwideAction / Protest / Rally / March Locations in Sonoma County: Santa Rosa: Two Marches converge to Doyle Park for a community event 9 am – 11 am – Begins at SRJC – sign up 10 am – 11 am – Begins at Julliard Park – sign up 11 am – 3 pm – Rally at Doyle Park – sign up Redwood Coast – Gualala, Hwy 1 between Center & Church Streets10 am – 12 pm – sign up Cotati – La Plaza Park10 am – 11 am – sign up Guerneville – Main St. & Armstrong Woods Rd.11 am – 1 pm – sign up Timber […]

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This Saturday, October 11 National Coming Out Day in Palm Springs Boo2Bullying’s 3rd “Kick Bullying to the Curb”

Saturday, October 11 – National Coming Out Day — in Palm SpringsBoo2Bullying Presents Third Annual “Kick Bullying to the Curb” Free Community Wellness Festival and Celebrity Kickball Tournament: Steve Knill of “The Voice” Fame to Perform the National Anthem  6 October 2025 – Palm Springs, CA:  This Saturday, October 11 (4pm – 7pm) Boo2Bullying is back in Palm Springs with its super-powered third annual “Kick Bullying to the Curb” community wellness festival at Power Stadium in Sunrise Park (1901 E. Baristo Road). The nonprofit, nationally recognized for its outreach, mentoring, inspiration, and suicide prevention programs, will once again transform National Coming Out Day into a […]

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