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LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 19 More Candidates, Including Joe Vogel for Congress

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ leaders to public office, endorsed 19 more out LGBTQ+ candidates. Victory Fund has now endorsed 171 candidates running in the 2023 cycle and 24 candidates running in the 2024 cycle.   2023 General Candidate Endorsements  Anula Courtis (she/her)  Woodstock Town Board, At-Large, NY  General: 11/7/2023  Brenda Gadd (she/her)  Metro Nashville Council, District 24, TN  General: 8/3/2023  Elizabeth Greninger (she/her)  SeaTac City Council, Position 3, WA  Primary: 8/1/2023  General: 11/7/2023  Clay Hale (he/him)  San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Board, Position 7, CA  General: 11/7/2023  Bryce Kaw-uh (he/him)  Manchester City Council, Ward 1, NH  Primary: 9/19/2023  General: […]

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Anti-LGBT Rhetoric Undermines Rights in Lebanon

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Anti-gay remarks made on Saturday by a Hezbollah leader in Lebanon who has recently called for anti-gay violence sparked panic and terror among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, described same-sex relations as a “sexual perversion,” and warned that gay people’s existence is a “threat to society.” Days before, on July 22, Nasrallah explicitly incited violence against gay and lesbian people. He called for them to be killed, urged people to use derogatory terms to describe gay people and to “collectively face this phenomenon [homosexuality], by all means necessary, without any limits.” LGBT people, who already face heightened […]

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Biden administration urged to add gender-affirming care to proposed abortion rights protections

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LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, including the Human Rights Campaign and the Trevor Project, are asking the White House to add gender-affirming care to new rules under consideration by the Department of Health and Human Services, strengthening health privacy protections related to abortion. The proposed changes to HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, would bar law enforcement officials from accessing information about abortion across state lines in pursuit of prosecutions in states where the procedure has been drastically limited. Like the right to abortion, access to gender-affirming care for minors has been severely curtailed or legislated out of […]

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Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Books & Librarians

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A federal judge in Arkansas temporarily stopped a new law in the state that would have authorized criminal prosecution of librarians and bookstores who provide juveniles with “harmful” materials, the Associated Press reports. Judge Timothy L. Brooks enjoined the law, which would have constructed a new process for contesting library materials for relocation to locations not accessible by children. Former TrumpWhite House Press Secretary and current Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the measure earlier this year, with an August 1 effective date. Libraries and booksellers would be chilled from carrying titles that could be challenged if they fear prosecution under the law, according […]

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Ron DeSantis gaslights LGBTQ+ people: I’m not “demeaning” anyone!

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Gov. Ron DeSantis – one of the most anti-LGBTQ+ governors in history – has yet again stood behind his widely mocked anti-LGBTQ+ campaign video by claiming he is not in favor of “demeaning” anyone.  While speaking to Bret Baier on Fox News, DeSantis took “responsibility” for the ad and yet also continued to defend himself. He said the issues the video brings up (like the fact that Donald Trump expressed support for trans people once, years before he was president) are “totally legitimate.”  “I don’t believe in demeaning anybody, and we have not done that since I’ve been governor,” he said. “These […]

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Oklahoma Gov. signs executive order defining male & female as sex assigned at birth

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Oklahoma’s Republican governor signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at limiting the rights of transgender people in the state, and trans women in particular. Known as “The Women’s Bill of Rights” by supporters, the order requires state agencies to define the words “female” and “male” based on a person’s sex assigned at birth. Specifically, it defines a female as a “person whose biological reproductive system is designed to produce ova” and a male as a “person whose biological reproductive system is designed to fertilize the ova of a female,” the Associated Press reports. It also defines the words “man,” “boy,” Oklahoma’s […]

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Florida effectively bans AP Psychology course over LGBTQ content, College Board says

Florida “effectively banned” Advanced Placement Psychology classes in the state due to the course’s content on sexual orientation and gender identity, the College Board said Thursday. The state’s Department of Education informed the College Board that its AP Psychology class is in violation of state law, the higher education nonprofit said in a statement. Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, or what critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law, restricts the instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s classrooms. “The state’s ban of this content removes choice from parents and students,” the College Board said in a […]

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Judge rules in favor of trans students after parents’ rights group sues for the right to misgender

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A federal judge has ruled on the side of trans rights after a conservative group tried to overturn an Ohio school district’s anti-bullying policy.  The national conservative group Parents Defending Education (PDE) tried to get a preliminary injunction passed on the Olentangy Local School District’s prohibition on misgendering trans students. The policy includes students, teachers, and parents and it applies to out-of-school hours and social media as well.  PDE’s lawsuit claimed the policy is unconstitutional because “they compel speech, discriminate based on content and viewpoint, and are unconstitutionally overbroad.”  U.S. District Chief Judge Algenon L. Marbley disagreed, writing in his opinion that “ultimately, […]

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Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions

The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender children on Thursday, even as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions from Republican lawmakers across the U.S. The board of directors for the group, which represents 67,000 pediatricians, unanimously voted to reaffirm its 2018 position on the treatments. The board also voted to provide additional documents to support pediatricians, including clinical and technical reports, and to conduct an external review of research regarding the care. “The additional recommendations also reflect the fact that the board is concerned about restrictions to accessing evidence-based health care for young people […]

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Connecticut Native Kevin Maxen Becomes First Openly Gay Male NFL Coach

Kevin Maxen, associate strength coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, came out on Thursday and is believed to be the first openly gay NFL coach, as reported by WFSB.com. Hailing from Southbury, Connecticut, and an alumnus of Pomperaug High School, Maxen’s journey from a star football player to an NFL coach is marked by determination and hard work. Maxen said, as quoted by Outsports, “I don’t want to feel like I have to think about it anymore. I don’t want to feel like I have to lie about who I am seeing or why I am living with someone else. I […]

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