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LGBTQ+ group vows Pride will go ahead after banner set on fire
2+ hour ago (307+ words) An LGBTQ+ event is installing extra security measures after a Pride banner was burnt justdays after it was put up. Residents in Rushden, Northamptonshire, were "devastated" after the banner, made for a three-day Pride event, was left with big, black…...
Meta hits all-time low for LGBTQ+ safety in new GLAAD report
4+ week, 1+ day ago (506+ words) GLAAD has released a new social media report (stock image via Getty Images) A new social media report from GLAAD shows that Meta has hit an all-time low when it comes to safety for its LGBTQ+ users. The LGBTQ+ advocacy…...
DOJ investigating 36 Illinois school districts over LGBTQ+ lessons
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (201+ words) The Trump administration has opened civil rights investigations into 36 Illinois school districts, examining how schools handle lessons related to sexual orientation and gender identity. The Department of Justice said Thursday (30 April) that its Civil Rights Division will look into whether…...
Your license plate might be funding an anti-LGBTQ extremist group
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1651+ words) Design by Soph Holland In a nationwide sampling of state specialty license plate financial data since 2020, more than $7million has gone to groups that have helped champion anti-LGBTQ legislation, funded litigation that struck down conversion therapy bans, and promoted Christian nationalist…...
Trump admin proposes rollback of LGBTQ+ housing protections
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (201+ words) US president and Republican leader Donald Trump. (Getty) The Trump administration has proposed a sweeping rollback of LGBTQ+ housing protections, including one that could force trans women into men's shelters and strip away federal anti-discrimination safeguards. The new rule from…...
NYT Publisher Faces Backlash Over Trans Coverage Accountability
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (287+ words) A. G. Sulzberger (Image: Getty Images) A. G. Sulzberger was challenged at The New York Times" annual shareholders meeting after a parent of a transgender teenager asked what responsibility the paper holds when its reporting is cited to justify laws and policies targeting trans…...
No, Canada hasn't updated the LGBTQ+ acronym to MMIWG2 SLGBTQQIA+
2+ mon, 2+ hour ago (372+ words) Canadian MP Leah Gazan has been mocked for saying there is a "genocide" of MMIWG2 SLGBTQQIA+ people in Canada (Juno News) According to the Daily Mail and other right-wing sources, a " in their words " "hyperwoke" Canadian lawmaker has been "mocked" for…...
Most asexual people feel less accepted over past year
2+ mon, 16+ hour ago (353+ words) A new study has given some worrying data about asexual people (Stock image via Getty Images) A new study has found that a majority of asexual people have felt less accepted over the past year. The Human Rights Campaign looked…...
Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to move queer books would 'do it again"
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (396+ words) Fired Tennessee librarian Luanne James (WSMV-TV) The Tennessee librarian who was recently fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books from the library's children's section has said she "had no choice" and would do the same again. Luanne James, who worked…...
Georgia lawmakers block all anti-LGBTQ+ bills in 2026 session
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (280+ words) The state of Georgia has successfully shot down every anti-LGBTQ+ bill that was on the docket in the 2026 legislative session, according to Georgia Equality. Posting to Bluesky on 3 April, the civil rights group shared the news. "After a late night…...