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Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

March 28, 2023 | by Brody Levesque, Washington Blade

Nashville police said that a person who opened fire at a private Christian school Monday was a former student who identified as transgender.

LGBTQ Agenda: Half of trans youth may lose access to affirming care, HRC says

by John Ferrannini
Mar 28, 2023

Just over half of trans American youth ages 13-17 have lost or could soon face barriers to gender-affirming care, according to a report from the national Human Rights Campaign.

Biden proposes one-third increase in HIV/AIDS prevention funding

by John Ferrannini
Mar 22, 2023

President Joe Biden's budget for Fiscal Year 2024 includes a one-third increase in funding to prevent new HIV infections.

LGBTQ Agenda: DeSantis administration seeks to revoke hotel's liquor license after it labels drag show a 'public nuisance'

by John Ferrannini
Mar 21, 2023

The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is trying to revoke the liquor license of a Miami hotel for supplying the concessions for a Christmas drag show where the state claims minors were present.

LGBTQ Agenda: 22 AGs ask CDC to make new PrEP billing code to avoid erroneous copays

by John Ferrannini
Mar 14, 2023

Attorneys general from 21 states, including California, and the District of Columbia, signed on to a letter to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee asking it to create a new diagnostic code for PrEP to ensure clear billing.

LGBTQ Agenda: Bad week for equality sees ban on trans health care, doubts on drag shows

by John Ferrannini
Mar 7, 2023

It's been a tough several days in Mississippi and Tennessee, which saw anti-LGBTQ bills signed into law targeting gender-affirming health care.

Feinstein, former SF mayor, won't run again for US Senate

by John Ferrannini
Feb 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein — who took office as San Francisco mayor in 1978 the day the late mayor George Moscone and supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated — announced Tuesday she doesn't intend to seek another term in the Senate next year.

LGBTQ Agenda: Civil liberties, queer groups upset with bipartisan social media bill

by John Ferrannini
Feb 14, 2023

Some LGBTQ and civil liberties groups are sounding the alarm about bipartisan federal legislation intended to protect minors online, which they say will empower Republican-led state governments to clamp down on freedom of speech.

Political Notes: Additional queer female icons to be featured on US quarters

by Matthew S. Bajko
Feb 10, 2023

The female namesake of an LGBTQ health clinic in the nation's capital and a lesbian poet and activist are among the latest American women chosen to be featured on U.S. quarters.

Lesbian Congressmember Craig 'physically okay' after attack in her D.C. apartment building

by Christopher Kane, Washington Blade
Feb 9, 2023

Lesbian U.S. Congressmember Angie Craig (D-Minnesota) is "physically okay" after suffering an attack Thursday morning in the elevator of her Washington, D.C. apartment building, according to a statement from her chief of staff.

Biden administration aims to improve LGBTQ data

by Matthew S. Bajko
Jan 31, 2023

The Biden administration is moving forward on a plan aimed at improving the federal government's knowledge about the needs of LGBTQ Americans.

FDA draft would allow monogamous gay and bisexual men to donate blood

by John Ferrannini
Jan 27, 2023

The United States Food and Drug Administration released a draft of new blood donation guidance Friday that would allow gay and bisexual men in sexually monogamous relationships to donate blood — but not if they are on PrEP.

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds accuse man of hate crime in trying to run over Idaho women

by John Ferrannini
Jan 24, 2023

A grand jury in Boise, Idaho indicted a man on federal hate crimes charges for allegedly trying to run over two women after yelling homophobic slurs.

Abigail Kawānanakoa, Hawaii's 'last princess,' dies

by Heather Cassell
Dec 19, 2022

Hawaii's "last princess" and lesbian heiress Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa died peacefully in her Honolulu home December 11.

Analysis: Web designer's court case could gut LGBTQ rights

by Lisa Keen
Dec 14, 2022

There were times during the U.S. Supreme Court's oral argument in this session's highly significant LGBTQ case when some listeners might have thought they were hearing a modern day dramatic interpretation of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party.

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Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

LGBTQ Agenda: Half of trans youth may lose access to affirming care, HRC says

Biden proposes one-third increase in HIV/AIDS prevention funding

LGBTQ Agenda: DeSantis administration seeks to revoke hotel's liquor license after it labels drag show a 'public nuisance'

LGBTQ Agenda: 22 AGs ask CDC to make new PrEP billing code to avoid erroneous copays

LGBTQ Agenda: Bad week for equality sees ban on trans health care, doubts on drag shows

Feinstein, former SF mayor, won't run again for US Senate

LGBTQ Agenda: Civil liberties, queer groups upset with bipartisan social media bill

Political Notes: Additional queer female icons to be featured on US quarters

Lesbian Congressmember Craig 'physically okay' after attack in her D.C. apartment building

Biden administration aims to improve LGBTQ data

FDA draft would allow monogamous gay and bisexual men to donate blood

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds accuse man of hate crime in trying to run over Idaho women

Abigail Kawānanakoa, Hawaii's 'last princess,' dies

Analysis: Web designer's court case could gut LGBTQ rights

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