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US Supreme Court declines Florida's request to enforce anti-drag law during appeal

November 17, 2023 | by Lisa Keen

In a surprise move, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Florida's request for a stay against a lower court decision that would have enabled the state to enforce its new law banning drag shows under certain circumstances.

West Coast could see LGBTQ Congress members from all 3 states

by Matthew S. Bajko
Nov 17, 2023

With the entrance this week of a queer Washington state senator into an open House race in 2024, all three states along the West Coast could see the election of LGBTQ Congress members for the first time next year.

Political Notebook: LGBTQ federal judges still lacking, says report

by Matthew S. Bajko
Nov 15, 2023

This month President Joe Biden celebrated the confirmation of his 150th federal judicial appointee since he took office three years ago.

LGBTQ Agenda: CDC sounds alarm about syphilis in newborns

by John Ferrannini
Nov 14, 2023

Syphilis cases in newborn babies have risen over 10 times the number reported a decade ago, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm with a new report.

Off-year elections bode well for LGBTQ candidates

by Lisa Keen
Nov 8, 2023

Off-year elections are typically dull — with no presidential, congressional, or other big spotlight races on the ballot.

LGBTQ Agenda: Florida appeals Hamburger Mary's suit to US Supreme Court

by John Ferrannini
Nov 7, 2023

The administration of Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appealed an appellate court's decision in favor of Hamburger Mary's in its suit against his anti-lewdness law to the United States Supreme Court.

Political Notes: Tuesday election could usher in historic LGBTQ wins

by Matthew S. Bajko
Nov 6, 2023

Voters in certain areas of California and across the country will head to the polls Tuesday for the 2023 off-year elections.

LGBTQ Agenda: Queer Latino youth have heightened risk of suicidality, study finds

by John Ferrannini
Oct 31, 2023

A study of LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino young people found that they were more likely to report depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts than young people of other ethnicities — and struggled with accessing mental health care.

New House Speaker Johnson once equated LGBTQs to pedophiles

by John Ferrannini
Oct 25, 2023

A three-week leadership battle in the United States House of Representatives ended October 25 with Congressmember Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) selected as the body's 56th speaker.

LGBTQ Agenda: US hate crimes up in 2022, report says

by John Ferrannini
Oct 24, 2023

Reported anti-LGBTQ hate crimes were up nationwide 16% last year, as reported hate crimes in general rose 6.9%, according to statistics released October 16 by the FBI.

US Sen. Butler won't seek full term

by Cynthia Laird
Oct 19, 2023

Recently appointed Black lesbian U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-California) said Thursday that she would not seek a full term to replace the late senator Dianne Feinstein.

LGBTQ Agenda: Over two-dozen orgs sign on to anti-conversion therapy joint statement

by John Ferrannini
Oct 17, 2023

Two Bay Area gay medical professionals announced October 11 that 28 medical and psychological professional organizations have issued a joint statement against conversion therapy, in what they said was an unprecedented show of unity.

LGBTQ History Month: In its past, US women's group NOW purged lesbians

by Victoria A. Brownworth
Oct 11, 2023

The online National Women's History Museum describes Betty Friedan as "co-founder of the National Organization for Women" and "one of the early leaders of the women's rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s."

LGBTQ History Month: Dallas LGBTQ leader Harris looks back on history

by David Taffet
Oct 11, 2023

When George Harris and Jack Evans became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Dallas County, they had already been together 54 years.

LGBTQ History Month: History done 'The Dallas Way'

by David Taffet
Oct 11, 2023

Folks in Texas often have their own way of doing things, even when it comes to keeping track of history. And in Dallas' LGBTQ community that means preserving their history "The Dallas Way."

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