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LGBTQ Agenda: Montana anti-trans legislation fueled by ignorance, activist says

LGBTQ Agenda: Montana anti-trans legislation fueled by ignorance, activist says

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 15, 2021

With 2021 proving to be a record year for anti-transgender legislation in statehouses across the country, activists in Montana are trying to change perceptions on the ground in the wake of three of those bills becoming law.

Centers to study COVID-19's impact on queer Americans

Centers to study COVID-19's impact on queer Americans

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 9, 2021

Six organizations are launching a national study on how COVID-19 impacted the LGBTQ community.

LGBTQ Agenda: Lavender Book app seeks to help Black LGBTQs find friendly spaces

LGBTQ Agenda: Lavender Book app seeks to help Black LGBTQs find friendly spaces

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Jun 8, 2021

A new web-based app will make it easier for Black LGBTQ people to find safer spaces.

LGBTQ Agenda: GLAAD finds major social media sites 'unsafe' for LGBTQ users

LGBTQ Agenda: GLAAD finds major social media sites 'unsafe' for LGBTQ users

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 25, 2021

GLAAD recently announced the findings of its first-ever index of LGBTQ user safety on social media, determining that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube are "effectively unsafe" due to harassment and misinformation of the queer community.

LGBTQ Agenda: Amicus briefs urge circuit court to reconsider anti-trans classroom ruling

LGBTQ Agenda: Amicus briefs urge circuit court to reconsider anti-trans classroom ruling

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 18, 2021

Medical professionals and others are urging the entire 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a panel's decision that a university professor can misgender trans students.

LGBTQ Agenda: Activists impressed with Biden's first 100 days, but say real challenges lie ahead

LGBTQ Agenda: Activists impressed with Biden's first 100 days, but say real challenges lie ahead

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 3, 2021

While President Joe Biden's campaign seemed to some like a throwback to a bygone era, his first 100 days in office have shown that he aspires to be a transformational leader — and can be, if he is pushed enough.

Biden calls for passage of Equality Act in speech to Congress

Biden calls for passage of Equality Act in speech to Congress

  • by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade
  • Apr 29, 2021

President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass the Equality Act and told transgender youth that he has their back during his first speech before a joint session of Congress.

With adoption of female trans athlete ban, West Virginia to expand California travel ban list

With adoption of female trans athlete ban, West Virginia to expand California travel ban list

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 28, 2021

As more Republican-controlled statehouses across the U.S. adopt anti-LGBTQ laws, the number of states California bans taxpayer-funded travel to should continue to increase

HUD withdraws proposed Trump-era rule allowing anti-trans discrimination

HUD withdraws proposed Trump-era rule allowing anti-trans discrimination

  • by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade
  • Apr 22, 2021

The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it has formally withdrawn a rule proposed in the Trump era by the Department of Housing & Urban Development that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to turn away transgender people.

LGBTQ groups stake out different sides in upcoming Supreme Court case

LGBTQ groups stake out different sides in upcoming Supreme Court case

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 21, 2021

A case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court April 28 presents one of those rare instances in which different LGBTQ groups are on opposite sides.

LGBTQ, local officials react to Chauvin guilty verdicts in murder of George Floyd

LGBTQ, local officials react to Chauvin guilty verdicts in murder of George Floyd

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 20, 2021

LGBTQ organizations and San Francisco officials reacted Tuesday to the trio of guilty verdicts in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd.

LGBTQ Agenda: 'Different' songwriter tells queer youth to think twice before doubting themselves

LGBTQ Agenda: 'Different' songwriter tells queer youth to think twice before doubting themselves

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 20, 2021

Bad Lemon, a group of musicians, singers, and producers, came out with its first single last month — a "fight song" for queer youth experiencing bullying.

California will now ban state-funded travel to North Dakota due to anti-LGBTQ law

California will now ban state-funded travel to North Dakota due to anti-LGBTQ law

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 19, 2021

North Dakota is set for addition to the list of states California bans state-funded travel to now that lawmakers in the Peace Garden State have adopted anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Political Notebook: California leaders among inaugural LGBTQ Hall of Fame honorees

Political Notebook: California leaders among inaugural LGBTQ Hall of Fame honorees

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 19, 2021

A number of Californians are among the inaugural class being inducted into the LGBTQ Hall of Fame May 2 by the LGBTQ Victory Institute.