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LGBTQ Agenda: Feds charge Ohio man with arson in attempt to burn LGBTQ-affirming church

LGBTQ Agenda: Feds charge Ohio man with arson in attempt to burn LGBTQ-affirming church

  • by John Ferrannini
  • May 2, 2023

An Ohio man is in federal custody, charged with using Molotov cocktails in an attempt to burn an LGBTQ-affirming church to the ground March 25.

Justice Department sues Tenn. over law banning health care for transgender youth

Justice Department sues Tenn. over law banning health care for transgender youth

  • by Washington Blade
  • Apr 27, 2023

The Justice Department on April 26 filed a complaint challenging Tennessee's Senate Bill 1, a recently enacted law that denies necessary medical care to youth based solely on who they are.

Biden announces reelection bid

Biden announces reelection bid

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 25, 2023

Coming four years to the day after he announced his 2020 presidential campaign, President Joe Biden on April 25 formally launched his 2024 reelection effort.

Analysis: Abortion access suits have implications for LGBTQs

Analysis: Abortion access suits have implications for LGBTQs

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 24, 2023

The escalating clash over the availability of a federal Food and Drug Administration-approved medication to terminate an early-stage pregnancy has significant implications for many LGBTQ people.

Political Notes: Gay CA House candidate Marshall again seeks to unseat GOPer Obernolte

Political Notes: Gay CA House candidate Marshall again seeks to unseat GOPer Obernolte

  • by Matthew S. Bajko
  • Apr 24, 2023

Derek Marshall is once again challenging Congressmember Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) for his House seat in the High Desert east of Los Angeles, having lost to him last November.

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

LGBTQ Agenda: HRC, Equality Florida hold online forum as DeSantis administration issues new anti-LGBTQ policies

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 19, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign joined Equality Florida Wednesday in a forum Wednesday about the unprecedented assault on LGBTQ rights in the Sunshine State

Former SF Fetish Wear founder Robert Todd Fulton dies

Former SF Fetish Wear founder Robert Todd Fulton dies

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Apr 18, 2023

Robert Todd Fulton, an event promoter and fetish wear website founder also known by his professional name, Scott Morris, died April 14 at his home in Cathedral City, California.

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

LGBTQ Agenda: Equality Florida issues travel advisory against visiting, moving to Sunshine State

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 18, 2023

There may not be as many queer visitors to Disney World or other attractions in Florida after the statewide LGBTQ rights organization took the unprecedented step of issuing a travel advisory for the state in light of recent hard-right policies.

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

LGBTQ Agenda: Onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills continues in North Dakota, Kansas

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 11, 2023

The onslaught of anti-LGBTQ legislation is intensifying — with the North Dakota state Senate passing 10 bills that would restrict the LGBTQ community in a single day last week.

Biden administration crafts moderate proposal on trans athletes

Biden administration crafts moderate proposal on trans athletes

  • by Lisa Keen
  • Apr 10, 2023

Transgender athletes saw two significant victories last week: one from the conservative U.S. Supreme Court and the other from the LGBTQ-friendly White House of President Joe Biden.

Transmissions: Weapons

Transmissions: Weapons

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Apr 5, 2023

On March 27, a gunman used an AR-15 military-style weapon to shoot open a lock to a door at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

LGBTQ Agenda: US bishops' document on trans health care 'harms people,' queer Catholics say

  • by John Ferrannini
  • Apr 4, 2023

LGBTQ Roman Catholics are responding to a document from the United States bishops about how the church's health care services should respond to requests for gender-affirming care.

Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

Nashville police say Christian school shooter identified as trans

  • by Brody Levesque, Washington Blade
  • Mar 28, 2023

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

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.