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Orange County NC school board votes to protect LGBTQ books
Vice chair said, "As a librarian, I don't ban books."
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Naperville councilman helped save Pride with last-minute appeal
Councilmembers Ian Holzhauer, Patrick Kelly, Dr. Benjamin White, Theresa Sullivan commended for holding the line for LGBTQ community
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Lambda Legal: Biden falls short on LGBTQ judicial nominations
34 states do not have a single LGBTQ federal judge. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio are among them. There have been no bisexual, transgender, nonbinary judges ever.
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Lambda Legal, Human Rights Campaign call for Black woman nominee, more diversity on Supreme Court
Retiring Justice Stephen Breyer voted to make marriage equality the law of the land.
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Samsung scrubs LGBTQ-inclusive ad in Singapore after anti-LGBTQ backlash
Singapore criminalizes sex between two men punishable with imprisonment.
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Guatemala Congress pushes anti-trans bill
Bill 5940 is supported by many U.S.-based Christian organizations pursuing missionary work in Guatemala.
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125 Catholic priests, parish leaders in Germany come out as LGBTQ at the same time
German priests have been blessing same-sex unions despite Vatican opposition
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Social Security benefits can now be claimed by same-sex surviving partner
Social Security Administration drops appeals court challenges
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Pritzker issues new guidance to further protect LGBTQ students in Illinois
Potential opponent in governor's race says Pritzker is pushing gay agenda.
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Indianapolis-area high school LGBTQ club wins court case to promote activities
The Trump-appointed federal judge says Gay-Straight Alliance has free speech rights at Pendleton Heights High school.
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Influential Mormon billionaire leaves LDS Church for opposing LGBTQ, civil rights, and questionable finances
Jeff T. Green says the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is "doing harm in the world."
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Dutch World Cup Team tells Qatar legacy of hosting FIFA World Cup depends on LGBTQ rights progress
Qatar considers consensual intimacy between persons of the same sex a crime.
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Vatican apologizes, reverses decision on LGBTQ org; U.S. bishops suspected in trying to silence them
America magazine suspects U.S. bishops pushed Vatican to leave out New Ways Ministry because it advocates for LGBTQ rights in the Church.
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France passes conversion therapy ban; in U.S. it's up to states
Illinois passed a ban in 2015. Wisconsin's legislature protected it as a right of parents to pursue for their children. Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order that could be overturned by future governors.
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Madison, Wis. school board candidate trashes trans people; nonbinary enters race to challenge her
"I want them to know that there are people who actually don't buy into trans ideology," Mary Jo Walters said.
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Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee top LGBTQ Municipal Equality Index in region; score 100
Human Rights Campaign weighed various factors to create their municipality scores.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene snarls at GOP chairwoman for her LGBTQ support
Party platform still opposes marriage equality, employment non-discrimination laws, and transgender protections.