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Biden talks Equality Act and transgender rights in State of the Union Address
Equality Act only needs Senate passage to become law.
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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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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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NCAA updates policy for transgender athletes
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Cleveland Rape Crisis Center gets $1.3 million; will turn focus on LGBTQ victims
Money will be used to help train police and medical professionals to better serve LGBTQ persons.
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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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Salvation Army says it supports LGBTQ despite religious doctrine against gays
The Christian denomination shows evidence of its support of LGBTQ persons in a campaign against protests and critics.
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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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Canada parliament holds unanimous vote to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy
Conservatives joined Liberals to pass bill; Canada Senate will need to pass it into law.
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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.
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President Biden statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Black queer memoir targeted for criminal complaint by school board member
Five copies of 'All Boys Aren't Blue' by George M. Johnson are not in circulation due to complaint.
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Olympics update transgender athlete framework
No more hormone therapy requirements to compete, the International Olympic Committee says.
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Controversy over 'Gender Queer' book hits Chicago-area schools
Downers Grove parents say the book is pornography; advocates say they're taking it out of context because of anti-LGBTQ bias.
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Oklahoma governor ends nonbinary birth certificates
Freedom Oklahoma said the governor can't just overturn a court-entered agreement.
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San Francisco public schools propose LGBTQ parent advisory board
Allows parents to voice questions, suggestions, concerns, and grievances in forums where they can't be crowded out by other voices.
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'Queer as Folk' 2022 reboot casts Kim Cattrall
Creator Russell T. Davies shared that Stephen Dunn's version will be much more diverse.
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Author speaks out after 'Gender Queer: A Memoir' is banned from school libraries
Parents are moving to criminalize making LGBTQ books available to children.