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Mexico's First Openly Nonbinary Judicial Member Found Dead
Jesús Ociel Baena, the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, was found dead in their home Monday, the New...
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Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Photographer Can Refuse Same-Sex Wedding Photos, Settlement Says
A Virginia photographer who asserted his free-speech rights will be allowed to refused to take photos of same-sex weddings and say so on...
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Nov 9, 20231 min read
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LGBTQ+ Activists: Rights Progress In Peril 25 Years After Shepard Died
Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died 25 years ago after he was savagely beaten by two young men and...
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Oct 13, 20232 min read
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Man Used Slurs, Tore Down CA Store Owner’s Pride Flag Before Shooting
A man who fatally shot a store owner in California had torn down her Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, officials said, the...
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Aug 22, 20232 min read
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Advocates Fret Over Sodomy Laws Still on Books in 12 States
Legal codes taken from colonial-era laws used to prosecute LGBTQ+ people by banning some sexual acts are still in place around the...
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Jul 21, 20232 min read
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After U.S. Capitol Attack, Proud Boys Have Moved To Anti-LGBTQ Moves
Thursday's conviction of four members of the extremist group The Proud Boys of seditious conspiracy for their role in the January 6 U.S....
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May 5, 20231 min read
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LGBTQ Community Reports Abuse in Criminal Justice System
For Jennifer Love Williams, the challenges of being a transgender woman in the criminal justice system became evident at 24, with her...
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Apr 24, 20232 min read
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Texas Families Seek Lawyers After Anti-Trans Directive
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to the state's child welfare agency to investigate parents of transgender children has sent parents...
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Mar 4, 20222 min read
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