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From roundtable to reality: LGBTQIA+ inclusion in food safety
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Mayor Bhalla Creates City of Hoboken LGBTQIA+ Pride Advisory Committee
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Utah lawmakers pass terrifying anti-transgender bathroom policing bill
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Read More Thanks to the Supreme Court, attacks on LGBTQ rights are exploding
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Trans People in Florida Prisons Say Gender-Affirming Care Ban Upended Their Health Care
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Trans youth ‘terrified’ of what Louisiana’s new health care ban will mean
By Roby Chavez On January 16, ...
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“Flood” of anti-LGBTQ bills shows GOP wants to “eradicate trans people from public life”: advocate
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Fact Sheet: Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court Case About Banning LGBTQ-inclusive Books
By GLAAD April 10, 2025 The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Mahmoud v. Taylor is about a small number…
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The Supreme Court’s “Don’t Say Gay” argument went disastrously for public schools
Many of the justices seemed eager to impose impossible burdens on schools. by Ian Millhiser Apr 22, 2025, 1:50 PM CDT Three years ago, Montgomery County, Maryland, approved several books with LGBTQ…
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White House orders NIH to research trans ‘regret’ and ‘detransition’
April 11, 2025 4:20 AM ET Rob Stein The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to study the physical and mental health effects of undergoing gender transition,…
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Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent
Published: April 14, 2025 8:42am EDT Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst Disclosure statement Paul M. Collins Jr. does not work for, consult,…
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As hospitals grapple with Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, young people are caught in the middle
By Kiley Koscinski Published April 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM EDT Salem B. was busy folding laundry and tidying their Regent Square home in mid-March, preparing a comfortable space to recover from…
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Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs law repealing marriage equality ban
Colorado governor Jared Polis signing SB25-014 entitled Protecting the Freedom to Marry into law Ryan Adamczeski April 11 2025 3:11 PM EST Marriage equality is officially the law of the land…
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Dept. of Education and Dept. of Justice launch ‘staggering volume’ of probes into trans athletes
The Administration is ramping up its push to force trans women from female sports, now with a joint team between two Departments. By Karleigh Webb April 11, 2025, 7:00 am PDT…
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More than 90% of anti-trans, anti-LGBTQ bills died in statehouses: Analysis
By Hope Pisoni, Uncloseted Media Published: Apr. 08, 2025, 5:00 a.m. On March 6, Montana State Reps. Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell stood up to speak against two of the 527 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced…
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Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Updated 6:33 PM CDT, March 28, 2025 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and all government buildings after…
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Tracking US allies that have tweaked advisories for trans travelers
By Avery Lotz Travel advisories updated for visiting the U.S. As of April 3, 2025 A table listing countries that have issued travel advisories for visiting the U.S., including Canada,…
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