#lgbtq-rights

#lgbtq-rights

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered cities to remove street art like Pride crosswalks earlier this month, saying that they represent "political ideologies." That is not true; the Pride flag represents LGBTQ+ people, a class of people made up of individuals from across the political spectrum. The announcement came after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked state governors to remove "political messages" from roadways.

As millions took to the streets for the No Kings protests this weekend, a wealth of concerns were voiced, from Trump's authoritarian rule, repeated ICE raids, the loss of abortion access and more. Repeatedly, LGBTQ+ rights (and especially trans rights) were a key part of those protests. While a lot of issues are covered by the No Kings protests, they come at a time when the political pressure on LGBTQ+ people is high.

Wiener's candidacy has been years in the making. He filed paperwork for a congressional committee in 2023 and has raised more than $1 million. The Standard reports that Wiener's advisers have begun mapping out an aggressive campaign emphasizing his legislative record on housing, public transit, and LGBTQ+ rights. As a state senator, he authored the law making California a "refuge state" for transgender people seeking gender-affirming care banned in other states, a policy that made him a national target of far-right attacks.

As a member of Out100, I want to share a message of love, empathy, respect, and nondiscrimination against nationality, religion, condition, or sexual orientation so that solidarity, justice, and truth can prevail,

A rainbow crosswalk and a street mural declaring "Black Artists Matter" in Austin, Texas, are in danger of being removed after the state's governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texan transportation department to enforce a directive from President Donald Trump to remove political and artistic road murals. Critics say the governor and the president are using roadway safety regulations to target art expressing support for LGBTQ+ and anti-racism causes as the Trump administration continues its suppression of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

The Arlington City Council will vote on a revised ordinance Tuesday evening, obtained by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which would remove "Gender Identity and Expression" and "Sexual Orientation" as protected groups. Arlington's current anti-discrimination ordinance prohibits "any direct or indirect exclusion, distinction, segregation, limitation, refusal, denial, or other differentiation in the treatment of a person or persons because of a race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity."

"Hold my gun," Fey said before throwing an AR-15 rifle off camera. "That's right. It's me, Kristi Noem. I spell my name with an 'i' because that's how I thought it was spelled. "I'm here to tell you that this Democrat government shutdown needs to end now." Amy Poehler, who mimicked US attorney general Pam Bondi, was seen smirking behind her. The pair mocked the recruitment process of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

"I know this time is terrifying for so many people, and it feels hard to know where your place is, especially in politics, where it feels like people in both parties are blaming you for everything that's happening. I just want you to know that they couldn't be more wrong. You are fine just the way you are, and, in a time when it's hard to know who stands with you, I want you to know that I stand with you, and everyone who wants to be mean shouldn't be mean around me."

Recently, the Administration for Children and Families sent letters to health departments in states and territories across the United States, requiring them to remove "all references to gender ideology"from the Personal Responsibility Education Program that provides federal funding for sex education. It's a disturbing move that mirrors how, from the 1980s through the early 2000s, the Bush administrations threatened to and did cut federal funding to states and schools that refused to teach abstinence-only sex education as part of the Purity Culture Movement.

Maja T. entered the courtroom in Budapest's District 5 on October 8, 2025 in a prisoner transport belt and handcuffs, accompanied by helmeted police officers. One of the officers closed the window to block out the chants of "Free Maja!" that rose from a cluster of demonstrators. Just another day in the trial of the suspected left-wing extremist, who is accused of having attacked and seriously injured several suspected right-wing extremists in Budapest in February 2023.

In 2023, Terri Lesley was fired from her job of library system director in Campbell County, Wyoming, after 27 years on the job. While those who fired her said it was for performance issues, the decision came amid a battle over LGBTQ library books that some wanted banned from the library system. Lesley stood her ground and was terminated the day after refusing to physically take the books off the shelves.

Spanberger: My opponent has previously said that she does not think that gay couples should be allowed to marry. Earle-Sears interrupted: That's not discrimination. Spanberger continued: [Earle-Sears] said that she is morally opposed to same-sex marriage. Earle-Sears added again: That's not discrimination. Spanberger: My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it's okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination. Earle-Sears: That's not discrimination.

Launched in 2024, the non-denominational evangelical group describes itself as a "spiritual army" combatting so-called "sin, cultural decay, and darkness" by "making disciples" and "raising soldiers." In a video posted by right-wing lobbyists Turning Point UK (TPUK), a section of the group blocked traffic in the middle of the LGBTQ+ street while chanting "Jesus saves" to visibly confused passers by.

threatened to sue ABC again over Jimmy Kimmel; demanded that the United Nations arrest someone regarding: a broken escalator (when he and Melania were forced to climb stairs like common folks), a malfunctioning teleprompter, and audio problems; ordered his Attorney General to prosecute perceived political enemies; fired a U.S. Attorney for not firing perceived political enemies; fired heads of agencies; threatened to fire federal employees permanently during the shutdown; and asked permission from the U.S. Supreme Court to fire a Fed Chair appointed by former President Biden.

people can be who they are, they can love who they love, they can live where they are

Lawler, who represents New York's 17th Congressional District, which covers Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester and Dutchess counties along the lower Hudson Valley, and chairs the Rockland County Republican Party, uploaded the statement to his reelection campaign's page on October 2. He opened it with a sweeping appeal to those who value freedom and civility, describing a nation that has "lost sight of a simple truth - we are all Americans, yes, but we are all human beings, created in God's image."

All of these sanctimonious cunts out there who don't really sincerely give a shit, he said. If you actually give a fuck about those people and how they're living over there, there's gonna have to be these types of things to pull them in. And I will tell you, the Cheesecake Factory in Riyadh, it's incredible. It's right next to Pizza Hut and KFC, and if you want a pair of Timberlands, it's across the street next to the Marriott, catty-corner to the fucking Hilton.

"I'm watching things that I've built my career on, my life on, be crushed by President Trump," von Wilpert told The Advocate in a recent interview. "As a young woman in this fight, I've lost my rights under Roe v. Wade after Trump was elected the first time, and as an LGBTQ woman, I'm worried about losing my rights to equality under the law. That's why I decided to jump in and fight."

"Since coming out as gay in 2021, footballer Josh Cavallo has received daily death threats and abusive messages on social media. "When I first saw these messages it broke my heart," Cavallo tells BBC Sport. "No-one wants to read things like that. "I'm trying to get better as a player and be the best I can be on the pitch, and then get put down because of who I am as a person."

"I want, very simply, to encourage the Church to continue to grow in confidence in the Gospel, to speak of the love that we find in Jesus Christ and for it to shape our actions, and I look forward to sharing this journey of faith with the millions of people serving God and their communities in parishes all over the country and across the global Anglican Communion," she said of her appointment.

I [want] to express my sincere regret for having performed under a government that continues to violate fundamental human rights. I deeply regret participating under the auspices of the Saudi government.

I am utterly surprised to find ourselves where we are,

He didn't say it in that way, of course. People would have noticed that. Instead, he couched his self-serving philosophy in legal jargon that will fly under the radar of most people, including journalists. Here's what he said: "At some point we need to think about what we're doing with stare decisis.... [I]t's not some sort of talismanic deal where you can just say 'stare decisis' and not think, turn off the brain, right?"

They wore the uniform, they kept their promises to us. It's time we keep our promises to them.

"No, it's that the original version featured a gay couple getting married. But in the film's Chinese release, someone digitally altered it - quite possibly using AI - and replaced one of the men with a woman, Bloomberg reports, and the homophobic and censorious implications are irking audiences across the globe. "What's happening outside the film is even more terrifying than what's shown in it," wrote a user on the Chinese social network Weibo, as spotted by The Guardian."