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fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Daily newsletter 12/22

Massachusetts removed foster-parent non-discrimination rules protecting LGBTQ+ youth; the FDA warned chest-binder sellers; a Texas judge sued to challenge marriage equality; related political and cultural controversies continued.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

How has living under Trump affected you personally this year? LGBTQ Nation wants to hear from you. - LGBTQ Nation

LGBTQ+ rights face intensified attacks under the second Trump administration, with particular targeting of the trans community and calls for community response and strategy change.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago
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How has living under Trump affected you personally this year? LGBTQ Nation wants to hear from you. - LGBTQ Nation

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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 days ago

Trump & SCOTUS rolled back rights, but there was hope: The 6 biggest LGBTQ+ stories of 2025 - LGBTQ Nation

Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender member of Congress, elected to represent Delaware and sworn in on January 3, 2025.
Social justice
fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

From education to marriage, major human rights gains of 2025 DW 12/31/2025

Human rights faced global threats in 2025 from conflicts, crackdowns and rollbacks, while some advances occurred, including Thailand legalizing same-sex marriage and Italy criminalizing femicide.
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fromAdvocate.com
3 days ago

Daily newsletter 12/30

The Department of Veterans Affairs reinstated a near-total ban preventing U.S. military veterans from receiving abortions through the federal health care system.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago
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Kazakhstan's Senate passed a ban on LGBTQ+ "propaganda." The president will probably sign it. - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago
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Kazakhstan's Senate passed a ban on LGBTQ+ "propaganda." The president will probably sign it. - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
4 days ago

Budapest mayor will "stand proudly" for "freedom" as he faces charges for city's Pride march - LGBTQ Nation

"The police concluded their investigation against me in connection with the Budapest Pride march in June with a recommendation to press charges," he said in a video posted to Facebook. "They accuse me of violating the [new law on] freedom of assembly, which is completely absurd." Karácsony approved the Pride event and took to the streets with hundreds of thousands of marchers in defiance of the ban. Celebrants anointed Orbán "King of European Pride."
Europe politics
#progress-pride-flag
fromLGBTQ Nation
7 months ago

Cruel Kristi Noem says it's not her problem if a gay hairdresser she sent to a prison camp is dead - LGBTQ Nation

Would you commit to just letting his mother know - as a mother-to-mother - if Andry is alive?
US politics
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fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

Police arrested 201 men in a raid on an alleged "gay spa." A judge released them all. - LGBTQ Nation

Malaysian authorities raided a Kuala Lumpur men-only spa, arresting over 200 men under laws criminalizing same-sex activity, but no convictions were secured.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'Respect the culture' - Fifa urged to allow Pride Match

Seattle will host LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations at the June World Cup match between Egypt and Iran despite Egyptian objections and no formal Fifa intervention.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ Project 2025 will continue into 2026

"Project 2025 was an effort of more than 100 organizations convened by Heritage to prepare for the next conservative administration," a Heritage spokesperson told "That administration is now in office, so all policy and personnel decisions are up to the president and his team. ... There is no Project 2026 and will not be, regardless of what leftist lunatics make up on BlueSky."
Right-wing politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Andy Burnham apologises for GMP historic failings towards LGBTQ+ people

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

ICE tore her away from her wife. Now she's suffering in an endless legal limbo. - LGBTQ Nation

Same-sex asylum seeker detained at ICE check-in was transported to California and faces degrading detention despite seeking immigration adjustment through marriage.
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

Amtrak Just Perpetrated a Vicious Assault on the Heart of Gay Culture! Or Maybe We Should All Just Simmer Down?

Desperate to focus on anything other than competently running a railroad, Amtrak made news this fall by arresting a couple hundred men for "public lewdness" in Penn Station, the implication being that they were cruising the bathrooms there for sex. This caused a minor uproar. New York's Rep. Jerry Nadler sent a letter demanding Amtrak, "Cease ... targeting members of the LGBTQ community ... on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation."
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fromSan Francisco Bay Times
2 weeks ago

Ann Rostow: Quiz 2025 - San Francisco Bay Times

Question One Kambree Nelson is ... a) a federal judge, who called legal arguments by the Trump Justice Department in favor of ousting transgender service members "soaked in animus and dripping with pretext." b) a "new media reporter" in the White House press gallery who believed the Democrats had hidden, or maybe destroyed, the moon. c) a crazy mother who sent a death threat to her kid's teacher after the teacher initiated a project that included the rainbow flag.
US politics
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

House passes bill to ban Medicaid funds from all gender-affirming care for minors - LGBTQ Nation

House passed a bill to block Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for minors and seeks to pass it through budget reconciliation to avoid the filibuster.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Judicial nominee squirms in heated exchange over past anti-woman & anti-LGBTQ+ comments - LGBTQ Nation

Transgenderism, homosexuality, fornication, and all sorts of sexual perversions are a form of hypocrisy
US politics
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 months ago

Donald Trump gives terrifying four-word answer to what would justify arresting a sitting governor - LGBTQ Nation

Donald Trump called for the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom amid disputes over federal use of the National Guard at immigration protests.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The World Cup is about places and people. In Seattle, it should be about Pride | Leander Schaerlaeckens

Seattle organizers prioritized Pride celebrations for a World Cup match featuring Egypt and Iran, asserting local tolerance over external political objections.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

After 30 years in uniform, a veteran in Nebraska who survived 'don't ask, don't tell' is running for Congress

Kishla Askins, a retired Navy physician assistant and lesbian veteran, is running for Nebraska's 2nd District to represent veterans and oppose exclusionary military policies.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Sarah McBride rails against anti-trans Republicans in impassioned speech - LGBTQ Nation

"They would rather have us focus in and debate a misunderstood and vulnerable one percent of the population," she said during a press scrum outside the Capitol with out Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), "instead of focusing in on the fact that they are raiding everyone's health care in order to pay for tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent."
US politics
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Massively influential GOP group hires leader who wants to criminalize homosexuality - LGBTQ Nation

Scott Yenor advocates re-criminalizing sodomy, criminalizing extramarital and premarital sex, penalizing childlessness, restricting divorce, and rolling back civil rights; he leads a Heritage Foundation center.
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US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Commentary: Trump's callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure

President Trump blamed Rob Reiner's alleged 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' for Reiner's death and attacked him publicly after Reiner and his wife were found dead.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

US librarians tackle manufactured crisis' of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights

For decades, libraries served as a safe haven for many queer and marginalized youths in eastern Texas, says former county library director Rhea Young. Unlike the school cafeteria, the library was a space where they could explore and find acceptance in who they wanted to be. There were books where they can find characters like them, and realize it's okay to be who they are, Young said. There needs to be more places like that, not fewer.
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US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
10 months ago

Stephen Miller's stance on LGBTQ+ rights - LGBTQ Nation

Stephen Miller uses America First Legal and policy roles to pursue legal challenges and policies that roll back LGBTQ+ rights and oppose "woke" agendas.
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Budapest mayor could face charges for hosting LGBTQ+ Pride march

Hungarian Parliament passed a constitutional amendment in April, in a vote of 140-21 along party lines, that makes it an offense to hold or attend events that violate Hungary's so-called "child protection" law. Enacted in 2021, the law prohibits the "depiction or promotion" of homosexuality to minors. The law also allows the government to use facial recognition technology to identify those who attend prohibited events, with those found in violations facing fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian forints ($546).
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fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago
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Teacher facing jail time for holding Pride march has no regrets: "Freedom comes at a high price" - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago
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Teacher facing jail time for holding Pride march has no regrets: "Freedom comes at a high price" - LGBTQ Nation

fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 weeks ago

Salvation Army's stance on LGBTQ+ people after discrimination allegations

Most recently, in 2019, singer Ellie Goulding threatened to pull out of her performance at the NFL's Thanksgiving Day halftime show - intended to coincide with its annual holiday Red Kettle Campaign - over the company's homophobic track record. That same year, Chick-fil-A ended their donations with the charity, leading it to insist that it's working to atone its anti-LGTBQ+ past.
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fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

Daily newsletter 12/10

Two nations participating in the first World Cup Pride match asked FIFA to cancel it, citing cultural and religious opposition to LGBTQ+ Pride events.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

'Proud' pro-LGBTQ+ Democrat flips Republican state House seat in Georgia electoral upset

Democrat Eric Gisler flipped Georgia House District 121, narrowly winning a Trump-carried seat by fewer than 200 votes, marking a rebuke of far-right politics.
World news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Egypt and Iran object to playing in a Seattle 'Pride' match in next year's World Cup

Egypt and Iran are protesting a Seattle World Cup match scheduled during Pride weekend and have asked FIFA to prevent pro-LGBTQ activities at the game.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

LGBTQ+ events to go ahead at World Cup game despite Egypt and Iran objections

As the local organising committee, SeattleFWC26's role is to prepare our city to host the matches and manage the city experience outside of Seattle Stadium, said Hana Tedesse, the vice-president of communications for Seattle Fifa World Cup 2026. SeattleFWC26 is moving forward as planned with our community programming outside the stadium during Pride weekend and throughout the tournament, partnering with LGBTQ+ leaders, artists and business owners to elevate existing Pride celebrations across Washington.
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fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Egypt's FA wants World Cup 'Pride Match' plans cancelled

Egyptian Football Association asked FIFA to block Pride celebrations at the Egypt vs Iran 2026 World Cup match in Seattle.
US politics
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

HUD pauses changes to homelessness program amid lawsuits

HUD withdrew controversial CoC grant changes and will issue revised policy before January after lawsuits challenged rules limiting permanent housing and targeting LGBTQ services.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

World Cup 2026: Iran objects to Pride Match' branding for Egypt game

Iran's football chief called the planned Pride branding for Iran vs Egypt World Cup match irrational and said Tehran will appeal to FIFA.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 weeks ago

Milo Yiannopoulos regrets 'mainstreaming homosexuality' with MAGA drag queen

"I have to be honest with you, I bear some responsibility for this because it was me, 10 years ago - mainstreaming homosexuality in the Republican Party is the great regret of my life, more so than anything I've done to my own soul, which is a lot," he said. "I was not intending to give birth to this huge generation of gay Republicans who now think it's openly fine to traffic in babies and to be a gay Republican, and I feel a great deal of responsibility for that. I hate myself for that a little bit."
US politics
Soccer (FIFA)
fromAdvocate.com
3 weeks ago

World Cup LGBTQ+ Pride Match will feature two countries where being gay is illegal

FIFA 2026 will feature a Pride Match in Seattle between Iran and Egypt, both countries where same-sex sexual relations are criminalized.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Seattle Set to Celebrate Pride Month During World Cup Match Between Two Countries Where Gay Relationships Are Illegal

Seattle will mark Pride Month during a FIFA World Cup Group G match between Egypt and Iran, countries with histories of criminalizing same-sex relations.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

The anti-trans movement is sadly going to outlive Trump's presidency - LGBTQ Nation

The anti-trans movement has grown independently, will persist beyond Trump, and will continue influencing policy even if some measures are reversed.
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fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

'Gayest' Congressman Robert Garcia & Maine Gov. Janet Mills target Trump at LGBTQ+ leadership conference

LGBTQ+ leaders convened in Washington to celebrate progress, reinforce mutual support, and confront renewed federal threats to LGBTQ+ rights.
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago

Donald Trump's spiritual advisor says there will be "no more rainbow flags" after re-election - LGBTQ Nation

Kenneth Copeland proclaimed that Trump's re-election ushers a Christian "spiritual awakening," cleanses the atmosphere, ends rainbow flags, and removes Margaret Sanger's influence.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
4 weeks ago

Russia bans Roblox under LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' crackdown

Russia's government has blocked access to popular gaming platform Roblox, citing concerns over child safety, terrorism and LGBTQ+ content. The country's media regulator Roskomnadzor claimed the US game, which has an estimate user base of 85.3 million daily active players, is inundated with "calls for violent crimes, and LGBT propaganda" and "inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children".
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Dem's historic performance in deep red district an ominous sign for the GOP: "We changed the story" - LGBTQ Nation

Aftyn Behn, a progressive Democrat, narrowly lost Tennessee's 7th district special election to Republican Matt Van Epps while outperforming expected results.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

More LGBTQ+ people are quietly planning to flee America as fears of fascism in Trump's second term rise

Vulnerable Americans are increasingly preparing escape strategies—second residencies, alternate passports, offshore assets, or routes to sanctuary—as fears rise under the second Trump administration.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Florida GOP trying to ban Pride flags in "direct attack on LGBTQ visibility" - LGBTQ Nation

"This bill is a direct attack on LGBTQ visibility and a textbook example of government overreach and censorship," said the Senior Political Director of Equality Florida, Joe Saunders, in a statement. "The Pride flag is a symbol of safety, inclusion, and community for millions of Floridians. [...] These bills prevent local cities and counties from using flags to recognize their own communities or make them welcoming to residents and tourists."
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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Teachers are outing trans students thanks to state's new "Don't Say Gay" law - LGBTQ Nation

Texas' new law bans classroom LGBTQ+ and race discussions, bars staff support for trans students, and forces many students to be deadnamed and reassume prior identities.
#nancy-pelosi
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago
US politics

Who's running for Nancy Pelosi's House seat? Here are 3 Democrats who could replace her in Congress

fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago
US politics

Who's running for Nancy Pelosi's House seat? Here are 3 Democrats who could replace her in Congress

US politics
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Trump administration won't observe World AIDS Day

The federal government directed employees and grantees not to use federal funds or public-facing messaging to observe or promote World AIDS Day.
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Democrats and rights groups accuse Trump's Justice Department of ignoring hate crimes

The congressional representatives have written a letter expressing their concerns to Attorney General Pam Bondi, and a coalition of activists has filed a federal lawsuit seeking the restoration of the Community Relations Service, an agency within the DOJ that has provided conflict resolution services around the nation since it was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Community Relations Service staff has been reduced to one.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

For Trump, "Fostering the Future" Looks a Lot Like the Past

During a recent press conference at the White House, First Lady Melania Trump announced a new initiative of her "Be Best" campaign, which she launched in 2018, during her husband's first Administration. The original " Be Best," which aimed to raise awareness about cyberbullying and other issues facing American children, was pilloried as a hypocritical project for the spouse of the country's most powerful cyberbully.
US politics
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

Four men convicted of cyberbullying French DJ Olympics performer

Barbara Butch -- her stage name -- was inundated by hateful messages after the Olympics opening ceremony in July last year. READ MORE: What jurisdiction do French courts have over people outside France? The body-positive feminist was at the centre of a scene including dancers and drag queens during the show that was reminiscent of depictions of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus is said to have shared with his apostles.
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