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LGBT lawmaker arrested, dragged from Georgia State Capitol

Georgia state troopers arrested and forcibly removed state Rep. Park Cannon from the Gold Dome Thursday as she interrupted Gov. Brian Kemp during the signing of a massive elections bill that critics derided as an effort to disenfranchise voters…

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Three states are now banning girls and women from sports

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is the latest Republican lawmaker to ban girls and women from school sports. Transgender girls are girls; Transgender women are women. Lee signed SB228 into law Friday, a ban that does not mention “transgender” even once…

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How mental illness was used as a tool against LGBT rights

Until 1973 the American Psychiatric Association defined being gay as having a mental illness. A new documentary recalls the struggle to change a definition which for years limited the rights of LGBT people in the US. But the film’s makers say…

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Students in Turkey are bravely standing up for LGBT rights

Tensions had been running high for weeks at Bogazici University, Turkey’s top-ranked institution of higher learning, but it was a student-organized art exhibit that brought about a police crackdown on the university’s campus. The art exhibit, one of many…

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Tennessee GOP bill would ban textbooks with LGBT content

A bill proposed by Republican Tennessee state lawmakers would ban textbooks and teaching materials that contain LGBT content.  The bill, H.B. 800, was introduced by state Rep. Bruce Griffey (R) in February and is slated to be considered by the state’s…

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Catholic church fought a suicide hotline due to LGBT support

Amid controversy over the Vatican’s views on same-sex couples, a new report claims that a leading group of Catholic bishops lobbied against a suicide hotline for offering support to LGBTQ+ callers. According to the National Catholic Reporter, the U.S. Conference…