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Neighbors come to the rescue when a gay man’s life threatened

When Mykey O’Halloran moved to Australia’s Phillip Island in February he knew he wanted to give his bungalow a colourful makeover, but certain neighbours had other ideas. “I had five men aggressively banging the front door,” he told QNews in…

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School flip-flops and will allow LGBT pages in yearbook

School officials course corrected and will allow an LGBTQ+ themed spread in this year’s Fleming Island High School yearbook, Clay Today reports. Back in April, the yearbook’s editor, Hannah Coulter, and her teacher advisor were called into a meeting with…

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Louisiana Gov will veto bills targeting ‘fragile’ trans youth

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards has come out in strong opposition to anti-trans legislation as state lawmakers consider a raft of proposals targeting transgender youth. On Monday, Edwards denounced bills seeking to limit medical care and educational opportunities for trans…

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This gay teen fought school over nail polish suspension — and won

This is what change looks like. In December, the 17-year-old Trevor Wilkinson made headlines after speaking out over being suspended for wearing nail polish. The Clyde High School student penned a petition detailing that he was sentenced to in-school suspension…