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Historic number of out candidates win primaries…in Texas!

There’s more to Texas than anti-LGBTQ+ extremism, as evidenced by a spate of victories by out candidates in Tuesday’s primary election. A record 27 LGBTQ+ candidates won their primaries Tuesday, and five are moving to runoffs, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund…

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Texas judge blocks child abuse probe of trans youth’s parents

A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state-ordered child welfare investigation of the parents of a 16-year-old transgender girl for providing the teen gender-affirming medical treatment that Governor Greg Abbott has branded as child abuse. Siding against Abbott’s directive…

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MAGA loyalist pleads guilty to defacing Pride streetscape

A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to vandalizing a Pride-themed streetscape in South Florida last year by burning tire marks into it. Twenty-two-year-old Alexander Jerich had been participating in a rally for former President Donald Trump’s birthday…

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Texas removes LGBT suicide prevention info from state websites

The Texas Department of Health and Human Services appears to have removed resources for LGBTQ youths from its suicide prevention webpage. On Feb. 1, the webpage included a subhead for the Trevor Project, describing it as “the leading national organization providing…

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The Texas witch hunt against parents of trans kids has begun

The American Civil Liberties Union, its Texas affiliate, and Lambda Legal have sued to block Texas officials from investigating parents who allow their children access to gender-affirming care prescribed by their doctors — and such investigations have already started…