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SCOTUS ignores anti-LGBT mega-church’s defamation case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Florida megachurch’s lawsuit challenging its designation as a hate group, sidestepping an opportunity to revisit the high bar that public figures face for proving defamation claims. The court denied…

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Long lines greet monkeypox vaccines nationwide

As cases of monkeypox virus surge in the U.S., the Biden administration will start distributing the monkeypox vaccine across the country, focusing on people most at risk and communities with the highest numbers of cases, White House officials announced Tuesday…

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LGBT lawmakers win primaries in 3 states

The most recent round of primary elections this week saw wins for LGBTQ lawmakers in at least three states ahead of November’s general election. Former meteorologist Eric Sorensen won the Democratic primary for Illinois’s 17th Congressional District, putting him on…

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‘Human shield’ blocks Proud Boys from disturbing Pride event

LGBTQ activists “shielded” children attending a Pride Month Family Story Time event from far-right elements yelling homophobic and transphobic slurs by placing themselves in between the anti-LGBTQ protesters and families attending the event. On June 26. the Roy and Helen…

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Texas attorney general pushes to criminalize sodomy again

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said that he would be willing to defend a state law that would challenge Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court decision that said that states couldn’t ban people from having gay sex. In the…

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Pelosi wants legislation to codify same-sex marriage rights

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hinted at the possibility of legislation to codify the right of same-sex couples to marry, which many fear is in danger after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, as part of an effort…