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Judge blocks Abbott’s Texas trans child-abuse witch hunt…again

A Travis County judge has ordered the state to stop child-abuse investigations into two families who are helping their transgender kids access gender-affirming care. State District Judge Amy Clark Meachum wrote the investigations are “gross invasions of privacy”…

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PA governor vetoes ‘discriminatory’ anti-trans sports bill

Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf has vetoed a “discriminatory, unnecessary and harmful” anti-trans sports ban. On Friday (8 July), Wolf refused to sign House Bill 972 which would have barred trans girls from participating in girls and women’s athletics at publicly-funded…

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Community rallies around LGBT-friendly church after attack

“God’s doors are open to all,” reads a set of rainbow-colored doors outside United Church of Christ in Kansas City, Missouri. Apparently, a church preaching God’s love and acceptance managed to strike a nerve with some of the less Christ-like followers…

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Librarians caught up in vicious anti-LGBT book bans are quitting

A mounting campaign by anti-LGBTQ+ groups such as the Florida-based ‘Moms for Liberty’ to remove or outright ban books written for youth about racial or LGBTQ+ issues has resulted in far-right extremist rhetoric including death threats against librarians nationwide….

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Monkeypox updates for 7 top LGBT travel destinations

Since it first was identified in the U.S. last month, the monkeypox virus has spread rapidly across the country, especially among men who have sex with men. Currently, there are at least 700 identified cases of monkeypox in more than…

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is finally LGBT friendly

On July 16, the hotline for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will change to a simple, easy-to-remember three-digit number (988). As part of this change, volunteers will be trained to support LGBTQ+ callers, who are four times more likely to…