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The harsh truth about growing up LGBT in The South

Though public support for pro-LGBTQ policies is at an all-time high, many queer people living in the South report that a caregiver tried to change their LGBTQ identity, a new survey found.  More than half, or about 58%, of…

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Virginia governor calls for schools to out transgender students

During a “Parents Matter” rally on Wednesday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin called for schools to out transgender and gender nonconforming students to their parents and guardians, prompting a rebuke from GLSEN.  GLSEN Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers…

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Protesters disrupt ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ at bookstore

Protesters disrupted a “Drag Queen Story Hour” event at a California bookstore Wednesday night. Just as in similar incidents that have happened in the Bay Area and across the nation this year, participants were called homophobic and transphobic slurs…

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Southwest pilots want you to stop sending NSFW pics via AirDrop

Exhibiting his best “don’t-make-me-turn-this-plane-around” dad vibes, a Southwest Airlines pilot recently used the plane’s intercom to admonish an unidentified passenger to stop sending inappropriate NSFW pics to his cell phone. Video of the incident captured by TikTok user @teighmars has…