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LA Times endorses gay candidate to unseat GOP congressman

The 41st Congressional District has been solidly Republican for decades, but California’s newly drawn lines reshaped the district into one where registered Democrats now marginally outnumber Republicans. The race has become one of the most closely watched election battles…

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Despite Youngkin, VA school board approves LGBT History Month

A group of more than 200 activists gathered outside of Luther Jackson Middle School in Vienna on Thursday to object to the new “model policies” for transgender students proposed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration. Many activists have voiced support…

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LGBT hero Dolly Parton quietly funded Black school bands

Dolly Parton paid for band uniforms and instruments for kids at majority Black high schools with zero publicity, a writer has revealed. Michael Harriot tweeted that he noticed the “quietly wonderful” phenomenon when speaking former high school choir or band…

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Italy adopts new LGBT strategy just before right-wing takeover 

Italy’s outgoing government has adopted a new plan for LGBT rights just before handing over the reins to a right-wing administration that promises to be far more socially conservative. “We weren’t very ideological, we were very concrete,” Equal Opportunities Minister…