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Florida female school athletes asked about menstrual cycles

For decades, female student athletes in Florida have been asked questions about their menstrual cycles on annual physical evaluation forms. But, as some districts move to the paper document online, activists warn the questions could harm both transgender and pregnant…

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No wingnuts, kids are not using litterboxes in schools

Republican candidates running in this year’s midterm elections can’t seem to quit repeating a debunked myth, rooted in anti-transgender animus, that schools have begun providing litter boxes to accommodate students who “identify” as cats. In Colorado, GOP gubernatorial nominee…

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Catholic priest in Italy suspended for pro-LGBT stance

An Italian priest, well known in the country for his support toward LGBTQ couples, abortion and euthanasia, was suspended by the Catholic Church on Monday (Oct. 3) for “holding positions that are not aligned with Church teaching.”…

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GOP congressional candidate wants to ‘… go after gay marriage’

A Republican congressional candidate in Tennessee is facing backlash for saying that the federal government should repeal same-sex marriage rights. “We are a republic of free states,” congressional candidate and Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles (R) said at a candidate…

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Challenge to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a Florida “parental rights” law restricting instruction on LGBTQ issues in schools, which opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, of the Northern District of Florida…