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The majority of California trial courts lack LGBT judges

For more than a decade California’s courts have been required to release sexual orientation and gender identity demographic data on judges in an effort to help diversify the bench. Yet, an overwhelming majority of state trial courts continue to have…

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Top Republicans avoid CPAC after gay groping accusations

Last month, a male staffer who worked for Herschel Walker’s failed Senate campaign accused influential Republican lobbyist Matt Schlapp of groping him. Now, Schlapp is blaming the allegations on “fake journalists” as high profile Republicans refuse to attend his organization’s…

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LGBT museum damaged by gunfire in ongoing attacks

Berlin’s LGBTQ+ museum and archive were damaged by gunfire last week, the Schwules Museum reported. The collection, established in 1985, was targeted in an overnight strike that occurred last Friday. Two windows and the museum’s illuminated sign were damaged in…

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Michigan Senate adds LGBT protections to Civil Rights Act

It’s an accomplishment at least two decades in the making, but the Michigan LGBTQ+ community is rejoicing now that the state Senate has officially passed a bill to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBTQ+ protections…