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Laphonza Butler, 1st black LGBT US senator, leaves office
Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country…
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Michigan takes major step to repeal law targeting gay men
The Michigan House Criminal Justice Committee just passed a piece of legislation that would repeal a so-called “zombie” law that criminalizes sodomy…
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Judge OKs landmark class action settlement in LGBT fertility lawsuit
A federal judge approved a landmark class action settlement this week between Aetna and same-sex couples in New York who alleged the insurance…
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Florida man accused of hate crime in deadly shooting of gay man
A Florida man accused of a hate crime for killing a gay man is asking a judge to dismiss the charges, saying he acted in self-defense…
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Judge rules gay pride float must be allowed in AL Christmas parade
A federal judge has ordered an Alabama city to allow an LGBTQ+ pride group to participate in the city’s Christmas parade on Friday, after the mayor initially blocked the…
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TikTok takes a major step closer to being banned in the US
TikTok has lost its bid to strike down a law that could result in the platform being banned in the United States…
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LGBT parents rush to adopt their children before Trump 2.0
After three rounds of fertility treatments, Haley Swenson and her wife, Alieza Durana, had a baby boy in March 2023. Because Swenson carried their baby and was the biological mother…