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Co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+ hate group admits to sexual encounter with a woman in rape investigation – LGBTQ Nation

Rating: Transneutral, LGBTQ Nation, December 4, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Co-founder of anti-LGBTQ+ hate group admits to sexual encounter with a woman in rape investigation The woman wanted to have sex with her but she couldn’t make it. Then her husband allegedly assaulted her. By Molly Sprayregen Monday, December 4,…

December 4, 2023
America’s Censored Classrooms 2023

Rating: Transsupportive, PEN America, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive 1) (PDF archive 2) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary America’s Censored Classrooms 2023 Lawmakers Shift Strategies as Resistance Rises Key Findings Over the past three years, state legislators have launched an onslaught of educational gag orders—state legislative and policy efforts to restrict teaching…

November 9, 2023
Alabama lawmaker & Moms for Liberty want to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law to all grades

Rating: Transneutral, LGBTQ Nation, October 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Alabama lawmaker & Moms for Liberty want to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law to all grades Five-year-olds in the state are watching sexually explicit X-rated movies in school libraries, according to Republican state Rep. Mack Butler of Alabama.…

October 27, 2023
Speaker Mike Johnson Roundly Condemned by LGBTQ+ Groups, Biden Campaign, and Democrats

Rating: Transneutral, Advocate, October 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Speaker Mike Johnson Roundly Condemned by LGBTQ+ Groups, Biden Campaign, and Democrats LGBTQ+ groups and other progressive forces, including President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, are denouncing the elevation of far-right U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson to speaker of the House…

October 26, 2023
As Extreme as It Gets: Supposed ‘Moderates’ in GOP Conference Choose as Speaker an Election Denier Who Called LGBTQ+ People a ‘Deviant Group’

Rating: Transsupportive, Human Rights Campaign, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary As Extreme as It Gets: Supposed ‘Moderates’ in GOP Conference Choose as Speaker an Election Denier Who Called LGBTQ+ People a ‘Deviant Group’ WASHINGTON — In the wake of the vote today in the House of Representatives…

October 25, 2023
Texas Anti-Abortion Judge Suggests Drag Is “Sexualized,” Allows Ban

Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, Erin In The Morning, September 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas Anti-Abortion Judge Suggests Drag Is “Sexualized,” Allows Ban An infamous federal judge in Texas, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, ruled today that a ban on drag shows at West Texas A&M does not violate…

September 22, 2023
Poll finds Missouri voters back bans on transgender health care

Rating: Transphobic, Missouri Independent, August 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Poll finds Missouri voters back bans on transgender health care • Missouri Independent UPDATE on Friday, Aug. 25, at 3:15 p.m.: This story was updated to reflect the decision by Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer, who handed down a…

August 25, 2023
Ron DeSantis tries to erase trans people from Florida schools.

Rating: Transsupportive, Slate, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Ron DeSantis tries to erase trans people from Florida schools. On Monday, the deputy general counsel of Florida’s Orange County Public Schools system sent an email to principals announcing new policies for the upcoming academic year. To implement recently…

August 8, 2023
Florida ‘Effectively’ Bans AP Psychology Course Over Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Content

The College Board announced it was refusing to change the content of its psychology course for the state’s Department of Education. Rating: Transneutral, Huffington Post, August 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Florida ‘Effectively’ Bans AP Psychology Course Over Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Content The College Board announced it was refusing…

August 3, 2023
Ron DeSantis rants about ‘indoctrinating children’ after seeing one single Pride flag

The Florida governor – who has targeted the LGBTQ+ community with his Don’t Say Gay law and by repeatedly working to remove rights from the trans community – announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in May. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

July 18, 2023