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LGBTQ+ pols, horrified by latest killing, say Homeland Security and ICE must be reined in
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (1098+ words) They are reacting strongly to the killing of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minneapolis. From left: Tammy Baldwin, Robert Garcia, and Mark Takano LGBTQ+ elected officials are condemning the killing of a Minneapolis man by a federal agent…...
"We're still gay & we're still fabulous": Shop owners fight vandalism with positivity & humor
14+ hour, 37+ min ago (1099+ words) We've always said we're going to turn hate to great, so every time somebody is hateful we make something great out of it." The owners of an LGBTQ+ gift shop in the U.K. are fighting back against repeated homophobic vandalism with…...
"We are literally just people": A trans man wonders how his mere existence can be seen as a threat
16+ hour, 37+ min ago (678+ words) We'll never get anywhere if we don't go there together." As part of'LGBTQ Nation's'January issue, we asked readers to tell us how one year of the second Trump administration has affected their lives and what they hope LGBTQ+ leaders and…...
Federal agents kill another person in Minneapolis
18+ hour, 8+ min ago (529+ words) The 37-year-old man was shot to death Saturday morning. Protesters gesture toward federal agents as demonstators gather near the site where a man was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis Saturday morning. Federal agents have killed another person in Minneapolis....
Should the U.S. be prevented from competing in the Olympics like other lawless nations?
18+ hour, 37+ min ago (1620+ words) The U.S. boycotted the Moscow Games in 1980. Perhaps the U.S. should face consequences for Trump's illegal actions. In early 1980, President Jimmy Carter called for a boycott of the Moscow Summer'Olympics'in response to the Soviet Union's illegal invasion of the sovereign nation of…...
Republicans want to expand Iowa's Don't Say Gay law to high schoolers
20+ hour, 37+ min ago (1016+ words) Iowans are definitely tired of this type of legislation," said the lone lawmaker who voted "no" on the bill. Lawmakers in Iowa on Wednesday voted to expand the state"s contested Don"t Say Gay law, currently applied to K-6 grades,…...
Military ban on HIV-positive enlistees could set dangerous precedent, experts warn
22+ hour, 37+ min ago (814+ words) The Pentagon has ordered officials not to train new recruits who are HIV-positive despite a pending court ruling. The Department of Defense has ordered officials not to train new recruits who are HIV-positive, according to guidance sent by the U.S. Military…...
A drag queen's Erika Kirk imitation raises raises thousands for charity
22+ hour, 37+ min ago (715+ words) PLUS: Heartwarming news to get you through the winter storms! Congratulations " you've made it past winter's darkest days! (Literally! The days are just getting longer from now until the middle of summer.) But seeing as most of the U.S. is experiencing…...
How 'don't ask, don't tell' came to be, what it did, and how it ended
1+ day, 37+ min ago (1036+ words) It was supposed to make life better for queer service members. But it was a compromise that didn't work. Activists (from left) Jimmy Gruender, Meg Sneed, Paul Roark, Mandee Rowley, and Marilee Cornelius protest DADT at a Senate Armed Services…...
Florida seeks to expand gender-affirming care ban; could criminalize pharmacists and counselors
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (787+ words) Bills introduced by Republicans would criminalize anyone who "aids and abets" in providing gender-affirming care to trans youth. Florida legislators have introduced bills that would expand the state's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth, including felony charges for any…...