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Amanda Kirkbird of Colorado Springs, Colo., leaves flowers at a makeshift display of bouquets of flowers on a corner near the site of a mass shooting at a gay bar Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Some Say Gay Club Shooting Was ‘Desecration’ of Safe Space

November 21, 2022

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has long been a go-to spot for members of the LGBTQ community — a safe space where many felt they could let down their guard and just be themselves.

Gretchen Robinson, a lesbian high school teacher in Orange County, Fla

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Confuses Some Florida Schools

August 15, 2022

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” — and some teachers have worried that family pictures on their desks could get them in trouble.

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, one of the curators of the new Kapaemahu exhibit at Bishop Museum

Hawaii Museum Revisits History of Gender-Fluid Healers

July 8, 2022

HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. They were “mahu,” which in Hawaiian language and culture refers to someone with dual male and female spirit and a mixture of gender traits.

An abortion-rights activists holds a sign reading "I am not Ovary-Acting," during the protests outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Same-Sex Couples Updating Legal Status After Abortion Ruling

July 1, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Emails and phone calls from same-sex couples, worried about the legal status of their marriages and keeping their children, flooded attorney Sydney Duncan’s office within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision eliminating the constitutional right to abortion.

Pride Parades March on With New Urgency Across US

June 26, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Pride parades kicked off in New York City and around the country Sunday with glittering confetti, cheering crowds, fluttering rainbow flags and newfound fears about losing freedoms won through decades of activism.

Dr. Ann J. Robison, Executive Director of The Montrose Center in Houston, TX Stacie Walls, Chief Executive Officer of LGBT Life Center Rob Wheeler, Executive Director and CEO of The LGBT Community Center of the Desert & Robert Boo, CEO of The Pride Center at Equality Park.

LGBTQ+ Community and Mental Health Resources | Nonprofit Report

June 7, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on the importance of mental health support and resources for the LGBTQ community, with guests;

Dr. Ann J. Robison, Executive Director of The Montrose Center in Houston, TX
Stacie Walls, Chief Executive Officer of LGBT Life Center
Rob Wheeler, Executive Director and CEO of The LGBT Community Center of the Desert
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Robert Boo, CEO of The Pride Center at Equality Park.

FILE - State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, discusses his proposed measure to provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., March 17, 2022. Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families. The coordinated effort being announced Tuesday, May 3, by the LGBTQ Victory Institute and other advocates comes in response to recent actions taken in conservative states. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Lawmakers in 19 States Want Legal Refuge for Trans Youth

May 3, 2022

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families.

Kentucky Governor Vetoes Transgender Girls Sports Ban

April 6, 2022

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in school sports matching their gender identity from sixth grade through college.

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality & Susan Halla, Board President of TransParent.

Supporting the Transgender Community | Nonprofit Report

March 31, 2022

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion about supporting the transgender community, with guests; Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality & Susan Halla, Board President of TransParent.

Florida House Representative Michele Rayner delivers an impassioned speech

Disney Workers Plan Walkout to Protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

March 17, 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida legislation that critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Texas Governor Order Treats Gender-Confirming Care as Abuse

February 24, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse, a directive that opponents say is a first by any governor over GOP efforts to restrict transgender rights.

TV Study: LGBTQ Characters Rise in Number with Streaming

February 17, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LGBTQ representation on scripted TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services, according to an annual study by the advocacy group GLAAD.

Del. Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, gestures during the House session at the Capitol Tuesday Feb. 8, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Republicans in the Virginia House defeated measures Tuesday that would have let voters decide whether to strip legally outdated language prohibiting gay marriage from the state Constitution and automatically restore the voting rights of felons who have served their terms. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia GOP Blocks Gay Marriage, Voting Rights Proposals

February 8, 2022

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republicans in the Virginia House defeated measures Tuesday that would have let voters decide whether to strip legally outdated language prohibiting gay marriage from the state Constitution and automatically restore the voting rights of felons who have served their terms.

The executive director of the Madison County Library System, says Ridgeland, Miss., Mayor Gene McGee is withholding $110,000 from his city's library because LGBTQ genre books similar to these, photographed Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Ridgeland, are on the shelves of the city's library. The director of the county said the mayor had received citizen complaints about a handful of books that depicted members of the LGBTQ community. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi Mayor Withholds Library Funds Over LGBTQ Books

January 29, 2022

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — The director of a Mississippi library system says a mayor is withholding $110,000 from his city’s library because LGBTQ books are on the shelves.

LGBTQ+

Some Say Gay Club Shooting Was ‘Desecration’ of Safe Space

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Confuses Some Florida Schools

Lawmakers in 19 States Want Legal Refuge for Trans Youth

Kentucky Governor Vetoes Transgender Girls Sports Ban

Supporting the Transgender Community | Nonprofit Report

Disney Workers Plan Walkout to Protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

Texas Governor Order Treats Gender-Confirming Care as Abuse

TV Study: LGBTQ Characters Rise in Number with Streaming

Virginia GOP Blocks Gay Marriage, Voting Rights Proposals

Mississippi Mayor Withholds Library Funds Over LGBTQ Books

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