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News Articles: lgbtq

Justine Lindsay announced that she made the Carolina Panthers TopCats cheerleading squad at the end of March.

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  • Sports

Justine Lindsay is the first openly trans cheerleader in the NFL

The 29-year-old announced joining the Carolina Panthers TopCats earlier this year. Lindsay says she will continue to "inspire and help my African American beautiful trans sisters."

June 07, 2022
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  • Wynne Davis
Kendrick Lamar performs in March 2019 during the third day of Lollapalooza Buenos Airesat Hipodromo de San Isidro.

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  • Music News

Kendrick Lamar's new song 'Auntie Diaries' divides the LGBTQ+ community

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to writer Raquel Willis about Kendrick Lamar's song "Auntie Diaries" which has divided trans people with its story of how he came to accept his relatives' gender identities.

May 20, 2022
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  • Taylor Haney
Urvashi Vaid, then-executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, protests at then-President George H.W. Bush's address on AIDS in March 1990 in Arlington, Virginia. The pioneering LGBTQ activist and attorney died last week at age 63.

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  • Obituaries

Remembering Urvashi Vaid, an LGBTQ activist who spent decades fighting for equality

Colleagues, friends and admirers are paying tribute to Vaid, the pioneering attorney and organizer who died at age 63 on Friday. She worked for the ACLU and National LGBTQ Task Force, among others.

May 18, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Supporters of Florida's recently signed Parental Rights in Education law demonstrate at the Duval County Public Schools building in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 3.

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  • National

Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

Old accusations of LGBTQ people "grooming" and "recruiting" children have gained new traction. When have we heard this before? What counternarrative are activists using to win over public opinion?

May 11, 2022
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  • Melissa Block
Supporters of Florida's recently signed Parental Rights in Education law demonstrate at the Duval County Public Schools building in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 3.

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  • National

Accusations of 'grooming' are the latest political attack — with homophobic origins

Old accusations of LGBTQ people "grooming" and "recruiting" children have gained new traction. When have we heard this before? What counternarrative are activists using to win over public opinion?

May 11, 2022
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  • Melissa Block

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  • Books

The pandemic inspired a cartoonist to explore their Wuhanese roots and queer identity

In the funny and heartfelt coming-of-age graphic memoir 'Messy Roots,' artist Laura Gao unpacks their relationship with their Asianness, queerness and their ever-changing home city of Wuhan.

April 24, 2022
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  • Malaka Gharib
The California city of Palm Springs has taken the first step in developing a universal basic income program for transgender and nonbinary residents.

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  • Politics

Palm Springs looks to create a universal basic income pilot for trans residents

The Palm Springs City Council took the first step in approving funding for two organizations to develop a universal basic income pilot program that prioritizes trans and nonbinary residents.

April 07, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
LGBTQ advocates march at a rally at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., to urge the company to publicly oppose what they call the "Don't Say Gay" that aims to limit instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools.

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  • National

Florida Senate passes a controversial schools bill labeled 'Don't Say Gay' by critics

Florida's Senate passed a bill Tuesday that aims to limit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signaled support for the legislation.

March 08, 2022
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  • Wynne Davis
People march up Queen Street in Auckland, New Zealand, during the annual Pride Festival in February 2019. Three years later, lawmakers banned conversion practices by a near-unanimous vote.

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  • World

New Zealand just became the latest country to outlaw conversion therapy

The new law calls for prison time for anyone who performs conversion therapy on children under 18 or who performs a practice that "causes serious harm to the individual" — regardless of their age.

February 16, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
A female volleyball player stands on court.

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  • Politics

State Senate panel advances bill to ban transgender athletes from girls’ school sports

A bill that would bar transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams passed a Senate committee Wednesday and could head to the Senate for a full vote.

February 10, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Opponents gather for a Safe Schools South Florida & Friends rally to push back against the so-called Don't Say Gay bill at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, Fla., on Feb. 2.

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  • Education

'Don't Say Gay' bill would limit discussion of sexuality and gender in Florida schools

Supporters say the measure empowers parents to have a say in what their children learn. Critics argue it will harm LGBTQ kids. President Biden slammed the bill, which has Gov. Ron DeSantis' support.

February 09, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David speaks to supporters on Saturday Dec.19, 2020 during a get-out-the-vote event at a private residence in Dunwoody, Ga. David has filed a lawsuit against the organization in federal court, alleging that he was underpaid and then terminated because he is Black.

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  • National

First Black leader of Human Rights Campaign sues, says he was fired because of race

Alphonso David also said during contract negotiations HRC board members "acknowledged" that he was severely underpaid in comparison to his white predecessor "because of his race."

February 05, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson takes the oath of office on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, in Montpelier, Vt. The U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.

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  • Politics

Meet Judge Beth Robinson, the first out lesbian to serve on any federal circuit court

Robinson laid the legal groundwork for marriage equality before becoming an associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court. Her confirmation is being hailed as a milestone for LGBTQ representation.

November 02, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
National Flag Football League of Atlanta

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  • Sports

Atlanta Falcons To Show LGBTQ+ Support With Their First Pride Night

As the NFL season gets underway, there's a conversation going on about Pride in football.

September 17, 2021
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Tiffany Griffith
A general view of action during a New Zealand Wheelchair rugby practice session ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yoyogi Sports Arena on August 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

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  • Sports

A Record Number Of Out LGBTQ Athletes Will Compete In The Tokyo Paralympics

At least 28 publicly out Paralympians will be competing in the summer games in Tokyo, more than double the number that took part in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, according to the website Outsports.

August 23, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
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