From Gay Today
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Biden administration reinstates health care protections for LGBTQ+ people in “giant step forward”
The Biden administration has reinstated Obama-era health care protections for LGBTQ+ people that were rescinded under the Trump administration. On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a rule declaring […]
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Maryland’s governor just signed a law to protect the freedom to read
This past Thursday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed a bill that could make it much harder for Christian conservatives to ban LGBTQ+ books in schools. H.B. 787, dubbed the “Freedom to […]
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Texas sues Biden administration for right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced that he has sued the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over new Title IX guidelines that make discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in education […]
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GOP governor signs law allowing anti-LGBTQ+ foster parents to take in LGBTQ+ youth
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) has signed a law explicitly allowing anti-LGBTQ+ foster and adoptive parents to take in LGBTQ+ youth with no provision to take into account the young […]
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Nearly 700 users sue Grindr for allegedly sharing HIV-status without consent
Over 670 Grindr users in the U.K. are suing the queer hook-up app for allegedly and non-consensually sharing their “highly sensitive” private information — including ethnicity, orientation, and HIV-status — […]
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Louisiana tells schools to just ignore Joe Biden’s new trans-inclusive Title IX rules
Louisiana has told the state’s public schools to ignore President Joe Biden’s newly released Title IX rules prohibiting anti-transgender discrimination that are set to go into effect nationwide on August 1. The […]
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Smithsonian cancels drag events as LGBTQ+ employees decry censorship
The Smithsonian Institution has been drawn into the conservative-led “debate” around whether drag and LGBTQ+-themed events are appropriate for children following Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III’s appearance before the […]
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Dominica’s High Court ends the country’s ban on being gay in historic ruling
The High Court of Dominica has overturned a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations between consenting adults after a gay man filed a lawsuit claiming the ban was unconstitutional. The complainant, […]
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GOP governor promises to “end” careers of trans & gender nonconforming teachers
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has said that he wants to “end” the presence of transgender and gender non-conforming teachers in his state. His promise could run afoul of a […]
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Melania Trump inexplicably hosts LGBTQ+ Republican event despite total absence from campaign trail
On Saturday, Melania Trump – who has been completely absent throughout her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign – hosted a closed-door fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), a pro-Trump LGBTQ+ […]
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We have made unthinkable progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Where do we go from here?
Since HIV was first discovered in 1983, medical experts and scientists have grappled with how to best treat the condition. In the 40 years since, there have been significant advancements […]
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LGBTQ+ people are more at risk of adverse effects of climate change
LGBTQ+ people are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, according to a Williams Institute report released in time for Earth Day. The study’s authors looked at U.S. Census […]