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Pride Month Events Around the DMV
There are plenty of ways to celebrate pride month and support LGBTQ+ people in your life and community this June. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.
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Illinois Bakery Targeted After Planning ‘Family Friendly Drag Show' Closes Permanently
A suburban Chicago bakery that was targeted after announcing plans to host a family-friendly drag brunch has officially closed its doors “forever,” despite earlier plans to remain open.
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Pride Month in the DC Area: Get Ready for Rainbow Parades, Festivals and More
Pride Month is back, and the D.C. area is gearing up for a huge month of joy, activism and community.
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‘Bud Light on Us': Budweiser Parent Now Offering Money Back to Boost Sales
The promotion comes in the wake of ongoing backlash to Bud Light’s decision to tap transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney as a spokesperson.
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Google Searches Questioning Sexuality and Gender up 1,300% Since 2004, Analysis Shows
Utah had more searches for “Am I gay” than any other state, while Oklahoma topped the list for “How to come out” queries.
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Target Pulls LGBTQ Pride Merch Amid Threats to Workers
Target is pulling a new line of LGBTQ pride merchandise after the company said people were threatening employees. Darsha Philips reports May 23, 2023.
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Montana Becomes First State to Ban Drag Reading for Kids in Schools and Libraries
The bill was also amended to specifically ban drag reading events from schools and libraries that receive public funding.
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Target Pulls Some LGBTQ Merchandise From Pride Month Collection After Threats to Staff
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
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‘Nobody Imagined It Would Go on This Long': Bud Light Sales Continue to Plummet Over Mulvaney Backlash
The controversy, now nearing its third month, has turned off a broader customer group than just those who characterize themselves as conservatives.
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Small New York Christian College Fires 2 Dorm Directors For Including Their Pronouns in Work Emails
Their former employer, Houghton University, wanted them to drop the identifiers in line with a new policy for email formats implemented in September. Both refused and were fired.
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Judge Says Mississippi School Can Make Trans Girl Dress as Boy for Graduation
A federal judge says he will not block a Mississippi school district from requiring a transgender girl to dress as a boy for high school graduation.
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Paris Olympics Vows to Carry Torch for LGBTQ Rights After Watershed of Tokyo
Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France.
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She Offered an LGBTQ-Themed Book to Her Middle Schoolers. Parents Filed a Police Report
Illinois middle school teacher Sarah Bonner has offered her students a diverse collection of books for 20 years. But her book choice this year backfired.
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DC Pride in May: What to Know
Pride isn’t just celebrated in June. News4’s Tommy McFly explains what groups are having events in May in D.C.
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Kansas City Declares Itself a LGBTQ+ Sanctuary City
Officials in Missouri’s largest city approved a resolution Thursday to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, defying state lawmakers who voted a day earlier to ban such care for minors and restrict it for some adults.
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FDA Eases Restrictions on Blood Donations, Allowing More Gay Men to Give in US
The updated guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.
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Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community in May: Black Pride, Trans Pride, More Return to DC
It’s always the right time for LGBTQIA+ pride. Here’s how you can celebrate in the D.C. area during the month of May.
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Gov. Moore Signs Abortion Protections, Medicaid Expansion for Transgender People
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed measures into law on Wednesday to protect abortion rights and expand Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming treatment in the heavily Democratic state.
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Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr Sues Over Removal From House Floor by GOP Colleagues
Attorneys for Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr are asking a court to allow for her return to the House floor. A lawsuit was filed Monday in state district court in Helena on behalf of the transgender Democrat and several constituents who say they are being denied their right to adequate representation. Zephyr was silenced and barred after chiding her Republican...
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Florida Lawmakers ‘Literally Trying to Exist,' While Fighting GOP Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
There are more than 200 LGBTQ+ lawmakers across the country, and they’re increasingly finding themselves fighting against bills that target their communities.