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Kit Connor On Coming Out + Megan Rapinoe Retires + More LGBTQ News

Kit Connor (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Advocate: Heartstopper star Kit Connor has opened up about coming out as bisexual last fall under pressure from fans. “I would say that I would have preferred to do it another way.” Continue reading “Kit Connor On Coming Out + Megan Rapinoe Retires + More LGBTQ News”

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Appeals Court Allows Tennessee Ban On Gender-Affirming Care To Go Into Effect

BY a vote of 2-1, a panel of judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has ruled Tennessee's law prohibiting gender-affirming care (such as hormone therapy) for transgender minors can go into effect immediately. By a vote of 2-1, a panel of judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has ruled Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care (such as hormone therapy) for transgender minors can go into effect immediately. Continue reading “Appeals Court Allows Tennessee Ban On Gender-Affirming Care To Go Into Effect”

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Threads Signs Up Nearly 100 Million Users In Two Days

The new "Twitter killer" app Threads (from Meta) has signed up nearly 100 million users in two days. Ok, so I knew folks were done with Elon Musk’s antics with Twitter ever since he bought the social media platform some months ago. But I think everyone’s mind is blown that the new “Twitter killer” app Threads (from Meta) has signed up nearly 100 million users in two days. Continue reading “Threads Signs Up Nearly 100 Million Users In Two Days”

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NC Gov Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ Bills But GOP Holds Super-Majority

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has vetoed three anti-LGBTQ bills, but with veto-proof majorities in both chambers, political watchers in the state expect his vetoes to be overridden.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (photo: official Facebook)
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has vetoed three anti-LGBTQ bills, but with veto-proof majorities in both chambers, political watchers in the state expect his vetoes to be overridden. Continue reading “NC Gov Vetoes Anti-LGBTQ Bills But GOP Holds Super-Majority”

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Mondaire Jones Mounts Comeback, Jan 6 Defendants Blame Trump + More News

Mondaire Jones, one of the first gay Black men elected to Congress, and the first one to lose his reelection bid, is mounting a comeback.
Former House Rep. Mondaire Jones
Some news items you might have missed: • Politico: Mondaire Jones, one of the first gay Black men elected to Congress, and the first one to lose his reelection bid, is mounting a comeback. Continue reading “Mondaire Jones Mounts Comeback, Jan 6 Defendants Blame Trump + More News”

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Even George Santos Is Over Ron DeSantis’ Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (screen capture)
LGBTQ Republicans are not having the wild anti-queer campaign ad from the Ron DeSantis camp that debuted last Friday attacking Donald Trump’s “support” for the LGBTQ community. Continue reading “Even George Santos Is Over Ron DeSantis’ Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric”