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Ft. Lauderdale fired its first gay police chief for promoting a handful of minority officers
“If promoting diversity is the hill I’m going to die on, I will sleep well tonight,” the former chief says.
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LGBTQ authors of banned books speak out on why their stories matter
Three authors recently targeted by the religious right and Republicans spoke with LGBTQ Nation about being at the center of controversy.
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Nebraska group wants to yank local protections for veterans & disabled to spite transgender people
Milo Winslow, the only trans person to testify in support of the nondiscrimination ordinance, died last week by suicide. The group leading the opposition campaign, the Nebraska Family Alliance, continues to call it “a gender identity bathroom ordinance.”
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Idaho passes Russian-style gay propaganda law that would jail librarians for “objectionable” books
The bill is similar to Russia’s “gay propaganda” law that allows librarians, teachers, bookstore owners, and students to be prosecuted for disseminating anything that portrays LGBTQ people in a positive light.
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Disney heir calls out company’s silence on anti-LGBT Florida bill
The Walt Disney Company has donated to each of the lawmakers behind Florida’s “Don’t say gay” bill.
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Texas AG accuses Biden of endorsing “child abuse” over support of trans youth
Ken Paxton called President Biden’s support of transgender youth “shocking and sad.”
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Florida man arrested after he tried to “cut the gay out” of his brother
The man had been acting strangely before the violent outburst.
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Red Sox releases minor leaguer for calling LGBTQ people rapists & sodomites
Brett Netzer also wants you to know, “i am a racist.”
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It’s 2022 & the St. Patricks Day parade still bans LGBTQ people from marching
The application to march states the parade does not allow the promotion of “sexual identification agendas.”
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74-year-old man pleads guilty to repeatedly threatening to bomb LGBTQ events
Robert Fehring once threatened violence so immense it would make the Pulse Nightclub massacre “look like a cakewalk.”