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Gay man wins the right to own a license plate that says “QUEER”
The state banned license plates that show “contempt for a specific group or person.” A judge said that violates free speech protections.
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Laverne Cox was the victim of an anti-transgender hate attack
“It doesn’t matter who you are, you can be Laverne Cox – whatever that means – if you’re trans, you’re going to experience stuff like this.”
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Richmond trans woman Chae’Meshia Simms shot & left for dead while driving home
The record year of violence against trans people didn’t stop for the holiday, with a separate murder in Miami possibly marking a record 40th violent death tallied so far this year.
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Anti-LGBTQ school board member poops on camera during live Zoom meeting then resigns
And she finds LGBTQ people “repugnant”?
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An LGBTQ marching band performs during the Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in history
“There are families out there in middle America, throughout the country, that are going to see this and it’s going to give hope to young people.”
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Indiana asks Supreme Court to strip parental rights from gay couples & they may succeed
The United States Supreme Court is taking unusual steps that could start the unraveling of marriage equality.
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Barista fired after telling coworkers they “need Jesus” if they wear a Pride t-shirt. She’s suing.
Starbucks handed out Pride t-shirts, and now she’s suing because the shirt she didn’t have to wear would “show her advocacy of a lifestyle in direct contradiction to her religious beliefs.”
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Gay dance duo show what it’s like to come out to your dad in “incredible” performance
They got a standing ovation from the judges for their emotional performance.
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Asia Jynaé Foster, a trans woman, was murdered on the Transgender Day of Remembrance
“Asia was outgoing, funny, and she could put together a read that left everyone around her scrambling to pick up their jaws.”
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Black trans woman sues after being sexually assaulted over 14 times in men’s prison
“I’m bringing this lawsuit to bring about change on behalf of a community that deserves the inherent dignity to simply exist.”