Foreigners allowed to travel to the U.S. without a visa could soon face new social media screening The notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register said Customs and Border Protection is proposing collecting five years worth of social media information from travelers from select countries who ...

The notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register said Customs and Border Protection is proposing collecting five years worth of social media information from travelers from select countries who do not have to get visas to come to the U.S.
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Immigrating while queer: America has a complex history of exclusion Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years.

Approximately 1.3 million LGBTQ+ immigrants live in the United States, but the journey has been difficult for at least 150 years.

New Yorkers, the law is clear: if you have an EBT balance, a store that accepts SNAP must allow you to use your card.

Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint

Holocaust history shows LGBTQ+ people have always been their own heroes Queer historians are using LGBTQ+ History Month to reflect on the often forgotten but powerful resistance against the Nazis.

Holocaust history shows LGBTQ+ people have always been [our] own heroes

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10 LGBTQ+ YA Fantasy Novels to Inspire Teens to Live Their Truth (Exclusive) Deadly Ever After’ author Brittany Johnson rounds up two handfuls of LGBTQ+ young adult fantasy novels to "empower the young reader by giving them a means of escape while simultaneously offering survi...

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Fulfilling Title IX’s Promise: Let Transgender and Intersex Students Play - National Women's Law Center Increasing opportunities for participation in school sports is vital to ensuring that the full range of educational benefits is available to all girls and women.

Title IX was enacted to ensure that all students have equal access to educational opportunities, regardless of gender. This includes the rights of intersex students to access sports. Learn more at:

Support Jamaica – Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal Join hands with the Government of Jamaica. Support national disaster relief, locate shelters, and stay informed on Hurricane Melissa updates.

[ In the wake of #HurricaneMelissa Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) …launched ( supportjamaica.gov.jm ) to coordinate relief & rebuild communities.

Our thoughts & prayers remain with Jamaica …the land we love. 💛🖤💚
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Support Jamaica – Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal Join hands with the Government of Jamaica. Support national disaster relief, locate shelters, and stay informed on Hurricane Melissa updates.

[ In the wake of #HurricaneMelissa Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) …launched ( supportjamaica.gov.jm ) to coordinate relief & rebuild communities.

Our thoughts & prayers remain with Jamaica …the land we love. 💛🖤💚
#Jamaica #donate] via LinkedIn NadineWhite1

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📍 🇯🇲 🏳️‍🌈 ⚠️ Keeping Jamaica-based community members in mind as Hurricane Melissa approaches. Please reach out to loved ones there so they’re informed, prepared & protected.

Contact QBF Community Care if you’re seeking safety / shelter / food there or in Cayman Islands 🇰🇾 Cuba 🇨🇺 Haiti 🇭🇹 DR 🇩🇴 Colombia 🇨🇴

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💡 🇺🇸 A note about influence, elections, and the state of things there in the USA (Chicago, IL and nearby).

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Aretha Franklin - Ain't No Way (Official Audio) YouTube video by Aretha Franklin

annual reminder that this song was written by a lesbian!

After years of repression, conservative Christian lesbians are coming out When raised in environments that promote compulsory heterosexuality and patriarchy, how do lesbian women unravel what they want and who they are?

Experts say this late realization is rooted in what’s known as compulsory heterosexuality: a cultural and religious pressure that makes straightness feel not just normal, but mandatory.

These 5 stories show that queerness was a part of pre-colonial Africa - buff.ly/rgXTUo9

Tropical Storm Melissa brings heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic On Wednesday, the slow-moving storm was about 305 miles south-southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.

Tropical Storm Melissa dumped heavy rain on parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the northern Caribbean in the coming days. https://to.pbs.org/4nBOokN

First they came for ..

Be any ally for the *whole* queer community

Nobody left out, nobody left behind

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Who brings salt water to the sea?
Me. I do. Because I happy cried today while swimming in Aruba and a wedding happened on the beach. And I practically squealed when I realized it was a lesbian wedding 🥹
Mrs. & Mrs. Smith were absolutely gorgeous and the ceremony was so sweet. My gay heart 😭♥️

This is for all people who can get pregnant.
It's not just a women's issue.
People of all genders need access to abortion.

When you triage as many cases as as we & @projectex.me do through our joint Community Care initiative, you understand how many lives are saved & helped through simple access to reproductive healthcare like this. This helps communities and reduces trauma for DV survivors. Forced labor has a name. 💁🏾

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QR code for this fundraiser Scan to donate to Kaidee's fundraiser "Help Kaidee and Skye Escape to Safety"

Help a disabled trans couple escape Alabama to a safer state!

Living in Alabama, as a trans couple is growing progressively more dangerous.

Our health is being actively damaged living in this house.

Please share, and if you're able, donate! Anything helps, even a dollar.

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Donate to help alyssum rebuild, stay housed and get HRT, organized by Alyssum Borges Hi hello, maybe you saw my campaign to help me move out of a mold infeste… Alyssum Borges needs your support for help alyssum rebuild, stay housed and get HRT

i still need to register for german classes and sign up for a master craftsmanship exam in order to register my small business so i can get set up with health insurance as a self-employed/freelance worker.

all of this takes time, meeting this goal is giving me that time

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Queer Voices Reporting Queer Stories: How ‘This News Is So Gay’ Podcast Informs and Entertains | GLAAD If you were to ask Ken Schneck about the one thing he is certain of, he'll most likely answer that question with the confidence he exudes once he's behind a microphone. Queer and trans news, reported ...

LISTEN: A Meet The Press-style podcast, but gayer! The Buckeye Flame editor and host of the This News Is So Gay podcast, Ken Schneck, has succeeded by elevating LGBTQ stories and the queer reporters at the helm of this original reporting.
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Trans people aren’t just part of history—we are the cultural architects of resistance. We’ve been at the frontlines of labor movements, feminist organizing, & racial justice struggles.

And nothing they do will stop us from building the future we deserve.

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Trans Texans face yet another attempt to ban them from bathrooms The state's latest bathroom bill would block trans people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender at schools or government buildings.

“For nearly a decade, bills like this one have painted trans people as threats, but the truth is, we are the ones consistently under attack and disproportionately impacted by violence and shelters and prisons and beyond. This bathroom bigotry does not protect women and girls” - @raquelwillis.com

STAR became one of the first LGBTQ organizations in the U.S. to focus specifically on transgender issues. It pioneered a legacy of advocacy for transgender and gender-nonconforming people who were often overlooked by mainstream gay rights organizations.

Along with Sylvia Rivera, a Latina transgender activist, Johnson co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) in 1970, an organization dedicated to providing housing and support for homeless LGBTQ youth.

Tell a baby queer. Tell a friend. Ask a librarian.

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