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Don't fall for WSJ's 'normal gay' whitewashing of queer life

Opinion: A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed divorcing "gay" from "queer" people reinforces a hierarchy of belonging that privileges proximity to straightness, rewards conformity, and marginalizes anyone who cannot or will not meet its terms, argues Josh Ackley.

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Georgia educator says she was forced to resign after telling student she’s gay

Cameryn Lovett says she was responding to a student’s anti-gay remarks when the district gave her an ultimatum.

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Trump’s gay ‘special envoy’ Ric Grenell eyes ambassador to Russia position

The reported interest comes as Vladimir Putin continues expanding laws targeting LGBTQ+ people and free expression.

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NYC’s most powerful transgender official is fighting intensifying anti-LGBTQ+ federal pressure

Appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Brown is confronting the Trump administration’s attacks on trans people and dismantling long-standing LGBTQ+ inequities.

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These anti-LGBTQ+ Georgia Republicans did drag themselves, unearthed photos show

Photos obtained by The Advocate of Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins raise questions about hypocrisy as both lawmakers who’ve pushed anti-trans legislation compete to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff.

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Urgent 25th Amendment calls grow after Trump threatens mass destruction of Iran's civilization

Calls for removal are escalating as the president’s violent language blurs the line between attacking Iran’s government and committing genocide against its people.

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Donations surge for Tennessee librarian fired by conservative board over LGBTQ+ books

Luanne James was dismissed from the Rutherford Country public library after refusing to move LGBTQ+-related children’s books. A fundraiser has surged past $120,000.

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Donald Trump telegraphs war crimes in profanity-filled Easter Sunday Iran threat

The president warned that there “will be nothing like it,” in an Easter Sunday social media message invoking Allah.

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The Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling is being misunderstood

The justices focused on how the law was written, not the science behind conversion therapy. But the impact could still be significant.

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Journalist detained for booing Trump at Kennedy Center 'Chicago' performance

Eugene Ramirez says a thumbs-down and boos directed at the president prompted security to escort him out of his seat and hold him.

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Rachel Maddow warns U.S. is ‘breaking’ as Trump escalates Iran war

With tensions in he Middle East rising, the MS NOW host warns the U.S. may be less prepared than the president's rhetoric suggests.

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Connecting the dots: Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked

Lawmakers are using the same tactics, including criminalization, surveillance, and restrictions on young people, to limit access to both abortion and gender-affirming care.

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Transgender Latina beaten outside Washington LGBTQ+ bar after helping man recalls attack

She says she was helping a stranger when the encounter turned physical.

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Texas wants Bibles in public classrooms as another way to bully, harm, and exclude LGBTQ+ kids

What’s framed as literacy is a roadmap to marginalize LGBTQ+ students and erode secular education, writes John Casey.

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As Day of Silence turns 30, LGBTQ+ students are stuck in 1996

Opinion: Thirty years after the first Day of Silence, new policies and rising hostility are pushing LGBTQ+ young people back into the same unsafe conditions many thought were left in the past, writes Glisten CEO Melanie Willingham-Jaggers.

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Ohio teacher sues over removal of ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster

A teacher in Little Miami had the poster that celebrated diverse identities up for nearly four years before LGBTQ+ flags caused an uproar.

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Boston University removed Pride flags. Backlash forced its president to back off

President Melissa Gilliam called it a “pause,” not a reversal, after backlash spread across campus.

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Minnesota’s largest pediatric system restarts gender-affirming care for trans minors

The state’s largest pediatric provider resumed care after a court struck down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directive targeting treatment for transgender youth.

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How I came out to my Mexican dad—who had secrets of his own

In this excerpt from Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: A Soul Suspended Between Two Worlds, memoirist Jorge Xolalpa shares his family's journey moving to the U.S. as undocumented immigrants.

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A federal judge is forcing the Trump administration to answer for Renee Good’s killing

After months of secrecy, the Trump administration must turn over body-camera footage, witness interviews, and investigative files tied to the Minneapolis killing.

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Eric Swalwell responds to sexual assault allegations in a to-camera video

“A lot has been said about me today through anonymous allegations,” the Democratic California gubernatorial candidate said in the video posted to Instagram.

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Eric Swalwell’s governor bid is collapsing as top Democrats turn on him

After sexual assault revelations surfaced, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and California Rep. Robert Garcia are calling for their colleague in Congress to exit the race.

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What Melania Trump’s bizarre Jeffrey Epstein press event reveals about a White House in chaos

Behind the White House appearance that shocked even the aides in Donald Trump's inner circle.

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New Bryon Noem bombshell puts Kristi Noem’s anti-trans politics under harsher spotlight

The latest report alleges Bryon Noem described fantasies about feminization, adding new political pressure on the former Homeland Security secretary as critics cite hypocrisy.

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Former Biden HHS leaders hail syphilis breakthrough as Trump dismantles the system behind it

“This is an example of successful public health,” Dr. Jonathan Mermin, who led the CDC’s National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, told The Advocate.

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Pete Buttigieg hints at 2028 presidential run: ‘Save me a seat’

At the National Action Network convention, Buttigieg gave his clearest signal yet that he may run for president, capping a high-profile media blitz that included sharp clashes on MS NOW and CNBC.

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Could Minneapolis welcome bathhouses back for the first time since the late 1980s?

The Minneapolis City Council voted 12-0 to explore licensing facilities and ending a prohibition on adult sex venues in place since 1988.

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Trans darts player vows to fight ban from women's events: 'I'm not finished with this game'

After calling out a new ruling restricting her from competing in women’s events, Noa-Lynn van Leuven issued a second statement in defiance of efforts to oust her from the sport.

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Donald Trump posts gruesome murder video to Truth Social

The hard to watch video shows a man brutally beating a woman to death with a hammer.

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Melania Trump blindsides White House aides with unexpected leap into Epstein scandal

“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” the first lady said

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