DOGE and its impact on the LGBTQ+ community - QnotesCarolinas.com DOGE used ChatGPT to cut 1,400+ DEI grants worth $100M, targeting LGBTQ+ and BIPOC programs. NC DHHS lost $200M in health funds.

NEWS - Defunct organization is being sued for the largest mass cancellation in history.

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#DOGE #DEIFunding #LGBTQFunding #AI #ChatGPT #NCDHHS #HIVPrevention #LGBTQHealth #FederalCuts #EquityAndInclusion #PublicHealth #LGBTQRights

Poland’s Top Court Finally Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage—Sort Of | Instinct Magazine On March 20th, Poland’s top administrative court (NSA) made a decision that has LGBT advocates across the country just a little bit hopeful: public

No Wedding Bells Yet—But At Least the Government’s Finally RSVP’ing #LGBTQRights #Poland #SameSexMarriage #Europe

The creeping acceptance of conversion therapy - QnotesCarolinas.com Supreme Court reviews conversion therapy ban case; Trump admin supports practice while 22 states ban it. NC lacks comprehensive law.

NEWS - Federal and state organizations are challenging bans on conversion therapy.

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#ConversionTherapy #LGBTQRights #SupremeCourt #TrevorProject #LGBTQYouth #GenderExploration #NCPolitics #HumanRights #MentalHealth #EqualityNC

The Latest Attacks On Queer Rights Put Democracy In Peril The No King's Protest underscores how many believe Trump's attacks on queer rights are putting American democracy in peril

NO KINGS PROTEST AND LGBTQ RIGHTS: As millions of Americans prepare for the third “No Kings Protest,” with demonstrations expected in over 3,000 places, here’s a look at why many experts believe LGBTQ rights are the first to go in dictatorial governments.
#nokings #nokingsprotest #trump #lgbtqrights

Meet the New Leader Coming For Gay Marriage In the series premiere of “UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton,” Spencer speaks with the woman at the helm of the Greater Than Campaign, a new coalition working to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges and end gay marriage.

Meet the New Leader Coming For Gay Marriage: In the series premiere of “UNCLOSETED, with Spencer Macnaughton,” Spencer speaks with the woman at the helm of the Greater Than Campaign, a new coalition working to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges and end gay marriage. #LGBTQRights #love #racismandbigotry

Idaho vs. Pride: The Flag Fight You Can’t Miss | Instinct Magazine Another day, another state trying to remind us that our pride isn't welcome—literally. On Tuesday, March 24, the Idaho Senate passed House Bill 561, a bill

HB 561 Says ‘No Rainbow Here’—$2,000 a Day to Be Gay? #AntiGayLaw #Idaho #LGBTQRights #Pride

With all these transphobic bathroom bills popping up, could a 3-4 year old child get arrested for going to the bathroom with a parent of the opposite gender because it's not safe for them to go to the bathroom by themselves?

That's not protecting kids! #transrights #lgbtqrights #questions #politics

🌍 LGBTQ RIGHTS UNDER FIRE: Russia Crackdown, Iran Rumors & Global Backlash 🌍 LGBTQ RIGHTS UNDER FIRE: Russia Crackdown, Iran Rumors & Global Backlash What’s happening to LGBTQ people around the world right now? It’s more intense—and more political—than ever. This week, Karel is joined by Canadian journalist Scott Jacobsen from The Good Men Project for a powerful global conversation on LGBTQ rights, repression, and visibility. 👉 A Russian journalist is fined for so-called “LGBTQ propaganda” as the crackdown escalates 👉 Donald Trump is reportedly briefed on claims about Iran’s new Supreme Leader—and the dangerous implications of sexuality rumors in that region 👉 From India to global trans rights, we break down what’s really happening—and why it matters now This isn’t just news—it’s the reality facing LGBTQ communities worldwide. We connect the dots, challenge the narratives, and bring you the stories that often get ignored. 👉 Read the full column weekly: goodmenproject.com 👉 Watch, like, and subscribe: youtube.com/reallykarel 👉 Support the show: patreon.com/reallykarel 🎙️ The Karel Show streams on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, and Spreaker 📡 LIVE Monday–Thursday at 10:30 AM PST 📱 Also on TikTok & Instagram Karel is a history-making broadcaster and entertainer based in Las Vegas, alongside his service dog Ember. ⸻ 🔥 Hashtags #LGBTQNews, #GayNews, #GlobalLGBTQ, #LGBTQRights, #HumanRights, #RussiaNews, #IranNews, #TrumpNews, #TransRights, #IndiaNews, #WorldNews, #BreakingNews, #PoliticalNews, #LGBTQCommunity, #EqualityMatters, #LGBTQVoices, #QueerNews, #NewsCommentary, #CurrentEvents, #TheKarelShow, #PodcastLife, #IndependentMedia, #FreeSpeech, #Censorship, #GlobalPolitics, #HumanRightsWatch, #LGBTQActivism, #QueerVoices, #InternationalNews, #EmberDoes_Vegas https://youtu.be/Zz0e3Iqq1C8

📣 New Podcast! "🌍 LGBTQ RIGHTS UNDER FIRE: Russia Crackdown, Iran Rumors & Global Backlash" on @Spreaker #breakingnews #currentevents #equalitymatters #gaynews #globallgbtq #humanrights #indianews #irannews #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqnews #lgbtqrights #lgbtqvoices #newscommentary #politicalnews

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈She did her Friday and someone did her hair vibes 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 What a week!! For me and the world!! 🫠🫠 #transandproud #transwomenarewomen #lgbtqrights #lgbtq #transandproud #transuk #transpride #transisbeautiful

Trans girls and women will have to leave Girlguiding by September The charity has confirmed the deadline for when new membership rules relating to sex and gender will apply.

Trans girls and women must leave Girlguiding by September due to new membership rules. What are your thoughts on this decision? #LGBTQrights

www.charitytimes.com/ct/Trans-girls-and-women...

🚨 Mark your calendars! 🚨
Our allies at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio are hosting an event on April 9th in Columbus, and it's one you won’t want to miss. PPAO has been a tireless advocate for reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ rights here in Ohio.

#ReproductiveRights #LGBTQRights

White Queer Privilege and Weaponization Why do some LGBTQ+ voices cause more harm than help?

Remember this?

"White Queer Privilege and the Weaponization of Identity Politics"

Why do some LGBTQ+ voices cause more harm than help?

Read or revisit: theconvergencelens.org/white-queer-privilege-an...

#LgbtqRights

Tennessee committee deadlocks on bill to ban LGBTQ flags and official recognition of Pride periods The Senate State and Local Government Committee debated SB 24-09, which would prohibit display of LGBTQ flags or official recognition of Pride periods on state property and in public schools. After legal changes removing a private right of action, the measure failed to advance amid concerns about scope, free speech and local control.

A Tennessee Senate committee is at a standstill over a controversial bill that could ban LGBTQ flags in public spaces, raising major concerns about free speech and local control.

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#TN #TennesseePublicPolicy #CitizenPortal #FreeSpeechIssues #LocalControl #LGBTQRights

Malcolm Offord responds after The National publishes his foul homophobic joke REFORM’S leader in Scotland has responded after we published the details of a vile homophobic joke he made, that was so bad he donated to an LGBT…

Malcolm Offord faces backlash for a homophobic joke. Can humor push boundaries too far? Share your thoughts! #LGBTQRights

www.thenational.scot/news/25967870.malcolm-of...

Professor Juana María Rodriguez from the University of California is working with students to preserve LGBTQ+ history on Wikipedia.

Read more: https://bit.ly/40WGObo

#professor #juanamariarodriguez #lgbtqhistory #Wikipedia #UniversityOfCalifornia #lgbtqnews #gaynews #lgbtqrights

Screenshot on Discord of me (AmazonParrot) discussing transmedicalists (aka transmeds or truscum), in a channel on a server I'm on labeled as "#religion-and-politics". There are 12 online in that channel or server at the time of this screenshot, and the message was posted at 3:35 PM EST/EDT. The Discord message says, "I don't get transmedicalists (aka truscum). They seem like people who get really upset at the slightest thing that could trigger their dysphoria, like a cis person crossdressing for example. They hate the idea of some trans people being trans in a different way, like only wanting to socially transition for example, but some of them even get gatekeepy about who gets to get gender affirming care, as if somehow there's a flood of cis people with a fetish for being trans or some shit getting gender affirming care? Maybe I'm too normal, but I feel like someome with a fetish for being trans wouldn't go that far for their fetish, at least not most people like that, because isn't it like a very hard and complicated process to get gender affirming care? Maybe some places are more lenient with it, Idk, but still. I feel like DIY would be easier for fetishists than going the extra mile and trying to..."

Screenshot on Discord of me (AmazonParrot) discussing transmedicalists (aka transmeds or truscum). The message in this screenshot continues from the previois screenshot. The continhed Discord message says, "...more lenient with it, Idk, but still. I feel like DIY would be easier for fetishists than going the extra mile and trying to get actual GAC. I digress. Like I don't get why you'd want to live your life like that, you're basically letting other people dictate how you live and how comfortable you are in your own body. Why would you want to live like that? Aren't you miserable constantly living like that? I know it's probably super hard, but you just can't let your dysphoric feelinge control you this much, especially when you've already medically transitioned. I know I'm cis, so sorry if I sound like an ignorant asshole, but to me it seems like these people are getting dysphoric over how 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 people are trans or how 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 people present their gender, and I'm sorry, but that's just kind of ridiculous. Again, you're letting other people dictate how you're trans, and that's dumb. Them not transitioning medically in your mind should just be 'Well that's their problem, I'm different, I'm me, and not them, and I will get the medical care I need to transition whether people like it or not'."

Screenshot of the continued Discord message and a second message. The rest of the first Discord message reads, "...how you're trans, and that's dumb. Them not transitioning medically in your mind should just be 'Well that's their problem, I'm different, I'm me, and not them, and I will get the medical care I need to transition whether people like it or not'." The second Discord message reads, "Like I don't get how there's a subgroup of trans people that feel like it should be normal to live like this. Why can't they just not care about how other trans people present themselves or whether or not they medically transition? I know dysphoria can be a very hard thing to deal with, and the extremity can vary from trans person to trans person, but still. I feel like it's not right to police how other people live just because they personally make you uncomfortable or trigger you. Like why not just ignore them, or get proper mental health help so you can feel like this less? Again, I'm cis, so I can only know about this so much, but still. I wonder what other trans people think of what I said here. If I got anything wrong, feel free to correct..."

Screenshot showing the continued Discord messages. The rest of the second message just has the word "...me" at the end. The first message had all of what it said explained in the first three alt text descriptions.

What do you guys think of this? (This is me saying this on Discord btw) (1/4)

#trans #transgender #transrights #transsexuality #transsexual #cissexual #transmed #transmedicalism #truscum #gendernonconformity #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtrights #lgbtqrights #mentalhealth #mentalhealthcare #politics #discussion

Reform UK Scotland leader donated to LGBT charity after MALCOLM Offord made a homophobic joke about the partner of the late pop star George Michael, it has been claimed ...

Malcolm Offord faces backlash for a homophobic joke about George Michael’s partner. Can humor cross a line? #LGBTQRights

www.thenational.scot/news/25965122.malcolm-of...

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United Nations rejects U.S. effort to erase trans women: "It stops here"

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@WorldNews #LGBTQRights #UNNews #TransGenderRights

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Spring is springing in my wardrobe even if the weather isn’t catching up yet 🥶🫠 #spring #transandproud #transuk #transwomenarewomen #transisbeautiful #transrights #lgbtq #lgbtqrights

Pride Flag Ban at Boston University: Is ‘Neutrality’ Hiding Homophobia | Instinct Magazine In a twist that might remind you of a bad break-up with a college roommate who claims to support you but keeps taking down your Pride flags, Boston

The BU Pride Flag Saga: Where ‘Content Neutral’ Meets ‘Not So Neutral’ #BostonUniversity #GayPrideFlag #GayRIghts #LGBTQRights

The ‘Strippers in Schools’ Bill: Solving a Problem That Doesn’t Exist? | Instinct Magazine Strippers are at the center of a surprising new debate after the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a legislation intended to prevent explicit

Congress Targets ‘Strippers’ in Schools—But it Wasn’t Happening Anyway #HouseOfRepresentatives #Illinois #LGBTQRights #strippers #USA

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#furry #furryfandom #lgbtq #transrights #fursuit #belly #fursuitforsale #humanrights #abortion #fuckice #fucktrump #fursale #immigrantrights #lgbtqrights #birthcontrol #freepalestine #fuckai #transgender
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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 what a wonderful time dancing the delusion of the world away - there was alcohol, food and wonderful folk. Oh AND I used a toilet - update: everyone was fine. ❤️💓 #fdt #awelcomedistraction #lgbtq #lgbtqrights #transandproud #transuk #transwomenarewomen #transrights

#handmade #fundraiser #nonprofit #iceout #nokings #protest #resist #lgbtqrights #transrights

Another Charlotte gay couple battles ICE even as Kristi Noem is out of DHS - QnotesCarolinas.com Operation Charlotte's Web fallout continues: LGBTQ+ immigrant families face ongoing ICE enforcement, detention hardships and community displacement.

QNOTES DEMOCRACY - Latin gay man's partner detained, may force deportation.

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#CharlotteImmigration #ICEEnforcement #LGBTQImmigrants #OperationCharlotteWeb #ImmigrationJustice #DetentionConditions #FamilySeparation #LGBTQRights #NCPolitics #HumanDecency

Tennessee legislates what amounts to a list, tracking of LGBTQ residents We have seen this horror movie before, and we know how it ends. Every monster of the 20th century started with a pen and a list.

#Tennessee is legislating what amounts to a list of and tracking of #LGBTQ people in the state. There is precedent for what happens to these lists in the future: Germany, Soviet Union, Argentina, Chile

#antifa #lgbtqrights

Read: open.substack.com/pub/gerfarin...

If you're wondering why your Trans friends in the UK are getting political then this is a must watch.
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#TransRightsMatter #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqrights #lgbtqia

🌈”Keep shining bright! 🏳️‍🌈
The problem with being a bright light in this world is there will always be someone who tries to dim you to make themselves feel better. Keep spreading joy, keep enjoying your passions.

📌Lions rarely lose sleep over the opinions of sheep.”
~ Christopher Macken
#LGBTQRights

Nazi Salute Sparks Florida College Republicans Scandal | Instinct Magazine Florida's College Republicans are in hot water after an alleged Nazi salute by one of their own. The University of Florida temporarily deactivated the student

Florida College Republicans Face Legal Battles After Nazi Salute #CollegeRepublicans #LGBTQRights #neonazi #Florida