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

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-educator-gay-resignation

Iowa can enforce previously blocked ‘don’t say gay’ law, appeals court rules

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/iowa-lgbtq-restrictions-appeals-court

Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-am-gender-ideology-ban

Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting's ban on trans women is discrimination

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-supreme-court-transgender-sports

Texas city could be first in nation to rescind LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/arlington-lgbtq-discrimination-protections-repeal

"Any attempt to fill the position with someone involved in partisan political activities will undermine public confidence not only in the bureau's work but the nation's statistics generally," Lowenthal says.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5258393/census-bureau-director-robert-santos #USCensus #Census2030 #Data #Statistics #PublicHealth #Race #Ethnicity #Disabilities #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity

#F1nn5ter is #makinguptherules as #he goes

The 24-year-old first brought his #egirl #persona #Rose to #Twitch in 2020, letting #fans send #donations to earn a “#GirlMonth,” during which — as the name suggests — he’d #dress in #feminine #clothing and #makeup for a month.

#Women #Bisexuals #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Entertainment #GenderFluidity #Gaming #Gamers #Gaymers #Streaming #Representation #Culture

https://www.intomore.com/culture/icons/f1nn5ter-is-making-the-rules-up-as-he-goes/

The ‘My #Rape Made Me #Gay’ #Storyline In #BabyReindeer Doesn’t Sit Right With Me.

The 'my rape made me #queer' #storyline feels not just #problematic but also deeply #concerning in its seeming equation of #sexualtrauma and #sexuality, and #falters in its #handling of the #victim’s #response.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualAssault #Rape #SexualOrientation #Sexuality

https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/2024/05/11716246/baby-reindeer-rape-scene-sexuality

The #gays are asking: How do you #comeout to a #straight #guy?

#Comingout as #queer is no easy process, and it’s different from person to person. Coming out to #family is one thing. Coming out to #friends is another. Coming out to #straightmen? An #Olympic level feat.

#Women #Bisexuals #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #ComingOut #Representation #Culture

https://www.intomore.com/culture/identity/the-gays-are-asking-how-do-you-come-out-to-a-straight-guy/

The #CensusBureau is #thinking about how to ask about #sex. #People have their #opinions

Dozens of #healthofficials, #civilrightsgroups, #individuals #and #businesses have weighed in about how the #statistical #agency should ask about #sexualorientation and #genderidentity for the first time on the American Community Survey (#ACS), one of the most comprehensive survey of American life.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Census #Representation #Culture

https://www.whio.com/news/politics/census-bureau-is/6D3ZIQ27W6YEPHB2XFUFPF2VRM/

#Hatemonger #MichaelKnowles, the #Conservative #DailyWire #Pundit, #Claims #PornHub Makes You #Gay or #Trans through #hypnosis.

The #antiLGBTQ+ #rightwing #Disinformation #Peddler claimed that #companies like #PornHub are #secretly #conspiring to make #cisgender #straight men #change their #sexualorientation and #genderidentity.

https://www.advocate.com/news/michael-knowles-pornhub-gay

#Google #searches for ‘Am I #gay’ or ‘Am I #lesbian’ #increase 1,300% since 2004.

A “#poignant” #searchterm, “#howtocomeout” being #Googled the most in traditionally #conservative #areas, including #Mississippi and #Kentucky, which it noted “could indicate a more #challenging #environment for #selfdisclosure of #identity”.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #GenderIdentity #Transitioning #ComingOut #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/google-searches-am-i-gay-lesbian/

Your #False #Narratives About #Lesbian #Friendships Aren’t Just #Tired, They’re #Harmful.

There have been so many false narratives about #queer #women told that over time they have gotten so built up and solidified as truth. The one that I really hate is that nearly every #lesbian #friendship started as a #stalled #flirtation.

#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Relationships #Sexuality #Intimacy #Stereotypes #Tropes

https://www.pride.com/identities/lesbian-stereotypes

#Older #gays tell #younguns what #dating & #hookingup was like before the #OnlineDating #apps took over.

Here are some of those #recollections, #abridged for #brevity and #edited for #readability.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Representation #Culture
https://www.queerty.com/older-gays-tell-younguns-what-dating-hooking-up-was-like-before-the-apps-took-over-20231022

#Undercounted? More #census #data needed on #LGBTQ #community, #experts say.

The decennial #UScensus — the #goldstandard of who exactly makes up the #US #population — does not ask about #sexualorientation or #genderidentity beyond a #strict #male/#female #binary

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Society #Representation #Culture
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/19/undercounted-more-census-data-needed-on-lgbtq-community-experts-say/70302264007/

Four #teenagers, targeted Heakin because of his #sexualorientation, were #arrested and faced first degree #murdercharges.

During their #trial, however, the #judge controversially #reduced the #charges against them to #involuntarymanslaughter, and once #convicted, the #teens received #probation.

According to a local pastor, there were a number of murders in Tucson around that same time that the police largely ignored.

#NoPoliceAtPride

In 1977, #Tucson, #Arizona added #sexualorientation to #antidiscrimination #ordinance following the tragic #murder of #RichardHeakin, a #gay #CollegeStudent from #Nebraska in 1976.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Arizona #Tuscon #History #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #Hatecrimes #SayHisName

https://www.grunge.com/1309586/tragic-1976-hate-crime-murder-richard-heakin/

#SupremeCourt in #SriLanka clears path for #decriminalisation of #homosexuality

#LGBTQ+ #rights #activists in the country have been #campaigning for years to change the #ColonialEra #law in a country where #homosexuality is still #punishable by a #prison #sentence and a #fine, leading to the private member’s #bill presented in #parliament last month.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ SriLanka #SexualOrientation #Decriminalization #SameSexCouples #Intimacy

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-05-09-sri-lanka-supreme-court-clears-path-for-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality/