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LGBTQIA+ roundup May 2026: Vatican published gay men's testimonies for the first time in history and called conversion therapy "devastating" — weeks after SCOTUS struck down conversion therapy bans 8-1. Gay immigrant Allan Marrero freed after 150 days chained across 6 ICE facilities; no criminal history. Smith College probed by Trump ED for admitting trans women. 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ candidates received death threats in 2026.
#LGBTQIA #Vatican #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
The Washington Pretzel

LGBTQIA+ roundup May 7: Trevor Project — 1 in 10 LGBTQ+ youth attempted suicide in 2025; 41% considered it; anti-LGBTQ+ politics are a significant driver; affirming communities cut the attempt rate by two thirds; 15% faced conversion therapy. Botswana formally repealed its colonial-era anti-gay law in March 2026; same-sex couple challenging marriage ban in July. Denver launched Prism, an LGBTQIA+-affirming mental health IOP.
#LGBTQIA #TrevorProject #Botswana #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

LGBTQIA+ roundup May 7: Trevor Project — 1 in 10 LGBTQ+ youth attempted suicide in 2025; 41% considered it; anti-LGBTQ+ politics are a significant driver; affirming communities cut the attempt rate by two thirds; 15% faced conversion therapy. Botswana formally repealed its colonial-era anti-gay law in March 2026; same-sex couple challenging marriage ban in July. Denver launched Prism, an LGBTQIA+-affirming mental health IOP.
#LGBTQIA #TrevorProject #Botswana #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

LGBTQ roundup Apr 26 🏳️‍🌈 Anti-gay pastor Shelton (called Heartstopper "grooming") pleaded guilty to child sex crimes. EU court struck Hungary's LGBTQ media ban — 1st Article 2 violation ever. 2,000 re-raised the Stonewall Pride flag Trump removed. Trans golfer Davidson suing USGA. Boston LGBTQ migrant group got death threats over $7,500 grant. UK LGBTQ nightclub arson arrest. Gay hate crime suspect caught on fare evasion stop.
#LGBTQ #Stonewall #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

Genesis, 11. Denis, 6. Durham NC elementary school students. Deported to Honduras in 48 hours after a routine ICE check-in. Family complied for 4 years. Gone. 💔
#Durham #ICE #Deportation #GenesisAndDenis #NorthCarolina #AsylumSeekers #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

Trump donors cashing in on ICE 🚨 GEO Group + CoreCivic donated $2.8M to Trump. ICE returned: GEO $2.1B, CoreCivic $653M, CSI Aviation $1.1B in contracts. GEO revenue up 6% to $2.6B. CoreCivic up 13% to $2.2B. ICE detention doubled to 70K. Flights up 89%. 70% of $5.4B went to 10 vendors. One Big Beautiful Bill: $45B more coming.
#ICE #PayToPlay #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle
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Texas couldn't pass these anti-immigrant laws through the Legislature. So Abbott bypassed it. 1.7M people impacted. 18,500 students losing tuition. K-12/ DACA/ non-English folks/ refugees/asylum holders losing access. CDLs/purchasing/registering cars impacted. From electricians to speech pathologists and dog breeders, occupational licenses blocked
#Texas #GregAbbott #KenPaxton #DACA #Immigration #PipelineOfExclusion #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle

ICE leaked ledger exposed: local cops paid per arrest as a deportation army. Blue states get ZERO. One Tennessee cop: $1.8M. They're buying your police department. 🚨
#ICE #287g #DeportationArmy #BountyHunters #KenKlippenstein #ImmigrationEnforcement #TheWashingtonPretzel #USPoliTickle