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Miami school board votes against recognizing LGBTQ History Month

Friday, September 9 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- The Miami-Dade County School board voted against recognizing October as LGBTQ history month in a 1-8 vote, as the effects of the Parental Rights in Education law continue to trickle down. H-11, a resolution for Miami-Dade schools to formally recognize LGBTQ history month,... Read More.

Florida battles federal LGBTQ protections

Saturday, July 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the federal government aims at expanding protections for LGBTQ people, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state agencies are vowing to dodge those safeguards. In a memo from the Florida education department on Thursday, the agency told state schools to ignore nondiscrimination guidance... Read More.

LGBTQ groups slam government handling of monkeypox

Wednesday, July 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Protesters in several cities across the country are calling on the Biden administration, as well as local officials, to address the rapid rise in monkeypox cases. Demonstrators, including many LGBTQ activists, say officials have yet to provide the necessary outreach to vulnerable populations... Read More.

LGBTQ+ community facing increased social media bias, author says

Wednesday, June 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- LGBTQ+ social media content creators are increasingly complaining about their posts being taken down, a practice labeled as “the digital closet” by researcher Alexander Monea. Monea, who is a professor of English and cultural studies at George Mason University, spent two years... Read More.

House passes LGBTQ data collection bill to address community needs

Friday, June 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As Pride Month nears its end, the House has passed the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, which will require over 100 federal agencies to improve data collection and surveying of LGBTQ communities. Data collection is vital to understanding the needs of a community, sponsors... Read More.

First LGBTQ National Park Service center to open at Stonewall Inn

Friday, June 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The new Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center will be the first LGBTQ+ visitor center within the National Park Service, and organizers are set to break ground on the new endeavor. The center is set to open in the summer of 2024 and... Read More.

Biden marks Pride Month with executive order combatting conversion therapy, supporting LGBTQ kids

Wednesday, June 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal government will be instructing states on ways to expand access to health care and suicide prevention resources for LGBTQ people and will be releasing school policy samples that work to better include such students, among other steps in support of... Read More.

Son’s suicide spurs mother’s mission to combat LGBTQ+ bullying

Thursday, June 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Camika Shelby says her son Nigel “never met a stranger." “He was so full of light, so full of joy,” she said. She told ABC News that her son loved to entertain and share his bubbly personality with others, going out of his... Read More.

Alabama’s LGBTQ+ youth find safe haven at Magic City school

Thursday, June 9 by ABC News

(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- In a suburb south of Birmingham, Alabama, in one of the most conservative states in the country, a charter school dedicated to fostering LGBTQ+ youth is going into its second year. Magic City Acceptance Academy, which teaches students in grades six through... Read More.

Pride Month 2022: 15 brands giving back to the LGBTQ+ community

Wednesday, June 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Through the years, more and more brands have not only found ways to celebrate Pride Month, but to also give back in big, beautiful ways. This year is no different, and retailers have continued to elevate their campaigns, release captivating capsule collections... Read More.

San Francisco Pride parade bans police uniforms, LGBTQ officers refuse to march

Thursday, May 26 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Police will be barred from wearing their uniforms at the June 26 Pride march in San Francisco, one of the biggest Pride celebrations in the world. Instead, officers are being advised to march in T-shirts that represent their local law enforcement... Read More.

Some Republicans use false ‘pedophilia’ claims to attack Democrats, LGBTQ people

Saturday, May 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- It was an eyebrow-raising moment in the confirmation hearings for the first Black female Supreme Court justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson -- a grilling about her stance on child porn offenders. Several Republicans availed themselves of their time in front of a national audience... Read More.

Stories tagged with: lgbtq

Miami school board votes against recognizing LGBTQ History Month

Florida battles federal LGBTQ protections

LGBTQ groups slam government handling of monkeypox

House passes LGBTQ data collection bill to address community needs

First LGBTQ National Park Service center to open at Stonewall Inn

Biden marks Pride Month with executive order combatting conversion therapy, supporting LGBTQ kids

Son’s suicide spurs mother’s mission to combat LGBTQ+ bullying

Alabama’s LGBTQ+ youth find safe haven at Magic City school

Pride Month 2022: 15 brands giving back to the LGBTQ+ community

San Francisco Pride parade bans police uniforms, LGBTQ officers refuse to march

Some Republicans use false ‘pedophilia’ claims to attack Democrats, LGBTQ people

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