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The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that a measure that would bar discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity received a public hearing in a Missouri Senate committee Wednesday, but, as in previous years, it has practically no chance of passage. Read more at the Saint Louis Post Dispatch ..read more
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The New Arab reports that the Iraqi parliament’s legal committee had concluded discussions on a controversial bill that imposes the death penalty or life imprisonment for same-sex relationships, and the bill is ready for voting on, an Iraqi lawmaker to The New Arab on Tuesday. Read more at The New Arab ..read more
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The Hill reports that an Ohio judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state’s ban on gender-affirming health care from taking effect, handing a preliminary victory to transgender minors seeking care in the state. Read more at The Hill ..read more
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that they are history-making numbers represented by new Milwaukee Common Council members sworn in Tuesday morning at City Hall – the 15-member body now has the most African Americans (eight), the most women (six) and the most openly LGBTQ members (two) in its history. Read more at The Milwaukee Journal ..read more
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The Bay Area Reporter reports that a homeless shelter for LGBTQ adults in San Francisco is at its full capacity of beds after having been shuttered during the COVID pandemic. Read more at The Bay Area Reporter ..read more
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CNN reports that after nearly three decades of holding annual silent protests to raise awareness for LGBTQ rights, students across the nation are speaking out Friday spurred by the recent spate of laws aimed at limiting the rights and visibility of LGBTQ Americans. Read more at CNN ..read more
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LGBTQNation reports that GLSEN’s “Day of Silence” has become an annual tradition in the LGBTQ+ community, but they changed it to the Day of NO Silence this year. Read more at LGBTQNation ..read more
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The Washington Blade reports that a member of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s National Assembly who is a leader of the country’s opposition party has introduced a bill that would criminalize LGBTQ people. Read more at the Washington Blade ..read more
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The Parliament reports that at risk of persecution in Russia, many struggle with discrimination and tough European immigration policies, resulting in mental health crises, extended waiting times and rejections. Read more at The Parliament ..read more
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LGBTQNation reports that as 53-year-old gay hairstylist named Alberto Vasquez was brutally beaten and left to die in a back-alley bar parking lot in the city of West Hollywood, California. Read more at LGBTQNation ..read more