By KRISTEN GRIFFITH | A Harford County Circuit Court judge sided with the state school board Thursday afternoon, ruling that a young adult novel can remain in public school libraries. Judge Yolanda L. Curtin said the Harford board of education’s June 2025 decision to remove “Flamer,” by Mike Curato
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Earlier this month, Donald Trump used an anti-trans slur on Truth Social to insult Democratic Senate candidate for South Carolina, pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews. On Thursday, he brought that slur to life by uttering it aloud on stage at a South Carolina rally. “Darline’s running...
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Friday, October 23 Trans Discussion Group will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This group is intended to provide an emotionally and physically safe space for trans people and those who may be questioning their gender identity/expression to join together in community and learn from one anot...
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For years, the true identity of the writer “Lisa Ben” – a clever anagram for lesbian – remained a mystery. But in the 1940s, the creator of Vice Versa, the first known lesbian magazine in the country, had to write anonymously. People who valued their safety and livelihoods had no...
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Federal authorities on Thursday charged Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) with racketeering and money laundering in connection with a cannabis business that she co-owns. U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel during a Norfolk press confere...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has earned praise for her response to a question on trans rights during a town hall hosted by the progressive campus group More Perfect University. At the organization's Students vs. Billionaires town hall in Maine on Thursday, a trans student...
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The owner of the Anthem Orlando nightclub says that Meta suspended the venue’s Instagram account shortly after the city’s October Pride celebration, marking yet another LGBTQ+ business that has had its social presence scrubbed by the social media giant in recent months. “On Oct 2...
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A gay dad will not face charges after he punched a right-wing influencer who tricked him into a homophobic interview. 32-year-old David Vulin fulfilled a “pre-filing diversion," a program that allows certain people to fulfill requirements like community service or rehabilitation ...
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By DYLAN SEGELBAUM | A Baltimore teacher has cleared a key hurdle in her defamation lawsuit against those including the founder of the conservative social media account Libs of TikTok. Baltimore County Circuit Judge Marc DeSimone Jr. on Wednesday denied Chaya Raichik’s motion to ...
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For over 25 years, OutYouth in Texas had a home at 909 E. 49th1/2 Street, affectionately known as The Little Blue Bungalow. In 2024, a water leak damaged the structure beyond reasonable repair, and now the group is building a new home on the same site. They have raised funds for ...
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joined forces with one of social media's most vitriolic anti-trans campaigners last week to drum a Navy Commander out of the service over her support for transgender healthcare. It was a one-two punch from Hegseth in service of the president's cr...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.A Texas transgender rights organization has filed a petition in state court seeking to uncover who is behind an impersonation campaign it says has reached thousands of Texas residents ahead of the November 3 general election.The Tran...
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In 1983, the Food and Drug Administration instituted a ban on blood donations from men who have sex with other men in an attempt to keep HIV out of the nation’s blood supply. This came as the AIDS epidemic was ravaging queer communities, and contributed to a nationwide blood shor...
