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Montana House leaders voted to expel lawmaker Zooey Zephyr for the remainder of the legislative session on Wednesday, following protests outside the state’s capital building. Zephyr, Montana’s first openly transgender woman elected to the legislative body, said Republicans who back a bill banning gender-affirming medical care would have “blood on their hands.” “I have been informed that during tomorrow’s floor session there will be a motion to either censure or expel me,” Zephyr tweeted on Tuesday, with a picture of a letter sent from Montana House leadership. “I’ve also been told I’ll get a c...
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Twitter suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s (R-Georgia) congressional account after the far-right representative violated the company’s “Hateful Conduct” policy. The ban will last seven days. Greene, who still has access to her personal Twitter account, was restricted by the social media company after posting a screenshot for a rally for a “Trans Day of Vengeance.” The tweet follows a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee killing three children and three adults. Police say the suspect, who was killed during the incident, was transgender. Twitter’s head of safety, Ella Irwin, said the com...
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Nazi sympathizers and white supremacists protested on Tuesday outside a Wadsworth, Ohio, drag queen story hour. Many right-wing protestors shouted “Seig heil” while carrying flags adorned with swastikas, leading to skirmishes where two protestors were arrested. A clash between right-wing demonstrators and LGBT activists ended in two charges of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Protestors reported a man pointing a gun at the crowd. Hate groups like The Proud Boys, Patriot Front and White Lives Matter declared their presence at the event. The extremist presence underscores the violence that gay ar...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ (R) office launched an investigation into a Christmas-themed drag show after complaints were made that the “sexually explicit” show was “marketed to children.” The “Drag Queen Christmas” event was part of a national tour visiting the Broward Center of the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The venue may be at risk at losing their liquor license and permission to operate if investigators find wrongdoing. IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEBRITIES WHO DIED THIS YEAR! “The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) is aware of multiple complaints a...
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Last month, the Moms For Liberty political action committee (PAC) received a massive donation from a surprise donor, Julie Fancelli, the heiress of the supermarket chain Publix. The $51,000 check was the PAC’s first large donation. Their organization is fairly new in the conservative PAC scene. The organization was started by former school board members, Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich Fancelli is a widely known Republican donor. Before the Capitol Riot began, she was a significant donor to right-wing groups organizing the events. The donation was made on June 23, according to the financial...
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In a packed White House room, President Joe Biden, several officials from his administration and leaders of the LGBTQ community gathered to celebrate the signing of an executive order guaranteeing federal protection of LGBTQ rights. The President, Vice President Kamala Harris and other cabinet members, including Pete Buttigieg, joined a crowd of cheering activists and representatives of the LGBTQ community. “My message to all the young people: Just be you, you are loved,” Biden said. “I want you to know that as your president, all of us on this stage have your back. We have your back.” The exe...
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The Texas Republican Party announced the implementation of a new 40-page anti-LGBTQ platform over the weekend, calling homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle” and “opposes all efforts to validate transgender identity.” The “Homosexuality and Gender Issues” section indicates a formal stance against legally protecting those who are a part of the LGBTQ community by declaring identification a choice. They also voiced support for anyone who opposes homosexuality based on religion or “traditional values.” The platform also announced opposition to taxpayer funds going to “medical gender dysphoria treat...
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis‘s (R-Wyoming) comments were booed by University of Wyoming graduates as she spoke at their commencement ceremony on Sunday. “Be on the watch,” she said. “There are those in government who believe not that the creator endowed us with inalienable rights … but that government created those rights, and that government should redefine those rights. “Even fundamental scientific truths, such as the existence of two sexes, male and female, are subject to challenge these days,” the senator added. “I’m not making a comment on the fact that there are people who transition between sexe...
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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) told Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten to “stay out of our girls’ bathrooms,” in a speech in her home state on Saturday. “And you know what, Pete Buttigieg can take his electric vehicles and his bicycles,” she said. “And he and his husband can stay out of our girls’ bathrooms.” It was unclear what Greene was referencing, but she was probably making sure her audience knew that Buttigieg was gay. Greene brought up men trying to get into women’s bathrooms, likely mixing up gay men and trans women in refer...
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a Colorado web designer who declined to provide service for weddings celebrating same-sex couples. The case will take on the debate on how to balance religious freedom and laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. This case is similar to a 2017 Supreme Court case dealing with another Colorado business, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The high court ruled 7-2, in favor of the baker who declined to bake a cake for same-sex marriages because it went against his religious beliefs. While the court over...
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