Daily newsletter 7/16
📣 A day before the federal government plans to pull the plug on the nation’s only government-funded dedicated LGBTQ+ suicide crisis line, lawmakers are warning that lives hang in the balance.
Loved ones seek justice for Karmin Wells, beloved trans performer killed in Detroit
Almost two months after her death, the loved ones of Karmin Wells, a beloved transgender entertainer fatally shot in Detroit, are calling anew for justice.
Loved ones seek justice for Karmin Wells, beloved trans performer killed in Detroit
Almost two months after her death, the loved ones of Karmin Wells, a beloved transgender entertainer fatally shot in Detroit, are calling anew for justice.
Lawmakers call out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘unconscionable’ apathy on eve of LGBTQ+ 988 Lifeline shutdown
A day before the federal government plans to pull the plug on the nation’s only government-funded dedicated LGBTQ+ suicide crisis line, Rep. Mark Pocan is warning that lives hang in the balance, and he’s demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Lawmakers call out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ‘unconscionable’ apathy on eve of LGBTQ+ 988 Lifeline shutdown
A day before the federal government plans to pull the plug on the nation’s only government-funded dedicated LGBTQ+ suicide crisis line, Rep. Mark Pocan is warning that lives hang in the balance, and he’s demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Florida officials claim SCOTUS ruling allows them to deny trans adults health care
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tennessee could ban gender-affirming health care for minors, Florida officials argued the decision allows them to deny coverage to adults.
Florida officials claim SCOTUS ruling allows them to deny trans adults health care
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tennessee could ban gender-affirming health care for minors, Florida officials argued the decision allows them to deny coverage to adults.
Florida authorities search for truck driver who vandalized rainbow intersection
Police say vandals again vandalized a rainbow-colored intersection in South Florida.
Angela Paxton ends marriage to Texas AG Ken Paxton, citing God and ‘recent discoveries’
The political marriage that has helped define Texas’s far-right legal crusades is unraveling in public view. Republican State Sen. Angela Paxton announced Thursday she has filed for divorce from her husband, Attorney General Ken Paxton, citing “biblical grounds” and “recent discoveries.”
Baylor University returns $643,000 LGBTQ+ grant, calling it ‘inconsistent’ with values
Baylor University is returning a $643,000 grant to study women and LGBTQ+ people in the church just two weeks after receiving it.