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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues second doctor over gender-affirming care

Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a second doctor alleging a violation of the state’s law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

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Transgender woman sues Hooters for discrimination, says workers denied her a job and harassed her

A transgender woman has a filed a lawsuit against a Hooters location in New York, claiming that workers denied her job application based on her appearance and harassed her for using the bathroom.

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Among many contrasts this election, confederate flags on pointed poles versus American flags on soft sticks

I went back to Washington, D.C., over the summer on my 60th birthday to attend the Pride Month celebration at Vice President Kamala Harris’ home at the Naval Observatory. I had a few hours to kill before the soiree, so I took a run along the Potomac River, and up and down the National Mall.

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TV stations were forced to air vile anti-trans, homophobic ads so graphic they got on-air content warnings

Viewers in media markets across the U.S. were confronted with an ad targeting LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights during the World Series this week that was so vile that stations aired a disclaimer before it.

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Two gay men, a DJ and a model,  were assaulted in D.C. on the same night. Police need info (exclusive)

Two gay men were assaulted in Washington, D.C. at the same time in different locations over the weekend, raising alarm about the growing number of high-profile cases of violence against LGBTQ+ people in the queer hub.

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To prevent post-election violence, businesses need to exercise ‘Citizens United’ rights

Before the very first offenders were even indicted on criminal charges for their participation in the January 6, 2021, insurrection attack on the Capitol, American companies were wasting no time firing identified attackers who were their employees.

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Ted Cruz used a trans wrestler in an attack ad without permission. Now, Mack Beggs is taking legal action

The transgender athlete Ted Cruz maliciously and incorrectly used in an attack ad has vowed to take legal action against the senator, accusing him of « defamation. »

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New ad from LGBTQ Task Force and partners counters Republican anti-trans and racist rhetoric

A new ad from the National LGBTQ Task Force, the Transgender Law Center, and Way to Rise aims to counter the anti-trans, anti-immigrant, and racist rhetoric coming from Republican candidates, including Donald Trump.

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A Texas woman died after the hospital said it would be a “crime” to intervene in her miscarriage

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.

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Democrats turn to gay hook-up app Grindr to reach LGBTQ+ voters ahead of the election

The Democratic National Committee is targeting LGBTQ+ voters with a new six-figure ad campaign on Grindr, urging them to vote against Republicans’ extreme agenda, which the DNC highlights as a direct threat to LGBTQ+ rights. Launching Wednesday evening, just days before Election Day, the campaign will spotlight Project 2025, a plan written by the ultraconservative …

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