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Texas Republican Who Wrote Anti-Drag Bill Has Dressed in Drag

In Texas, a Republican legislator who has objected to the popularity of drag has dressed in women’s clothing himself, and a newly unearthed video confirms it. So now the lawmaker is trying to explain away the blatant hypocrisy of why it’s okay for him to dress in drag for fun, but others cannot enjoy the …

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Vermont Christian School Team Won’t Play Against Rival With Trans Girl

A Christian school in Vermont has withdrawn from the state’s girls’ basketball tournament rather than play against a team with a transgender girl.

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LGBTQ or LGBTQ+: Why All the Fuss About the +?

The National Lesbian Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA) recently shared that, moving forward, the organization is adding a + sign to LGBTQ to “reflect the many identities that make up our growing community.” It will now be known as NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists.

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George Santos Introduces Potentially Popular Tax Measure

While New York Rep. George Santos is fighting calls from some of his colleagues and constituents to resign from Congress, his first bill in the House addresses a potentially very popular issue on New York’s Long Island: state and local tax (SALT) deductions.

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Nebraska Lawmaker Filibusters to Stop Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

One state senator is holding up business in the Nebraska Legislature in protest of a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

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New LGBTQ+ Conference to Connect Queer Businesses and Entertainment

An LGBTQ+ business and entertainment conference is holding its first in-person event after a virtual launch during the pandemic. Unleashed LGBTQ+ will be held in Dallas, Texas, on September 22-24, 2023.

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Gay Congressman Celebrates Beyoncé During House Floor Speech

In honor of the end of Black History Month and the start of Women’s History Month, gay Democratic lawmaker Rep. Robert Garcia paid tribute to none other than Beyoncé on the House floor Wednesday morning.

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Michigan Coffee Shops Receive Anti-LGBTQ+ Threats

Coffee shops in Detroit and Lansing, Mich., recently received letters containing anti-LGBTQ+ hate and threats.

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New Santos Scandal Involves Money, Gay GOP & Richard Grenell: Report

Another week brings another scandal for out New York fabulist Rep. George Santos. This time, he’s accused of involving himself in questionable financial deals and fundraising efforts around a GOP gay rights project involving a Trump administration official, the funding of which he allegedly misrepresented to the cousin of a Russian oligarch who made a …

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​’Drag Race’ Queens Slam Republicans’ Anti-Trans, Anti-Drag Legislation​

On Friday, RuPaul’s Drag Race celebrated its 200th episode at a swanky soiree at Heart in West Hollywood. Assembled were queens from several previous seasons who gathered to watch the show, but the queens did not waste the opportunity to discuss the conservative right’s current attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.

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