Donald Trump says he'll revoke Joe Biden's protections for trans people 'on day one' (www.advocate.com)
Tennessee GOP quietly overturns marriage equality by giving officials the right to refuse (www.advocate.com)
Public officials in Tennessee can now refuse to grant a marriage license to anyone at their own discretion, for any reason....
President Joe Biden calls on LGBTQ+ community ‘to wave their flags of pride high’ this June (www.advocate.com)
Nonbinary Teacher in Florida Fired for Using Mx. Title (www.advocate.com)
The virtual school says its hands are tied due to Florida’s “don’t say gay” law. However, the teacher has lodged a complaint against it.
Spotify Removes Offensive Imagery But Keeps Transphobic Song Despite Outcry (www.advocate.com)
Spotify has removed offensive imagery associated with a controversial song by Christian rapper Tyson James and his 11-year-old son Toby James, following a complaint by GLAAD....
Outrage in Seattle after ‘raids’ of several gay bars citing ‘lewd conduct’ laws (www.advocate.com)
Brigham Young University Adds Explicit Ban on 'Same-Sex Romantic Behavior' to Honor Code (www.advocate.com)
Students say Brigham Young University is policing this behavior even more than its parent church does....
California parents oust school board members who enacted anti-LGBTQ+ policy (www.advocate.com)
Two members of the Orange Unified School District board have been removed by parents who opposed a policy requiring school staff to out transgender kids....
Flying the Pride flag is a gateway to ISIS, a Connecticut official claims as town passes ban (www.advocate.com)
A Connecticut town council voted to ban the LGBTQ+ pride flag in government buildings almost immediately after coming under Republican control....
Elon Musk demands users stop ‘deadnaming’ Twitter after Stephen King trolls the billionaire (www.advocate.com)
Christian lifeguard can't handle standing near a Pride flag, sues Los Angeles (www.advocate.com)
New Biden administration Title IX rule protects transgender students’ bathroom & pronoun use at school (www.advocate.com)
RuPaul’s new online bookstore under fire for selling right-wing extremist, anti-LGBTQ+ titles (www.advocate.com)
Alice Cooper Claims Being Trans Is a Fad, Loses Deal With Cosmetics Company (www.advocate.com)
Article by Advocate about another aging rock star, in this case Alice Cooper, being an intolerable bigot who lost touch with a world that is progressing beyond his limited imagination
Discord Now Explicitly Bans Misgendering and Deadnaming Transgender People on the Platform (www.advocate.com)
Discord has expanded its Hateful Conduct Policy to explicitly include prohibitions against misgendering and deadnaming in a policy update. Accompanying this policy update, Discord has also implemented a comprehensive warning system to enforce these guidelines effectively.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and House Republicans Are Trying to Cut Pete Buttigieg's Salary to $1 a Year (www.advocate.com)
Influential LGBTQ+ group pulls Biden endorsement over 'perilous' handling of Israel-Hamas war (www.advocate.com)
Hate Crime Charges in Stonewall Monument Flag Desecration (www.advocate.com)
Video surveillance footage showed three men attacking trans flags at the historic site during Pride month....
Georgia Senate passes bill banning American Library Association from state libraries (www.advocate.com)
Reporter asks Ron DeSantis why he can affirm his height with lifts, but stands against gender-affirming care (www.advocate.com)
Kansas Librarians Sue After Being Fired Over Autism Display Mistaken for LGBTQ+ Support (www.advocate.com)
Two Kansas librarians have been fired after conservative officials in their town mistook a multi-colored display as something for Pride and the “LGBTQ agenda.”...
Not to be outdone by Trans Day of Visibility, Trump weirdly declares ‘Christian Visibility Day’ (www.advocate.com)
Mike Johnson flies same Christian nationalist flag outside his office that Samuel Alito flew at vacation home (www.advocate.com)
Florida won't light bridges in rainbow colors for Pride Month this year (www.advocate.com)
Kansas governor passes law requiring ID to view acts of 'homosexuality' online, vetos 2 anti-LGBTQ+ bills (www.advocate.com)
