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Toni-Michelle Williams is fighting for a safer future for Black trans people

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Vanessa Hamb "Yes, representation matters, but is representation always safe?" source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/toni-michelle-williams-fighting-safer-future-black-trans-people/

The Transgender Day of Visibility takes on a different meaning when you’re covering a war

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Sarah Ashton-Cirillo I've been in Ukraine covering the response to the Russian invasion for weeks now and my travels have taken me across a nation in conflict. My job is to make their struggle visible for the world to see and these photos tell their story. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/transgender-day-visibility-takes-different-meaning-youre-covering-war/

Caitlyn Jenner announces new job at Fox News on Trans Day of Visibility

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Screenshot/Fox News Caitlyn Jenner has turned her 1% of the vote in her failed bid to be governor of California to a gig on Fox News. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/caitlyn-jenner-announces-new-job-fox-news-trans-day-visibility/

3 leadership tips from one of the world’s few trans CEOs

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Provided There hasn't been much change in my relationships with employees or clients since my transition. Neither has there been much change in my leadership style. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/3-leadership-tips-one-worlds-trans-ceos/

Actor Ron Perlman calls DeSantis a “Nazi pig” while railing against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill

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Screenshot, Twitter "First amendment. Read about it, then run for office. You piece of sh**t." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/actor-ron-perlman-calls-desantis-nazi-pig-railing-dont-say-gay-bill/

Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s working on a federal “Don’t Say Gay” bill

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Screenshot "I will do anything I can to protect kids," she said. Protect them from hearing that LGBTQ people exist? source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-shes-working-federal-dont-say-gay-bill/

Chris Rock apologized to Wanda Sykes but Will Smith hasn’t. She’s angry.

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Screenshot "It was sickening," Wanda Sykes told Ellen. "I physically felt ill and I'm still a little traumatized by it." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/wanda-sykes-railed-will-smith-wants-apology-host-oscars/

Tennessee is trying to find a loophole to ban same-sex marriage even if it legalizes child brides

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Shutterstock Republicans have proposed a new law regarding common-law marriage, minus an age limit. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/tennessee-trying-find-loophole-ban-sex-marriage-even-legalizes-child-brides/

Oklahoma gov signed bill banning trans girls from school sports while surrounded by cis girls

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Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead Outside his office, a trans protestor held a sign that said: "How does it feel bullying kids needing support?" source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/oklahoma-gov-signed-bill-banning-trans-girls-school-sports-surrounded-cis-girls/

Gavin Newsom announces first transgender judge appointed to the bench in California history

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Office of the governor Judge Andi Mudryk's career was built on advocating for rights for disabled people. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/gavin-newsom-announces-first-transgender-judge-appointed-bench-california-history/

Lilly Singh talks about coming out & seeing her sexuality trending on social media

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NBC promotional image What is it like when you see something so intimate being talked about by complete strangers everywhere? source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/lilly-singh-talks-coming-seeing-sexuality-trending-social-media/

Women make the best coffee. Here’s how they are transforming the industry

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NEIL GRABOWSKY A lesbian couple is changing the coffee industry and the love is being felt from seed to cup. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/women-make-best-coffee-heres-transforming-industry/

Students held a queer prom hours after the state legislature passed an attack on trans kids

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Shutterstock Unlike the GOP lawmakers, the students eschewed bigotry and held a queer prom that allowed LGBTQ and allied students to dance some of their cares away. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/students-held-queer-prom-hours-state-legislature-passed-attack-trans-kids/

Elliot Page’s character in “The Umbrella Academy” will also be transgender

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Netflix Elliot Page's announcement highlights the streaming service's past mishandling of trans issues with comedian Dave Chappelle. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/elliot-pages-character-umbrella-academy-will-also-transgender/

Conservative lawmaker comes out as transgender

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Official portrait "I'm trans. Or to be more accurate, I want to be." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/conservative-lawmaker-comes-transgender/

14 other states are considering laws similar to Florida’s “Don’t say gay” bill this year

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Shutterstock The bills would make it harder - or even ban - presenting books in class that talk about LGBTQ people. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/14-states-considering-laws-similar-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill-year/

Cheers! Queer Beer Festival returns for second year this summer

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photo via New Belgium Brewing Facebook Cheers to some queers with killer craft beers! source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/cheers-queer-beer-festival-returns-second-year-summer/

DeSantis rails against Disney for condemning the “Don’t Say Gay” law

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Shutterstock At the same time, Disney employees continue to criticize the company for not coming out strong enough against the bill. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/desantis-rails-disney-condemning-dont-say-gay-law/

Chris Rock isn’t the only comedian assaulted on stage in the past week. The other man is gay.

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Screenshot While the world chattered nonstop about Will Smith smacking Chris Rock, no one seemed to notice when comedian Sampson McCormick was attacked. Maybe it's because the gay bashed back. And then he finished his set. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/chris-rock-isnt-comedian-assaulted-stage-past-week-man-gay/

AOC calls for impeachment of far-right Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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Phil Pasquini / Shutterstock.com "Congress must understand that a failure to hold Clarence Thomas accountable sends a loud, dangerous signal to the full Court." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/aoc-calls-impeachment-far-right-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas/

Out Democrat Jolanda Jones is ready to take on Texas Republicans

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Provided by the LGBTQ Victory Fund "If they're willing to have conversations with me in good faith, I'm happy to try to move the needle with them, but if they want to fight, I'll tee up for that as well. Because I will fight them with everything I have in me." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/democrat-jolanda-jones-ready-take-texas-republicans/

Am I polyamorous? How to know if polyamory is right for you

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Shutterstock 81% of people have fantasized about giving polyamory a shot, but few actually go through with it. Are you wondering if you’re polyamorous yourself? Find out with this quiz! source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/polyamorous-know-polyamory-right/

Joe Biden calls Fox reporter “silly” for asking about U.S. military plans

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Adam Schultz / Biden for President "Why would I tell you? You've gotta be silly." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/joe-biden-calls-fox-reporter-silly-asking-u-s-military-plans/

Utah legislature overrides Gov’s veto and passes anti-trans sports bill

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KSTU screenshot Republican Gov. Spencer Cox sent an impassioned letter pleading with lawmakers not to pass the bill. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/utah-legislature-overrides-govs-veto-passes-anti-trans-sports-bill/

Community rallies behind LGBTQ-run nonprofit after a fake volunteer tried to sabotage it

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Screenshot, KCRG "It's just amazing when you put a call out like this...there are so many members that will show up from the community to help out in any way that they can." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/community-rallies-behind-lgbtq-run-nonprofit-fake-volunteer-tried-sabotage/

Meet the gay Ukrainian men willing to go to war for their country

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Provided “Nobody cares if you are gay or straight, most important (is) if you have military experience.” source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/meet-gay-ukrainian-men-willing-go-war-country/

Elton John said he was turned down from adopting a child in Ukraine because he’s gay

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Shutterstock "That’s when we decided to have children, because of this little boy in Ukraine," Elton John said. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/elton-john-said-turned-adopting-child-ukraine-hes-gay/

Ariana DeBose becomes first out person of color to win an Oscar in historic moment

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Screenshot "You see a queer, openly queer woman of color and Afro-Latina who found her strength in life through art." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ariana-debose-becomes-first-person-color-win-oscar-historic-moment/

Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses Pete & Chasten of wanting to creep in girls’ bathrooms

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Screenshot Does Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene think that Pete & Chasten are trans women? Or was she accusing them of something awful just to be mean? source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/marjorie-taylor-greene-accuses-pete-chasten-wanting-creep-girls-bathrooms/

Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings show the Republicans are gunning to overturn marriage equality

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Screenshot The GOP's line of questioning shows that they want the Court to revisit marriage equality once it overturns Roe v. Wade. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ketanji-brown-jackson-hearings-show-republicans-gunning-overturn-marriage-equality/

Cher had the most memorable response to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

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Shutterstock "IM SO SO SO HAPPY," Cher wrote, but not about what people thought she was talking about. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/cher-memorable-response-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-oscars/

Six organizations sue French presidential candidate for denying gay Holocaust victims

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Shutterstock Far-right candidate Eric Zemmour said it's just a "legend" that gay men were deported to concentration camps. LGBTQ organizations say that's illegal Holocaust denial. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/six-organizations-sue-french-presidential-candidate-denying-gay-holocaust-victims/

Trans Thai model deported from Dubai because her passport identified her as male

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Screenshot, Facebook Video "He asked if my boobs were big or small," she wrote, adding that airport staff forced her to wait in the men's waiting room. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/trans-thai-model-deported-dubai-passport-identified-male/

Billboards saying “GAY” are up in Florida in protest of the Don’t Say Gay bill

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Twitter/@AdamParkhomenko "Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans have pissed us all off." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/billboards-saying-gay-florida-protest-dont-say-gay-bill/

This week in LGBTQ Twitter: Truth bombs from Chasten Buttigieg, Jonathan Van Ness & George Takei

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Shutterstock And Lil Nas X needs his "fellow homosexuals to get gayer." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/week-lgbtq-twitter-truth-bombs-chasten-buttigieg-jonathan-van-ness-george-takei/

Clarence Thomas’ wife doesn’t believe in democracy. Does her husband?

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Wikipedia/Gage Skidmore Ginni Thomas pushed hard to throw out the 2020 election results and keep Trump in power. Justice Thomas insists that his wife's beliefs don't influence him, and we're supposed to take his word for it. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/clarence-thomas-wife-doesnt-believe-democracy-husband/

Trans women are being barred from leaving Ukraine. Border guards say they’re men & have to fight.

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Shutterstock "One of the guards said, ‘you’re a guy, so get the hell out of here,’ and told me I should be grateful they didn’t call the police." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/trans-women-barred-leaving-ukraine-border-guards-say-theyre-men-fight/

Lesbian Attorney General claps back at Ken Paxton’s shocking transphobia

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via Wikipedia/Secretname101 Out Attorney General Dana Nessel called her Texan counterpart "a walking hate crime." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/lesbian-attorney-general-claps-back-ken-paxtons-shocking-transphobia/

5 times celebrities clapped back at J.K. Rowling’s transphobia

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Shutterstock Celebrities have continued to clap back at Rowling for the harm she's caused. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/5-times-celebrities-clapped-back-j-k-rowlings-transphobia/

Pic of the Week: The Disney walkout took the mouse out of his house & into the streets

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(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) On Tuesday, Disney employees across the country participated in a walkout to protest the company’s lackluster response to Florida’s discriminatory “Don’t Say Gay” bill. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/pic-week-disney-walkout-took-mouse-house-streets/

NYC’s oldest lesbian bar gets a makeover after 30 years of partying hard

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facebook This bar goes above and beyond slinging drinks and dancing go-gos by making safe, inviting places with lasting impact. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/nycs-oldest-lesbian-bar-gets-makeover-30-years-partying-hard/

Time becomes irrelevant during war

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Sarah Ashton-Cirillo When do trains run? That depends. But the supplies are still desperately needed. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/time-becomes-irrelevant-war/

Over 100k Filipinos sang Ariana Grande’s “Break Free” in the streets to oppose fascism

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Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Watch the rally turn into a concert as the massive crowd sings along in unison - with a drag queen taking the lead. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/100k-filipinos-sang-ariana-grandes-break-free-streets-oppose-fascism/

Out Bridgerton star Golda Rosheuvel was told to stay in the closet to protect her career

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Screenshot, YouTube Queen Charlotte wouldn't listen, and she regrets nothing. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/bridgerton-star-golda-rosheuvel-told-stay-closet-protect-career/

Gay Biden official gives medical huckster Dr. Oz the boot from fitness advisory board

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White House photo/Facebook Out White House official Gautam Raghavan told Dr. Oz to "submit your resignation to me by the close of the business day." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/gay-biden-official-gives-medical-huckster-dr-oz-boot-fitness-advisory-board/

Sarah Palin is running for Congress to fight “namby-pamby wussy-p***y stuff”

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Shutterstock Sarah Palin opposes marriage equality and says homosexuality is a choice. Now she says she deserves to be in Congress because she has "cajones." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/sarah-palin-running-congress-fight-namby-pamby-wussy-py-stuff/

Las Vegas nightlife bounces back with big names in residency

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And if these two legends hit the Las Vegas stage, 2022 will be epic. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/las-vegas-nightlife-bounces-back-big-names-residency/

Louisiana teachers could be banned from coming out to a student who asks if they’re gay

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Shutterstock The state already limits sex education classes to heterosexuality only. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/louisiana-teachers-banned-coming-student-asks-theyre-gay/

Republicans were obsessed with LGBTQ people at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing

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Screenshot Republican Senators should have been asking Judge Jackson about the law. Instead they aired their own hateful beliefs. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/republicans-obsessed-lgbtq-people-ketanji-brown-jacksons-confirmation-hearing/

Gabrielle Union speaks out about her gutsy decision to call Disney out on their own red carpet

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FilmMagic "I will not be held back by fear of what—you're gonna take my career away? I'm Black in Hollywood. What does that even mean?" source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/gabrielle-union-speaks-gutsy-decision-call-disney-red-carpet/