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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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

(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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

U.S. Congress A new lawsuit argues she should be. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/marjorie-taylor-greene-blocked-reelection-shes-insurrectionist/

Nadine Smith It has nothing to do with parents, education or students. It's about inflicting maximum harm for maximum political benefit. You can be sure when November rolls around, Republicans won't be able to stop talking about it. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/not-just-florida-gop-pushing-dont-say-gay-bills-15-states-now/

Shutterstock People in white Christian denominations who subscribe to fundamentalist beliefs have substantial intellectual deficits that make them easy marks for a wide variety of schemes — from financial fraud to conspiracy theories. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/science-proves-trump-supporters-just-plain-dumb/

Provided "I'm tired of white old men making decisions for me, a queer Cuban-American in Miami," Janelle Perez told LGBTQ Nation. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/state-senate-candidate-janelle-perez-no-time-floridas-culture-wars/

Screenshot Judge Jackson is not here for your gotcha questions about trans people, Senator. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ketanji-brown-jackson-smacks-transphobic-gop-senator-marsha-blackburn-four-words/

Shutterstock Trans people deserve access to culturally competent medical care. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/transgender-people-get-pregnant-sometimes-trans-people-need-abortions/

Screenshot Raven-Symoné, Mark Ruffalo, and Kerry Washington all took a stand. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/celebrities-employees-showed-anger-disney-massive-walkout/

KSTU screenshot "I am not an expert on transgenderism," Gov. Spencer Cox wrote. "When in doubt however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy, and compassion." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/utahs-republican-governor-vetoes-transgender-sports-ban/

J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images Sen. Mike Braun was railing against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Black woman married to a white man, when he said states should be allowed to ban interracial marriage. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/gop-senator-says-supreme-court-shouldnt-legalized-interracial-marriage/

Screenshot Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene stressed that sexism didn't exist in America until trans women came along. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/marjorie-taylor-greene-threatened-trans-women-aggressively-replacing-women/

Provided This episode clearly showed me, firsthand, why Putin is terrified of this incredibly strong, dynamic, and beautiful nation. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/getting-media-credentials-ukraine-like-transgender-journalist-funky-id/

Shutterstock "Does the safety of LGBT people not matter to you at all?" source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/jk-rowling-mocked-police-officers-showing-lgbtq-solidarity-brutal-hate-crime/

Screenshot "Well, senator, that is the nature of a right." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ketanji-brown-jackson-schooled-gop-senator-ranted-gay-marriage/

Shutterstock Disney brands are standing with employees. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/disney-employees-walking-today-protest-companys-response-dont-say-gay-bill/

Shutterstock “Fruity” is a pejorative used to describe soft, effeminate men. Has this hurtful slur been reclaimed? And where did the word come from in the first place? source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/fruity-mean-origins-term-fruit-describe-gay-man/

It wasn't all empty beaches and rainbows in Morocco. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/wanted-photograph-gay-men-homosexuality-illegal-pictures-got/

mugshot The case has dragged on for years. A jury trial now must take place to determine damages. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/judge-rules-former-ky-clerk-kim-davis-violated-constitutional-rights-sex-marriage-couples/

Screenshot/composite Cruz was in a rush to get back to Washington, DC for Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Cruz lamented that the hearings had become "angry and confrontational" during his opening statement. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ted-cruz-meltdown-airport-security-intervene/

Screenshot, PBS For decades, the Gay Rodeo has provided a safe space for LGBTQ cowhands to compete, but barely anyone seems to know about it. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ever-gay-rodeo/

Shutterstock The same school that targeted LGBTQ students earlier this year is now going after the teachers. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/christian-school-forces-teachers-sign-contract-swearing-theyll-always-straight/

Pixar Looks like corporate statements can make a difference after all. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/gay-kiss-restored-pixar-film-employees-blow-whistle-disney-censorship/

U.S. Congress Greene's words echo the language Putin, himself, has been using to justify invading Ukraine. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-ukrainian-fighters-possible-nazi-militias-latest-unhinged-rant/

Shutterstock The school says the teacher is "repentant," but won't say if she'll actually be punished for the bad decision. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/christian-preschool-teacher-leads-students-anti-biden-chant/

Shutterstock Rubio never really believed his own message of tolerance, but he's gleefully abandoned any vestige of it in defending Florida's Don't Say Gay measure. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/marco-rubio-told-christians-tolerant-now-hes-invoking-sodom-gomorrah/

Shutterstock It's still rough out there, but there are signs of hope. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/week-trans-rights-alabama-bill-moves-forward-idaho-bill-killed/

Shutterstock Staff is getting bonuses as DeGeneres heads into the homestretch. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ellen-giving-away-cash-staff-iconic-talk-show-winds/

Michael Jensen I very nearly missed a medieval wonderland that was right under my nose. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/varos-tiny-croatian-neighborhood-taught-big-lesson/

People also want to know what's going on with out WNBA player Brittney Griner. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/week-lgbtq-twitter-people-stay-saying-gay-clapping-back-jk-rowling/

Yuit Comms Christopher Constant is the first out gay candidate to run for statewide election in Alaska. And he has a shot. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/death-rep-don-young-alaskas-lone-congressional-seat-open-gay-democrat-wants/

Shutterstock The rap group Kalush Ochestra will record a performance from Ukraine rather than perform live at the actual show. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/ukraine-compete-eurovision-2022-contestants-serving-war-russia/

Shutterstock A group of teens yelled "every kind of homophobic slur that you’ve ever heard" at the couple. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/trolls-harass-gay-couple-turned-internet-support-neighbors-torment/

Michael Jensen What felt stale to me can still be incredibly exciting for you. That’s the magic of cities: for different people, they’re completely different things. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/03/welcome-seattle-newcomer-hope-enjoy-much/