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AFP via Getty Images The Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2022 Parade was held this week and people came out in droves to support the community and celebrate Pride. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/pic-week-tokyo-celebrates-pride/

Shutterstock The show's creators spray painted messages to suggest that the devil thinks their show is full of "poopy butts." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/christian-tv-show-faked-anti-christian-graffiti-get-viewers-real-fans-outraged/

Shutterstock Some of the gameshow's most popular (and successful!) contestants have come from the LGBTQ community. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/7-famous-lgbtq-jeopardy-contestants/

Screenshot The reality show is called "I'm Not Gay" and it features men giving each other lapdances. It's hosted by the legislator that wrote Russia's "gay propaganda" ban. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/russian-tv-airing-incredibly-homophobic-accidentally-homoerotic-show-existence/

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo A visit to a Ukrainian hospital treating victims of the Russian invasion teaches the true nature of war. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/death-seems-easy-comparison/

YouTube screenshot/WB Kids From Bugs Bunny marrying men to Fred Flintstone wearing a dress, cartoons have been queer for generations. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-said-cartoons-used-straight-wholesome-internet-reminded-truth/

Brian Kemp's Facebook page The bills have also harmed the mental health of LGBTQ Georgians, a new survey suggests. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/georgias-governor-signs-3-anti-lgbtq-bills-aid-re-election-bid/

Shutterstock Homophobia can take many different forms, and it's important to understand how it manifests to address it. Here’s a quick test to determine if you’re homophobic. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/homophobic-test-find-youre-homophobic/

Julian Hodgson via Flickr An internet troll complained that Redditors didn't fall for their "furries in school" hoax. Two week later, Chaya Raichik fell for it. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/influential-conservative-activist-claims-schools-teaching-kids-furries/

Shutterstock The current prohibitions on gay and bi male donors in America would forbid a man from donating blood to his dying husband, even if the two were in an exclusive monogamous relationship. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/gay-bi-men-can-soon-donate-blood-without-restrictions-canada/

Screenshot She climbed the ladder of success, she says, before realizing it was leaning against the wrong wall. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/transgender-woman-learn-man-transitioned/

Pennsylvania AG The victims' family pressured church leaders to approve of the sexual abuse, saying that it was like Joseph and Mary, because Mary was also a child bride. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/pastor-said-god-wanted-underage-girl-spouse-church-approved/

Shutterstock The Christian students say that they're the most discriminated against minority. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/christian-students-sue-censorship-allegedly-harassed-people-lgbtq-vigil/

Michael Jensen But when you're in an LGBTQ hotspot does it matter if the weather is a little dreary? source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/sometimes-rain-spain-falls-coast-instead-plains/

Shutterstock "I mean, did you ever think... that you’d be worried about book burnings and banning books, all because it doesn’t fit somebody’s political agenda?" source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/joe-biden-cant-hold-back-contempt-republicans-want-ban-math-textbooks/

Shutterstock Fox's oldest son likes to wear dresses at school. But while she's supportive, he still faces bullying and discrimination. That's precisely why her love for him is so important. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/amazing-mom-megan-fox-shows-parents-can-empower-gender-non-conforming-kids/

Screenshot It only took 45 seconds for all of the judges to turn around and offer to be his coach. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/olympic-gymnast-wows-voice-judges-lands-coveted-spot-singing-competition/

HRC LGBTQ groups are clapping back at the state's atrocious "Don't Say Gay" law. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-isnt-going-like-billboards-popping-floridas-tourism-hotspots/

Shutterstock The psychology graduate said the school made her write anti-LGBTQ papers and encouraged students to out queer students. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/byu-graduate-stylishly-protests-schools-anti-lgbtq-policies-rainbow-graduation-gown/

Shutterstock Is “heterophobia” real? Can someone really be heterophobic in the same way that some people are homophobic? Learn more about this concept in this guide! source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/heterophobia-is-it-real/

Shutterstock The Provincetown Business Guild and Bay State Cruise Company will host a special Pride cruise on Friday, June 3, departing from Boston’s World Trade Center. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/prinvincetown-wants-bostonians-celebrate-pride-bad-theyre-starting-boston/

Screenshot Rep. Lauren Boebert can't explain why sex-based body scanners are safer than more advanced, gender-neutral technology. She just wants to ban the "woke" tech. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/cruel-lauren-boebert-introduces-spiteful-bill-make-traveling-harder-trans-people/

Shutterstock Russia claims the social networks are promoting "nontraditional sexual relationships" to children. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/russia-fines-facebook-instagram-tiktok-violating-gay-propaganda-ban/

Kansas Legislature "We've had girls beaten up by boys that say, 'I feel like becoming girls today,'" state Rep. Cheryl Helmer ranted in an email full of lies. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/gop-lawmaker-calls-dem-colleague-huge-transgender-female-unhinged-rant/

Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Carrying letters of the alphabet as part of our identities also means helping to carry those still in pain forward with us. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/no-matter-world-escaping-closet-isnt-easy-try-ukraine/

Screenshot The school district demanded the teachers stop saying that their classrooms are safe spaces for LGBTQ students. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/school-forces-teachers-remove-lgbtq-safe-space-stickers-theyre-not-appropriate/

Shutterstock LGBTQ people (and Disney) are here to stay in Florida, whether Ron DeSantis likes it or not. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-remember-first-rule-disney-evil-never-wins/

Getty Images The account was suspended until he deleted a tweet insulting a transgender woman. Once he did, the account was restored. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/tucker-carlson-busted-lying-elon-musk-restored-twitter-account/

Gage Skidmore WTF? source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/lauren-boebert-tells-gays-build-florida-dont-like-dont-say-gay-law/

Shutterstock Schools could lose funding if they don't ban trans kids from sports hard enough. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/tennessee-passes-additional-penalties-trans-sports-ban/

Screenshot/Facebook The right didn't start calling LGBTQ people "groomers" out of nowhere. They've been doing this for centuries. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/dont-say-gay-laws-groomer-propaganda-just-latest-long-line-stereotypes/

Shutterstock ExxonMobil is following the right-wing trend of banning rainbow flags as "too political." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/exxonmobil-trying-reassure-lgbtq-employees-banned-rainbow-flags-isnt-working/

Campaign website And don't get her started on yoga. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/michigan-gop-sec-state-candidate-warns-beyonce-cardi-b-ariana-grande-tools-satan/

Shutterstock The gay conservatives called Chasten Buttigieg a "groomer" for opposing Florida's Don't Say Gay law just a few months ago. Now they're finding out that anti-LGBTQ legislation is "truly dangerous." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/log-cabin-republicans-supported-anti-lgbtq-legislation-now-theyre-surprised-bad/

Shutterstock Coming out is as liberating as it is terrifying. If you're looking for some guidance, check out our top tips on how to come out to your parents. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/5-tips-come-parents/

Shutterstock The "Harry Potter" author is spending Lesbian Visibility Week attacking the creator of Lesbian Visibility Week. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/jk-rowling-now-thinks-can-say-whos-lesbian-whos-not/

Shutterstock "Y’all should really stop banning books." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/kevin-sorbo-mocked-herculean-stupidity-didnt-know-pronouns/

Shutterstock Out of touch and unpopular, the former governor is struggling to connect with voters and make it into the runoff. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/sarah-palins-campaign-congress-isnt-exactly-taking-alaska-storm/

Shutterstock The book contains several "prohibited topics" - including incest, bestiality, progressive social programs, and the repercussions of slavery. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/complaint-filed-florida-ban-bible-woke/

Shutterstock The suspect was angry at Merriam Webster for supporting "the cultural Marxist, anti-science tr**ny agenda" and said it will "degrade the English language and deny reality." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/trump-supporter-arrested-threatening-murder-dictionary-editors-definition-female/

Screenshot While Donald Trump has faced dozens of allegations of sexual assault and harassment, the crowd was more worried that kids would learn they have a trans classmate. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/rally-chants-save-kids-trump-attacks-schools-talking-trans-people/

Shutterstock When she was young, her father was driving drunk and had an accident that killed her mother, sister, and cousin. She and Howard Stern spoke about the guilt he carried after that and explored the depths of what haunted him. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/molly-shannon-opens-closeted-gay-dad-touching-interview/

Shutterstock The ruling should be considered a "declaration that consensual same-sex sexual activity (among military service members) should no longer be considered as punishable in itself." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/south-korean-supreme-court-overturns-soldiers-sodomy-conviction/

Shutterstock The bill requires any materials on sexuality given by a counselor to a student be disclosed to parents, potentially forcing counselors to out students, endangering their lives. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/controversial-confusing-harmful-anti-lgbtq-bill-passes-oklahoma-senate/

Geoff Stearns/Flickr In 71 countries, being queer makes you a criminal. In 11 of them, the punishment is death. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/illegal-lgbtq-countries/

Shutterstock But on another day, NRP's Peter Sagal made sure voices were heard. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/week-lgbtq-twitter-social-media-goes-silent/

Shutterstock The nurse wrote an anti-LGBTQ screed on Facebook and doxxed a student. When she was suspended, rightwing activists started threatening violence. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/school-district-forced-increase-security-nurse-shares-personal-info-student-online/

Screenshot "He touched so many people with his kind and generous heart," his husband wrote on Facebook. A grand jury believes one of those people may have killed him. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/man-indicted-strangling-gay-marriage-activist-dumping-body-landfill/

Shutterstock "Based upon this review, we do not feel that this content is appropriate for young children even though it does not rise to the level of a crime." The group complaining about the books also wanted to ban a book about the civil rights movement. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/sheriff-urges-library-yank-books-lgbtq-content-thorough-review/

Fire Island Pines Historical Preservation Society It's been a looooooong winter. Melt the ice and blossom into the summer fun with this hot music archive, taken from New York's hottest gay dance scenes. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/get-ready-summer-free-trove-80s-dj-sets-found-fire-island/

Getty Images Daniel Quasar designed the updated Pride flag, but unlike the original rainbow flag's designer, Gilbert Baker, Quasar's Progress flag isn't given freely to the community. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/pic-week-game-time/

YouTube screengrab A person formerly close to Cawthorn and his campaign has leaked a photo of the transphobic politician partying aboard a cruise ship in a women's negligee and bra. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/photos-gop-rep-madison-cawthorn-wearing-lingerie-surface/

Adam Schultz / Biden for President "Christ, they’re going after Mickey Mouse." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/joe-biden-blasts-ugly-republicans-declaring-war-disney-transgender-children/

Neil Kumar's Facebook He says LGBTQ people are "grooming, brainwashing & mutilating" schoolchildren and revels in racism. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/meet-gop-candidate-extreme-arkansas-republican-party/

Shutterstock Grace Freud said that director Eamon O’Rourke attacked her at a Brooklyn bar and now has agents "hunting" for her. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/director-allegedly-punched-trans-comedian-head-twice-drunken-rage/

Shutterstock Russia's war against Ukraine has led to long stretches of silence regarding the iconic athlete’s well-being. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/brittney-griner-first-american-pow-russias-war-vs-ukraine/

Shutterstock LGBTQ representation in the hip-hop scene has flourished in the last few years. Read on to learn more about some of the biggest gay and lesbian rappers in the music industry. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/5-lgbtq-rappers-hip-hop-industry/

Screenshot GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said reports that he called for Donald Trump to resign were "totally wrong and false." But Rachel Maddow had the receipts. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/rachel-maddow-plays-damning-audio-gop-leader-calling-trump-resign-denies/

Screenshot/YouTube "They will kill us in our pulpits. You don’t believe me? They’re already doing it.” source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/televangelist-jim-bakker-says-dont-say-gay-law-fight-getting-preachers-killed/

Shutterstock Due to bans on sexual content in presentations by public entities, the bodice rippers book club enjoyed mostly by older ladies in the community is now canceled. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/oklahoma-library-ditches-sex-assault-support-group-romance-bookclub-board-bans-lgbtq-display/

Shutterstock Chaya Raichik is one of the architects of Groomer Panic, and she even went so far as to say preventing teen suicide is "grooming." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/massively-influential-libs-tiktok-called-lgbtq-suicide-hotline-grooming-organization/

This Christian teacher wants to "even out the playing ground" by bringing Jesus into the classroom. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/louisiana-elementary-teacher-demands-right-teach-children-god-chose-gender/

via Michigan Advance State Sen. Tom Barrett claims "radical Democrats opposing Tom are fighting DIRTY" as he sends fundraising texts about his supporters' children. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/gop-lawmaker-sends-text-fake-gender-reassignment-surgery-appointment-raise-cash/

Gage Skidmore The Hillibilly Elegy author, a protege of Thiel's, also won Donald Trump's endorsement, despite once comparing Trump to Hitler. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/peter-thiel-dropped-3-5m-help-transphobic-candidate-jd-vance-win-ohio-gop-primary/

website screenshot Conservatives are cool with the Bible saying it's okay to own slaves, kill women and smear feces onto lazy priests. But tell a kid that it's okay to be gay? Noooo, we can't have that. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/comedian-makes-republican-candidate-regret-wanting-make-bibles-basic-textbook-schools/

Shutterstock Florida man and state Surgeon General Joseph Lapado said he knows how to care for trans kids better than the Department of Health and Human Services and the American Medical Association. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/florida-tells-parents-force-trans-kids-dress-sex-assigned-birth/

Screenshot "I will always, always stand with women. I will always stand with Black women. But I just see everything that I am. Beyond the binary." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/janelle-monae-came-non-binary-officially/

WPLG screenshot The Florida governor's press secretary recently accused gay people of being pedophiles. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/man-walking-dog-left-fractured-face-stranger-punches-asking-hes-gay/

Nadine Smith Board members accused the administrators of "bullying" teachers into displaying the flags. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/maryland-school-board-bans-gateway-rainbow-flags/

Shutterstock The scheme to punish Disney could seriously backfire, since taxpayers might be forced to take on Disney's $2 billion debt. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/florida-senate-votes-end-disneys-property-deal-punish-speaking-lgbtq-people/

Shutterstock Love may be universal, but romance isn’t. If you have feelings that are stronger than platonic but less than romantic, you might be experiencing the gray area called alterous attraction. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/what-is-alterous-attraction/

Stel Kline Stel Kline said they dealt with bias from their first day on the job. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/groundbreaking-trans-journalist-alleges-bias-termination-south-dakota-public-broadcasting/

Official White House Photo by Erin Scott The White House Press Secretary sobbed as she answered the question, saying it's a topic that makes her emotional. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/jen-psaki-breaks-tears-answering-question-gop-attacks-trans-kids/

Shutterstock Chaya Raichik has been attacking LGBTQ-friendly teachers on Twitter, getting politicians to push anti-equality legislation. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/massively-influential-anti-lgbtq-influencer-behind-libs-tiktok-unmasked/

screenshot "Sorry not sorry y'all are fa***ts," the local business owner said in her bizarre rant against a gay couple. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/drunk-trump-supporter-almost-ran-gay-couple-called-slurs/

Shutterstock Over 100 anti-trans laws have been introduced by Republicans this year, but they are based on damaging misinformation about transgender children, their caregivers, & their providers. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/damaging-myths-transgender-kids/

Shutterstock Pabllo Vittar makes ‘herstory’ in Indio with a gorgeous Coachella performance. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/pabllo-vittar-makes-drag-history-stunning-coachella-performance/

Fairness Campaign According to her own parents, she's not a particularly gifted athlete, but the middle schooler is now banned from playing on the field hockey team she helped create. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/kentucky-republicans-afraid-mediocre-12-year-old-athlete/

Shutterstock Anti-gay bullying at the school has been a problem for years. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/4-teens-charged-imprisoning-student-spraying-toxic-cleaning-chemicals/

Screenshot Why? Because her d*ck is “bigger than yours.” source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/furious-woman-pushes-protesters-tear-anti-lgbtq-sign-viral-video/

Shutterstock The Harry Potter author's attacks on transgender people are costing her in America, but business was brisk in China where dialogue about Dumbledore being gay was cut out of the flick. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/newest-j-k-rowling-movie-worst-opening-franchise-history-fans-sour-author/

Shutterstock We take a look into the roots and original meaning of the phrase “no homo” and how its use exemplifies the normalization of homophobia in our society. source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/no-homo-homophobic/

Shutterstock State authorities have rejected 71% of textbooks for elementary schools, claiming they teach kids "prohibited topics." source https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/04/florida-bans-54-math-textbooks-indoctrinate-children/