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Earlier this month, trans teenager Jazlynn Johnson, 18, was murdered in Las Vegas. Police had responded to a call from a man who said that his 17-year-old son, Cesar Sandoval, had murdered his friend with a gun earlier that evening, although he did not tell police where the murder had taken place. Sandoval was then arrested and charged with murder with the use of a deadly weapon and destroying or concealing evidence. Related Four young trans women killed in “senseless” murders nationwide It’s been a deadly year for trans people, sadly. Johnson was found the next morning in a car, dead at the scene. Stay connected to your community Connect with the issues and events that impact your community at home and beyond by subscribing to our newsletter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Sandoval reportedly came home at 3 a.m., “hysterical and in a panic,” telling his parents that he accidentally shot his friend. He asked them not to call the police, but they told him they had to. H

An Atlanta police officer gunned down his Lyft driver yesterday, reportedly hearing “voices” that told him his driver was part of a “gay fraternity” that was going to kidnap him. The murder has left the family of the victim, Reginald Folks, grieving. Related Police arrest teen suspected of killing 1 & injuring 6 in shooting at LGBTQ+ music venue The suspect reportedly became angry after two lesbian women turned down his advances. “[I’m] very proud of the man he became. Everywhere I went, people met him and enjoyed him. He always ran into people that he knew,” Marchelle Folks, mother of Reginald, said to 11 Alive News . “He was a friendly guy, very social. Reggie was pretty much the life of the party.” Stay connected to your community Connect with the issues and events that impact your community at home and beyond by subscribing to our newsletter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Folks had only just talked to his family on Mother’s Day, including his younger brother,

While a controversial commencement address given by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker continues to draw criticism from his targets and their allies, the three-time Super Bowl champion picked up support from one surprising source on Thursday: The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg. Last weekend, Butker insulted the LGBTQ+ community, working women, and his own church’s leadership in the speech at Catholic Benedictine College in Kansas, as he called for a return to religious patriarchy that rejects gay Pride and demands women “accept your lane and stay in it.” Related NFL player rants about Pride Month celebrating “deadly sins” in graduation speech as audience groans The Kansas City Chiefs kicker and Super Bowl champ used the speech to advocate for Christian Nationalist beliefs. “Degenerate cultural values,” “the tyranny of diversity, equity, and inclusion,” and “dangerous gender ideologies” were among the topics of Butker’s Christian nationalist screed. Global perspectives d

Mary Trump, the lesbian niece of former President Donald Trump, has noticed something weird about his family’s support during his hush money trial — it’s nonexistent. Mary Trump noted that the ex-president’s younger son, Eric Trump, has shown up several times in the New York City court to support his father, but Donald Trump’s other children, including Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, and his wife, Melania Trump, have been nowhere near him. Related Donald Trump’s niece shares the 1 word that makes her believe Stormy Daniels is telling the truth Mary Trump said that Stormy Daniels’s testimony must have been “incredibly humiliating” for her uncle, who was cursing her out in the courtroom. “Maybe Eric drew the short straw because it doesn’t really make sense that it’s just him and not both [him and Trump Jr.] or vice versa,” Mary Trump said in a recent MSNBC livestream . Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGB

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) agreed with a guest on his podcast that shopping at Target is not “honoring God” and that he wouldn’t want to be “in Target when the Rapture comes” last year, echoing conservative backlash to the retailer’s Pride Month displays from last year. Even though Target had been selling Pride gear for years, last year, the store came under criticism from the far-right for selling items like T-shirts and onesies with rainbows on them to people who want to purchase such products during Pride Month. Conservative influencers went to Target to record themselves being disgusted at the idea of Pride and claiming that there was something inappropriate about children seeing the displays. Related Heroic Target employees kick out anti-LGBTQ+ bigot complaining about “Satanic” Pride gear When asked if she supports Satanism and “Pride propaganda,” the employee nods and says she supports “both.” The videos and social media pushback were all part of a larger right-wi

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a complaint against a Mississippi public school for alleged discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming cisgender girls in its school dress code. The civil rights organization filed its complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on Wednesday, alleging that Harrison County School District violates Title IX, a law that bans sex-based discrimination in schools that is commonly cited in legal action protecting transgender rights. The ACLU complaint was filed on behalf of a mother and her 16-year-old transgender daughter, known in the complaint as simply “A.H.” The girl has been prohibited from wearing any feminine clothing and has been threatened with exclusion from school events if she didn’t comply with their policies. McKenna Raney-Gray, LGBTQ Justice Project staff attorney at the ACLU of Mississippi, said in an ACLU press release, “A.H.’s story is emblematic of other girls at Harri

Two advocacy groups have filed complaints with the federal government over a North Carolina school system’s decision to ban all books with gay parents and characters questioning their gender from both classrooms and libraries. PFLAG Southern Pines and Public School Advocates filed their complaint against Moore County Schools with the Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Civil Rights this week, according to WRAL News . The complaint reportedly alleged the removal of the books led to a “hostile educational environment.” The school’s decision was fueled by North Carolina’s controversial S.B. 49, also known as the “Parent’s Bill of Rights.” The legislation bans instruction on “gender identity, sexual activity, or sexuality” in kindergarten through fourth grade. It also requires school officials to notify parents if a student asks to be addressed by a name or  pronouns  that do not align with those they were assigned at birth, potentially outing trans and nonbinary kids. It is no

On Tuesday in West Virginia, a five-man primary for the Republican nomination for governor ended in victory for the state’s right-wing attorney general, who will now fight in the general election on November 5 to succeed outgoing governor Jim Justice (R). Moore Capito, son of U.S. Senator Shelley Capito (R-WV), lost to longtime Attorney General Patrick Morrisey after rumors spread that Capito is secretly gay. Despite the accusation, Capito saw an 11-point rise in the polls in the final weeks of the race before Morrisey bested him 33.5% to 27.5%. Capito never addressed the charges. Supporters of Mac Warner, West Virginia’s secretary of state, sowed the unsubstantiated rumor over the last several months in an effort to shake up the crowded field in his favor. He came in fourth. As Capito avoided the issue, the rumor spread, foremost among the former West Virginia delegate’s detractors and importantly in some quarters of the media, which picked up the story after a concerted disinform

The anti-LGBTQ+ group Moms for Liberty has joined the more than 20 Republican-led states currently suing the administration of President Joe Biden for the right to discriminate against transgender kids in school. The hate group has joined a lawsuit led by the states of Alaska, Kansas, Utah, and Wyoming against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. The suit targets the Biden Administration’s newly announced Title IX rules  mandating anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students. The rules interpret Title IX, which bans discrimination on the basis of sex in education, as a legal protection against anti-LGBTQ+ school policies. In particular, the rules require schools to let trans students use names, pronouns , restrooms, and other facilities that match their gender identity. With these rules, any school that receives federal funding will no longer be able to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students. This could affect states and school dis

Pansexual celebrities challenge traditional “norms” of sexual identity by openly embracing an attraction that goes beyond gender and sex. Each of the celebrities below has used their platforms to share their own personal journeys of how they came to accept different forms of love, changing their self-perception in the process. While bisexuality acknowledges people who feel attracted to more than just one gender, pansexuality allows for aesthetic, romantic, or sexual connections with people, regardless of their gender identity or sex altogether. These trailblazing celebrities have put pansexuality in the limelight, increasing visibility and societal acceptance for non-binary and fluid sexualities. Janelle Monáe Shutterstock Grammy-nominated nonbinary and Afrofuturist musician Janelle Monáe, publicly identified as pansexual in a 2018 Rolling Stone interview . She had previously avoided publicly discussing her sexuality — though her music had contained clues — she told the aforeme

Valentina Gomez is running for Missouri secretary of state, and she wants you to know one thing: Don’t be gay and weak. Gomez posted a video where she’s running in the middle of a street – inexplicably wearing a bulletproof vest and athletic shorts – and saying: “In America, you can be anything you want. So don’t be weak and gay. Stay f**king hard.” The video then shows a picture of her with guns. “‘Don’t be weak and gay’ August 6th is the day we take Missouri back from these corrupt politicians,” she wrote in sharing the video. Missouri’s primary is August 6. Don’t be weak and gay August 6th is the day we take Missouri back from these corrupt politicians. @Cobratate @TateTheTalisman MAGA pic.twitter.com/sKoY650Dmw — Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForSOS) May 13, 2024 She posted the same video with the same message on other social media platforms . “I love her! She doesn’t [give a f**k] what libs think! I wish I could vote for her but I am in [New Mexico],” someone commented

A federal appeals court sided with a transgender deputy who was denied equal medical care when the Houston County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office refused to cover her gender-affirming care under their health insurance. This comes after the county spent $1.2 dollars in legal fees to avoid paying for the deputy’s $10,000 surgery. Represented by the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), Sgt. Anna Lange began her lawsuit back in 2019 after her employer denied her gender-affirming care, despite having worked for the Sheriff’s Office since 2006. “Today’s victory is a win not just for me, but for all transgender Southerners who deserve equal access to life-saving transition-related care,” said Lange in a TLDEF press release.  “I have proudly served my community for decades and it has been deeply painful to have the county fight tooth and nail, redirecting valuable resources toward denying me basic health care — health care that the courts and a jury of my peers have already agr