California governor Gavin Newsom has condemned an “offensive” statement from an “ignorant” school board president who called Harvey Milk a “pedophile” during a book ban debate.
A Pride event scheduled for June 10 was canceled on Thursday in the wake of recent Florida legislation. Organizers announced on social media that the event dubbed “PRIDE in St. Cloud” would be canceled after months of planning.
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last week announced that a Georgia school district may have violated students’ civil rights by removing books that contained characters who were people of color or LGBTQ+.
Lizzo has hit out at the newly-passed anti-abortion bill. On May 19, during a stop on her ‘Special’ tour in Omaha, Nebraska, she shared a message with her fans who are in danger of losing reproductive rights and trans-affirming care.
The U.S. Education Department has announced a change to Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs. The proposal would make it illegal for schools to broadly ban transgender students from sports teams that align with their gender identity, rather than their assigned sex at birth.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) loosened restrictions on blood donations by men who have sex with men, a change that could ease blood shortages by allowing more people to donate.
A children’s book on the life of tennis and LGBTQ+ icon Billie Jean King is being reviewed for a possible ban in elementary school libraries by a school district in Tallahassee after a parent complained about one of its themes that supports same-sex love.
The Transgender Center Concerns Form has gone live on the website of Republican Missouri attorney general Andrew Bailey, urging residents to submit a complaint or concern about gender transition intervention they have experienced or observed in Missouri.
The Florida State Conference of the NAACP also voted to issue a travel advisory against Florida. Board of Directors Chairman Leon W. Russell said, “Any location in America where our history has been erased does not offer us, or our children a bright future.”
Rep. Randy Fine represents Florida’s 33rd district, covering Brevard County and Melbourne Beach. He is currently trying to get his own HB 1423 through the house. A bill, that would penalize any business that allows a child to view an “adult live performance”.
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