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United Methodist Church opens General Conference as denomination considers LGBTQ+ rights - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/23/united-methodist-church-general-conference-lgbtq-rights/5981713841131/
Why Biden and Democrats are talking so much about freedom: When Vice President Kamala Harris rushed to Arizona late last week after the state Supreme Court ...
cnn.com/2024/04/16/politics/abortion-democrats-freedom-messaging/
Biden campaign seeks to mobilize LGBTQ voters with new initiative: President Biden’s reelection campaign on Wednesday launched Out for Biden-Harris ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4584825-biden-campaign-seeks-to-mobilize-lgbtq-voters-with-new-initiative/
Schatz, Takano offer resolution supporting LGBTQ students : Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) unveiled a resolution Friday demanding ...
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4590600-schatz-takano-offer-resolution-supporting-lgbtq-students/
EU candidate Georgia wants to outlaw LGBTQ+ 'propaganda': Georgia's ruling party has proposed constitutional changes to restrict LGBTQ+ rights — yet another ...
dw.com/en/eu-candidate-georgia-wants-to-outlaw-lgbtq-propaganda/a-68700801
California court to weigh in on fight over transgender ballot measure proposal language
pbs.org/newshour/politics/california-court-to-weigh-in-on-fight-over-transgender-ballot-measure-proposal-language
Election candidate says she is being 'boycotted' over LGBTQ campaign: Natasha Shah is standing in the Mill Hill and Moorgate ward in the upcoming Blackburn with ...
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/24264208.election-candidate-says-boycotted-lgbtq-campaign/
Sacramento declares itself a sanctuary city for transgender people: The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously to declare the California capital a “sanctuary ...
nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/sacramento-sanctuary-city-transgender-people-rcna145287
Equality Act backers undeterred by lack of progress three years later: 2021 started as a banner year for LGBTQ rights. In January, newly-inaugurated President ...
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4486033-equality-act-backers-undeterred-lack-progress-years-later/
Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile
bostonherald.com/2024/03/14/trump-backed-senate-candidate-faces-gop-worries-that-he-could-be-linked-to-adult-website-profile/
Quick Glance: Trump's Backing of Bernie Moreno in Ohio
- Former President Donald Trump pledges to protect Social Security and warns of potential consequences while campaigning for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.
- Trump praises Moreno as a determined warrior in Washington and criticizes Biden for potential threats to Social Security. He also discusses the impact of offshoring on the auto industry and his plans to increase tariffs on foreign-made cars.
- Trump's support for Moreno and Moreno's defense of Trump are causing a stir. Moreno defends Trump and criticizes Republicans who support his policies but not his personality.
- Trump also dismisses allegations against Moreno, comparing them to attacks he himself has faced, and accuses Biden of posing a threat to Social Security.
Amy Coney Barrett and Sonya Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/supreme-court-justices-barrett-and-sotomayor-ideological-opposites-unite-to-promote-civility/article_886e34c1-3f89-5a9d-8c46-cf66a215b0eb.html
Trans women should be arrested over bathroom use: NC Gov candidate Mark Robinson: North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), the leading GOP candidate for ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4464245-trans-women-should-be-arrested-over-bathroom-use-nc-gov-candidate-mark-robinson/
Houston state Rep. Shawn Thierry heads to runoff: Thierry angered fellow Democrats because of a speech she gave on the House floor in support of banning ...
texastribune.org/2024/03/05/shawn-thierry-houston-democrat-primary-legislature-simmons/
10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection, Oregon high court says
pbs.org/newshour/politics/10-gop-state-senators-who-staged-long-walkout-cant-run-for-reelection-oregon-high-court-says
Quick Glance: Oregon Supreme Court Blocks Reelection for Republican Senators
- Tim Knopp, R-Bend, is one of five Republican senators who contested the interpretation of Measure 113 by the state.
- After refusing to attend Senate floor sessions last year, eight Republican lawmakers in the Oregon Senate are prohibited from seeking reelection, ruled the Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday.
- In a unanimous decision that may impact the upcoming legislative session, the court supported the interpretation of Measure 113 by Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, the 2022 ballot measure approved by voters with the aim of ending legislative absences.
- In doing so, the court adopted an interpretation of the law acknowledged by the state as difficult to reconcile with its actual language – effectively ruling that the clear intent of voters in passing the measure was more important than the plain wording inserted into the state Constitution.
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Trump endorses Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor and compares him to Martin Luther King Jr.
english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-03-03/trump-endorses-mark-robinson-for-north-carolina-governor-and-compares-him-to-martin-luther-king-jr.html
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is backing abortion rights ballot measures across nation, but little on the horizon in Illinois
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/gov-j-b-pritzker-is-backing-abortion-rights-ballot-measures-across-nation-but-little-on-the-horizon-in-illinois/
Jared Woodfill puts firebrand approach to the test in Texas House race: Woodfill is challenging state Rep. Lacey Hull, a Houston Republican who has the support ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/election/2024/article/jared-woodfill-lacey-hull-primary-election-18693965.php
🏳️🌈 The Czech Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Parliament, is gearing up for a crucial vote this week on a bill that could potentially legalize ... Show more
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Trans candidate facing disqualification now cleared to run despite omitting deadname
apnews.com/article/transgender-candidates-disqualify-ohio-legislature-6fb2dbf82707e5b20ae8a138d8bfd447
The Global Rise of Autocracies: There has been an uptick in the number of authoritarian regimes in recent years. Could Indonesia be next?
usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2024-02-16/indonesia-election-result-comes-amid-global-rise-of-autocracies
Shawn Thierry faces hard reelection after anti-LGBTQ votes: The Houston Democrat voted for three anti-LGBTQ bills last year, which could make her more vulnerable ...
texastribune.org/2024/02/15/shawn-thierry-houston-democratic-primary-lgbtq-vote/
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Huang Jie, Taiwan’s first openly gay lawmaker, on overcoming criticism about age, experience, sexual orientation
hongkongfp.com/2024/02/04/huang-jie-taiwans-first-openly-gay-lawmaker-on-overcoming-criticism-about-age-experience-sexual-orientation/
Long-sought IDs give trans Indonesians the right to vote - Society - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/02/01/long-sought-ids-give-trans-indonesians-the-right-to-vote.html
Politics Briefing: Alberta’s proposed limits on transgender rights draws immediate rebuke from federal government
theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-politics-briefing-albertas-proposed-limits-on-transgender-rights-draws/
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Taiwan’s first openly gay lawmaker takes oath Thursday: "I hope (my election) will bring courage to many people as I've demonstrated I've done it standing ...
punchng.com/taiwans-first-openly-gay-lawmaker-takes-oath-thursday/
Florida Gov DeSantis Suspends 'Failing' Presidential Campaign: "As Floridians we will be stuck with him until 2026, so continue to hold him accountable and ...
commondreams.org/news/desantis-suspends-presidential-campaign
London Labour councillor suspended over 'transphobic' tweets: She has been suspended but her name will still be on the ballot as it is too late to change
mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/hackney-labour-councillor-suspended-after-28439078
Indonesian host’s saga adds to anxieties of LGBTQ folk ahead of election: ‘this is who I am’
scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3248949/indonesian-hosts-saga-adds-anxieties-lgbtq-folk-ahead-election-who-i-am
The SNP can’t afford to align themselves with Brian Souter: The last few years have been incredibly testing and trying for Scotland’s LGBT community – not least ...
thenational.scot/politics/24033282.snp-cant-afford-align-brian-souter/
Inside the 2023 Tory war on LGBT rights: MPs reveal the untold story behind the Conservatives' pivot on LGBT issues in 2023, as one warns the next election ...
inews.co.uk/news/inside-the-2023-tory-war-on-lgbt-rights-2821349
Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93 : Historians consider her one of the most consequential women in American history.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sandra-day-oconnor-woman-supreme-court-dies-93/story
Quick Glance: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman on Supreme Court, Dies at 93
- Sandra Day O’Connor, first female Supreme Court Justice, dies at age 93.
- She died in Phoenix of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness.
- Chief Justice John Roberts mourns her death.
- She refused to let states outlaw most abortions.
Youth initiative ‘NIRMAN’: 75.7 per cent of youths support same-sex marriage, finds study
indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/youth-initiative-nirman-75-7-per-cent-of-youths-support-same-sex-marriage-finds-study-9054675/
Despite GOP-led Bud Light backlash, A-B gives campaign cash to Republicans: Schroer did not respond to requests for comment about whether he’d accept money ...
stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/despite-gop-led-bud-light-backlash-a-b-gives-campaign-cash-to-republicans/article_7f909be2-95e1-11ee-9ba4-032db2efe71e.html
The split between red and blue states may come as a surprise.
🔗 - Republican States Are Gayer Than You Think
Issues, not candidates, are motivating young voters: Abortion is at the center of young people's political engagement.
abcnews.go.com/538/issues-candidates-motivating-young-voters/story
Romanian Same-Sex Couples Become Talking Point Ahead Of Key Elections: A comment by an otherwise progressive politician in Romania that she had voted ‘yes’ in a ...
rferl.org/a/romania-same-sex-couples-talking-point-elections/32719860.html
Election 2023: How Abortion Lifted Democrats, and More Key Takeaways: President Biden is unpopular, but the winning streak for his party and its policies has ...
nytimes.com/2023/11/08/us/politics/election-takeaways-abortion-biden.html
Fabian Nelson, Mississippi’s first openly gay legislator: ‘I’m staying true to my constituents’
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/mississippi-first-gay-lawmaker-fabian-nelson-interview
LGBTQ groups endorse Biden reelection campaign: Top LGBTQ rights groups announced their endorsement of President Biden’s reelection campaign on Tuesday ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4247296-lgbtq-groups-endorse-biden-reelection-campaign/
Hiltzik: The GOP's bad bet on social issues: Voters nearly universally rejected the Republican culture war Tuesday, and their distaste is an echo of shareholder ...
latimes.com/business/story/2023-11-09/the-lesson-of-tuesdays-elections-is-that-voters-and-shareholders-find-gop-extremism-repellent
LGBT Issues Galvanize Democrats’ Push for School Board Control: Partisan candidates in suburban Philadelphia battle for control of the state’s third-largest ...
wsj.com/us-news/education/lgbt-issues-galvanize-democrats-push-for-school-board-control-befad82a
It was a quiet Bay Area town. A Pride flag vote divided it: ‘Breaks my heart’: Battle erupted in this small Bay Area town over banning Pride flags at school
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sunol-school-pride-flag-18405316.php
State Sen. Scott Wiener will run for a third term: California state Sen. Scott Wiener had support to run for Congress, but that plan was thrown off track by Rep ...
sfchronicle.com/politics/article/wiener-reelection-18447423.php
Most in new poll say restricting access to gender-affirming care should not be focus for politicians
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/4210692-most-in-new-poll-say-restricting-access-to-gender-affirming-care-should-not-be-focus-for-politicians/
McBride leads primary opponents in early polling: Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride, who in June launched a potentially history-making bid to become the nation’s ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4205505-mcbride-leads-primary-opponents-in-early-polling/
Pride flag fight: Sunol school board refuses to rethink flag policy: About 100 people turned out for Tuesday’s meeting, which had three agenda items related to ...
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/pride-flag-fight-sunol-school-board-refuses-18416107.php
Women Will Determine the 2024 Election: They’ve already shown what they can do over the past few years.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/women-abortion-election-power.html
Florida city declares itself a sanctuary city for LGBTQ people: 'A safe place': The resolution, which may be the first of its kind in Florida, includes troubling ...
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/09/07/lgbtq-sanctuary-city-florida/70789322007/
The Looming Supreme Court Cases That Could Sway the 2024 Election: Supreme Court interventions "may serve as a big distraction to other political matters" before ...
newsweek.com/supreme-court-2024-abortion-pills-transgender-1829925
Quick Glance: Focus on Ethics: Supreme Court Justices Return to Washington
- Supreme Court justices will gather behind closed doors for their first meeting in Washington after the summer recess.
- History indicates they will ultimately reject most of the petitions.
- There is growing scrutiny on the court's ethics standards.
- A Supreme Court ethics bill was proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in July.
California lawmakers vote to repeal travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws: California lawmakers voted Tuesday to lift a law that bans publicly funded travel ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4200729-california-lawmakers-repeal-travel-ban-bridge-project/
California on cusp of repealing travel ban to anti-LGBTQ+ states: California lawmakers vote to repeal 2016 law that forbids the state from spending money on ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-12/california-lawmakers-vote-to-repeal-ban-on-government-travel-to-anti-lgbtq-states
Activists, candidates, parents call for LGBTQ+ support amid state elections: With the entire legislature up for election this year, Equality Virginia announced ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/activists-candidates-parents-call-for-lgbtq-support-amid-state-elections/article_9eeaa4ce-4820-11ee-b6ae-1feacfefe5ba.html
Longtime voting rights, education advocate Mildred Madison dies at age 97: Longtime voting rights and education advocate Mildred Madison has died at age 97 ...
freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/08/31/longtime-voting-education-advocate-mildred-madison-dies-at-age-97/70712334007/
Texas, Missouri Bans on Trans Healthcare for Young People Take Effect: A Texas ban on gender-affirming care for youth is set to go into effect this week ...
democracynow.org/2023/8/28/headlines/texas_missouri_bans_on_trans_healthcare_for_young_people_take_effect
How Biden’s court picks are fighting Trump’s radical judicial agenda: There are many things to consider when we vote for president, and in 2024 this needs to be ...
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4127619-how-bidens-court-picks-are-fighting-trumps-radical-judicial-agenda/
Stonewall Inn owners: Gay marriage could be taken away from LGBTQ people: The Stonewall Inn founders tell Adam Bloodworth about their pioneering safe spaces ...
cityam.com/stonewall-inn-owners-we-fear-lgbtq-people-will-lose-gay-marriage/
North Carolina lawmakers override veto on bill limiting LGBTQ instruction in early grades
pbs.org/newshour/politics/north-carolina-lawmakers-override-veto-on-bill-limiting-lgbtq-instruction-in-early-grades
Quick Glance: North Carolina limits LGBTQ+ instruction in early grades
- North Carolina's Senate and House have overridden the governor's veto and passed a law limiting LGBTQ+ instruction in early grades.
- The law takes immediate effect.
- The law also bans transgender girls from playing on girls' sports teams from middle school through college.
- A law banning gender-affirming treatments for transgender minors was also overridden.
Anas Sarwar refuses to say if he would vote for gender reforms again: ANAS Sarwar has reportedly refused to say if he would vote for Holyrood’s gender reforms ...
thenational.scot/news/23730129.anas-sarwar-refuses-say-vote-gender-reforms/
Spain election: Trans youths' families fear for rights under a right-wing government
reuters.com/world/europe/spain-election-trans-youths-families-fear-rights-under-right-wing-government-2023-07-18/
Quick Glance: Concerns for Trans Youths' Rights under Right-Wing Government
- Families with transgender children fear for their rights under a conservative government.
- The party Vox plans to repeal the Trans Law and has filed a lawsuit.
- The community cannot afford to see the law repealed.
- Chrysallis, an organization for trans youths, consists of about 2,000 families throughout Spain.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual Gen Z members report higher anxiety, sadness than peers: Gallup
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4073998-lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-gen-z-members-report-higher-anxiety-sadness-than-peers-gallup/
Spain's snap elections could give the far right a role in government for the first time since the end of Franco's dictatorship in 1975 ... Show more
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Buttigieg says Supreme Court case was designed for ‘clear purpose of chipping away’ at LGBTQ equality
cnn.com/2023/07/02/politics/pete-buttigieg-supreme-court-lgbtq-cnntv/
Poland: Thousands march in Warsaw for LGBT rights ahead of elections: Same-sex relationships are not legally recognised in Poland and gay couples cannot adopt ...
bbc.com/news/world-europe-65941658
The Republicans’ culture wars are dooming the party to failure: The Republican Party’s extreme moral crusades come at the expense of focusing on the core issues ...
thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4099983-the-republicans-culture-wars-are-dooming-the-party-to-failure/
LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis: LGBTQ Republicans say they feel misled by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the GOP presidential ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4079835-lgbtq-conservatives-say-they-feel-misled-by-desantis/
How a Year Without Roe Shifted American Views on Abortion: New and extensive polling shows public opinion increasingly supports legal abortion ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/23/us/roe-v-wade-abortion-views.html
Quick Glance: The Supreme Court's Impact: Overturning Roe v. Wade and Changing America
- Abortion is currently illegal in the state until further notice.
- Kristen Lyerly, an OB-GYN and abortion care provider, no longer practices in Wisconsin but instead works in Minnesota where abortion rights are protected by state law.
- The recent Dobbs decision caused an immediate halt in abortion care services.
- State constitutions often have stronger protections for privacy, equality, and bodily autonomy than the U.S. Constitution.
Christie calls back-and-forth between Trump and DeSantis a teenage ‘food fight’: Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday lamented what he ...
cnn.com/2023/07/02/politics/chris-christie-2024-trump-desantis-food-fight-cnntv/
Fear among Turkey's LGBT community after hostile election campaign: Campaign speeches targeting Turkey's LGBT community during last month's election have left ...
reuters.com/world/middle-east/fear-among-turkeys-lgbt-community-after-hostile-election-campaign-2023-06-24/
Quick Glance: Turkey's LGBT Community Living in Fear After Hostile Election Campaign
- Campaign speeches during last month's election have left some members of Turkey's LGBT community living in constant fear of police raids or even planning to leave the country.
- More people are leaving due to increased government pressure and feeling that their lives are in danger, according to lawyer and LGBT rights defender Mahmut Seren.
- Community members and activists who spoke to Reuters said discrimination had never been so intense and open.
- LGBT rights advocate Yilmaz said they had never been targeted like this before.
DeSantis campaign shares video slamming Trump’s past vow to protect LGBTQ rights: A campaign Twitter account for Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential bid is being ...
cnn.com/2023/07/01/politics/desantis-trump-lgbtq-rights-video/
Polish LGBTQ crowds march to demand equal rights as election looms: Tens of thousands marched through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to demand equality for ...
reuters.com/world/europe/polish-lgbtq-march-seeks-show-strength-election-looms-2023-06-17/
Far Right May Rise as Kingmaker in Spanish Election: A messier political landscape has lent leverage to the extremes, leaving a hard-right party poised to share ...
nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/europe/spains-election-extremes.html
Spain election: Europe’s far-right resurgence hits roadblock as Vox’s anti-LGBT plans thwarted
inews.co.uk/news/world/spain-election-europe-far-right-resurgence-roadblock-vox-anti-lgbt-plans-2500285
Californians to vote on repeal of same-sex marriage ban in November 2024 elections
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4096626-californians-to-vote-on-repeal-of-same-sex-marriage-ban-in-november-2024-elections/
Critics slam DeSantis campaign for sharing an anti-Trump ad targeting LGBTQ rights
npr.org/2023/07/03/1185781096/desantis-trump-lgbtq-video
Quick Glance: DeSantis Uses L.G.B.T.Q Issues to Criticize Trump in Twitter Video
- The Florida governor contrasts Trump's stance on gay and transgender rights in a video, sparking criticism.
- Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida criticizes former President Donald J. Trump's position on L.G.B.T.Q in a Twitter video.
- The video also showcases Trump expressing support for transgender individuals using their preferred bathrooms.
- The video, compiled by another Twitter user, appears to aim at generating more liberal outrage while DeSantis struggles in polls against Trump.
Training for potential LGBTQ+ candidates in Florida attracts Tampa Bay residents: Victory Institute is helping build a slate of LGBTQ+ candidates who can usher ...
axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2023/07/20/lgbtq-candidates-training-tampa-bay-residents
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