The 74

Three in 10 LGBTQ youth have at least one formal disability diagnosis, according to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign. This dual identity makes them uniquely vulnerable to in-school victimization and exclusion from activities and physical spaces, according to data compiled by the organization. LGBTQ teens are twice as likely as the overall […]

30% of LGBTQ Students Diagnosed With Disability, Twice the Rate as Kids Overall

Texas State

Latin Times

A federal judge in Texas has expanded a ruling that blocks protections for LGBTQ students in the state in the context of Title IX. Concretely, the ruling now prohibits any future action by the federal Department of Education regarding the banning of discrimination on educational settings on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Federal judge in Texas expands block of Biden administration protection of LGBTQ students to any future Title IX regulations

The Hill

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), an openly gay member of Congress, said the LGBTQ community is facing dangerous territory in the current political climate in an interview published Friday. “We’re in a really dangerous moment for the community,” Garcia said in the interview with LGBTQ Nation on the conservative leanings of the Supreme Court. “Which is…

Rep. Robert Garcia on LGBTQ rights: ‘We’re in a really dangerous moment for the community’

The Supreme Court handed down a brief and very odd opinion on Friday that seemed to abandon its landmark civil rights decision in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), a four-year-old case that compelled the Biden administration to write rules forbidding discrimination against gay and trans students. The Court’s new decision...

Did the Supreme Court just overrule one of its most important LGBTQ rights decisions?

At 62, Laila Vargas has found a new lease on life. Much of this she attributes to coming out of the proverbial closet just three years ago. Today, Laila openly identifies as a lesbian and is happily married to "the woman of her dreams." She describes feeling free—at long last—to live the rest of her life with the authenticity and freedom she wishes she found in her youth.

Queer aging is the next frontier in LGBTQ+ human rights

The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from the Biden administration to enforce parts of a new federal rule meant to protect LGBTQ+ and pregnant students from discrimination in 10 states where the rule was put on hold by federal judges.

Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students

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Washington State

GOBankingRates

More than 1 million workers nationwide earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 or less. Even more workers earn the minimum wage in their states, but these state minimums vary greatly.  Read More:...

9 States With the Highest Minimum Wages in 2024

The fight for LGBTQ+ rights and recognition has been marked by the bravery, resilience, and creativity of countless individuals. Among them, some have risen to iconic status, using their platforms to push boundaries, challenge societal norms, and pave the way for future generations. Here are ten groundbreaking LGBTQ+ icons whose contributions have forever changed the landscape of culture, politics, and human rights.

Gay Icons: 10 Stars That Made America Respect LGBTQ+ Rights

Area Mama was a popular gay crossdresser in Nigeria. (Photo courtesy Area Mama’s Facebook page) Police in Nigeria have confirmed the death of popular gay crossdresser in the country’s capital. Authorities on Aug. 8 found Area Mama’s body along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway in Abuja. Several LGBTQ activists...

Popular gay crossdresser murdered in Nigeria

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

WashingtonExaminer

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed his second lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Justice Department over the EEOC granting protections to transgender people in the workplace.  Paxton, a Republican, filed his lawsuit on Thursday, arguing the agency’s guidelines clarifying what constitutes harassment include not allowing an employee to use the bathroom […]

Ken Paxton sues Biden administration for including misgendering someone as workplace harassment

The Independent

 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has disheartened LGBTQ+ activists after issuing a slew of new policies this week that would significantly restrict the role of its transgender members.The guidelines were released Monday as part of updates to the General Handbook of the denomination known widely as the Mormon church. Its new rules, in addition to expanding on an existing rule that prevents transgender people from being baptized, also prohibit transgender people from working with children or serving as priests or teachers. The church's handbook states that those “who transition away from their biological sex at birth...

LGBTQ advocates say Mormon church's new transgender policies marginalize transgender members

Houston, TX

Salon

A federal judge this week dismissed a majority of the claims in a Black Texas high school student's lawsuit against his school district, which accused officials there of racial and gender discrimination for punishing him over his refusal to change his hairstyle. Legal experts told Salon that while the axed racial discrimination claim didn't have strong legs, thanks in part to a controversial Supreme Court doctrine of "colorblindness," the suit's remaining sex discrimination allegation has the potential to have major reverberations.

Legal experts say a fight over a Black teen's dreadlocks shows how the law still enables racism

POLITICO

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices kept in place lower court rulings preventing the Title IX rule from being implemented.

Supreme Court declines to lift blocks on Biden administration’s education anti-discrimination rule

Anti-Black racism affects various aspects of society, including the health care system. In mental health care, this form of discrimination can significantly affect the quality of care that Black people receive. This article explores anti-Black racism and mental health care, its effects on mental health, and strategies to promote more...

Anti-Black racism in mental health care

Florida State

ABC News

Equality Florida’s Parenting with Pride aims to help parents address anti-LGBTQ policies and rhetoric in schools.

Florida parents of LGBTQ students band together to fight anti-LGBTQ bills

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to let President Joe Biden's administration enforce a key part of a new rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on gender identity in 10 Republican-led states that had challenged it.

US Supreme Court won't allow LGBT student protection in certain states

NewsRadio WFLA

The Florida law banning minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments is being enforced again this morning after a federal appeals court's decision.

Federal Appeals Court Allows Transgender Health Ban To Move Forward

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

As the star of TV's Dr. Kildare (NBC, 1961-1966), Richard Chamberlain was a heartthrob for millions of female fans in America and the world. Decades later, the actor transformed into the charismatic king of TV-mini-series with acclaimed productions like the originalShogun (NBC, 1980), and The Thorn Birds (ABC, 1983, in which he played a sexually repressed priest).

The Once Secret Gay Life of Actor Richard Chamberlain ('Dr. Kildare'): 21 Years After He Came Out

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Coming out at work can lead to discrimination: Williams Institute

Although the Supreme Court has outlawed anti-LGBTQ+ job discrimination, it still happens — as many people are finding after they come out at work, says a...

Coming out at work can lead to discrimination: Williams Institute

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