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|  | "Safe Schools For All" to help students take action against bullying 2021-11-17
--From a press release - WASHINGTON — As schools and school districts across the country face hostile protests of LGBTQI+ inclusive education, students who are experiencing discrimination, bullying and harassment based on their sexual orientation ...
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| | Trans employees plan Oct. 20 walkout at Netflix [UPDATE] 2021-10-13
- Netflix's trans employee resource group is planning a company-wide walkout Wed., Oct. 20, to protest statements made by co-CEO Ted Sarandos regarding Dave Chappelle's latest comedy special The Closer, according to The Verge. "Trans Lives Matter. ...
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| | Texans protest anti-trans youth measures at capitol in Austin 2021-10-03
- GLAAD and Equality Texas issued a release highlighting a week of protest at the Texas state capitol in Austin—where measures targeting transgender children are being considered during the legislature's third special session of the year. Three ...
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| | Pro-choice rally takes place in the Loop 2021-09-27
- On Sept. 27—the first day of the new U.S. Supreme Court session—various women's- and reproductive-rights groups held a rally in Federal Plaza in the Loop. Planned Parenthood of Illinois Jennifer Welch said she wanted Americans to ...
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| | Defend Abortion Access marches/rallies planned across Illinois Oct. 2 2021-09-27
--From a press release - CHICAGO — A coalition of more than 20 progressive organizations, supporters, and providers of reproductive health care are holding "Defend Abortion Access" events across Illinois on Saturday, October 2, in response to the Texas abortion ban ...
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| | WORLD Kazakhstan protest, anti-gay attack, Taiwan wedding, Olympics 2021-08-15
- More than 100 people protested against an event planned by LGBT activists in Kazakhstan's northwestern city of Aqtobe, RFERL.org reported. The protesters said at the Aug. 8 rally that they would hand a petition to the ...
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| | Olympics: IOC investigating out shot-putter for protest gesture 2021-08-03
- U.S. shot-putter Raven Saunders—a Black, LGBTQ athlete—has explained what the gesture she made following her silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics meant, according to CNN.com. She raised her hands and crossed them in an X ...
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| | OLYMPICS U.S. fencers protest teammate accused of sexual assault 2021-07-31
- Three fencers on the men's U.S. Olympic team wore pink masks during their match against Japan to protest a teammate accused of sexual assault, The Hill noted. Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald and Yeisser Ramirez wore their ...
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| | Hungarian protesters defy prime minister with sizable march 2021-07-25
- In Hungary, approximately 30,000 people joined the annual Pride celebrations in the capital of Budapest on July 24, with attendees marching in colorful outfits in support of inclusion and freedom, according to CNN.com. However, this year ...
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| | Chicago City Council approves civilian oversight for police 2021-07-22
- On July 21, the Chicago City Council approved a controversial civilian oversight panel, giving the public more control over Chicago police following years of protests about law enforcement misconduct, The Chicago Tribune reported. The vote was ...
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| | NATIONAL Amazon, condo collapse, T-shirt controversy, GLSEN 2021-07-18
- At least two Amazon employees have resigned in recent weeks to protest the company's decision to continue to sell a book they say frames young people who identify as transgender as mentally ill, NBC News reported. ...
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| | NATIONAL Spa incident, N.J. items, AIDS gala, Tenn. lawsuits 2021-07-11
- Tensions rose between protesters and counterprotesters in Los Angeles over a spa incident involving a transgender woman, The Hill reported. Recently, a cisgender woman complained to staff at Wi Spa in Koreatown after a transgender woman ...
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| | Protest organizer now eyeing Arlington Heights after Pride flag rejection 2021-07-10
- The individual who organized a June 30 protest in Elk Grove Village against what many perceived to be an anti-trans+ law as well as the lack of a Pride flag flying there is now looking at what is happening in a ...
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| | Spanish authorities arrest three in beating death of gay man 2021-07-08
- In Spain, authorities said they have arrested three men for the brutal beating death of a gay man July 3 that sparked widespread protests across the country, out.com noted, citing El Mundo. Nursing assistant Samuel Luiz, ...
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| | Minneapolis to pay George Floyd's family $27M
2021-03-12
- The city of Minneapolis has reached a $27 million civil settlement with the family of George Floyd—the Black man whose death at the hands of police last May sparked a wave of protests around the world. ...
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