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Planned Parenthood Illinois Action board announces 2024 primary endorsements
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--From a press release
- CHICAGOThe Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood Illinois Action (PPIA), the non-partisan political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, proudly announces its final endorsements for the March 19 ...
LGBTQ+, reproductive rights organizers plan march on Democratic National Convention, appeal permit rejection
- Organizers planning a protest march outside the Democratic National Convention in August are appealing the city's denial of their permits. The group of organizers under the banner of Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws had been planning ...
Seattle LGBTQ+ bars push back against raids
- In Seattle, a group of Capitol Hill gay bars and clubs are teaming with neighborhood queer community leaders Dan Savage and Terry Miller in calling for the state's liquor control board and Seattle police officials to ...
HRC State Equality Index: Anti-LGBTQ+ 2023 state legislative season "most destructive"
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--From a press release
- WASHINGTON—Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the education arm of the nation's largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, in partnership with the Equality Federatio ...
Equality Illinois 2024 Gala Feb. 3
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- CHICAGO- Equality Illinois with presenting sponsor Molson Coors will present its annual gala on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at the Hilton Chicago. More than 1,500+ attendees are set to hear about the successes and ongoing challenges ...
NATIONAL Toni Atkins, Maine, bisexual advocate dies, Jussie Smollett, school board
- San Diego leader and California Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins kicked off her bid to become California's next governor, becoming the latest Democrat to join the 2026 race, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Atkins is ...
Equality Illinois endorses in two key primary election races
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--From a press release
- Equality Illinois endorses in two key primary election races for state representative: Dr. Michael Crawford in Illinois House District 31 and Lisa J. Davis in Illinois House District 32. Dr. Crawford and Ms. Davis have demonstrated ...
Extreme anti-trans legislation to be law in Ohio after GOP supermajority overrides governor's veto
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--From a press release
- WASHINGTON — The GOP-controlled Ohio Senate voted today to complete the legislature's override of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of dangerous anti-trans legislation. The bill bans transgender athletes from participating ...
More than 210,000 Latinx LGBT immigrants live in California
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--From a press release
- Nearly two-thirds of Latinx LGBT immigrants without Green Cards live in poverty. A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that there are 211,000 Latinx LGBT immigrants in California, including 68,800 ...
On 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirms commitment to reproductive rights
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--From a press release
- CHICAGO — Today marks the 51st anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which preserved the constitutional right to choose. Chicago has a long history of advocating for women's rights and is considered ...
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Gov. JB Pritzker's statement on the 51st anniversary of Roe v Wade
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- Chicago —— On the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Gov. JB Pritzker released the following statement: "Today marks the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that for five decades protected ...
DeSantis drops presidential campaign, endorses Trump
- Anti-LGBTQ+ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2024 presidential raceand has endorsed former President Donald Trump. The move took place Jan. 21two days before the New Hampshire primary, NBC News noted. On a ...
WORLD World leaders, Namibia attack, Taiwan electoral win, Irish LGBTQ+ groups
- In the wake of Gabriel Attal being named France's newest prime minister, PinkNews published a list of every out LGBTQ+ world leader to date. They include ex-San Marino head of state Paolo Rondelli, former Iceland Prime ...
NATIONAL Wis. report, gender dysphoria, HIV research, Stonewall exhibit, gay CEOs
- A new annual report from Wisconsin's Office of Children's Mental Health shows that the state's minorsespecially girls, children of color and LGBTQ+ youthcontinue to struggle with anxiety, depression and thoughts ...
NATIONAL Trans Health Equity Act, school policy, drag items, Don Lemon, Danica Roem
- The Trans Health Equity Acta law that requires Maryland's Medicaid program to cover gender-affirming treatmentstook effect Jan. 1, The Washington Blade noted. In May 2023, Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed the act. The law covers hormone ...
Williams Institute: 41,000 transgender immigrants live in California
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- A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that there are 174,200 transgender immigrants in the United States and 41,000 transgender immigrants in California, comprising over one-quarter (27%) of the state's ...
Ohio House overrides governor's pro-trans veto
- On Jan. 10, Ohio's Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 65-28 to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine's Dec. 29 veto of a bill that bans gender-affirming healthcare for minors. Democrats say transgender people and parents of transgender ...
France's new prime minister identifies as gay
- Gabriel Attal, France's next prime minister, identifies as gayand is the first LGBTQ+ person to hold this office. At 34, Attalwho succeeds Elisabeth Borne, who resigned after 20 months in officeis also the youngest prime minister ...
NATIONAL Trans candidates, Philly official, anti-LGBTQ+ laws, bisexual study
- An Ohio transgender woman announced her candidacy for the state's legislature, challenging an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican, The Dallas Voice noted. "If you're gonna attack our communities, then you're gonna have to compete against someone from our c ...
Coalition petitions for march, rally for reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights prior to DNC convention
- The Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws: Coalition for Reproductive Justice and LGBTQ+ Liberation coalition group held a press conference Jan. 2 at Chicago's City Hall just outside the city's Department of Transportation offices. The groups announced ...
Gay political trailblazer Ken Sherrill passes away at age 81
- Kenneth Sherrilla pioneering political scientist who was also the first out gay elected official in New York historydied in early December at age 81 from surgical complications, Gay City News reported. He is survived by his ...
NATIONAL Women's college, banned books, military initiative, Oregon
- After backlash regarding a decision to update its anti-discrimination policy and open enrollment to some transgender applicants, a Catholic women's college in Indiana will return to its previous admission policy, per The National Catholic Reporter. In ...
Greek government vows to back marriage equality
- Despite opposition from the Church of Greece and within the ruling New Democracy, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' government said it will eventually move to legalize same-sex marriage, The National Herald reported. However, no timetable was ...
WORLD Toronto businesses, French law, Thai bills, fight in Jamaica, Jonathan Bailey
- Some Toronto LGBTQ+ business owners say they are worried that they're being shut out of a provincial grant program because their businesses sometimes include sexual products or services, which are banned in the program's eligibility rules, ...
NATIONAL School items, Miami attack, Elliot Page, Fire Island
- In Virginia, new and returning members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and Fairfax County School Board were inauguratedwith some school board members opting to use banned books on the topics of slavery and LGBTQ+ ...
PASSAGES Former Republican Illinois legislator Susan Catania remembered for supporting gay rights
- Advocates remember former Illinois legislator Susan Catania as an active ally in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. Susan died Nov. 27 after a fire broke out in her home in Wisconsin, according to a tribute written ...
NATIONAL Dr. Rachel Levine, World AIDS Day, trans deaths, Philly bar art
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Liles C. Burke ruled that emails and other records from U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine are relevant to a lawsuit challenging Alabama's ban ...
Wisconsin governor vetoes anti-trans youth healthcare ban
- In an expected move, Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that aimed to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors, CBS News reported. Evers has sworn to strike down any proposals from the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature ...
ALMA Chicago holds second annual community reception
- Association of Latinos/as/xs Motivating Action (ALMA) Chicago held its second annual community reception Nov. 30 at La Celia Latin Kitchen in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood. This free event introduced the inaugural ...
Santos voted out of Congress
- Now-former U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-New York) was voted out of Congress on Dec. 1. Santos is the sixth House member in U.S. history to be booted from Congress, and the third since the Civil War, ...
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