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

Tuesday, August 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When Florida parent Rose Taylor discovered that her son’s new teacher would not use his preferred pronouns, it shattered Taylor’s perception of safety in her local North Florida school.Taylor, who asked to be named using a pseudonym for privacy reasons, says...

Former students, parents speak on anti-LGBTQ bullying at Nex Benedicts school

Saturday, March 16 by ABC News

(OWASSO, Okla.) -- The death of LGBTQ teen Nex Benedict following a fight in a high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, shining a renewed spotlight on the intensifying environment in Oklahoma schools and anti-LGBTQ bullying.ABC News spoke with former students and local...

Record number of anti-LGBTQ legislation filed in 2023

Thursday, December 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- This year, state legislators introduced and passed a record-breaking number of legislative efforts targeting LGBTQ healthcare, access to public accommodations, inclusion in education, and more in the U.S.The American Civil Liberties Union said it recorded at least 508 bills impacting the...

Rise in anti-LGBTQ hate and extremism captured in new reports

Thursday, June 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two newly released reports capture the growing anti-LGBTQ+ extremism across the U.S., that has led to protests, threats and violence against the queer community.A new report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue has found significantly more incidents of anti-drag protests, threats,...

Biden condemns ‘hysterical’ and ‘ugly’ anti-LGBTQ measures

Friday, June 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled new initiatives to support LGBTQ Americans and called recent anti-trans efforts "thoroughly unjustified" and "ugly."Biden was set to host the White House's largest-ever Pride celebration but had to postpone due to the heavy smoke that inundated...

Pride organizers promise safety at festivities amid anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

Saturday, June 3 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As Pride Month kicks off, the continuing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation that has grown over the past several years is on the minds of many people, and event organizers across the country say they have prepared for this and have implemented...

Queer and trans youth plan march in the streets in 49 states amid anti-LGBTQ attacks

Friday, March 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Several months after Samira, a 16-year-old Florida transgender girl, began taking gender-affirming hormones, the Florida medical board’s ban on transgender youth healthcare stopped her in her tracks.“The day before the policy passed for real, I was dropped from my provider suddenly,...

VP Harris, in Ghana, addresses human rights amid anti-LGBTQ efforts in Africa

Monday, March 27 by ABC News

(ACCRA, Ghana) -- During her first full day in Accra, Ghana on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris met with the nation's president, raising human rights issues and growing competition from China in the region during their bilateral meeting.Currently being discussed in Ghana's parliament is...

Colorado Springs shooting survivors speak before Congress about anti-LGBTQ violence

Thursday, December 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Survivors of last month's Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, testified at a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday regarding anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, extremism and violence.Michael Anderson, the only Club Q bartender to survive the shooting, described the fear he felt as he...

GLAAD CEO blasts anti-LGBTQ pols, social media companies after Club Q shooting

Tuesday, November 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As investigators continue to gather clues about Saturday night's shooting in a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub that has left 5 people dead and 25 people injured as of Monday afternoon, LGBTQ rights groups have said that there is an increased state...