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NYC’s voters will decide if representation still matters in historic LGBTQ+ district

A special election in the district home to the Stonewall Inn is raising big questions about LGBTQ+ representation, political values, and who gets to speak for queer New Yorkers.

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Why is Grindr cozying up to Trump’s Washington?

From White House Correspondents’ Dinner parties to Capitol Hill lobbying, Grindr is playing a bigger political game than many users realize, writes Josh Ackley.

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Meet the gay designer who just keeps making the pope look good

Filippo Sorcinelli, who has been designing ceremonial papal wear for over 20 years, unpacks Pope Leo XIV's style and his own working relationship with the Vatican.

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Texas Tech University bans teaching, researching LGBTQ+ topics

The university is phasing out discussions of sexuality and gender in the classroom.

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House Republicans push bill forcing states to stop acknowledging trans people in schools

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Republican Rep. Mary Miller, from Illinois, is trying to force states to get rid of transgender-related content in schools.

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When Congress returns to session next week, Republicans in the House of Representatives are expected to move forward on a bill that would give the federal government unprecedented power to pressure public schools into removing books and materials that acknowledge the existence of transgender people. Keep Reading →

How I came out to my Mexican dad—who had secrets of his own

Book cover of Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá by Jorge Xolalpa alongside a black-and-white portrait of the author smiling and wearing glasses and layered clothing

The cover of Jorge Xolalpa’s memoir Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá alongside a portrait of the author

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The following is an excerpt from Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: A Soul Suspended Between Two Worlds, a new memoir from Out100 honoree Jorge Xolalpa about his journey growing up as an undocumented Mexican immigrant in the United States. Learn more about the book at xolalpa.com. Keep Reading →

Iowa can enforce previously blocked ‘don’t say gay’ law, appeals court rules

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Iowa's Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, signed the state's "don't say gay" law in 2023.

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An appellate court said Iowa can enforce a ban on LGBTQ+-themed books in libraries and the Hawkeye State’s “don’t say gay” law. Keep Reading →

Donations surge for Tennessee librarian fired by conservative board over LGBTQ+ books

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Former Rutherford Country library director Luanne James breaks her silence after she was fired for not removing LGBTQ+ books from the childfren's section.
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A fundraiser for a Tennessee librarian fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books from the children’s section has already raised more than $120,000 in a matter of days. Keep Reading →

Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again

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Former Rutherford Country library director Luanne James breaks her silence after she was fired for not removing LGBTQ+ books from the childfren's section.

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A Tennessee library director fired this week after refusing to relocate LGBTQ+ books from a children's section says she stands by her decision, and sees her dismissal as part of a broader, deeply troubling shift in which public institutions are being dragged into political fights. Keep Reading →
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