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South Carolina man faces hate crime charges after shooting into Myrtle Beach LGBTQ+ nightclub

Police say the suspect fired multiple shots into Pulse Ultra Club, marking the first use of the city’s hate intimidation ordinance.

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

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Calls for removal are escalating as the president’s violent language blurs the line between attacking Iran’s government and committing genocide against its people.

The decision means schools can restrict certain books and LGBTQ+ topics in class while courts continue to weigh the law’s constitutionality.

Opinion: Lawmakers are using the same tactics, including criminalization, surveillance, and restrictions on young people to limit access to both abortion and gender-affirming care, write state policy experts with the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Guttmacher Institute.

The justices focused on how the law was written, not the science behind conversion therapy. But the impact could still be significant.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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The "looksmaxxing" influencer was just given a history lesson by a group of transgender women.

Opinion: A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed divorcing "gay" from "queer" people reinforces a hierarchy of belonging that privileges proximity to straightness, rewards conformity, and marginalizes anyone who cannot or will not meet its terms, argues Josh Ackley.

Police say the suspect fired multiple shots into Pulse Ultra Club, marking the first use of the city’s hate intimidation ordinance.

Luanne James was dismissed from the Rutherford Country public library after refusing to move LGBTQ+-related children’s books. A fundraiser has surged past $120,000.

The anti-LGBTQ+ politician is asking for "privacy," but the internet isn't giving it to her!

The ruling in the U.S. District Court for Maryland keeps protections in place for providers offering gender-affirming care to patients under 19 while the legal fight continues.