➡️ Civil rights pioneer Rev. Jesse Jackson has passed away at age 84. Jackson rose from being an aide to Martin Luther King Jr. to being one of the most celebrated civil rights leaders in the U.S., including strong support for marriage equality. “Marriage is based on love and commitment – not on sexual orientation,” he once said. “I support the right for any person to marry the person of their choosing.”
Meanwhile, Anderson Cooper is the latest media figure to leave CBS News under the leadership of Bari Weiss, and a Democratic candidate in Southern California is facing backlash after implying LGBTQ+ candidates are unelectable.
In Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed an anti-trans bathroom bill; and in Washington D.C., more than 50 activists protested over proposed federal rules against gender-affirming care for trans minors.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, trailblazing civil rights icon and LGBTQ+ rights ally, dead at 84
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Jackson was the first presidential candidate to include support for LGBTQ+ rights in their campaign platform.
Anderson Cooper steps down as '60 Minutes' correspondent after two decades
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It's the latest shake-up at CBS News under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
Democrat under fire over campaign memo implying LGBTQ+ candidates aren’t electable in key California race
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Ammar Campa-Najjar’s campaign implied that LGBTQ+ candidates can’t win in a newly drawn congressional district.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill
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The bill would have designated restrooms in public buildings according to sex assigned at birth, allowing for fines and lawsuits agains people who use the "wrong" facility.
Activists protest HHS rules against gender-affirming care; 24 arrested
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The protest, organized by the Gender Liberation Movement, took place Tuesday at Health and Human Services headquarters.
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