Trans Artist Alexis Arquette Not Mentioned During Oscars 'In Memoriam' Tribute

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        Trans Artist Alexis Arquette Not Mentioned During Oscars 'In Memoriam' Tribute
    Alexis Arquette's sister, Patricia Arquette, has spoken out about the omission of Alexis' name despite her seventy film credits.
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Trans Artist Alexis Arquette Not Mentioned During Oscars 'In Memoriam' Tribute

Alexis Arquette's sister, Patricia Arquette, has spoken out about the omission of Alexis' name despite her seventy film credits.

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Trans Artist Alexis Arquette Not Mentioned During Oscars 'In Memoriam' Tribute

Alexis Arquette's sister, Patricia Arquette, has spoken out about the omission of Alexis' name despite her seventy film credits.

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The unsolved murder, dubbed the “gay Black Dahlia,” was cracked wide open by filmmaker Rachel Mason.

In Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, the legendary performer details descending into an impassioned, drug-fueled affair with the filmmaker during the filming of the 1977 movie musical New York, New York.

The award-winning journalist isn't backing down despite what the current administration throws at him.

A civil rights group claims that backlash to the show's popularity has caused an uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ hate from fellow players and coaches.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Jill Collen Jefferson, the founder of JULIAN, explains what happens when a transgender woman’s death is ruled a suicide and a community calls it something else.

These are some of his worst comments about LGBTQ+ people made by Charlie Kirk.

The Republican-led legislation places the state increasingly out of step with the rest of New England on trans rights.

Conservative lawmakers are attempting to take away protections that some local governments have put in place to prevent discrimination against their LGBTQ+ citizens.

The Texas Republican championed a federal ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for minors.

Mental health care providers in Texas risk their license if they deliver care related to transitioning to minors, the Republican attorney general who is running for U.S. Senate wrote.