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        Who Are the Lesbians Who Created the Gay World of Today?
    A new book offers a crash course on LGBT herstory.
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Inspired by queer women who changed the course of queer history, lesbian author Robin Lowey wrote and designed Game Changers: Lesbians You Should Know About. To learn about the project, head to LesbianGameChangers.com.

        
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Who Are the Lesbians Who Created the Gay World of Today?

A new book offers a crash course on LGBT herstory.

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These anti-trans Georgia Republicans did drag themselves, unearthed photos show

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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.

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Attacks on abortion and gender-affirming care are inextricably linked

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.

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

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Photos obtained by The Advocate of Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins raise questions about hypocrisy as both lawmakers who’ve pushed anti-trans legislation compete to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff.

A new Republican state law restricts Pride flags, but the capital city is finding other ways to show it stands with LGBTQ+ residents.

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.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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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.

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

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

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.

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.

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.