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- Trump Accountability Tracker Exposes Civil Liberties Violations
By Raina McCaslin & Saumya V. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) does critical work by reporting on anti-LGBT+ actions taken by the Trump regime via the “Trump Accountability Tracker | GLAAD.” It also works to uplift gay and trans voices and provides legal support to those affected by discrimination. These actions by… Read more: Trump Accountability Tracker Exposes Civil Liberties Violations - Trump Removes Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument
Retrieved from: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-administration-takes-down-rainbow-flag-at-stonewall-national-monument NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument, angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country’s first national monument to LGBTQ+ history. The multicolored flag, one of the world’s most well known emblems of LGBTQ+ rights, was… Read more: Trump Removes Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument - PLUS on Transgender Day of Remembrance
Peoples LGBT+ United Society (PLUS) recognizes November 20th as Transgender Day of Remembrance, a memorial day for the growing number year after year of transgender people being killed in the United States and around the world. It is also a day to recognize the crisis of transphobic violence arising in America. The Williams Institute of… Read more: PLUS on Transgender Day of Remembrance - LGBT+ Legal Advocates Slam Myth of Conversion Therapy
Blog by Ricardo Martinez (he/him), Executive Director When I was 12, my parents held our one and only family meeting ever. They sat my siblings and me down on the living room couch and proclaimed that if we “decided” to be gay, it was totally fine with them. We were loved, no matter what. Then… Read more: LGBT+ Legal Advocates Slam Myth of Conversion Therapy - Violence Against LGBT+ Community Intensified During Pride Month
This pride month, we have seen a disturbing uptick in violence against the LGBT+ community. The month began with the tragic death of Jonathon Joss, a Native American musician and voice actor. Joss and his husband were targeted by one of their neighbors, who allegedly burned their house down and shot Joss in the head.… Read more: Violence Against LGBT+ Community Intensified During Pride Month
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