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More Than 100 New Anti-LGBTQ Legislative Measures Tracked by ACLU in 2023 – So Far; 278 Drafted in 2022

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|Date: January 22, 2023
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More Than 100 New Anti-LGBTQ Legislative Measures Tracked by ACLU in 2023 – So Far; 278 Drafted in 2022

By Jonathan Lewis WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU reported late last week it is monitoring more than 100 anti-L ...

By Jonathan Lewis WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU reported late last week it is monitoring more than 100 anti-LGBTQ legislative measures in state houses in nearly half of all U.S. states. “Politicians acros ...

January 22, 2023
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Guest Commentary: The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

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|Date: November 23, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Club Q Shooting Took Trans Lives and Destabilized a Community

The shooting is a logical extension of politicians’ efforts to deny transgender people our safety, commun ...

The shooting is a logical extension of politicians’ efforts to deny transgender people our safety, community, and families. By Gillian Branstetter When you talk to transgender people who came of age b ...

November 23, 2022
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ACLU Letter to Michigan’s Public School Districts Urge Support for LGBTQ+ Students and the First Amendment, Not Censorship and Book Banning

Posted by Kevin Barragan
|Date: November 16, 2022
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ACLU Letter to Michigan’s Public School Districts Urge Support for LGBTQ+ Students and the First Amendment, Not Censorship and Book Banning

By Kevin Barragan and Alyssa Eng DETROIT– The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan this week sent a ...

By Kevin Barragan and Alyssa Eng DETROIT– The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan this week sent a letter encouraging Michigan public school districts to protect students’ constitutional rights ...

November 16, 2022
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Guest Commentary: ACLU Has Taken Legal Action in Pennsylvania on Behalf of LGBQ&T Students

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2022
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Guest Commentary: ACLU Has Taken Legal Action in Pennsylvania on Behalf of LGBQ&T Students

By Witold "Vic" Walczak and Richard T. Ting School should be a safe place for all students. It should be ...

By Witold "Vic" Walczak and Richard T. Ting School should be a safe place for all students. It should be an environment that fosters creativity and the free exchange of ideas. It should be a place whe ...

October 12, 2022
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Guest Commentary: House Passes Respect of Marriage Act; Bill Is Important but Limited

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|Date: July 24, 2022
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Guest Commentary: House Passes Respect of Marriage Act; Bill Is Important but Limited

by James Esseks This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act. Here’s ...

by James Esseks This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act. Here’s why that’s a big deal and why—contrary to much of the reporting on it—the measure is actually f ...

July 24, 2022
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LGBTQ Man Facing ICE Deportation, Fiji Persecution Should be Pardoned by Gov, SF Supes Resolve

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|Date: July 14, 2022
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LGBTQ Man Facing ICE Deportation, Fiji Persecution Should be Pardoned by Gov, SF Supes Resolve

The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An LGBTQ man who faces deportation by ICE to Fiji where he faces d ...

The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An LGBTQ man who faces deportation by ICE to Fiji where he faces discrimination and persecution as a queer man should be pardoned by Gov. Gavin Newsom, said the ...

July 14, 2022
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My View: Some People Are Angry, but Anger Is Useless Unless the Energy Is Channeled

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 25, 2022
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My View: Some People Are Angry, but Anger Is Useless Unless the Energy Is Channeled

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I must admit, I found myself in a bit of delight that Senators Sus ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I must admit, I found myself in a bit of delight that Senators Susan Collins and Joe Manchin felt that they had been deceived on a couple of the recent appointee ...

June 25, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 151: Dan Canon on Obergefell and Plea Bargains

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|Date: June 20, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 151: Dan Canon on Obergefell and Plea Bargains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtgiI-U4iw Dan Canon is a civil rights attorney and a Professor at the L ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtgiI-U4iw Dan Canon is a civil rights attorney and a Professor at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. He has already played a huge role in history as one of those a ...

June 20, 2022
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Sentencing Project Finds LGBTQ+ People – Especially if They Are Black – Over-Represented in Incarcerated Population

Posted by Matthew Torres
|Date: June 11, 2022
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Sentencing Project Finds LGBTQ+ People – Especially if They Are Black – Over-Represented in Incarcerated Population

By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project has released a report examining the criminaliza ...

By Matthew Torres WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project has released a report examining the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people in U.S. prison and jails—the study indicates they are overrepresented, es ...

June 11, 2022
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‘Survived and Punished’ Volunteer Project Report Highlights Systemic Oppression in the LGBT Community

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|Date: June 10, 2022
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‘Survived and Punished’ Volunteer Project Report Highlights Systemic Oppression in the LGBT Community

By Alexander Ramirez DETROIT, MI – Pride month is a time for many people to not only celebrate movements ...

By Alexander Ramirez DETROIT, MI – Pride month is a time for many people to not only celebrate movements and progress made in the LGBT community but also bring attention to problems or systems of oppr ...

June 10, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War against the LGBTQ Community

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|Date: May 10, 2022
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Guest Commentary: The Roe Draft Signals a Potential New Front in the Already-Raging War against the LGBTQ Community

This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives ...

This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here. By James Esseks Many commentators in the LGBTQ space are talking about how the draft ...

May 10, 2022
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Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: April 29, 2022
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Students Across the Country Gather to Protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES– Several other states across the country follow Florida in proposing anti-L ...

By Kate Anstett UNITED STATES– Several other states across the country follow Florida in proposing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, spurring nationwide protests. In the past couple of months, several states h ...

April 29, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 151: Dan Canon on Obergefell and Plea Bargains

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|Date: April 18, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 151: Dan Canon on Obergefell and Plea Bargains

Dan Canon is a civil rights attorney and a Professor at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. He has alre ...

Dan Canon is a civil rights attorney and a Professor at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. He has already played a huge role in history as one of those arguing the Obergefell decision before the Su ...

April 18, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 146: Stonewall Democrats in LA Talk Local Politics

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|Date: March 14, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 146: Stonewall Democrats in LA Talk Local Politics

Everyday Injustice this week talks with the Los Angeles Stonewall Democratcs—Alex Mohajer, the President, ...

Everyday Injustice this week talks with the Los Angeles Stonewall Democratcs—Alex Mohajer, the President, and Jasmyne Cannick, a Steering Member At-Large. The Stonewall Democrats, named after the pro ...

March 14, 2022
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Prominent LGBTQ+ Organization Endorses Eric Strong for 2022 Los Angeles County Sheriff Election

Posted by Julia Urquizo
|Date: December 30, 2021
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Prominent LGBTQ+ Organization Endorses Eric Strong for 2022 Los Angeles County Sheriff Election

By Julia Urquizo LOS ANGELES, CA - The Stonewall Democratic Club endorsed 29-year law enforcement veteran ...

By Julia Urquizo LOS ANGELES, CA - The Stonewall Democratic Club endorsed 29-year law enforcement veteran Eric Strong for Los Angeles County Sheriff in the June 2022 election. Democrats in Los Angeles ...

December 30, 2021
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Human Rights Campaign Urges Californians to Vote No on Recall Question

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|Date: August 24, 2021
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Human Rights Campaign Urges Californians to Vote No on Recall Question

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – On Monday, the Human Rights Campaign urged its members and all C ...

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – On Monday, the Human Rights Campaign urged its members and all Californians to vote no in the recall election by September 14. The Human Rights Campaign stands ...

August 24, 2021
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Philadelphia Man Convicted for Murder of Trans Activist Michelle ‘Tameka’ Washington Sentenced to 25-50 years in Prison.

Posted by Casey Rawlings
|Date: July 27, 2021
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Philadelphia Man Convicted for Murder of Trans Activist Michelle ‘Tameka’ Washington Sentenced to 25-50 years in Prison.

By Casey Rawlings PHILADELPHIA, PA – Michelle “Tameka'' Washington, a trans activist cherished in the LG ...

By Casey Rawlings PHILADELPHIA, PA – Michelle “Tameka'' Washington, a trans activist cherished in the LGBTQIA+ community, was fatally shot in May of 2019. Monday, more than two years later, the Phila ...

July 27, 2021
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San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Announces New Policy Requiring Use of Correct Pronouns for All Trans and Nonbinary People

Posted by Ned Meiners
|Date: July 04, 2021
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San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Announces New Policy Requiring Use of Correct Pronouns for All Trans and Nonbinary People

By Ned Meiners and S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office anno ...

By Ned Meiners and S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced a new policy this week that would require all employees to ask and use the correct pronou ...

July 04, 2021
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California Bans State-Funded Travel to Five New States over Their Passage of New Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Posted by Joshua Vega
|Date: July 03, 2021
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California Bans State-Funded Travel to Five New States over Their Passage of New Anti-LGBTQ Laws

By Joshua Vega SACRAMENTO, CA – As of this week, California has now placed new travel restrictions to the ...

By Joshua Vega SACRAMENTO, CA – As of this week, California has now placed new travel restrictions to the states of Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia over the passage of new ...

July 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Pride Celebration Remembers Fallen Activists in LGBTQ Rights Struggle

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|Date: June 01, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Pride Celebration Remembers Fallen Activists in LGBTQ Rights Struggle

by Gloria Partida This weekend The Davis Phoenix Coalition, which puts on the City’s Pride Celebrations, ...

by Gloria Partida This weekend The Davis Phoenix Coalition, which puts on the City’s Pride Celebrations, produced their yearly painting of rainbow crosswalks around Central Park in preparation of June ...

June 01, 2021
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