February 22, 2025
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anti-LGBT

Texas House successfully halts anti-trans legislation by ending Gov. Abbott’s ‘Special Discrimination Session’

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

The Texas House of Representatives has ended Gov. Greg Abbott’s “special discrimination session” and halted any attempt to pass anti-transgender legislation at the Texas Capitol. After massive backlash by Texans and business leaders, including numerous Fortune 500 companies, Gov. Abbott’s hope to sign a so-called “bathroom bill” in this special session was defeated. Possible anti-trans…

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Texas and American business leaders call for Gov. Abbott to reject his ‘Special Discrimination Session’ agenda

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

Massive opposition to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s “special discrimination session” agenda targeting transgender Texans, including legislation that would bar them from public accommodations in accordance with their gender identity is mounting. This anti-LGBTQ agenda is opposed by the majority of Texans and has been vocally rejected by more than 50 Fortune 500 companies. Estimates show that, if passed, the so-called…

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Texas Senate approves anti-transgender bill

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 3, a bill that would bar transgender or gender non-conforming Texans from access to restrooms and students from participating in athletics in accordance with their gender identity. SB 3 also prevents political subdivisions from the adoption or enforcement of pro-LGBTQ discrimination protections already in federal…

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GLSEN calls on DeVos to honor her confirmation commitment to address ‘the needs of all parents and students’

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

NEW YORK – Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Betsy DeVos’ nomination for Secretary of Education, despite hundreds of thousands of calls, emails and letters from parents, students and advocates for inclusive public education asking senators to vote no. GLSEN’s Executive Director, Dr. Eliza Byard, issued the following statement in response. “During her confirmation…

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Trump selects anti-LGBTQ mega-donor for secretary of education

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

After recently meeting with anti-LGBTQ mogul Jerry Falwell Jr. about education issues, Donald Trump has chosen Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. DeVos and her family foundations have donated millions of dollars to extreme, anti-LGBTQ organizations. Some have promoted dangerous, unscientific “conversion therapies” to convert LGBTQ youth and all of them have fought against basic nondiscrimination…

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Anti-LGBTQ extremists tapped for major roles on President-Elect Trump’s transition team

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

The Human Rights Campaign has reported that leaked documents have indicated that President-Elect Donald Trump is considering for his transition team candidates with histories of anti-LGBTQ animus, including Ken Blackwell of the Family Research Council, which has been designated a hate group. “Ken Blackwell is a man who has spent his entire career going after…

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Marco Rubio to headline anti-LGBT event in Orlando

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

Marco Rubio is slated to address an event in Orlando next month that will feature some of the country’s most vehement anti-LGBT activists. The Orlando-based Liberty Counsel Action, an extreme anti-LGBT group whose affiliate is famous for representing Kentucky clerk Kim Davis in her stand against the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision, announced in an email…

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RNC Committee passes most overtly anti-LGBTQ platform in history

Steve Lee, Editor09 mins

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Monday blasted the Republican National Committee for the platform committee’s decision to pass a platform with a slew of anti-equality provisions, including attacks on transgender people and a commitment to overturn nationwide marriage equality. “The RNC’s convention theme might as well have been ‘Take America Backward Again,’” said…

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