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2 charged with distributing drugs that led to NYC transgender activist's death
Two men in Brooklyn are facing charges in connection to the death of a prominent transgender activist and actress in New York City, prosecutors announced.
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County exec sues New York over order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
A county executive in the New York City suburbs has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state order demanding he rescind a controversial ban on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the “cease and desist” letter issued by state Attorney General Letitia James violates the U.S. Constitution’s...
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NY attorney general sends Long Island exec cease-and-desist over transgender athlete ban
In a move that a local official said was done to battle so-called “bullying” from people born biologically male, a Long Island county is banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at their facilities.
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By defining sex, some states are denying transgender people of legal recognition
Efforts in Republican-led states to write definitions of male and female into law are leading to outcry that the measures deny transgender people legal recognition.
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Long Island county bans transgender athletes from competing with girls
In a move that a local official said was done to battle so-called “bullying” from people born biologically male, a Long Island county is banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at their facilities.
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Backlash brews after church cuts transgender activist's funeral at St. Patrick's short
Timothy Cardinal Dolan on Tuesday lauded St. Patrick’s Cathedral officiants who curtailed a funeral where more than 1,000 people had gathered to celebrate the life of Cecilia Gentili, a 52-year-old Catholic who, apparently unbeknownst to the church before the service, was also a renowned transgender activist. Meanwhile, Gentili’s family is demanding a public explanation from St. Patrick’s for turning...
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Pose actress Cecilia Gentili dead at 52
Cecilia Gentili—a renowned LGBT activist known for starring as Miss Orlando on Pose—died on Feb. 6. She was 52.
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Lesbian cinema emerges from the shadows at NYC's Sapph-o-Rama film event
From ground-breaking silent films to windswept romances and sci-fi-inflected feminist masterpieces, cinema has been a powerful vehicle for sapphic storytelling for over a century. And a new series at New York City’s Film Forum, titled Sapph-o-Rama, aims to pay tribute to that rich legacy with 30 titles that represent 10 decades of defining works by lesbian-loving filmmakers, creatives and screen...
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Meet the newscaster in drag making LGBTQ+ history in Mexican television
From its inception, the newscast La Verdrag was meant to radically transform the way the LGBTQ+ community are viewed in Mexican society.
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India's LGBTQ+ community holds pride march, raises concerns over country's restrictive laws
More than 2,000 people danced, sang and cheered in a gay pride parade in India’s capital, while also raising their concerns over India’s restrictive laws.
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LGBTQ+ advocates say work remains as Colorado Springs marks anniversary of nightclub attack
After the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its reputation for being unwelcoming to gay, lesbian and transgender people. What motivated the shooter, who didn’t grow up in Colorado Springs and is now serving life in prison, may never...
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Asia's first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion
Hong Kong is set to launch Asia’s first Gay Games on Friday, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Asian financial hub.
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What is National Coming Out Day? Here's how it started, what its goal is and how to celebrate
The annual holiday encourages members of the LGBTQ+ community to be proud of their authentic selves.
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Sex education classes often don't include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse
Many LGBTQ+ students say they have not felt represented in sex education classes. To learn about their identities and how to build healthy, safe relationships, some have turned to social media or YouTube.
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NYC artist paints celebrity hair portraits on their head
East Harlem artist Marieke Bauer details their hair painting process. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports.
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Pope Francis opens Vatican meeting on church's future and says ‘everyone' is welcome
Pope Francis is opening a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles.
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Georgia school district cancels Batman researcher's speech for the use of the word ‘gay'
In the past three years, conservatives in the 54,000-student district have tried to tamp down diversity policies and sexually explicit books they view as immoral.
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Census Bureau wants to test asking about sexual orientation and gender identity
The U.S. Census Bureau is asking the Biden administration for permission to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for people age 15 and above on its most comprehensive annual survey of life in the country.
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Lyft's new feature lets women and nonbinary riders request drivers of the same gender
The ride-hailing app’s new feature aims to let women and nonbinary people feel more in control of their experience.
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Arrest made 2 months after vandals damage dozens of Pride flags at Stonewall Monument
Police announced an arrest in a case of vandalism at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan’s West Village. Patrick Murphy, 25, of Denver, is facing a hate crime charge for the June 10 incident when about 60 flags were torn down from the fence, broken apart and thrown on the sidewalk. The NYPD released surveillance video allegedly showing Murphy and…