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Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US
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Things to know about developments impacting LGBTQ+ rights across the US

A legal settlement in Florida, legislative action in Arkansas and a lawsuit in Georgia this week made waves in an ongoing national battle over the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.

OBITUARY: Genelle Bishop
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OBITUARY: Genelle Bishop

Carolyn Genelle Bishop passed away peacefully, at her home in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 1, 2024, just one week past her 88th birthday celebration.

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David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77

A longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him out over the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer personnel in the military, has died.

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Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill draws international condemnation after it is passed by parliament

A bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ people in Ghana and their supporters drew international condemnation Thursday after it was passed by parliament, with the United Nations calling it "profoundly disturbing" and urging for it not to become law.

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Belarusian lawmakers to soon consider anti-LGBTQ+ bill

A bill in Belarus that would outlaw the promotion of homosexuality and other behavior is set to land on lawmakers' desks amid an unwavering crackdown on dissent initiated by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in 2020.

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Czech Republic's lower house rejects marriage for same-sex couples but allows limited adoptions

The lower house of Parliament in the Czech Republic on Wednesday rejected same-sex marriage while affirming existing unions called partnerships for gay couples.

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LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won't identify transgender families

A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General's office rather than hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care.

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West Virginia House OKs bill doctors say would eliminate care for most at-risk transgender youth

West Virginia's Republican-controlled House of Delegates passed a bill on Wednesday...

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Students walk out of Oklahoma high school where nonbinary student was beaten and later died

More than a dozen students walked out of class Monday at an Oklahoma high school where a 16-year-old nonbinary student was beaten inside a restroom earlier this month and died the following day.

National Park Service awards $749,467 to Arlington Street Church
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National Park Service awards $749,467 to Arlington Street Church

To help preserve America's LGBTQ rights history

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