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About the LBGT Civil Rights and Activism Group 0 fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 33228
Church accused of hate crime after 'banning gay mayor from mass' 2 Jacson6 Monday Monday 2 336
Just reading a science report about genetics. 4 multigraincracker Dec 17 Dec 17 6 588
Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students 0 sarisataka Dec 9 Dec 9 4 482
New York judge refuses to marry same-sex couple 'because of her religious beliefs' 5 cbabe Dec 5 Dec 5 4 596
Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say 3 Stargleamer Nov 22 Nov 22 2 504
I would like someone to explain to me why it is such a big deal to tell 28 Maraya1969 Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1919
Just had to edure Blackburn's disgusting and egregious "anti-woke" ad while watching the Olympics on Peacock. 1 sarchasm Aug 2024 Aug 2024 8 1392
Cobalt Sovereign GoFundMe Update 0 al bupp Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 443
Out for Kamala Call showing on YouTube! 4 Gaytano70 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 12 652
Michigan group offers counseling to trans clients in states where they otherwise might go without 0 RandySF Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 500
Father of transgender teen attacked in school says attackers should face criminal charges 2 ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 687
How Do Our Kids Not Know We're Gay? - Tig Notaro - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 1 ihaveaquestion Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 768
Ex-KKK leader's child comes out as transgender in new memoir 0 WhiteTara May 2024 May 2024 1 706
Houthi court sentences 9 men to death by cruxifiction and stoning for sodomy. 5 lapucelle Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2098
U.S. support for LGBTQ+ rights is declining after decades of support. Here's why - PBS NewsHour 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 1962
Speaking At The School Where Nex Benedict Was Killed 0 Marcus IM Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1449
Blood on their hands; The Death of an Owasso Non-Bbinary High School Student - The Will Rogers Experiment on iHeartRadio 5 Across-the-Desk Feb 2024 Mar 2024 4 1762
Hypothetical Question 10 N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 3 1750
Stochastic Terrorism - Libs of TikTok targeted a district, then a non-binary student was killed on campus 4 Across-the-Desk Feb 2024 Feb 2024 4 1710
How a Texas mom's crusade against a teacher and a library book devastated her transgender teen 2 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2023 Feb 2024 4 2952
In 2017 Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus came up with "Rainbowland"... 5 TreasonousBastard Apr 2023 Feb 2024 10 3204
I was sad to see that Pat Briggs has passed away 0 jfz9580m Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1433
A Feminist Defense of Transgender Sex Equality Rights 4 Stargleamer Jul 2023 Feb 2024 3 5320
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 jfz9580m Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1231
Raiding gay bars in 'progressive' Seattle 6 cbabe Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 2088
Remembering Matthew Shepard, 25 years after his murder 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Dec 2023 13 3439
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 1511
Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about reading without reading.... 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 3254
Lithuania to ditch controversial Russian-style anti-queer law - WION 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2023 Nov 2023 5 1631

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Continued...

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Start of the National Aids Movement: Act Up's Defining Moment In Queer Protest History, 1988 - LGBTQ 0 appalachiablue Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3810
How do you feel about a name change to LGBTQIA Civil Rights and Activism? (Poll) 2 Lunabell Feb 2023 Sep 2023 2 4454
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules in human rights court 0 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 4976
Never thought I'd say this but DeSantis is more vile than TFG 3 Willis88 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 3941
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2402
Virginia Beach school board passes protection laws 4 rainy Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 2969
"We Have to Fight": LGBTQ Kids Stage Walkouts, Marches Against Anti-Trans Bills 5 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 May 2023 3 6285
Franklin Graham's Extremely False Claims About the Senate's Same-Sex Marriage Protection Base 11 yankee87 Nov 2022 May 2023 14 6444
. @WaltDisneyWorld gets ready to celebrate Pride amid ongoing fight with @GovRonDeSantis 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 3 2566
Ladies and gentlemen and everything in between, plus on the edges...please welcome Alok... 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 4117
Biden proposes rule for transgender student athletes that allows for some restrictions 3 Eliot Rosewater Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 4549
S7:E9 (Lesson #1 of Conservative Cowardice & the Censure of Mauree Turner) 0 Across-the-Desk Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 3780
Across the Desk - S7:E4 (Dem. Files Bill To Ban Church Camps As Cesspools of Child Sex Exploitation) 2 Across-the-Desk Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 4373
Nebraska senator Megan Hunt introduces Bill to ban vacation bible camps. 7 1WorldHope Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 7120
Across the Desk - S7:E1 (SB 129 - No Trans Till 26 Bill) 0 Across-the-Desk Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 3735
And so it begins...States Target Transgender Health Care In First Bills Of 2023 2 ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 4927
Respect for Marriage Act...question 2 NCDem47 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2698
Does this new law allow states to discriminate against gay people? 17 BrienDoesIt Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 6042
Amy Schneider, 'Jeopardy' champion, to testify against Ohio bill 3 Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 2399
AG Ferguson: Judge dismisses Seattle Pacific University's lawsuit to stop Attorney General inquiry i 0 cbabe Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 4883
Across the Desk - S6:E13 (The GOP Continuation of the Failed Culture Wars) 0 Across-the-Desk Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 3141
Transgender footballers in Germany can choose men's or women's team 13 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 Oct 2022 4 4472
Bullet found in 'Your Friends at MAGA' letter sent to library in Chicago suburb 3 catbyte Sep 2022 Sep 2022 8 4166
Parents, students complain East Baton Rouge schools field trip was more like church service 2 catbyte Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 4679
Virginia school board passes LGBTQ inclusivity policy that sparked protest, resignation 4 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Sep 2022 2 4629
Angels with large 'wings' shield students from harm at Utah pride march 0 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 4087
Hospitalized, Bullied, and Denied Care: Texas' War on Trans Kids 3 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 4140
Utah Investigated a Schoolgirl's Gender at the Request of Sore Loser Parents 3 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 4229
Pennsylvania Republican attends gay son's wedding days after voting against marriage equality 6 cbabe Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 4450
I thought I should cross-post this here from the Atheist group, as it crosses subject matter 0 A HERETIC I AM Jul 2022 Jul 2022 3 5055

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Continued...

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Cross-posted here from Ohio OP 0 Backseat Driver Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2610
Chicago's lesbian mayor shouted "F**k Clarence Thomas" at Pride rally & the crowd loved it 1 ShazzieB Jun 2022 Jun 2022 7 3340
'Shoot them in the back of the head': Evangelical preachers ratchet up anti-LGBTQ hate rhetoric 13 peppertree Jun 2022 Jun 2022 3 5609
SPU STUDENTS PROTEST BOARD'S DECISION TO MAINTAIN HOMOPHOBIC HIRING POLICIES 0 cbabe Jun 2022 Jun 2022 1 4150
If your activism applauds any of these historical icons, 0 Budi Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 2558
Annandale (MN) students plan walkout after district leaders deem their pride signs as too political 0 sarisataka May 2022 May 2022 1 4836
I have never visited this group before, but would like to hear your opinions. 7 Mr.Bill May 2022 May 2022 0 4225
The good and bad news about housing for LGBTQ Americans 0 Jilly_in_VA May 2022 May 2022 1 2662
Lesbian Sues U.S. Army and Air Force Over Boss' Demand She Grow Her Hair and Wear Makeup 4 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 May 2022 19 5518
S5:E15 (OK SB615 - No Confidential Counseling for Gay/Trans Kids) 3 Across-the-Desk Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3864
Queer student targeted in political ad speaks out 3 Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 3359
Rugby player in hospital after suspected homophobic attack 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 3003
Sen Murphy on the Senate floor, calls out adults, laws bullying Transgender kids 2 Budi Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 3692
God created Homosexuality! 0 Koch Ebola Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2314
Lia Thomas and the long tradition of 'gender policing' female athletes 3 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 4950
Same-sex couple urges Taiwan, Japan to widen marriage legality 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 3909
Israel Health Ministry announces conversion therapy ban 0 Budi Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 2286
LGBTQ+ Books Quietly Pulled From Washington State Middle School 0 regnaD kciN Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 4223
The Criminalization of Testosterone Endangers Gender Variant People 1 Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 3244
Pride at Work St. Louis forming to help fight for LGBTQ workers' rights 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3254
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