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Florida: New Legislation Bans Teachers From Discussing LGBTQ+ Topics In School
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Lawmakers in the U.S. State of Florida have passed a bill that will ban discussions of LGBTQ+ topics including, gender identity and sexuality, in classrooms.
Known as the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, House Bill (HB 1557) would prevent schools from engaging in and encouraging classroom discussion about LGBTQ+ topics...
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U.S Law Maker Defends Homophobia Saying LGBTQ+ People Receive The “Consequences” Of Their “Choices”
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Montana State Senator Theresa Manzella believes that LGBTQ+ people who receive verbal and physical abuse are simply facing the “normal consequences” of their “choices.”
The Republican lawmaker made the remarks on the 17th of November during an event to defend a minister who was accused of anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech after...
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Gay Volleyball Coach Forced To Resign From Christian High School In USA
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Valor Christian High School Volleyball coach, Inoke Tonga says he was forced to resign following demands from senior staff members to “denounce being gay.”
Despite having been at the school since the 2020 season, and initially being asked to return to coaching the girls’ volleyball team for the 2021-2022 season,...
Three people have been arrested and are now facing child cruelty charges in the United States following video footage being circulated online of the trio abusing a 12-year-old boy for doing “gay s**t.”
Charged with cruelty to children by the Atlanta Police Department, 18-year-old Jordan Jarrode Richards-Nwankwo, 19-year-old Lorkeyla Jamia...
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Montana Introduces ‘Religious Freedom Restoration Act’ Allowing Discrimination Based On Religious Beliefs
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The Western U.S State of Montana has introduced new legislation enabling individuals to challenge any regulations that interfere with their personal religious views or beliefs.
Signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte Senate Bill 215 - known as the Montana Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), allows any service providers and individuals to...
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Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Officially Repealed By the Pentagon
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The Pentagon has marked the International Transgender Day of Visibility by officially repealing former President, Donald Trump's ban on transgender people openly serving in the United States military.
The United States Defence Department made the announcement of the new policy allowing transgender people to openly serve on March 31 2021...
Just a few weeks into 2021 at least 10 anti-transgender bills have been introduced across seven different states by Republican lawmakers.
According to reports, the majority of the Republican-sponsored bills target gender-affirming healthcare and trans youth, including redefining “child abuse” to include parents who support their trans kids. While other...
A gay man from the US state of Kentucky has recounted his horrifying experience to "cure" his homosexuality in so-called 'conversion therapy' sessions.
In an op-ed written for The River City News, Curtis Galloway described his traumatising conversion therapy experience saying the supposed treatment left him with “permanent mental and...