Trans people cheered Republicans?

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Sometimes, I write articles that don’t get as much traffic as I think they should. This week, two super cute pieces got overlooked on social media.

Colman Domingo’s sweet (and slightly shocking!) story about how he met his husband is lovely. I was also by this story of a hate crime victim who turned his experience into a job helping other people.

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Book banner humiliated at Florida school board meeting. She fled without saying a word.

Banning books isn’t the successful tactic it was last year. In fact, Moms For Liberty chapters nationwide are imploding. It reminds me of when Arizona parents successfully fought off book banners at a library board meeting.

In that vein, also check out our article entitled “Book banners came for this Colorado town. They didn’t anticipate resistance” — we just nominated it for a prestigious journalism award!

Cheers erupt after Republicans kill attempt to erase trans people from Iowa civil rights law

Not even the GOP would back this atrocious bill.

A drag queen won her defamation lawsuit against an extremist

It’s about standing up to our bullies and saying enough is enough. 

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Indiana launched an anti-LGBTQ+ tip line. Mayhem & memes started right away.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita just learned how the internet works — with jaw-dropping and hilarious results.

Town will pay $500k for banning Pride festivals & making homosexuality illegal

You can’t put a price on Pride, but a half-million bucks is a good start.

Florida teacher has a secret shelf of banned books

Students are grateful and willing to keep the secret to protect them.

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Seattle cops raided gay bars & quickly got their chains yanked over it

LGBTQ+ people aren’t in trouble… but the cops are.

Meet the Mexican newscaster who does his show in drag

Guillermo Barraza is not your normal presenter. He’s overcoming negativity and changing minds in the Mexican capital.

South Dakota pays trans group $300k & apologizes

Gov. Kristi Noem (R) actively discriminated against the group— and her staff had to admit it.

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