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About the LBGT Civil Rights and Activism Group 0 fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 Nov 2012 5 35053
The U.S.'s Massive Hunt to Find the Head Gay Person So They Could Find All the Gay People 10 QueerDuck Apr 26 Apr 27 17 1092
Representation Matters 🌈🏳️‍🌈💕 0 QueerDuck Apr 27 Apr 27 4 461
Republican lawmaker intentionally misgenders Sarah McBride -- so she misgenders him back 3 QueerDuck Apr 12 Apr 12 20 1262
Anti LGBTQ Christian author convicted of crimes against children. 0 Dunc Apr 7 Apr 7 9 780
On this day in 2009, Iowa became one of the first places in the US to legalise same-sex marriage. 0 QueerDuck Apr 3 Apr 3 4 425
Taylor Lorenz: AI Companies Are Funding Anti-LGBTQ Laws 0 AStern Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 776
Matt Bernstein: Samantha Fulnecky (Univ. of Oklahoma) Failed the Grift 1 AStern Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1178
Palm Desert Council BLOCKS Proposal to Halt Pride Month Recognition 0 QueerDuck Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 747
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died 0 QueerDuck Nov 2025 Nov 2025 10 1001
Rodeo's influence on the gay community and why it's been erased from history 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 7 1098
Supreme Court to weigh longshot bid to overturn same-sex marriage precedent 4 sarisataka Nov 2025 Nov 2025 2 1187
I found Zohran's video tribute to Sylvia Rivera both poignant and refreshing. . . 1 Stargleamer Nov 2025 Nov 2025 10 958
Southern Baptist Convention Calls to Ban Same-Sex Marriage 8 niyad Jun 2025 Nov 2025 3 2667
Lia Smith, a transgender athlete who was on Middlebury's swimming and diving team, was just found dead by suicide. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 1452
An LGBT advocate "well before it was safe" 0 Stargleamer Oct 2025 Oct 2025 1 882
Do you feel safe and validated (on the whole) on DU? If not, how can we help? 10 scipan May 2025 Oct 2025 8 3288
FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says 6 usonian Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 7009
Great mash-up: 0 applegrove Aug 2025 Aug 2025 12 1503
"WE WILL SAVE SEX!" 0 KTB2025 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 1548
San Francisco bookstore stops selling J.K. Rowling titles due to 'Harry Potter' author's anti-trans views 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 Jul 2025 4 1875
Samuel Alito Takes Pride in Gay-Bashing 3 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1912
"My Dad Was Gay -- But Married To My Mom" 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jun 2025 18 2008
Moms for Liberty honored this GOP Rep. He was just arrested for kiddie porn 5 LiberalArkie Jun 2025 Jun 2025 21 2621
Article: Act of Genius: Trans Women Go Topless in Protest at Scottish Parliament 2 werdna May 2025 May 2025 10 2726
An electronics tech speaks out 0 orangecrush Apr 2025 Apr 2025 6 2033
Neil deGrasse Tyson discuses Trans rights with Ben Shapiro 30 Maraya1969 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 8 7163
Supreme Court backs 'biological' definition of woman 0 k_buddy762 Apr 2025 Apr 2025 3 2293
An educational tutorial - 0 werdna Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 2004
I would like someone to explain to me why it is such a big deal to tell 32 Maraya1969 Oct 2024 Feb 2025 5 8794

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Continued...

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In 2018 Bishop Budde invited the Shepard family to inter Matthew at Washington National Cathedral 5 Dennis Donovan Jan 2025 Feb 2025 13 3257
Something I've noticed on 3 gay texan Jan 2025 Jan 2025 13 2679
Church accused of hate crime after 'banning gay mayor from mass' 2 Jacson6 Jan 2025 Jan 2025 3 2579
Just reading a science report about genetics. 4 multigraincracker Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 2865
Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students 0 sarisataka Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 2348
New York judge refuses to marry same-sex couple 'because of her religious beliefs' 5 cbabe Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 3115
Transgender People, Bathrooms, and Sexual Predators: What the Data Say 3 Stargleamer Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 2871
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 3226
Cobalt Sovereign GoFundMe Update 0 al bupp Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 2333
Out for Kamala Call showing on YouTube! 4 Gaytano70 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 12 2906
Michigan group offers counseling to trans clients in states where they otherwise might go without 0 RandySF Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 2298
Father of transgender teen attacked in school says attackers should face criminal charges 2 ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 2809
How Do Our Kids Not Know We're Gay? - Tig Notaro - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 1 ihaveaquestion Jun 2024 Jun 2024 4 2645
Ex-KKK leader's child comes out as transgender in new memoir 0 WhiteTara May 2024 May 2024 1 2508
Houthi court sentences 9 men to death by cruxifiction and stoning for sodomy. 5 lapucelle Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 4562
U.S. support for LGBTQ+ rights is declining after decades of support. Here's why - PBS NewsHour 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 4156
Speaking At The School Where Nex Benedict Was Killed 0 Marcus IM Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 3226
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 4225
Hypothetical Question 10 N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 3 4797
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 4088
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 5010
In 2017 Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus came up with "Rainbowland"... 5 TreasonousBastard Apr 2023 Feb 2024 10 5561
I was sad to see that Pat Briggs has passed away 0 jfz9580m Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 3161
A Feminist Defense of Transgender Sex Equality Rights 4 Stargleamer Jul 2023 Feb 2024 3 7463
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 jfz9580m Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 2787
Raiding gay bars in 'progressive' Seattle 6 cbabe Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 4633
Remembering Matthew Shepard, 25 years after his murder 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Dec 2023 13 5578
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 3103
Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about reading without reading.... 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 5081
Lithuania to ditch controversial Russian-style anti-queer law - WION 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2023 Nov 2023 5 3366

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 5563
How do you feel about a name change to LGBTQIA Civil Rights and Activism? (Poll) 2 Lunabell Feb 2023 Sep 2023 2 6386
Olympic champion Caster Semenya wins appeal against testosterone rules in human rights court 0 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 6710
Never thought I'd say this but DeSantis is more vile than TFG 3 Willis88 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 5938
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 N.I.4.N.I.2023 Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 4024
Virginia Beach school board passes protection laws 4 rainy Jun 2023 Jun 2023 7 5211
"We Have to Fight": LGBTQ Kids Stage Walkouts, Marches Against Anti-Trans Bills 5 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 May 2023 3 8842
Franklin Graham's Extremely False Claims About the Senate's Same-Sex Marriage Protection Base 11 yankee87 Nov 2022 May 2023 14 9551
. @WaltDisneyWorld gets ready to celebrate Pride amid ongoing fight with @GovRonDeSantis 0 LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 May 2023 3 4360
Ladies and gentlemen and everything in between, plus on the edges...please welcome Alok... 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 5796
Biden proposes rule for transgender student athletes that allows for some restrictions 3 Eliot Rosewater Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 6787
S7:E9 (Lesson #1 of Conservative Cowardice & the Censure of Mauree Turner) 0 Across-the-Desk Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 5486
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 6307
Nebraska senator Megan Hunt introduces Bill to ban vacation bible camps. 7 1WorldHope Feb 2023 Feb 2023 6 11545
Across the Desk - S7:E1 (SB 129 - No Trans Till 26 Bill) 0 Across-the-Desk Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 5444
And so it begins...States Target Transgender Health Care In First Bills Of 2023 2 ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 6887
Respect for Marriage Act...question 2 NCDem47 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 4564
Does this new law allow states to discriminate against gay people? 17 BrienDoesIt Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 10083
Amy Schneider, 'Jeopardy' champion, to testify against Ohio bill 3 Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 4606
AG Ferguson: Judge dismisses Seattle Pacific University's lawsuit to stop Attorney General inquiry i 0 cbabe Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 6653
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