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Carter was the first president to move the needle, albeit slowly, on gay rights
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, stood out for his early support for pro-gay legislation and his embrace of LGBTQ advocates, historians say.
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Village People singer defends Trump's use of ‘Y.M.C.A.,' says song isn't a ‘gay anthem'
Victor Willis said the disco classic has “benefited greatly” from the president-elect’s use and threatened to sue news outlets that refer to it as a “gay anthem.”
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The war on woke: How a gay rights index once touted by Walmart and others became a conservative target
Corporations are pulling out of the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index just a few years after celebrating their contributions to LGBTQ+ inclusion.
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San Diego AIDS Memorial opens after decades of delays
After decades of delays, politics, and perseverance, the San Diego AIDS Memorial is now open in Bankers Hill. NBC 7’s M.G. Perez has the story.
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San Diego AIDS Memorial opens after decades of delays
A ribbon cutting ceremony on World AIDS Day opens long-awaited memorial and community park in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood.
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Veterans at Mesa College in San Diego confront legacy of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The policy forced thousands of service members to stay in the closet and had detrimental effects on their well-being.
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Veterans in Chula Vista confront legacy of ‘Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The policy forced thousands of service members to stay in the closet, reports NBC 7’s Shandel Menezes.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.
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What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence.
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Naval Academy grad charged with hate crime for tearing pride flag from store
A U.S. Naval Academy graduate ripped down a tattoo shop’s LGBTQ+ pride flag and put it in the trash, Annapolis police said in documents charging him with a hate crime.
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Texts threatening deportation and ‘re-education' for gays stoke both fear and defiance
From Latino teens in Georgia to a lesbian Las Vegas business owner, they’re the latest to receive offensive and disturbing text messages that the FBI is investigating.
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Rep. Nancy Mace seeks to ban transgender women from female bathrooms in Capitol
Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced the resolution as Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.
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Thailand legalizing same-sex marriage is likely to bring a flood of tourists
Thailand’s same-sex marriage law could add 4 million tourists and $2 billion in tourism revenue per year, according to a report commissioned by Agoda.
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New Jersey school district hit with multiple lawsuits after firing gay superintendent
Three former Manchester Township School District employees have alleged hostile treatment and anti-LGBTQ bias.
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Census Bureau on track to include questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on 2027 survey
Questions about sexual orientation, gender identity and changes to queries about race and ethnicity are on track to be asked in the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday.
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Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been officially written into law, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.
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What is conversion therapy?
The practice of conversion therapy has stirred controversy and is opposed by the American Medical Association.
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San Diego man charged for alleged threatening email to LGBTQ victim interviewed in hate-crime murder
A San Diego man who allegedly sent a threatening email to a member of the LGBTQ community is facing a federal charge of transmitting a threatening communication, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
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East County school district flouts law, lets staff tell parents when kids change pronouns
The Cajon Valley Union School District is standing up against a soon-to-be-enacted state law that bars schools from notifying parents when their child changes their gender identity or pronouns.
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Cajon Valley Union School District approves ‘parental bill of rights' despite state law
The Cajon Valley Union School District voted unanimously in favor of a “parental bill of rights,” requiring staff to notify parents when their child changes their gender identity or pronouns. NBC 7’s Omari Fleming looks at how they came to the decision.