In a 6 to 3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 ruled that a state law cannot require a business owner to comply with the law against discrimination in public accommodations if the owner claims their services or product expresses their “beliefs.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting his racist, anti-LGBT agenda as a blueprint for America during his run for president. But judges are ruling much of that plan unconstitutional. Over the past few days, federal judges have either struck down anti-LGBT laws or placed them on hold while they are challenged.
A federal judge issued an order that permanently enjoins Florida from enforcing its ban on transgender residents using Medicaid for gender-affirming healthcare.
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Florida’s ban on drag performances saying that the law, Senate Bill 1438, "is specifically designed to suppress the speech of drag queen performers,” and he ruled it unconstitutional.
An Arizona Governor vetoed a bill restricting bathroom access for trans students, the longest running LGBT radio show hit a milestone, and a veteran who subdued the Club Q shooter to lead Pride parade.
In a press conference June 26 after the final court hearing, El Paso County (Colo.) District Attorney Michael J. Allen announced that a plea deal had been reached with the shooter in last November’s mass shooting at the LGBTQ entertainment venue Club Q.
Continuing to attack “woke” leftist policies, the DeSantis presidential campaign did a drive-by in San Francisco where the Florida governor observed what he called, “riff raff” running wild.
A man was accused of anti-trans hate in Canada, Stockholm's deputy mayor adorned drag, and women in England can now get gay-conviction pardons.
A judge in Tennessee ruled the drag show ban was unconstitutional, military leaders cancel a drag show at air force base in Nevada, and Texas' governor banned gender-affirming care for minors.
Israel's minister was jeered at a Pride march, Oxford University appointed its first professor of LGBTQ History, and Italy's governor withdrew his support for a Pride parade.
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