Fake accounts. Out of context quotes. Misleading posts. A flurry of misinformation fueled a social media narrative that the suspect in last week’s mass shooting at a Georgia high school was transgender and was motivated by a lack of trans societal acceptance.
The Republican Party in Colorado voted out its chairman after he sent out an anti-LGBTQ email, trans youth in Missouri fight an onslaught of anti-LGBTQ bills, and abortion and LGBTQ rights are key issues on New York's ballot.
A Place of Worship in Maryland reported stolen BLM and Pride flags, a Mormon church in Utah placed restrictions on trans members, and the DNC championed LGBTQ candidates.
Having an HIV positive diagnosis is no longer a disqualifier to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Vandals cut down pride flags at an LGBTQ center in Utah, Pittsburgh schools consider LGBTQ employee protections, and a group in Colorado advocates for a Trans Bill of Rights.
Disgraced Ex-U.S. Congressman George Santos pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, saying ambition drove him to make unethical decisions.
The director of Outfront Minnesota praised Tim Walz's allyship, the aide of Jersey City's mayor was fired for making an anti-LGBTQ donation, and schools in Oklahoma refuse to teach the bible.
The Massachusetts Senate voted to expand protections for LGBTQ parents, California secured funds to improve data collection on LGBTQ residents, and the ACLU accused a university in Virginia of discrimination.
J.K. Rowling. Elon Musk. Jake Paul. All are prominent public figures, with one thing in common: spreading misinformation.
On July 9, after most members of Congress had left the Capitol, a small group began setting up a celebration. The halls were nearly silent, aside from the occasional tap of heels on the marble floor, as people slowly streamed into Emancipation Hall and down a corridor. Closer to Senate Meeting Room 212, the intertwining murmur of voices in Spanish and English began to grow.
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