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New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

Dec 11, 2024 / Wire Report
Arts & Culture

Illinois Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett’s conviction in hate crime hoax

Nov 22, 2024 / Erkki Forster of the Washington Blade, courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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Illinois seeks library pledge against ‘banning’ books

Apr 10, 2023 / Wire Report
News

Attorneys general challenge Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ law

Dec 27, 2022 / Los Angeles Blade Staff, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION
Nation

Illinois man held on $1M bail for alleged anti-gay attack

Feb 22, 2022 / Wire Report
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Feds must evaluate trans prisoner for gender-affirming care, judge rules

Jan 12, 2022 / Zachary Jarrell of The Los Angeles Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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Illinois high school investigates ‘anti-queer’ bathroom survey

Oct 25, 2021 / Brody Levesque of the Los Angeles Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media Association
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Lawsuit: Transgender teen’s insurance company violated ACA

Dec 04, 2020 / wire report
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Colorado becomes 11th state to ban gay and trans panic defense

Jul 15, 2020 / Jeremy Williams
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Rep. Lipinski, Democrat who opposed LGBTQ rights, unseated in Ill. primary

Mar 18, 2020 / Chris Johnson OF THE WASHINGTON BLADE, COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL LGBT MEDIA ASSOCIATION
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Ban on treatments for trans kids fails in South Dakota

Feb 12, 2020 / Wire Report
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Illinois updating birth certificates for transgender dads

Jan 13, 2020 / Wire Report

Illinois

New Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on books in school, public libraries

Illinois Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett’s conviction in hate crime hoax

Illinois seeks library pledge against ‘banning’ books

Attorneys general challenge Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ law

Illinois man held on $1M bail for alleged anti-gay attack

Feds must evaluate trans prisoner for gender-affirming care, judge rules

Illinois high school investigates ‘anti-queer’ bathroom survey

Lawsuit: Transgender teen’s insurance company violated ACA

Colorado becomes 11th state to ban gay and trans panic defense

Rep. Lipinski, Democrat who opposed LGBTQ rights, unseated in Ill. primary

Ban on treatments for trans kids fails in South Dakota

Illinois updating birth certificates for transgender dads

Trump hails anti-trans policies in partisan speech before joint session of Congress

DHS eliminates surveillance protections for LGBTQ+ Americans

Bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate

PHOTOS: Tampa Bay celebrates the 2025 WONDER Awards

PHOTOS: Central Florida celebrates the 2025 WONDER Awards

Lawmakers in Ghana reintroduce an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that sparked criticism

Trump hails anti-trans policies in partisan speech before joint session of Congress

DHS eliminates surveillance protections for LGBTQ+ Americans

Bill to ban trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams fails to advance in Senate

PHOTOS: Tampa Bay celebrates the 2025 WONDER Awards

PHOTOS: Central Florida celebrates the 2025 WONDER Awards

Lawmakers in Ghana reintroduce an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that sparked criticism

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