advocate.com —  12+ hour, 34+ min ago

...Adam Schiff and Mark Takano, both Democrats from California, Tuesday called on Twitter CEO Elon Musk to address the rise in hate speech, including... ...Mark Takano and Adam Schiff cite a report that use of the "groomer" narrative has risen 119 percent since Musk took over Twitter last fall.... ...Those five are Libs of TikTok, Gays Against Groomers, Chris Rufo, James Lindsay, and Tim Pool.... ..."Additionally, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) released a new study today, which shows there was a 119% increase in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric...

advocate.com —  12+ hour, 52+ min ago

...It's been one year since Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law the state's so-called "don't say gay" bill.... ...7 Florida Bills That Threaten LGBTQ+ Rights Right Now. "Don't Say Gay" Is Only Part of Florida's Push Against Queer People.... ...Lakey Love, of the Florida Coalition for Transgender Liberation, said the legislation goes further than even an executive order by Texas Gov.... ...It goes beyond denying us medical freedom to policing who we can be," said Nikole Parker, Director of Transgender Equality at Equality Florida....

advocate.com —  11+ hour, 19+ min ago

...Among other countries, in Germany, guns rank 13th as a cause of children's deaths, Australia 11th, and Japan 15th.... ...The Tragic Confluence of Guns, Kids, Mass Shootings, and Trans Identities.... ...The American Civil Liberties Union says there there are at least 150 bills filed by Republican lawmakers across the U.S. that target transgender... ...In El Paso and Dayton and how dates on a calendar are filling up so fast, you may share your birthday with a mass shooting....

advocate.com —  15+ hour, 40+ min ago

...Zach Wahls, now Iowa Senate minority leader, reshared the video about being raised by two moms as Republicans continue to attack LGBTQ+ people and... ...Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls is resharing a video of a speech he made in 2011 about being the son of a lesbian couple, and it's as relevant... ...That would have nullified a 2009 Iowa Supreme Court ruling that established marriage equality in the state, making it only the third one with equal... ...I'm actually an Eagle Scout. I own and operate my own small business. If I was your son, Mr. Chairman, I believe I'd make you very proud."...

advocate.com —  15+ hour, 20+ min ago

...Even before police officials in Tennessee identified the person responsible for murdering three children and three adults in the latest mass school... ...The Far-Right Is Exploiting the Nashville Tragedy to Promote Transphobia.... ..."BREAKING: Nashville Police have positively identified the corpse of the suspected Nashville Covenant School shooter as 31 year old Samantha Hyde... ...After Nashville police officials announced that the shooter, 28-year-old Audrey E....

advocate.com —  17+ hour, 41+ min ago

...On Monday, the "Vogue" entertainer announced that she is adding a stop in Nashville, Tennessee, along with seven other US cities to her world tour... ...(CNN) -- Amid a crushing flood of anti-trans and anti-drag bills cropping up throughout the country, music icon and social activist Madonna is making... ...Bill Lee of Tennessee signed a bill into law that restricts public drag show performances, making his state the first to do so this year.... ...The same day, Lee signed senate Bill 0001 in law, prohibiting gender-affirming care for trans minors, adding Tennessee to the list of Republican-led...

advocate.com —  1+ day ago

...Authorities say the Covenant School shooter was Audrey Hale, 28, a former student who had planned the attack using maps and surveillance, NBC News... ...Nashville Police Say School Shooter Was Transgender. Three children and three adults were killed in the gunfire.... ...The six victims are Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9, along with 61-year-old Cynthia Peak, 60-year-old Katherine Koonce... ...Kristin Mumford, a police spokeswoman, told The New York Times that the shooter had listed male pronouns on a LinkedIn profile....

advocate.com —  1+ day ago

...In the video, released Monday, Mattel (out of drag, Brian Michael Firkus), gets into drag and denounces the restrictions recently adopted in Tennessee... ...RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner Trixie Mattel speaks out against drag bans in a new YouTube video.... ...Bill Lee (who has himself dressed in drag) this month, redefines "male and female impersonators" as adult cabaret performers and bans "adult-oriented... ...The first violation is a misdemeanor offense, the second one a felony....

advocate.com —  1+ day ago

...LGBTQ+ Student Group Sues University President for Cancelling Drag Show. By Raja Razek, Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris.... ...The lawsuit filed Friday by the student organization, Spectrum WT, against university President Walter Wendler and other school leaders alleges that... ...CNN has reached out to Wendler, the university's vice president, chancellor, and members of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System... ...Court in the Northern District of Texas, reads....