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Gay Missouri candidate is “mad as hell” after vandal defaces his campaign banner with anti-gay slur
Justice Horn said he has faced homophobic emails, comments, and words said in-person on the campaign trail as well as multiple death threats.
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Republican Senate candidate ridiculed for promising to make Donald Trump president before 2024
Billy Long also blamed women getting abortions for school shootings this week.
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School forces teachers to remove LGBTQ safe space stickers because they’re not “appropriate”
The school district demanded the teachers stop saying that their classrooms are safe spaces for LGBTQ students.
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Missouri GOP lawmakers want to ban trans adults from getting gender-affirming healthcare
While children can get married in Missouri, Republicans want to ban trans adults from getting the health care they need.
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Missouri House could let school districts decide whether to inspect kids’ genitals
Republicans sneaked a last-minute amendment into a voting rights bill. One Democrat said the genital examinations would happen “over my dead body.”
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14 other states are considering laws similar to Florida’s “Don’t say gay” bill this year
The bills would make it harder – or even ban – presenting books in class that talk about LGBTQ people.
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The Week in Trans Rights: Alabama bill moves forward while Idaho bill is killed
It’s still rough out there, but there are signs of hope.
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Jury awards $4 million to Missouri trans student denied access to locker room with his team
He changed his name in 2010 and his birth certificate was amended to male to reflect his new name and gender in 2014. He sued in 2015 when the district wouldn’t relent in their discriminatory policies that targeted him specifically.
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Gay creator of extremist website sued over false claims & harassment of election workers
While the platform has been banned on Twitter and restricted on Google, it not only remains on Facebook – it’s growing, too.
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Gay teen claps back at the hateful adults upset he was crowned Homecoming Queen
“Before I start this video, let me just put on my crown that I won fair and square because Homecoming is quite literally a popularity contest.”