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News Articles: lgbtq

Four Savannah Police Department squad cars are parked in front of one another on a brick road.

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Savannah Pride Center, police partner on LGBTQ training to 'turn the corner' on hate crime reporting

New program aims to build trust between law enforcement and LGBTQ Savannahians through expanded liaison services and officer education on bias incidents.

May 20, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Chris Allen Villegas Fentress is shown holding a blue drink in an outdoor location.

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Savannah killing highlights safety concerns for the city's LGBTQ community

LGBTQ advocates call a March killing in Savannah a hate crime while the city's police department says there's no evidence for such an investigation.

May 06, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
The entrance of the Supreme Court in London.

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U.K. high court says trans women don't meet definition of women under equalities law

Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex."

April 16, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Sylvia Rivera leads an ACT-UP march past New York's Union Square Park in June 1994.

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  • Arts & Life

NPS takes down web pages dedicated to transgender activists and LGBTQ history

This is part of an ongoing move by the federal government to remove and alter National Park Service webpages related to LGBTQ history.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
In this 2024 file photo, Sen. Ben Watson speaks to reporters about his bill banning puberty blockers from transgender minors. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Trans Georgians and allies brace for another year of culture wars in state Legislature

With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays and the preparation for the new year, many Georgians were not thinking about the state Legislature’s plans for when they meet up Jan. 13 for their annual lawmaking session.

January 06, 2025
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  • Ross Williams
Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr., center, who was on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, joins family as they leave court after a mistrial was declared, at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss. on Wednesday.

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  • National

Judge declares mistrial over killing of gay University of Mississippi student

Jimmy "Jay" Lee's body has never been found, but a judge declared him dead. Jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict after over nine and a half hours of deliberation.

December 12, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
LGTBQ+ women face high rates of trauma and other mental health problems, a new report finds.

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  • Health

LGBTQ+ women face disproportionate rates of mental health issues and barriers to care

A new report finds that LGBTQ+ women in the U.S. experience high rates of trauma, mental illness, and other health conditions. And they're less likely to seek medical care.

October 08, 2024
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  • Bec Roldan
At an LGBTQ+ shelter in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 7, 2022, a volunteer lights a candle during a vigil for Ahmad Abu Markhiya, a 24-year-old Palestinian man who was found decapitated in the West Bank city of Hebron.

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  • World

An NPR investigation: A murder in Hebron

Was the murder of a young Palestinian man in the West Bank an anti-gay hate crime? NPR identifies the accused killer and explores the parallel systems of justice that have yet to resolve this case.

September 30, 2024
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  • Daniel Estrin and
  • Nuha Musleh
Robins Air Force Base front gate sign in Houston County, Georgia. EDWARD ASPERA 78th Air Base Wing Public Affair

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Robins Air Force Base staffer sues, says bosses discriminated after learning he was gay

A Robins Air Force Base employee is suing the Air Force, alleging he was discriminated against after his supervisors found out he was gay, according to court records.

September 06, 2024
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  • Alba Rosa
Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, in Chino, Calif., in June 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.

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  • National

California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child's pronoun change

The law, which is the first in the nation, bans school rules requiring school staff to disclose a student's gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child's permission.

July 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
In Jonathan Merritt's new book <em>My Guncle and Me</em>, a little boy's gay uncle helps him understand that being different makes him special.

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  • Religion

Christian writer's new book reminds kids what makes them different makes them special

Christian writer Jonathan Merritt's new book My Guncle and Me tells the story of a gay uncle who helps his nephew embrace being different.

June 26, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Participants wave flags celebrating marriage equality at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday. Thailand's Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a marriage equality bill.

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  • World

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly for a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.

June 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A fire heavily damaged the historic Kodak and Atlanta Eagle buildings in Midtown on June 6. (Photo by Dyana Bagby)

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  • News

Fire damages historic Atlanta Eagle and Kodak buildings in Midtown

Fire heavily damaged the Kodak building and the former site of the LGBTQ bar Atlanta Eagle on Thursday evening. Atlanta Fire Rescue officials got a call about 8 p.m. of a fire at the two historic buildings at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Argonne avenues in Midtown.

June 07, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
Bonneville Elementary School parents and students gather during a block party supporting trans and non binary students and staff on April 29, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

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  • Law

Activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement

Activists have flooded the tip line with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an investigation.

May 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
File photo provided by Getty Images

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  • News

Georgia bill creates 'hostile environment' for transgender kids, says parent

Georgia Senate Republicans passed a bill Tuesday that requires transgender kids to use the school bathroom that is consistent with their sex at birth, not their gender identity. The mother of a trans child spoke with GPB's Peter Biello about how the bill, if signed into law, would change her child's life.

March 27, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
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