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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS – PRIDE SPECIAL  
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June 6, 2023
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LGBTQ activists march past the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville
on February 14, 2023. Credit, John Amis/AP Images for Human Rights
Campaign

 

* New Strategies Needed
* GOP Runs on Homophobia
* A Lesbian in 2023
* Video: It Happened in Ft Wayne
* International Crackdown
* Trans Rights and Indigenous Rights
* A Back-Backlash in Houston
* Tennessee Anti-Drag Law Ruled Unconstitutional
* Legal Battle Over Conversion Therapy
* Churches Fight Back

NEW STRATEGIES NEEDED
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By Denise Lavoie and Andrew Selsky
AP

Nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state
legislatures around the country this year. At least 18 states have
enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for
transgender minors. LGBTQ+ activists are calling for new strategies
to promote equality.

GOP RUNS ON HOMOPHOBIA
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By Maggie Baska
Pink News

The long road to the next presidential election appeared to begin as
soon as November’s midterm elections ended, as Republicans grappled
for control in state legislatures across the US. It’s a race that
will focus on LGBTQ+ rights, as hateful rhetoric and damaging talking
points are already being used, so here’s your guide to the 2024
Republican candidates.

A LESBIAN IN 2023
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By Roxy Bourdillon
Cosmopolitan

Fewer people are identifying as lesbians. More prefer labels like
bi, pansexual, queer or gay. It’s brilliant that language is
evolving to reflect our individual identities, but is it also possible
that some folks want to distance themselves from the word because of
its negative connotations? Are lesbians becoming taboo?

VIDEO: IT HAPPENED IN FT WAYNE
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By Hannah Natanson
Washington Post

High school students in Fort Wayne, IN, weren’t going to give up
after their school canceled an LGBTQ play. But could they figure out
how to put on the show themselves? They could and did. And the
community supported them!

INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN
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By Michael Day
The i

Across much of the world, sexual minorities are still demonised. In
Russia and Uganda and any number of other countries, accusations
regarding a person’s sexuality, which may or may not be true, are
used to lock them up. We need LGBTQ rights for gay people and
everyone.

Trans Rights and Indigenous Rights
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By Rosalyn R. LaPier
The Conversation

12 federally recognized tribes in Montana have historically recognized
multiple gender identities, including transgender identities. In 2023
alone, more than 450 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state
legislatures, including Montana. Indigenous peoples are being left
out of this decision-making process as a result of racism,
discrimination and partisanship in the Montana Legislature.

A BACK-BACKLASH IN HOUSTON
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By Amrita Das
SK POP

A Houston woman recently garnered severe online backlash for having a
lesbian couple arrested for kissing in public. The woman's social
media was later discovered, and the couple got to know that the
officers were friends with the woman. She had them arrest the couple
without any valid reason and on the basis of false and unjust charges.

TENNESSEE ANTI-DRAG LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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By Sierra Rains
WKRN

Late on Friday, June 2, a federal judge in Shelby County ruled in
favor of Friends of George’s Inc. in a lawsuit arguing that
the Adult Entertainment Act was an unconstitutional restriction on
free speech under the First Amendment. The law prohibited “adult
cabaret entertainment” from being performed in public or where they
could be seen by children. 

LEGAL BATTLE OVER CONVERSION THERAPY
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By Kyle Kaminski
The ’Gander

Four Democratic-led bills aim to ban mental health providers in
Michigan from offering any therapy that attempts to change the sexual
orientation or gender identity and expression of children. Up to 15%
of Michigan’s LGBTQ youth between the ages of 13-24 (or about 10,000
Michiganders) were threatened with or subjected to the therapy last
year.

CHURCHES FIGHT BACK
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By Daniel Villarreal
LGBTQ Nation

Two LGBTQ+-affirming Seattle-area churches that were targeted by
hateful, transphobic fliers threatening armed violence. More than 300
people took part in a vigil in support of the Churches.

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