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LGBTQ+ Rights

Africa LGBTQ+ Rights Local 

Uganda passes bill criminalizing LGBTQ, imposes death penalty in some cases

March 24, 2023March 23, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

Terrible news out of the East African nation of Uganda where politicians approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws,

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LGBTQ+ Rights News Politics 

Utah Governor signs historic bill protecting youth from conversion therapy

March 24, 2023March 23, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

Utah has made history now that Governor Spencer Cox signed into law a bill prohibiting therapists from subjecting youth to

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Health & Happiness LGBTQ+ Rights 

HRC data reveals half of transgender youth could face barriers to life-saving gender affirming care

March 23, 2023March 24, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 6 min read

Amidst unprecedented legislative assault on the trans community, a new map from HRC illuminates the scale and scope of nationwide attacks on

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Family LGBTQ+ Rights 

Florida parents fight back against trans ban

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 6 min read

Florida parents announce lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on essential medical care for transgender children The Board of Medicine rule

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Front Cover LGBTQ+ Rights 

Imara Jones and the new (trans) American revolution

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Victoria A. Brownworth 12 min read

For Women’s History Month, Queer Forty highlights the writing, activism and voice of Imara Jones, who is clear that Black

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Community Front Cover LGBTQ+ Rights 

Kelley Robinson is on a mission to bring equal rights to all LGBTQ+ people

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Merryn Johns 15 min read

In September last year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Kelley Robinson would become the organization’s ninth president—and the first Black,

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Drag LGBTQ+ Rights News 

Drag Race stars speak out against anti-LGBTQ legislation

March 1, 2023February 28, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 4 min read

RuPaul’s Drag Race celebrated its 200th episode on February 24 with a special viewing event at Heart in West Hollywood and

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LGBTQ+ Rights 

HRC slams North Dakota’s ‘slate of hate’ bills

February 24, 2023February 22, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 4 min read

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, has denounced members of the North Dakota House

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LGBTQ+ Rights Travel 

LGBTQ people targeted online in Middle East, North Africa

February 22, 2023February 24, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 4 min read

According to a new report, LGBTQ people suffer arbitrary arrests, and sometimes torture from authorities, after online surveillance and illegal

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LGBTQ+ Rights Local New York 

Sign The Center’s petition for LGBTQ rights in New York

February 17, 2023February 16, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 1 min read

If you’re a New Yorker and you’re starting to think you’ll never see full equality for LGBTQ+ people in this

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LGBTQ+ Rights Sport & Fitness 

Out NASCAR driver Zach Herrin in partnership with Lambda Legal

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 1 min read

As the LGBTQ+ community strives towards full equality in all areas of public life, representation remains key to provide much

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Health & Happiness LGBTQ+ Rights Women's Rights 

Vermont votes to protect transgender and reproductive healthcare

February 13, 2023February 10, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

Vermont House acts to protect access to abortion and transgender healthcare. The Vermont House of Representatives has voted for final

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LGBTQ+ Rights 

South Dakota passes bill banning gender-affirming care for trans kids

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 1 min read

Members of the South Dakota Senate passed HB 1080 on Thursday, a bill that would ban age-appropriate, best practice gender-affirming care

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LGBTQ+ Rights News 

White House unveils improved data collection plans for LGBTQ+ community

January 27, 2023January 26, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

For the first time, the federal government will take a formalized approach to collecting and analyzing data that represents and

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LGBTQ+ Rights News 

Pope Francis urges bishops to act: ‘Homosexuality not a crime’

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press on January 24. The

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LGBTQ+ Rights Politics 

South Carolina activists target slew of anti-LGBTQ+ bills

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

As South Carolina lawmakers convene for the 2023 legislative session, rights advocates prioritize the defeat of nearly a dozen anti-LGBTQ+

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LGBTQ+ Rights Local News 

Nashville court signs mandate that targeting LGBT individuals in restrooms is unconstitutional

January 9, 2023January 6, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

A U.S. District Court has entered a final order prohibiting enforcement of Tennessee HB 1182, a law passed in 2021 requiring businesses

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LGBTQ+ Rights 

The year ahead: What to expect from LGBTQ rights in 2023

January 3, 2023February 6, 2023 Victoria A. Brownworth 12 min read

What LGBTQ people need to know—and do—in 2023. As the New Year opens out before us, LGBTQ people need to

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LGBTQ+ Rights Politics 

Biden’s same-sex marriage law a reminder that ‘a right won is not a right secured’

December 19, 2022December 20, 2022 Queer Forty Staff 6 min read

The Respect for Marriage Act ‘seems to be an evolution on same-sex marriage support. But I want to caution that

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LGBTQ+ Rights News 

New lawsuit in Georgia challenges anti-transgender discrimination in health care

December 15, 2022December 14, 2022 Queer Forty Staff 4 min read

The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) has sued the State of Georgia for denying trans-Inclusive health care coverage to

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This Month’s Front Cover

Latest Articles

  • Uganda passes bill criminalizing LGBTQ, imposes death penalty in some cases
  • Now showing: Queer witchy thriller, The Five Devils
  • Utah Governor signs historic bill protecting youth from conversion therapy
  • B.D. Wong directs Judy Gold in Yes, I Can Say That!
  • We’re loving Michelle Rodriguez in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
  • Pride and cherries both blossom during Japan’s Golden Week
  • Here are this year’s Lambda Literary nominees
  • Drag Isn’t Dangerous campaign fights back for LGBTQ+ community under attack
  • HRC data reveals half of transgender youth could face barriers to life-saving gender affirming care
  • The S.I.R. Festival creates a space for men who love men in San Diego

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