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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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Community Drag News Politics 

Drag Isn’t Dangerous campaign fights back for LGBTQ+ community under attack

March 23, 2023March 21, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 5 min read

A coalition of LGBTQ media groups and companies is teaming up to fight back against harmful political and media narratives

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Community Education News 

Top honor for first deaf, openly lesbian university president

March 22, 2023March 21, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

Gallaudet University has announced that its president Roberta J. “Bobbi” Cordano has been named a USA TODAY 2023 Women of the Year honoree! Cordano

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Education News 

Here’s what the LGBTQ+ culture wars are doing to kids in schools

March 16, 2023March 14, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 4 min read

We’re not surprised at the findings from this California study which reveals that growing political conflict in schools hinders learning

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News Politics 

Remembering trailblazing transgender politician, Georgina Beyer

March 9, 2023March 13, 2023 Merryn Johns 5 min read

Tributes are pouring in online for Georgina Beyer, who passed away on March 6 at the age of 65. The

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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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News 

Barbra Streisand to receive Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leadership award

February 27, 2023February 24, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

Beloved queer icon Barbra Streisand has been chosen by the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation as the fourth recipient of the

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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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News 

New survey shows half of LGBTQ+ parents considered fleeing Florida because of Don’t Say Gay bill

January 25, 2023January 24, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

A new study sheds light on the impact of HB 1557 on LGBTQ+ parent families in Florida. New research from

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News Politics 

LGBTQ+ historic meeting in Brazil sparks attack threat

January 25, 2023January 24, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 4 min read

Last weekend, training for LGBTQ elected in officials in Brazil was threatened by an individual pledging to attack every Black

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Entertainment Events News 

GLAAD announces nominees for 34th Annual Media Awards

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 12 min read

GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization has announced the nominees for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Current

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Local New York News 

New York law to allow a greener afterlife

January 17, 2023January 13, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 1 min read

A new law, Senate Bill S5535, will provide New Yorkers with a new option for disposing of their bodies after

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News Style 

Gay fashion designer and activist found murdered in Kenya

January 11, 2023January 10, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

Edwin Chiloba, 25, was a Kenyan LGBTQ rights activist and fashion designer who was killed on New Year’s Day, his

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Drag News 

Drag Race contestants weigh in on alarming wave of anti-drag protests

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

Photo Credit: RuPaul’s Drag Race / MTV

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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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News 

LGBT people 9 times more likely to be victims of violent hate crimes

January 5, 2023December 29, 2022 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

About one out of 10 violent victimizations against LGBT people are hate crimes, according to a new study by the

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Business Canada Local News 

Lesbian bakery couple triumphs over homophobe vandals

January 2, 2023December 31, 2022 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

A married lesbian couple in Nova Scotia who run the Bee’s Knees General Store and Bakery have been targeted by

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Europe Local News 

New LGBTQ+ center for Marseille

December 30, 2022December 27, 2022 Queer Forty Staff 2 min read

Marseille is one of the last major cities in France without a center for LGBTQ+ people, but this will soon

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News Retirement 

Does Biden’s omnibus bill fall short for older adults?

December 23, 2022December 22, 2022 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

The so-called omnibus bill, which tallies up a projected $1.7 trillion in federal spending, includes important, but insufficient investments for

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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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