Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered - a catchall acronym for political issues involving sexual orientation and identity.
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I’m putting myself out there. Time to be stealth is over. I’ve never written anything before so forgive me if I make mistakes. This is kind of scary for me being a very private person. I worry I might become a target but here it goes. Six years ago I...
by WitchVsPatriarchy
 96 comments
on Sun Mar 31, 2024 at 03:43 AM PDT
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LGBTQ Literature is a � Readers and Book Lovers � series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. From ...
by Chrislove
8 comments
on Sun Mar 31, 2024 at 04:30 PM PDT
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Yep, I am taking a break from my usual bashing of the Transphobic Criminal Douche and Qpublicans to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility. As a Transgender Woman, this is a special day for Transgender people like me. Moved to Florida and am trying to find...
by Lady Courtney
11 comments
on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 05:51 PM PDT
with 36 Recommends
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Mar 22, 2024 at 09:39 PM PDT
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I am old enough to remember how upset many people were in 2012 when Biden came out in favor of gay marriage before Obama did. During an appearance on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, as host David Gregory quizzed Biden on the subject, the Vice President...
by GoodNewsRoundup
42 comments
on Thu Apr 04, 2024 at 04:30 AM PDT
with 68 Recommends
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Voices & Soul� by Justice Putnam, Black Kos Poetry Editor She is a spectre, a ghostly presence that we can ignore until we can't. She is pushing a ragged shopping cart, she is stumbling with a ...
by Black Kos
166 comments
on Fri Mar 08, 2024 at 02:00 PM PST
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Your friendly neighborhood PSA: Be on the lookout for election disinformation Commentary by Chitown Kev Today is�March 5, 2024, Super Tuesday, the day where elections will be held in 15 states�in ...
by Black Kos
184 comments
on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 02:01 PM PST
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LGBTQ Literature is a � Readers and Book Lovers � series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. From ...
by bellist
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on Sun Feb 25, 2024 at 04:30 PM PST
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You have to show your birth certificate or medical records to use a changing room in Utah if someone suspects you’re in the wrong room. Would this have stopped Trump from raping E. Jean Carroll. Short-arm inspections for everyone, by everyone! A...
by annieli
7 comments
on Tue Feb 06, 2024 at 12:56 PM PST
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By� Orion Rummler
Originally published by The 19th
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will no longer update a transgender person’s driver’s license with their correct ...
by The19th
134 comments
on Wed Jan 31, 2024 at 07:29 AM PST
with 161 Recommends
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LGBTQ Literature is a Readers and Book Lovers series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. From fiction to contemporary nonfiction to history and everything in...
by Chrislove
18 comments
on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 04:30 PM PST
with 49 Recommends
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Jim Pillen and his Republican allies in the legislature are out to prove that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. During the most recent legislative session, the Nebraska Republicans cut...
by NebraskaDemocrat
13 comments
on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 08:10 AM PST
with 45 Recommends
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LGBTQ Literature is a � Readers and Book Lovers � series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. From ...
by Chrislove
25 comments
on Sun Dec 31, 2023 at 04:30 PM PST
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Rob Smith is a black, openly gay man who happens to be a veteran of the Iraq War. He is attending the Turning Point USA's AmericaFest get-together hosted in Phoenix, Arizona, by Charlie Kirk, with Maga luminaries such as Rosanne Barr and Glenn Beck...
by Pakalolo
150 comments
on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 06:56 AM PST
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Cynthia Reyes-Revilla and Mario Castillo are in a runoff to represent Houston’s District H, which encompasses a fair portion of Houston’s northside. Either Reyes-Revilla or Castillo will succeed Karla Cisneros, who is term-limited. Although Houston’s...
by OK Dodo
6 comments
on Mon Dec 04, 2023 at 09:10 PM PST
with 18 Recommends
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LGBTQ Literature is a � Readers and Book Lovers � series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. From ...
by Chrislove
16 comments
on Sun Nov 26, 2023 at 04:30 PM PST
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When I was growing up, I was illegal in 37 states. Not anything I did. No. Me. My existence was illegal in 37 states. It’s not like that anymore. Thanks to Anthony Kennedy, we can exist in the public sphere with largely the same civil rights as other...
by ultrageek
48 comments
on Thu Nov 16, 2023 at 04:38 PM PST
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I have seen two diaries on here today about the same story. The Alabama Pastor and Mayor that committed suicide. Both diaries did something that irked me. The Mayor dressed up online claiming online to be a “Transitioning Transgender Curvy Girl”. Now...
by EVail
35 comments
on Sat Nov 04, 2023 at 04:24 PM PDT
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I am a trans woman who was raised male due to being born with an intersexed condition. I woke up this morning to find that Prager U was not only trending, but being pushed by X/Twitter. Not only that it is doing so by pushing anti-trans Prager U...
by EVail
4 comments
on Thu Nov 02, 2023 at 10:39 AM PDT
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This year Banned Books Week is October 1 – 7, 2023. The theme is “Let Freedom Read!” Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles lists of challenged books as reported in...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Oct 01, 2023 at 12:12 PM PDT
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