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#lgbtqiaplus

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Bi Sasquatch

Headline: "Spokane City Council Moves to Affirm LGBTQ+ Rights Amid Federal Rollbacks"

Source: @kxly4news

From the article: "SPOKANE, Wash. -- As the federal government rolls back LGBTQ+ protections, the Spokane City Council is taking steps to further safeguard the rights of the local LGBTQ+ community.

"During Monday's agenda review meeting, councilmembers debated an ordinance, proposed by Councilmember Paul Dillon, which aims to affirm the LGBTQ+ community's already existing rights.

"Dillon's proposals include affirming the right to seek gender-affirming care and maintaining an LGBTQ+ liaison officer within the Spokane Police Department to collaborate with the community."

#Spokane #Washington #USPolitics
#Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary

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KXLY kxly.comSpokane City Council Moves to Affirm LGBTQ+ Rights Amid Federal RollbacksSPOKANE, Wash. -- As the federal government rolls back LGBTQ+ protections, the Spokane City Council is taking steps to further safeguard the rights of the local LGBTQ+ community.
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Bi Sasquatch

Source: .outsmartmagazine.com

From the article: "Annual Pride celebrations across the country have become a staple of their communities, and nearly 10% of American adults now identify as LGBTQ+. With big corporations eager to provide visible financial support to the LGBTQ+ community, these celebrations have become bigger, flashier and emblazoned with company logos.

"But this year, amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity and equity efforts and a torrent of legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, Pride organizers around the nation are facing a decline in sponsorships and visible corporate support.

"Scrambling to fill the gap in funding, these groups are leaning on grassroots fundraising efforts and returning to that original spirit of resistance. This year, the organizers say, simply showing up will send an important message."

#Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
#Corporate #Sponsorship #Fundraising

outsmartmagazine.com/2025/03/c

OutSmart Magazine · Under Financial and Political Pressure, the LGBTQ Community is “Putting the Protest Back in Pride” CelebrationsBy Newsroom
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Bi Sasquatch

Source: @NBCNews

From the article: "In recent weeks, academics who focus on improving the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans have been subjected to waves of grant cancellations from the National Institutes of Health. More than 270 grants totaling at least $125 million of unspent funds have been eliminated, though the true sum is likely much greater, researchers told NBC News. "

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
#USPolitics #NIH

nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/t

NBC News · Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research fieldBy Benjamin Ryan
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Lilischote 🏳️‍⚧️

Asexualität kann heißen, dass man nie Sex haben möchte oder derartige Anziehung verspürt, oder noch vieles anderes, denn ...

Asexualität ist ein Spektrum.

Ich spüre z.B. nur sexuelle Anziehung in spezifischem Kink Kontext oder bei tiefer emotionaler Beziehung zu einer Person, während ich sonst gar keine Anziehung oder Verlangen spüre.

#lgbtqiaplus#lgbtqia#asexualität
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Steve Dallape ☑️ 🌎

"The Texas lawyer is bringing her own judicial expertise to a task force of Democrats focused on challenging Trump in court. More than a hundred lawsuits brought against the administration are exposing the fallacy that a president can rule like a king." #lgbtqiaplus #resistance #democrats #democracy #government #USPolitics #fascism #authoritarianism

lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/rep-ju

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Bi Sasquatch

Source: @AssociatedPress

From the article: "COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court in Cincinnati will hear arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district’s gender pronoun policy against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders.

"The lawsuit brought by Parents Defending Education, a national membership organization, against the Olentangy Local School District in 2023 has captured broad national attention from groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the conservative Manhattan Institute. Ohio’s solicitor general has asked to participate in oral arguments on behalf of 22 U.S. states that have interests in the case."

#Pronouns #Transgender #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus
#Discrimination #USPolitics #Ohio
#ThePoliticsOfHate

apnews.com/article/ohio-school

AP News · Dispute between parents' group, Ohio school district over gender pronoun policy goes before judgesBy Julie Carr Smyth
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