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Florida LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Launch Parenting With Pride Program

The hope is to build a network of informed advocates within the community who will fight back against right-wing measures that target LGBTQ+ Floridians.

Youngkin Latest GOP Gov. Skeptical of AP African American Studies

The right worries that white kids could be taught the truth about the Black experience in the United States over time.

DeSantis Blames Queer Theory for AP African American Studies Course Rejection

Critics of Florida's governor say that he needs to take the class that he's trying to ban to understand what he's talking about.

Florida Can’t Teach AP Psychology If It Censors Sexuality, College Board Says

The Florida Board of Education said the course could be taught if those elements were left out.

Ron DeSantis Objects to AP Course's LGBTQ Content, College Board Defends It

The Republican governor and presidential hopeful previously targeted AP Black History.

Georgia School Board Voted to Fire Teacher Who Read Book on Gender Identity

The Cobb County board voted 4-3 Thursday to terminate the contract of Katherine Rinderle.

Missouri's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Even Worse Than Florida's

If Missouri lawmakers had their way, young people wouldn't learn anything about LGBTQ+ people until they're out of high school.

Democrats Introduce Bill to Support LGBTQ & Women’s History in Schools

The bill comes at a time when Republicans are trying to erase and rewrite certain histories.

How a Group of Grandparents Is Mobilizing to Push Back Against Moms for Liberty

Grandparents for Truth, a project of progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, is working to fight book bans, right-wing school boards and what it describes as authoritarianism in the nation’s schools.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants Divorces? The Papers Are Already Filed

Why all the surprise about the idea of states divorcing? They are already trying to separate themselves from transgender people, drag queens, people of color, and the Chinese, to name just a few.

This New Bill Hopes to Require LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sex Ed Nationwide

The Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act would recommend inclusive, trauma-informed sex education in schools nationwide.

Lesbian Gov. Maura Healey Says Ron DeSantis Taking U.S. Backwards

Healey, the governor of Massachusetts, denounced the Florida governor's anti-LGBTQ+ and racist actions.

Atlanta the new mecca for black gays

The Atlanta region now is home to the biggest concentration of black same-sex couples in the South, with nearly as many as the Chicago area, which has more than four times as many blacks.

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