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West Virginia Republicans want to prosecute 'pedophile librarians' over 'obscene' material

Not sure what constitutes "obscene matter?" Neither are the West Virginia Republicans who wrote a new bill seeking to prosecute educators for spreading it.

GOP Politician Targets Barnes & Noble With Legal Action for Queer Book

The book, Gender Queer: A Memoir, has been banned in a number of school libraries as districts across the country restrict access to LGBTQ+ content.

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Bi OnlyFans Creator Sentenced to Prison Over Using the Site

Titus Low, 22, said he wouldn't rule out a return to OnlyFans after getting out of jail. 

West Virginia Republicans want to ban transgender people from public spaces, call them ‘obscene’

One bill would define trans people as “obscene matter” and make them keep their distance from schools, while another would force mental health professionals to “cure” transgender people.

Idaho Bill Would Jail Librarians, Teachers for LGBTQ+ Books

Similar to Russian propaganda laws, this bill is aimed at materials vaguely considered "harmful to minors," including many LGBTQ+ books and magazines.

Censorship: The Big Chill

Paul Reubens: arrested for collecting vintage nude photos. Howard Stern: silenced for on-air speech. How a nationwide crackdown on "obscenity" could freeze out gay and lesbian expression for years to come

Rosie O'Donnell's Daughter Leaves for Birth Mother

Chelsea, who returned home last week after being missing for several days, decided to move in with her birth mother upon turning 18.

Homosexuality Voted to Be Struck From Pennsylvania's Criminal Code

The state's House voted 198-0 to erase the references to "homosexuality" in several definitions in the code. 

Fla. School Board Member Files Criminal Report Over Black Queer Memoir

Gabrielle Union, who optioned the TV rights to All Boys Aren't Blue, wrote on Twitter, "What's she gonna do when the TV show comes out?"

Fox Renewed O'Reilly Contract Despite $32 Million Harassment Settlement

Bill O'Reilly received a four-year contract extension a month after he settled a claim that included allegations of a "nonconsensual sexual relationship" with Fox News analyst Lis Wiehl.

Pennsylvania Republicans Introduce Extreme 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

The bill is more restrictive than the one that became law in Florida.

Chinese Web site to launch show on gay issues with gay host

A Chinese Web site will launch Thursday what its producer describes as the country's first show to focus on gay issues and the first with an openly gay host.

Arizona, Oklahoma Advance Spate of Anti-Trans Bills

Transgender student-athletes, gender-affirming procedures, and more are the targets of their legislation.

California High School Students Take on 'Sexist' Dress Code Policy

Female students push for leniency when it comes to what they can wear on 110-degree days. 

Pornhub suspends Texas access over age verification: 'Ineffective, haphazard, & dangerous'

Pornhub said the law infringes "on the rights of adults to access protected speech" while "employing the least effective and yet also most restrictive" policies.

Indiana’s school censorship law threatens a small bookstore's future

A bookstore in South Bend may be shutting its doors after schools stopped shopping in the wake of new restrictive content law.

Republicans in Idaho Are Trying to Ban Drag Performances

A leader of a conservative group who supports the state bill compared drag to the racist practice of blackface.