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Yvie Oddly drags producers, EU’s first openly gay president, another queer dating show, trouble at Florida Gay Days, WGA Pride pickets

5 queer stories we’re watching: June 1

By Phoebe Fuller

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Twitter hate speech, students put on LGBTQ2S+ play, advocates urge corporations to stand up for queer people, Pride Demon shirts

4 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 31

By Jackie Richardson

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Anti-queer Blue Jays player sparks outrage, Catholic school board rejects Pride flag, Hayley Kiyoko to headline Canada’s first queer music festival and Japanese court declares same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

4 queer and trans stories we’re following: May 30

By Bhagyashree Chatterjee

Transphobes are targeting cis people now. That should be a wakeup call

OPINION: You cannot “eliminate transgenderism” without deeply restricting the gender presentation of all people in society

By Katelyn Burns

New Brunswick’s review of LGBTQ2S+ education could pave way for trouble across Canada

ANALYSIS: We should be worried about the push for “parental rights” from N.B. premier

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Jeopardy! Master Mattea Roach, Montana drag ban, Manitoba city saves queer books, Ontario councillor resigns over flag ban, RIP Tina Turner and all things ‘Barbie’ movie

6 queer and trans stories for your Friday

By Maddy Mahoney

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DeSantis to run for president, HRC announces travel advisory for Florida, Montana governor defines sex as binary despite non-binary child, Target Pride merchandise, Iowa churches split over queer rights, falling HIV rates

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 24

By Jackie Richardson

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Dodgers reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Mexico allows ‘X’ gender passports, Utah named most closeted state, trans prom held at the U.S. Capitol and Bud Light brewers lose perfect HRC rating

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: May 23

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Dodgers face backlash for barring drag activists, EU may pull funding over Poland ‘LGBT-free zones,’ NJ fights school outing policies, activists blast AL bill codifying gender and a Mohawk reserve near Montreal’s first Pride

5 queer stories we’re watching: May 19

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Taiwan OKs same-sex adoption, Florida investigates teacher who showed Disney film, ‘Dykes to Watch Out For’ audiobook, Missouri ends emergency rule banning trans care and Archie Comics’ first trans character

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 17

By Jackie Richardson

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U.K.’s first gay dating show, end of no-cost PrEP delayed, WGA strike trans takeover, Kim Petras on cover of SI swimsuit issue, Beijing LGBT Center closes and Florida city prohibits Pride drag shows

6 queer stories we’re watching: May 16

By Bhagyashree Chatterjee, Phoebe Fuller

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New Janelle Monáe, AMA president vows to fight for trans people, GLAAD media awards, trans teens sue Montana and a Sapphic horror biopic

5 queer stories we’re watching: May 15

By Maddy Mahoney

As the conservative heartland, Alberta’s election could be a sign of what’s to come nationally

OPINION: A Danielle Smith win in Alberta could spell more extremism from federal Tories

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Beyoncé tour kicks off, FDA eases blood restrictions, mpox no longer an emergency, Poland remains worst place in EU to be queer and Elliot Page praises gender-affirming care

5 queer stories we’re watching: May 12

By Maddy Mahoney

Florida’s bathroom bill would keep me from my family

OPINION: Visiting my parents in Florida used to feel like a safe home away from home. Now, the idea of it makes my stomach turn

By Katelyn Burns

Canada must address rising hate toward LGBTQ2S+ people, say advocates

Act4QueerSafety is calling on the federal government to protect communities against an organized wave of bigotry

By Kevin Hurren

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George Santos arrested, David Miranda death, Texas shooter ‘inspired’ by Libs of TikTok, Louisiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and Washington state protects trans kids

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 10

By Jackie Richardson

Canadian government in talks to create LGBTQ2S+ endowment fund

Advocates are lobbying the federal government for a substantial financial investment

By Denio Lourenco

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