HRC CONDEMNS ANTI-LGBTQ+ ‘COMMITMENT TO AMERICA’ GOP AGENDA: “They’re playing politics with American lives - including LGBTQ+ lives and transgender lives in particular,” said HRC Director of Strategic Initiatives, Justin Unga (he/him). More from HRC.

THESE ANTI-EQUALITY ADVOCACY GROUPS ARE HELPING DRIVE A RISE IN BOOK BANS: A report from a free speech organization looked at the role of advocacy groups in the growing number of book bans in schools. More from the New York Times.

• MORE THAN 4 MILLION STUDENTS HAVE LOST OUT ON BOOK ACCESS ALREADY THANKS TO BOOK BANS: More from Daily Kos.

PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED APPOINTMENT OF ROGER F. NYHUS TO SERVE AS A U.S. AMBASSADOR: Nyhus is an engaged community leader, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC civil rights advocate, and champion of wildlife conservation and the arts. Nyhus is openly LGBTQ+ and is also an enrolled member of the Chinook Indian Nation. He will serve as the ambassador to Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, & Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. More from the White House and the Seattle Times.

GOOGLE, VENMO AND PAYPALL BAN ANTI-TRANS HATE GROUP GAYS AGAINST GROOMERS: Technology companies have been under pressure for months to stop enabling the spread of anti-transgender hate and online trolls. More from the Advocate and LGBTQNation.

THE MOST DOMINANT TOXIC ELECTION NARRATIVES ONLINE: On Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Truth Social and other social media sites, hateful and threatening anti-trans narratives have surged in recent months. More from the New York Times.

BISEXUAL+ WORKERS REPORT EXPERIENCING LESS DISCRIMINATION, BUT ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONCEAL IDENTITY: More from the Hill and the Williams Institute.

BIDEN NOTES LGBTQ+, INTERSEX RIGHTS IN UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEECH: President Biden stressed that “fundamental freedoms” are at risk around the world. More from the Washington Blade.

📍 IN THE STATES

REP. ABIGAIL SPANBERGER RESPONDS TO CONGRESSMAN’S ANTI-TRANS STATEMENTS: ‘THAT’S NOT TRUE’: More from the Washington Post.

MONTANA: ANTI-TRANSGENDER ATHLETE LAWS DECLARED ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’: More from the Montana Free Press.

UMASS SCHEDULES ‘PRIDE DAY’ FOR GAME AGAINST ANTI-LGBTQ+ UNIVERSITY: More from Outsports and LGBTQNation.

DENVER TO OFFER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING TRANS PEOPLE, CASH AS PART OF GROUNDBREAKING BASIC INCOME PROJECT: More from Pink News.

📺 GET CULTURED

DRAG PERFORMER SHANGELA MAKES ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ HISTORY: More from NBC News.

OUT WRESTLER ERICA LEIGH MAKES HISTORY WITH ECWA CHAMPIONSHIP WIN: More from Outsports.

21 PHOTOS FROM THE HISTORY OF QUEER NIGHTLIFE AND ACTIVISM: More from the Advocate.

🌍 GLOBAL EQUALITY

QATAR SUSPENDS ANTI-LGBTQ+ LAWS FOR DURATION OF WORLD CUP AS CAPTAINS WEAR ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BANDS IN PROTEST: More from Latin Times.

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