Lesbian officer saves lives in Nashville bombing
Out lesbian police officer, Amanda Topping, is one of six who have been praised for preventing casualties after an explosion in Nashville.
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Trump ban on diversity training unsuccessful
LGBTQ+ activists are celebrating after a Trump order, which would prohibit certain forms of diversity training, was blocked.
Brooklyn Democrat party removes gender requirements
The US Brooklyn Democratic Party voted unanimously to remove gender requirements from its county committee seats after it was sued by six trans and non-binary candidates.
US court rules in favour of trans prison inmate
A court in Wisconsin, US has ordered the state to stop withholding gender-affirming medical treatment to a trans woman held in a male prison facility.
Washington DC to ban LGBTQ+ panic defence
Washington DC is set to become the first city in the US to ban LGBTQ+ panic defense from being used as a legitimate reason for violence against queer people.
Anti-LGBTQ+ groups given millions in Covid relief funds
A handful of American anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups and schools, which have been known to expel queer teachers, were given over $2.5 million in Covid-19 relief funding.
LGB customers can be refused in Michigan
Last week, a court ruling in Michigan found it is legal for businesses to refuse customers on the basis of their sexual orientation.