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Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold
The Title IX provisions promise to dismantle rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who added new safeguards for students accused of sexual misconduct. Biden’s policy does not have any mention of transgender athletes.
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Lawmakers in Thailand approve bill to legalize same-sex marriage
Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill hat would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.
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Amid book bans, DEI cuts and ‘Don't Say Gay' laws, 7 states will mandate LGBTQ-inclusive curricula
Washington will join six other states in requiring public schools to include LGBTQ-inclusive curricula.
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Support for same-sex marriage and LGBTQ protections dipped in 2023, survey shows
The share of U.S. adults who support same-sex marriage and laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination has dipped in the last year, a survey has found, according to NBC News.
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‘Visibility is important': Nova star who came out as gay returns to court in LGBTQ+ tourney
NBC10’s Keith Jones reunites with former Villanova star Will Sheridan. The duo roomed together on the road with the Wildcats in the 2000s and now Sheridan is back on the court with the NGBA.
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Villanova star Will Sheridan talks LGBTQ+ tourney and overcoming discrimination
Will Sheridan, the Villanova basketball star who came out as gay, is returning to the court for an LGBTQ+ tournament. NBC10’s Keith Jones was Will’s roommate at Nova and spoke with him about the homophobia he faced as a gay athlete and what he’s doing to break down barriers in the sports world.
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Former Villanova star who came out as gay promotes LGBTQ+ basketball tournament
NBC10’s Keith Jones speaks to Villanova star Will Sheridan about being roommates on the road with the Wildcats, the challenges Sheridan faced as a gay athlete and how the former Nova star is now promoting a Montgomery County basketball tournament focused on inclusion.
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Kansas' AG is telling schools they must out trans kids to parents, even with no specific law
Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools that they’re required to tell parents their children are transgender or non-binary even if they’re not out at home.
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Nearly 30% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ, national survey finds
More than 1 in 4 Gen Z adults in the U.S. identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, dwarfing the percentages of LGBTQ Americans in older age groups, a new survey has found.
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Transgender people can be baptized Catholic and serve as godparents, Vatican says
The document was signed Oct. 21 by Pope Francis and Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
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Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care
Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney signed an executive order on Tuesday that protects anyone seeking, receiving and providing gender-affirming care.
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Philly celebrates OURFest with first ever Coming Out Parade in America
Philadelphia celebrated the first ever Coming Out Parade in America on Saturday. It was part of the city’s OURFest celebrations as National Coming Out Day approaches. NBC10’s Karen Hua has the highlights.
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First OURfest since the pandemic to make history in Philadelphia
Philly is hosting a huge party to honor members of the LGBTQ+ community. It’s the first “OURfest” since the pandemic and this year’s event features a history making parade. NBC10’s Brian Sheehan has the details.
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National Coming Out Day is next week, celebrations are underway in Philly
In Philadelphia, the celebrations for National Coming Out Day have already begun and include a ‘historic first’ for the City of Brotherly Love. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle shares a preview of the events.
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Philly celebrates National Coming Out Day
Oct. 11 marks National Coming Out Day which celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle shows us how Philadelphia is celebrating this weekend.
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Inside the anti-LGBTQ effort to put Christian prayer and the Bible back in schools
Some Christian pastors and politicians argue that school prayer would prevent children from identifying as transgender. LGBTQ rights advocates are fighting back.
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Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky couple denied marriage license
A federal jury has awarded $100,000 to a Kentucky couple who sued former county clerk Kim Davis over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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California business owner, mother of 9 killed after confrontation over Pride flag in front of her shop
Authorities say a California store owner has been fatally shot after a dispute over a LGBTQ Pride flag outside her business.
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Georgia panel rejects recommendation to fire teacher for reading book on gender fluidity to 5th graders
The panel reached a decision after a two-day hearing last week about whether Rinderle should be fired for reading the picture book “My Shadow is Purple” by Scott Stuart.
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Wendy Guevara becomes the first trans woman to win a Mexican reality TV series
Guevara won “La casa de los famosos México” with more than 18 million fan votes, marking a historic moment in Mexican reality TV.