Category: anti-LGBTQ+ legislature

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Heartstopper and The Color Purple among nearly 400 books facing school ban in Iowa

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374 books are set to be banned in schools in the Urbandale Community School District in Iowa. LGBTQ+ favourites Heartstopper and The Color Purple are among the nearly 400 books targeted by the book ban. This follows Republican Governor Kim Reynolds signing ‘education reform bills’ in May, including Senate File 496 (SF496). SF496, which parallels Florida’s notorious ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, was enforced from 1 July. The bill prohibits teaching on issues of gender identity or sexual orientation up to the seventh grade. Other books on the list include children’s picture books,…

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Russia’s parliament passes law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults

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Russia’s lower house of parliament passed a law expanding its ban on so-called ‘LGBT propaganda’ to all adults. Under the new legislation, which had its third and final reading in the Duma on 24 November, any event or act viewed as an attempt to “promote” homosexuality could result in a fine of up to 400,000 roubles (£5,472) for individuals and 4,000,000 roubles (£68,400) for legal entities. Foreigners in the country could be subjected to 15 days of arrest and possible expulsion from Russia. The discriminatory bill will now be forwarded…

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Tom Daley waves Pride Progress flag at Commonwealth Games in bold stand against anti-LGBTQ+ countries

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Tom Daley showed his support for LGBTQ+ people living in countries that still criminalise homosexuality during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday (28 July). Entering the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham carrying the Queen’s baton and alongside several activists from some of the 35 countries that continue to punish same-sex relations, Daley and the activists carried Pride Progress flags. The Olympic Gold medalist has previously criticised the Commonwealth for supporting governments that criminalise the LGBTQ+ community and was recently awarded an OBE for his services…

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President Biden signs executive order to fight “hateful” anti-LGBTQ+ state bills

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President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect LGBTQ+ people from laws targeting them in conservative states. The measure includes efforts to dry up funding for so-called ‘conversion therapy’ by asking federally funded programs to ensure they are not offering it. The harmful practice has been widely condemned by health experts all over the world, including the National Health Service and World Health Organisation. It also includes a request for the Federal Trade Commission to consider determining that ‘conversion therapy’ is an unfair and/or deceptive act that warrants…

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