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America Articles Florida Fort Lauderdale LGBTQ+ News Life News Police

Fort Lauderdale’s first gay police chief fired over ‘minority-first’ hiring policy, report says

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Larry Scirotto, Fort Lauderdale’s first gay police chief, has been fired after just six months in the role over his approach to hiring and promoting staff. The 48-year-old was sacked by City Manager Chris Lagerbloom on 3 March, WTVJ reported. He was let go after an investigation into how he made hiring and promotion decisions concluded that he had a minority-first approach. Towards the end of 2021, four officers – three white and one Hispanic – filed EEOC complaints after a group of minority employees were given promotions by Scirotto.…

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Florida Senate passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill marking “another stain in the history” of the state

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Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed the widely controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill by a vote of 22-17, bringing it one step away from becoming law. It will now head to the desk of Governor Ron DeSantis, who will either veto it or give it his signature. However, it is expected that he will do the latter given that he has expressed his support for it in recent months, meaning it would go into effect from 1 July. The legislation, which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill, seeks…

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Country singer T.J. Osborne kisses boyfriend and says he loves him at 2022 ACM awards

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T.J. Osborne celebrated his band’s latest Academy of Country Music (ACM) award win by kissing and giving a shoutout to his boyfriend. Brothers Osborne won the award for Duo of the Year at the 7 March ACM ceremony at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. T.J., who recently made history by coming out and becoming the first openly gay artist signed to a major country music label, kissed his boyfriend Abi Ventura when the win was announced. The intimate moment was shown on screens in the venue, with the All…

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Texas has “initiated investigations” into parents over gender-affirming care for trans youth, lawsuit says

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Texas governor Greg Abbott recently compared gender-affirming care for trans youth to “child abuse” and ordered investigations into it. In a letter sent on 22 February to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), the 64-year-old wrote “all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children who may be subject to such abuse, including doctors, nurses, and teachers” should report it immediately or face “criminal penalties”. “Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency…

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Angelica Ross calls on Joe Biden to do more than “bare minimum” for LGBTQ+ people: “We need you to act”

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Angelica Ross called on President Joe Biden and his administration to do more to “protect” America’s LGBTQ+ community. The Pose star used her 1 March LGBTQ+ State of the Union address for Logo to highlight the inequalities facing queer people in the country. “We are all living through a moment of unprecedented loss, financial hardship and sociopolitical discord,” she told viewers. “We know these issues disproportionately impact the most marginalised among us, so we need our leaders to be doing more to protect our LGBTQ+ community — but most particularly…

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America Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Don't Say Gay Florida LGBTQ+ News Life News Originals Rep. Carlos G. Smith

Exclusive: Rep. Carlos G. Smith says ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is “a very personal attack” on LGBTQ+ people

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“Politicians are less inclined to enact legislation that discriminates or targets the LGBTQ community when we are amongst them, when we are their colleagues, when we are their siblings, their children, their neighbours and their co-workers, being out and being authentic about who we are,” says Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith. In November 2016, the 41-year-old made history as the first openly LGBTQ+ Latin person elected to the Florida Legislature. Since then, the Democrat has used his position in the state’s House of Representatives to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights – which…

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America anti-trans Articles Greg Abbott LGBTQ+ News Life News Texas Trans

Texas governor Greg Abbott compares gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth to “child abuse”

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Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, compared medical procedures for young transgender people to “child abuse”. In a letter sent on 22 February to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the 64-year-old ordered investigations into gender-affirming care. “Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas,” Abbott wrote. He said that this should include parents…

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America Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Crime LGBTQ+ News Life News Texas Trans

Trans woman Cypress Ramos killed in Texas aged 21: “She just loved everyone”

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Cypress Ramos was found dead in Texas, making her at least the third trans or gender non-conforming person to be killed in America in 2022. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. The Latina woman “died after being struck with a hard object,” KCBD reported. She was found in Lubbock, Texas on 13 February and a man has since been charged with her murder. Security camera footage caught him entering a storage unit with another person and coming out alone, which police used…

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America Apple Articles gender Gender-neutral LGBTQ+ News Life News Siri

Apple tests gender-neutral Siri option voiced by LGBTQ+ person

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Apple is currently testing a new Siri that would be less gendered and voiced by a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The tech giant is reportedly trialling the new aspect of the virtual assistant as part of the beta version of iOS 15.4, which was released on 22 February. Although details remain scarce, Axios reported that Apple confirmed that the the new Siri is voiced by a queer person. Its voice is set to be less stereotypically male or female sounding in a bid to remove the gendered aspect of…

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America Anti-LGBTQ+ law Articles Florida Joe Biden Law LGBTQ+ News Life News President Joe Biden

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill amendment would require Florida’s schools to out students within six weeks

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Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill has been amended with a requirement for schools to out students once they learn of them being LGBTQ+. The bill, which is part of a Parental Rights in Education proposal, was altered by Rep Joe Harding on 18 February. His amendment states that “the school principal or his or her designee shall develop a plan, using all available governmental resources, to disclose such information within [six] weeks after the decision to withhold such information from the parent.” This would be done “through an open dialogue…

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