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  At least 144 LGBTQ athletes to compete in Paris Olympics

  NBC News - By Isabel Yip

  British diver Tom Daley, Canadian soccer player Quinn and USA track athletes Sha’Carri Richardson and Nikki Hiltz are among this year’s queer competitors. At least 144 out LGBTQ athletes will be heading to Paris for the 2024 Summer Games, with a record number of out male Olympians participating, …

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  Christian homeless shelter challenges Washington state law prohibiting anti-LGBTQ hiring practices

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  A lawyer for the shelter says it faces prosecution for engaging in its “constitutionally protected freedom to hire fellow believers" who share the charity's mission. Lawyers for a Christian homeless shelter are scheduled to be in a federal appeals court Friday to challenge a Washington state …

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  RNC speakers lean into homophobic and transphobic rhetoric

  NBC News - By Matt Lavietes

  Several Republican lawmakers, governors and candidates embraced extreme language that had been relegated to the margins in recent decades. Homophobic and transphobic remarks were unmistakably present throughout the first three days of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. At least a dozen …

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  Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over Tennessee’s anti-drag show ban

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  The theater company that sued over the law wasn't at risk of violating it and, as a result, didn't have grounds to sue, the court said. A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court …

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  Appeals court refuses to lift order blocking rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ students

  NBC News - By The Associated Press

  Republicans argue the policy is a ruse to allow transgender girls to play on girls athletic teams. A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift a judge’s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule meant to expand protections for LGBTQ students. The ruling from the …

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  In landmark verdict, South Korea's top court recognizes some rights for same-sex couples

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  The Supreme Court said the state health insurance agency’s refusal to provide spousal insurance coverage for gay couples was an act of discrimination. South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a …