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Fox LGBTQ workers slam hosts' rhetoric

Workers rebel after Human Rights Campaign drops Fox as preferred LGBTQ employer over on-air rhetoric

Salon · Apr 14, 2022

Amid Florida's fight with Disney over trans rights, a Disney family member comes out as trans

The Republican governor of Florida picked a fight with the Walt Disney Co. the week before last after Disney belatedly proclaimed its opposition to the state's new "Don't Say Gay" law.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2022

Disney Heir Comes Out As Transgender, Faults Legislation Aimed At Trans Youth

The ongoing saga of the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) commitment to LGBTQ rights took a personal turn when Disney heir Charlee Corra Disney publicly self-identified as a transgender man.

Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022

Republicans’ midterms pitch: never mind the policy, here’s the culture war

Abortion bans, anti-LGBTQ laws, book bans – the party sees hot button issues as a tried and test path to victory. Democrats ignore it at their peril, experts say

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2022

Utah bans transgender athletes from girl’s sports, overriding governor’s veto

Governor urged ‘kindness, mercy and compassion’ as LGBT+ advocates warn against legislation’s compounded harms against already-vulnerable children

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Disney opposes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ in Florida. What about other states?

Disney threatened to pull its big-budget business from Georgia over anti-LGBT+ legislation in 2016. Advocates and employees demand the political heavyweight use similar tactics against a new wave. Alex Woodward writes

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Republicans criticise Indiana governor for vetoing transgender sports ban

Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill that would have blocked transgender women from participating in female school sports

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

More than six in 10 Americans oppose ‘Don’t Say Gay’ measures prohibiting LGBT+ discussion in schools

Republican officials proposed 266 bills targeting LGBT+ Americans in 2022, according to Human Rights Campaign

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2022

LGBTQ Group Rejects Disney's $5M Donation, Demands More Action From The Company

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an LGBTQ-focused advocacy group, has rejected a proposed $5 million donation offered by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Chapek by calling into question the company’s commitment to supporting LGBTQ rights.

Benzinga · Mar 10, 2022

Former leader of Human Rights Campaign sues group

NEW YORK — The former head of the Human Rights Campaign is suing the nation’s latest LGBTQ+ rights organization, claiming he was underpaid and fired because he is Black, according to his lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court on Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022