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Pulse massacre survivors are set to revisit the nightclub before it's razed

Survivors and family members of the Pulse nightclub massacre nine years ago are getting a chance to walk through the long-shuttered, gay-friendly venue this week

The Independent UK

DeSantis needing Trump is "embarrassing"

A guest on the liberal-leaning network pitied the no-longer-rising star of the GOP

Salon

Trump and Republicans push ‘hate and chaos’ with anti-trans ads, advocates say

GOP spent over $65m on ads, with Trump’s most often aired ad targeting Harris for her support of gender-affirming care

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If Trump wins the election, he could launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

Republican state lawmakers are already targeting trans people with discriminatory policies. A second-term Trump is likely to use the US government to launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - US

It’s trans adults, too: GOP candidates now back trans medical restrictions for all ages

Donald Trump had recently finished a familiar riff about banning gender transition surgery for children when the former president, speaking to an audience of Evangelical voters, moved on to something new: a policy that would affect transgender adults.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘It’s my Florida too’: Pulse shooting survivor Brandon Wolf on being Black, gay and the anti-Ron DeSantis

Since losing his best friend in the 2016 nightclub attack, Wolf has become an outspoken advocate for gun safety and LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - US

Parents of teen killed in Parkland shooting visit Pulse memorial as they begin bus tour

ORLANDO, Fla. — Growing up, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver was “always worried about community issues,” recalled his mother, Patricia Oliver.

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DeSantis flexes executive powers while eyeing White House

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has advanced elements of his aggressive conservative agenda though the use of executive power, drawing on appointees, state boards and the state Constitution as he builds toward an expected presidential candidacy

The Independent UK

Fewer pronouns, more guns: Ron DeSantis’s plan to turn the US into Florida

Florida governor sees state as ‘blueprint’ for America, but his policies may not be as popular – or successful – as they seem

The Guardian - US

Florida rule would expand so-called ‘don’t say gay’ to 12th grade

ORLANDO, Fla. — The DeSantis administration next month could effectively bar all public school teachers from providing classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity, a move that would expand Florida’s controversial 2022 law and go even further than the legislation Republican lawmakers are pushing in Tallahassee this spring.

Orlando Sentinel

LGBTQ Floridians heading to state Capitol, where they face increasingly hostile political climate

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When LGBTQ Floridians, their families and their supporters arrive in the state capital Monday to start two days of what organizers are calling pride, passion and resistance, they’re more likely to encounter a brick wall of opposition than a welcome mat and an open door.

Tribune News Service

How Orlando’s gay community, after Pulse, helped spur proposed changes to blood donor rules

ORLANDO, Fla. — In the days after the 2016 Pulse gay nightclub shooting ―the second-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history — gay and bisexual men were turned away from donating blood unless they had been celibate for a year.

Orlando Sentinel

Mass shootings compound loss felt by marginalized groups

After mass shootings, the loss felt by marginalized groups already facing discrimination is compounded

The Independent UK

White House holds summit on ending hate-fueled violence

The Biden administration has gathered educators, faith leaders and others who have experienced violence first-hand for a summit to discuss how to help stop the violence

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

DeSantis a willing warrior as conservatives lean into gender and sexual identity fights

Few fronts in America’s heated culture wars have been more active recently than the fight over sexuality and gender identity.

The Independent UK

He survived the Pulse nightclub massacre in 2016. Six years later, the fight for gun safety and LGBT+ rights continues

It’s been six years since Brandon Wolf survived the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando where his best friend Drew was killed. He tells Rachel Sharp about the ongoing fight for gun safety and LGBT+ rights

Tribune News Service

MAGA influencers flock to Florida, chasing political clout and connections

TAMPA, Fla. — The tongue-in-cheek digital campaign ad mirrors the script of an insurance commercial, where “Jake for State House” is reminiscent of the State Farm spokesperson, with a Republican twist.

Los Angeles Times

‘Bigotry does not know state borders’: Anti-LGBTQ legislation troubles queer, trans Angelenos

LOS ANGELES -- Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Californians have watched with alarm and sadness in recent weeks as lawmakers in the Midwest and South have debated the rights of LGBTQ people within their borders.

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Parkland father visits White House weeks after being detained by police for protest

WASHINGTON — Parkland father and activist Manuel Oliver wore the shoes his son Joaquin Oliver had planned to wear to prom to the White House on Monday as he attended President Joe Biden’s speech about new steps to curb gun violence.

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