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Yahoo LifeHow out-of-work drag performers are lifting fans up through online pandemic shows: 'A time to be creative'
Drag performers whose careers have been temporarily sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic have been digging deep for clever ways to support themselves and each other.
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Coronavirus is closing down summer camps across the country, and parents are panicking: 'It's a pretty big loss'
Across the country, school being canceled has been tough enough. But now, as summer approaches, there’s another source of angst for parents.
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These brides got married at a drive-in movie theater after coronavirus canceled their original wedding plans
Bri and Lindsey Leaverton invited loved ones to watch their vows while "safe, compliant and in their cars with people they’d been quarantined with.”
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Shuttered LGBTQ community centers feel shutdown fallout: 'It's been really hard'
As if the direct fallout of the coronavirus crisis has not been enough, the collateral damage has been staggering — including the impact on LGBTQ community centers across the country.
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LGBT+ community at heightened risk of coronavirus, groups warn
More than 100 LGBT+ rights groups on Wednesday called on U.S. public health officials to address the heightened vulnerability of gay and trans people to the coronavirus, warning that their frequently weakened immune systems can put them at risk. Rates of HIV and cancer that are higher than in the overall population make LGBT+ people susceptible to the virus, said the open letter signed by such groups as the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal and GLAAD, a media advocacy organization. Described by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday as a pandemic, the coronavirus that emerged in China in December has spread around the world, halting industry, grounding flights, closing schools and forcing events to be postponed.
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Zaya Wade, 12, talks about living life to the fullest after coming out as trans: 'It feels great'
Zaya Wade opens up about living life to the fullest in first interview since coming out as transgender.
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Virginia bans conversion therapy for minors
Virginia is outlawing the discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children. Conversion therapy is a practice used to try to change sexual orientation or gender identity. Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday he had signed into law that bans licensed therapists and counselors from subjecting minors to the practice. The legislation passed the Virginia General Assembly earlier this year.
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Teacher told teen with 2 moms that writing about gay marriage would 'offend someone in the class'
A teen with two moms was told by her teacher that she could not discuss the topic of gay marriage for a school paper.
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Transgender man behind viral top surgery video opens up about why he shared footage
Sol Hall says he "just could not believe that I was looking down at MY flat chest" after the surgery to remove breast tissue.
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Dwyane Wade says trans daughter Zaya has identified as a girl since age 3: 'I knew early on that I had to check myself'
The former NBA star spoke to "Good Morning America" about the 12-year-old publicly coming out as transgender.
- InStyle
Rosario Dawson Has Officially Come Out In Her Latest Interview
Rosario Dawson came out in an interview with Bustle while discussing her relationship with Cory Booker.
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Trans teen goes viral after friends surprise him with money for a name change
A TikTok video shows Andi Bernabe being surprised with a gender reveal-themed party and cash to file for an official name change.
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Jameela Jamil has come out as 'queer.' But what does that mean?
Jamil's revelation sparked confusion over the meaning of the term 'queer."
- Business Insider
A transgender flag emoji is finally coming to smartphones in 2020
The addition of the transgender flag and symbol is the latest step being taken to make emoji more LGBTQ friendly and gender-inclusive.
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'Pose' star Angelica Ross praised for rocking her natural hair in Louis Vuitton ad: 'Breaking down all the barriers at once'
The actress caused quite a stir on social media with her powerful photo.
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Beauty guru Nikkie Tutorials opens up about mom’s support during her transition, despite doctors advising to ‘wait’
The YouTuber revealed last week that she is a transgender woman.
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Miss Utah Rachel Slawson will be Miss USA's first openly bisexual contestant
Rachel Slawson competing for Miss USA "is a huge win for LGBTQ visibility," says GLAAD.
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LGBT activists say new bills target transgender youth
At the urging of conservative advocacy groups, Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on transgender young people. One batch of bills would bar doctors from providing them certain gender-related medical treatment; another batch would bar trans students from participating on school sports teams of the gender they identify with. The proposed laws, if enacted, “would bring devastating harms to the transgender community,” said Chase Strangio, a transgender-rights lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Beauty guru NikkieTutorials comes out as transgender amid blackmail threats
NikkieTutorials comes out as transgender after facing threats of blackmail.
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'We were not simple people': Tegan and Sara revisit their 'High School' years for new memoir
Tegan and Sara found empathy for their younger selves while writing memoir High School.
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Jazz Jennings puts scars from gender confirmation surgery on ‘full display’ in swimsuit photo
Transgender activist Jazz Jennings puts her scars from gender confirmation surgery on display for the first time in a new swimsuit photo.
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Transgender man births own baby with help of trans sperm donor: 'I finally feel complete'
“It’s taken six years to get this far, but now we have a baby in our arms and that was the end goal. I finally feel complete,” Reuben Sharpe, a Brighton, England, wedding photographer and transgender man, told the Mirror.
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Jazz Jennings, Chaz Bono and Caitlyn Jenner: How the last decade changed the way we see gender
"The last decade has seen a tremendous increase in visibility for people who are transgender, and media representations are starting to portray trans people in more real and authentic ways,” GLAAD says. That's due to pop culture icons like Jazz Jennings.
- USA TODAY
American Airlines begins offering non-binary gender options during booking process
American Airlines has quietly rolled out non-binary gender options during the booking process, where people can designate "U" or "X" for their gender.
- People
Dwyane Wade Says LGBTQ People 'Are Normal': 'The Ones That Don't Get It' Are Different
Dwyane Wade on the LGBTQ Community
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J.K. Rowling accused of transphobia after tweeting support for woman fired for stating 'men cannot change into women'
The author has been criticized by her followers and fans over her decision to support Maya Forstater, a British woman fired for calling biological sex "immutable."