 
													 
																									With respect to anti-LGBTQ riders submitted by Republican members, more than 50 were ultimately stripped from the bill
 
													 
																									The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline offers LGBTQ-affirming counseling, which is accessible by pressing three
 
													 
																									Spread of misinformation through online platforms increasing as A.I. is now capable of generating “deepfake” audio & video content
 
													 
																									Berner becomes the 1st openly LGBTQ person to ever serve on the 4th Circuit & the 3rd LGBTQ woman to serve on any federal appellate court
 
													 
																									Pride in Mental Health Act would strengthen resources in mental health and crisis intervention for at-risk LGBTQ youth
 
													 
																									DuBose’s nomination was enthusiastically supported by her state’s two Democratic U.S. senators., Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse
 
													 
																									Before TikTok, the U.S. took action over national security concerns with Grindr. In 2020, the app was sold by China-based Beijing Kunlun Tech
 
													 
																									The office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez quoted remarks from National Center on Sexual Exploitation, a group with a history of anti-LGBTQ advocacy
 
													 
																									Santos’s announcement came in a post on X, which began by criticizing the president’s State of the Union speech
 
													 
																									Biden spoke in defense of the transgender community, called for passage of the Equality Act and voiced his opposition to book bans