Here's how the Proud Boys are leading the far right's war on LGBTQ Americans

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The Proud Boys were the most active militant, far-right group involved in anti-LGBTQ events last year, turning up at half of all such protests across the country.

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The Proud Boys crashed my story hour: A drag king recounts a joyful but 'terrifying' showdown at a NYC library

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Drag king Oliver H reads to children at a Drag Story Hour in Queens, NY on December 12, 2022.
Drag king Oliver H reads to children at a Drag Story Hour in Queens, NY on December 12, 2022.

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Proud Boys ramped up attacks on the LGBTQ+ community last year. Click through Insider's interactive map.

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Proud Boys protest at a drag story hour in Jackson Heights, Queens, on December 29, 2022.
Proud Boys protest at a drag story hour in Jackson Heights, Queens, on December 29, 2022.

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I'm a 17-year-old trans kid in Utah, and I'm uprooting my life because of a law that bans gender-affirming care

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An 'anti-capitalist' financial planner explains how to make ethically sound investments

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River Nice is an anti-capitalist financial planner in Philadelphia who reaches out to LGBTQ+ millennials on TikTok.

River Nice

A couple trying to rent an Airbnb in Texas were turned away after the host learned they were gay. It's the short-term-rental giant's latest problem with discrimination.

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Airbnb told Insider the host had been removed from the platform.

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An Arkansas GOP bill targeting drag performances is so confusing it may not even apply to drag, a law expert said

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Drag performer MD Hunter, whose stage name is Athena Sinclair, testifies before a state Senate panel as state Sen. Gary Stubblefield, left, listens, at the Arkansas Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.
Drag performer MD Hunter, whose stage name is Athena Sinclair, testifies before a state Senate panel as state Sen. Gary Stubblefield, left, listens, at the Arkansas Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Thursday, Jan.

I'm gay and autistic. It took me years to understand what I needed in sex and relationships.

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Ian Donley needs foreplay to feel comfortable during sex.

Ian Donley

Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney reveals the results of her facial feminization surgery in a 'Swan Lake' and Old Hollywood-inspired video

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Dylan Mulvaney danced to "Swan Lake" in her surgery reveal video.

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I moved to New York from the UK to marry my partner using a K-1 visa. The process was so difficult that we had to sue the government.

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David and Dan Gooding side by side on their wedding day
Dan Gooding, right, married his partner, David, using a K-1 visa.

Dan Gooding

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