Photos show how being LGBTQ+ in the US military has changed

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A US service member demonstrates against "don't ask, don't tell."

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A drag performer was awarded $1.1M after a blogger falsely accused him of exposing himself to minors during a Pride event

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A jury awarded a drag performer more than $1.1 million in damages.

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Target has around 75 Pride items in its collection right now. That's over 2,000 fewer than last year.

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A Pride month display at a Target in Wisconsin last year.

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Target slashed this year's Pride collection after last year's backlash, leaving some LGBTQ+ insiders feeling alienated

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A Pride display at a Target store in Wisconsin last year.

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Recent South Dakota policy threatens professors who include their pronouns or tribal affiliations over email. It's part of a concerning 'longer-term agenda' overtaking the US.

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The University of South Dakota is enacting a discriminatory policy against professors who choose to express their pronouns and tribal affiliations via email signature.

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I've been out as transgender in the US military for a decade, and I don't have any regrets

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Sgt. First Class Cathrine Schmid

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Read the email Target sent employees about changes to its Pride collection after 'challenging' last year

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A Pride month display at a Target in Wisconsin last year.

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An influencer who said he'd shoot a gay son was ordered to post content about the harm caused by homophobia and transphobia

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A stock image shows a man using his smartphone to post on social media.

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JK Rowling's tweets about a lurid murder story reopened a heated debate about transgender convicts

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JK Rowling in 2018.

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How Chaya Raichik, the woman behind Libs of TikTok, rose to fame as a right-wing figure

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Chaya Raichik is better known as Libs of TikTok.

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