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  Christel van der Boom

  

  “Your Story Is Powerful:” LGBTQ Authors At The Center of Book Bannings Speak Out

  glaad.org - mohara

  When GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis and her wife Kristen Ellis-Henderson first had children, “there were no books that showed our family. …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  Book Bans Undermine the Rights of Young LGBTQ+ People

  advocate.com - Jonathan Friedman

  To mark Banned Book Week, PEN America offers thoughts about how banned books deny all youth the affirming and empathetic vision that literature …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  4 in 10 Books Banned in 2022 Are LGBTQ+-Related

  them.us - Abby Monteil

  Of the many things that could be considered a great American pastime, one of them should not be banning books. And yet, here we are! A new report from …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  Idaho support for LGBTQ rights grew after same-sex marriage became legal. What happened?

  idahostatesman.com - By Ryan Suppe

  A Jan. 29, 2015, public hearing at the Idaho Capitol seemed like a turning point for LGBTQ rights in the state. After a decade of ignoring proposals …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  Senate delays same-sex marriage vote until after midterms

  POLITICO - By Burgess Everett

  The decision comes as bipartisan negotiators hoped for a vote as soon as Monday but faced trouble lining up 10 Republicans to break a filibuster. A bipartisan group of senators trying to pass same-sex marriage protection legislation on Thursday pushed a vote until after the election, a move they say …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  ‘No rings, no guests’: supreme court fears spur LGBTQ ‘shotgun’ weddings

  Guardian US - Katie Thornton

  On a late June day in 2015, recent high school graduate Kaliyah Halsey and their mother were shopping for dormitory supplies when Kaliyah’s mother looked at her phone. “She was like, ‘Oh my God. Gay marriage is now legal in all 50 states. I’m so happy for you!’” recalls Kaliyah, now 25. “We were, …