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Covers:  Asexuality, Aromanticism LGBTQIA+ Rights, Teaching, Books, Literature, Sports, Education, progressivism, politics, television, media representation
I'm the Ace of Spades. I write about being aromantic asexual. I also love classical music & trivia. @TAAAP, He/Him tygersongbird.substack.com/
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I am asexual. My story is exactly why LGBTQ inclusive sex ed should be required in schools.

I am asexual. My story is exactly why LGBTQ inclusive sex ed should be required in schools.

LGBTQ Nation — The fact so few people receive LGBTQ sex ed hurts everyone, especially kids who grew up like me.
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Republican backers ghostwrote a bill that would punish homosexuality with death in Ghana

Republican backers ghostwrote a bill that would punish homosexuality with death in Ghana

LGBTQ Nation — There is a bill in Ghana that LGBTQ advocates are calling the "most homophobic document the world has ever seen." If passed into law, it would increase criminalization against LGBTQ people, potentially sentencing them to death. Homosexuality is already illegal in the majority-Christian country, and the new bill would increase the maximum prison sentence for homosexuality from three to five years.
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Dolores Huerta shows us how LGBTQ equality is inextricably linked with other justice movements

Dolores Huerta shows us how LGBTQ equality is inextricably linked with other justice movements

LGBTQ Nation — "When we talk about workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights, we are having the same conversation about human rights – and the universal struggle to be understood and treated as equals."
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North Carolina Lt. Governor compares LGBTQ people to cow dung & says straights are "superior"

North Carolina Lt. Governor compares LGBTQ people to cow dung & says straights are "superior"

LGBTQ Nation — The GOP politician claims to be a Christian pastor, but all he teaches is hate. Locals describe him as "a weak and small man" with "nothing constructive to offer."
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Conservatives want to disband the Nebraska Board of Education to stop LGBTQ education

Conservatives want to disband the Nebraska Board of Education to stop LGBTQ education

LGBTQ Nation — Conservatives in Nebraska are collecting signatures for a 2022 ballot initiative that would change the state constitution by removing the state's elected education board and replacing it with a committee accountable to the governor alone. The move would make the Nebraska Department of Education report to the governor's office, the latest battle in a larger war to keep LGBTQ-inclusive education out of schools.
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American Christians busted pushing conversion therapy in Costa Rica by undercover reporters

American Christians busted pushing conversion therapy in Costa Rica by undercover reporters

LGBTQ Nation — Therapists linked to two U.S. organizations are telling LGBTQ people in Costa Rica that homosexuality is wrong and that only a "sadistic god" would create a gay person, according to a report from Open Democracy. A second report also found that the same conservative Christian groups are also undermining U.S.
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Conservatives are attacking LGBTQ books so they can make another generation hateful

Conservatives are attacking LGBTQ books so they can make another generation hateful

LGBTQ Nation — Calls to burn queer books aren't about “obscene material.” They're about stigmatizing LGBTQ people as pathological and sinful.
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Anti-trans author is petitioning to have two teachers fired for supporting LGBTQ students.

Anti-trans author is petitioning to have two teachers fired for supporting LGBTQ students.

LGBTQ Nation — Bigoted author Abigail Shrier has falsely accused two California teachers of "recruiting" students to a school's gay-straight alliance, imperiling their livelihoods and safety.
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Arizona doctors could face prison time for providing therapeutic care to trans youth

Arizona doctors could face prison time for providing therapeutic care to trans youth

LGBTQ Nation — The bill would force teachers to out queer students to their parents and harm trans youth by denying them life-saving care.
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GOP bill would ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ people because it "offends Christian values"

GOP bill would ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ people because it "offends Christian values"

LGBTQ Nation — Republicans in Tennessee have introduced a new bill that would prohibit any mentioning of LGBTQ history or teaching of any LGBTQ issues in school during the 1st legislative session. Introduced by Tennessee Rep. Bruce Griffey (R), Tennessee H.B. 800 is the latest bill targeting the LGBTQ community brought forth by Republicans in early 2022.
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It is time to start celebrating Black asexuality in media

It is time to start celebrating Black asexuality in media

LGBTQ Nation — So far, ace representation has mostly involved white male characters who tend to be socially awkward and perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
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An Oklahoma judge is denying a mother parental rights because she's not the "gestational parent"

An Oklahoma judge is denying a mother parental rights because she's not the "gestational parent"

LGBTQ Nation — A judge in Oklahoma has issued a temporary order blocking the custody rights of a mom to her child. The reason? She was not the "gestational parent."
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Oklahoma is advancing a bill that would criminalize school librarians over LGBTQ books

Oklahoma is advancing a bill that would criminalize school librarians over LGBTQ books

LGBTQ Nation — The bill will charge schools $10,000 a day for having LGBTQ books and blacklist school librarians who allow such books to stay on the shelves.
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Tennessee is trying to find a loophole to ban same-sex marriage even if it legalizes child brides

Tennessee is trying to find a loophole to ban same-sex marriage even if it legalizes child brides

LGBTQ Nation — Republicans have proposed a new law regarding common-law marriage, minus an age limit.
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Oklahoma library ditches sex assault support group & romance bookclub after board bans LGBTQ disp...

Oklahoma library ditches sex assault support group & romance bookclub after board bans LGBTQ disp...

LGBTQ Nation — A public library in Enid, Oklahoma pulled down a display dedicated to the LGBTQ community because of vitriolic condemnation by right-wing Christians. During a special meeting session on April 11, the Board of Directors of the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County decided to ban the display providing LGBTQ representation after pushback from Christian conservatives.
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Oklahoma bill that could require school counselors to out students advances

Oklahoma bill that could require school counselors to out students advances

LGBTQ Nation — The bill requires any materials on sexuality given by a counselor to a student be disclosed to parents, potentially forcing counselors to out students, endangering their lives.
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New Hampshire Republicans want to force teachers to police students' gender expression

New Hampshire Republicans want to force teachers to police students' gender expression

LGBTQ Nation — New Hampshire's state senate just passed H.B. 431, a bill that would force teachers to out LGBTQ students to the parents, potentially endangering children's welfare. Billed as a parents' rights bill, H.B. 431 could be used to prevent discussions of LGBTQ topics in the classroom. Republicans want teachers to report changes in students' "gender expression or identity" to their parents.
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Trump judge rules that Christian teacher can misgender trans students

Trump judge rules that Christian teacher can misgender trans students

LGBTQ Nation — The teacher said that she believes God assigns people genders through their genitalia and therefore she can only use names and pronouns in accordance with students' records.
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The religious right is now targeting sexless marriages as "selfishness." They want to ban those t...

The religious right is now targeting sexless marriages as "selfishness." They want to ban those t...

LGBTQ Nation — In July, the Supreme Court of Sweden ruled in a landmark case that a relationship doesn't have to involve sex to be considered significant. In a case involving an asexual couple in which one of the two parties is deceased, the court emphasized that a relationship should be characterized by a close community in personal terms that normally occurs between married people and that sex doesn't have to be involved for that to happen.
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Jessica Rabbit is an asexual icon. Here's why that matters

Jessica Rabbit is an asexual icon. Here's why that matters

wearequeeraf.com — Society often judges people by the manner of their dress, determining the sexual status of a person by their fashion and conventional attractiveness. There's no greater example of this than Jessica Rabbit. "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." That's Jessica's iconic line from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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This landmark Swedish court case is a huge win for asexual rights

This landmark Swedish court case is a huge win for asexual rights

wearequeeraf.com — In July, a supreme court case in Sweden set an international precedent, stating relationships shouldn't just be measured by sexual activity. The case involved two women who lived together on a farm, shared finances and were in a relationship to all intents and purposes.
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I Quit Teaching Because of Don't Say Gay

I Quit Teaching Because of Don't Say Gay

Medium — The culture wars targeting LGBTQ+ students & teachers fueled my decision to leave the classroom for good
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Christian Nationalists Exporting Child Abuse Through Homeschooling

Christian Nationalists Exporting Child Abuse Through Homeschooling

Medium — An openDemocracy report has found that American homeschooling groups are promoting child abuse practices across international borders into nations like Brazil. The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), founded in 1983, is a well-known promoter of physically punishing students, including with paddles.
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Republicans Are Working to Turn America Into a Christian Iran

Republicans Are Working to Turn America Into a Christian Iran

Medium — Republicans love to condemn Iran's theocratic fascism, deeming it autocratic and iron-fisted. Republicans love to decry how sadistic and tyrannical regimes like Iran are, but that appears to be pure hypocrisy considering how hard they're working to usher in Christian nationalism, which they might accomplish if they take over Congress in 2022.
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