LGBTQ Brief October 21, 2019

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Rosario Dawson is being sued for allegedly attacking a trans man Actress Rosario Dawson is accused of holding a trans man down while her mother beat him. England’s first Chick-fil-A shut down by LGBTQ protestors barely a week after opening A local LGBTQ organization pointed out Chick fil-A’s long history of donating millions to anti-LGBT groups and also its CEO’s homophobic comments. Always will remove the female symbol from maxipad wrapper to be trans-inclusive Anti-transgender activists are freaking out, saying that removing the symbol "basically denies the existence of women." Impeachment may just accelerate Trump’s anti-LGBTQ agenda Trump needs his evangelical base to stick with him with his scandals, so he's likely to throw as many favors their way as possible — at our expense. Inconvenient truths: Potholes along the yellow brick road of LGBTQ history The word "faggot" does not come from burning gays at the stake. Police officer that mocked & beat gay man now collects $100K a year The officer slammed the gay man against a car windshield & made fun of his voice. A knife-wielding robber may be targeting trans women through a dating app DC Police are urging the public to come forward with information that can identify a man using Tagged to find trans women victims. This history-making lesbian actress played Romeo & broke many women’s hearts You've got to read about the wild, unexpected and true life of 19th century lesbian actress Charlotte Cushman — it's nothing short of incredible. He severely beat a trans woman. Now his lawyer has been thrown in jail too. The defense attorney for the man shown beating Muhlaysia Booker in a viral video refused to use the correct pronouns or even say her name. He's now in jail for contempt. Pete Buttigieg launches past Sanders to top three spot in latest Iowa poll The race in Iowa is now a three-way battle between Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Mayor Pete.