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NYC Pride reverses ban on uniformed cops in parade only to reverse the reversal hours later Heritage of Pride members voted to allow LGBTQ cops to march in the parade armed and in uniform. Hours later, the Executive Board voted to overturn the decision and ban them again. Lil Nas X releases video for “Sun Goes Down” addressing gay shame & suicide The video shows teen Lil Nas X going to prom and being comforted by his adult self. And he'll be performing at an online concert to benefit LGBTQ teens next month. 12-year-old boy died by suicide after relentless homophobic bullying at school Bullies tormented Riley Hadley for months and told him to "slit your wrists." He was afraid to go back to school, and he never did. J.K. Rowling “canceled” Stephen King for defending trans women according to the author "Jo canceled me," King said. "She sorta blocked me and all that." LEGO releases first LGBTQ Pride set because “everyone is awesome” The set's designer made it for his desk at work a while back, but now LEGO is releasing the colorful collection for everyone. Alix Dobkin, the Head Lesbian, has died at age 80 As “Miss Alix Dobkin” she performed with a very young Bill Cosby, and became Bob Dylan’s favorite “girl singer.” By being herself, she changed lesbian history. Rightwing podcast slams Caitlyn Jenner’s “scam campaign” & tells listeners to “cancel” her The "Ruthless" podcast hosts called her campaign a "completely unorganized shitshow" and "a fucking disappointment of the highest order." Tennessee bans doctors from treating transgender youth with lifesaving healthcare Just after Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill to force businesses to warn customers if they allow trans people to use the bathroom, he's banning health care access for trans youth. DC “gay panic” ban delayed by fence around Capitol installed after MAGA insurrection Federal law requires all laws passed by the District to get congressional approval and the laws must be hand-delivered to Congress. The fence prevented the bill from being delivered on time. Ted Cruz roasted for saying military full of “pansies.” This guy wouldn’t defend his own wife. Trump made derogatory comments about Cruz's wife, Heidi, but the senator still cozied up to the former president and became one of his staunchest supporters. LISTEN: LGBTQ and the Media On today's show, host Alex Berg is talking all about LGBTQ media and speaks with a couple guests with different experiences including LGBTQ Nation associate editor, Juwan Holmes, the co-fo... Listen at: Apple Podcasts · Google Podcasts · Spotify · Stitcher