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• A man arrested for stealing a meat pastry took his own life after police incorrectly labelled him a pedophile

A man arrested for stealing sausage rolls is alleged to have killed himself after police release papers incorrectly stated he'd been accused of a child sex offense, an inquest heard....When discharged, his custody release papers wrongly stated that he had been detained for "engaging 13-15 year old in sexual activity," a court heard, per the outlet.
(Alia Shoaib, Insider, June 26, 2022 )

• Masked Proud Boys terrorize kids at library Pride event as cops gave them fist bumps

15 men wearing masks were escorted inside the building by deputies who stood by as the thugs shouted "Bring out the drag queens!" and hurled slurs at children.
(John Russell , LGBTQ Nation, June 23, 2022 )

• GOP Senator may block school lunch funding unless staff can discriminate against trans kids

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) may block a bipartisan effort to fund school lunch programs because he doesn’t like guidance that schools shouldn’t discriminate against LGBTQ students when distributing food and giving financial assistance to disadvantaged students.
(Bil Browning , LGBTQ Nation, June 23, 2022 )

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• “Trevor The Musical” Coming Soon To Disney+

This is a filmed version of the Off-Broadway stage production “Trevor: The Musical”. It has been produced by RadicalMedia, follows a charming 13-year-old on a turbulent journey of self-discovery. After an embarrassing incident at school, Trevor must summon the courage to forge his own path.
(whatsondisneyplus.com, June 22, 2022 )

See Trailer: Trevor: The Musical Video (YouTube)

• Texas GOP adopts shockingly explicit anti-LGBTQ party platform

Texas Republicans voted over the weekend on a party platform that includes explicitly anti-LGBTQ language. The 40-page document adopted at the state party’s first in-person convention since 2018, the Texas Tribune reports, declares homosexuality “an abnormal lifestyle choice,” in a section on “Homosexuality and Gender Issues.”
(John Russell, LGBTQ Nation, June 20, 2022 )

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• 9-1-1 Lone Star Actor Tyler Sanders Dead at 18: He Had 'a Bright Future'

The Los Angeles County's Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed that Tyler Sanders' cause of death is deferred, meaning it's "pending additional investigation"
(Dory Jackson, People, June 17, 2022 )

• Republicans freak out when Michigan AG jokes that there should be “a drag queen for every school”

“I am so tired of having prominent members of our state government create wedge issues that don’t help, that don’t heal us but divide us. And that’s all they do,” Nessel said while speaking at a civil rights conference in Lansing on Wednesday.
(Daniel Villarreal, LGBTQ Nation, June 17, 2022 )

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• Diary of a Wimpy Kid Actor Who Pleaded Guilty to Murdering Mom Allegedly Plotted to Kill Justin Trudeau

Ryan Grantham, who pleaded guilty to second degree murder in March for the murder of his mother, also had plans to kill Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to CBC.
(Alexandra Schonfeld, People, June 15, 2022 )

• High school students get threatened with machine gun while rallying for bullied trans classmate

Students at a Washington state high school Monday staged a walk-out in solidarity with a trans student, who was beaten in the school’s hallways the week before.
(Tammy Plunkett, LGBTQ Nation, June 14, 2022 )

• This was what happened when I was called into the principal’s office when my child said he is trans

Over the phone, Ms. Z said she’d like to meet to discuss some things my child had disclosed at school "just to get ahead of any potential problems in the future.”
(Greg Owen, LGBTQ Nation, June 10, 2022 )