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Monday, July 29 - “A Russian court has jailed ​the owner of an LGBT nightclub and two of the club's employees in ‌what it said was the first case brought under a ban on what Moscow calls the ‘LGBT movement.’”

Tuesday, June 30 - “A Clovis man is accused of making Facebook posts threatening a gay pride event in Lubbock.” 

Tuesday, July 30 - “A North Carolina housing development is working to support members of the LGBTQ+ communities and allies.”

Tuesday, June 30 - “Delivering another major blow to LGBTQ rights, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.”

Wednesday, July 1 - “Another day, another think piece by a gay man distancing himself from queerness. If it feels like we were just here, it's because we were.”

Wednesday, July 1 - “A gay couple from the U.S. is among the four people found dead in a mass grave in Mexico last month.”

Wednesday, July 1 - “Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker vowed the state will continue to protect transgender Illinoisans and athletes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday.

Thursday, July 2 - “A suspect in three shootings -- two of which were deadly -- in Philadelphia's Hunting Park community targeted his victims because they were gay, law enforcement sources told NBC10.”

Thursday, July 2 - “The New Jersey activist who was at the epicenter of the Supreme Court’s 2000 ruling permitting the Boy Scouts of America to exclude gay scoutmasters had a poignant ― and very personal ― reaction to the court’s decision on transgender athletes this week.”

Thursday, July 2 - “LGBTQ+ people in Niger are reportedly being arrested under a new penal code criminalising same-sex relations, with HIV services warning the crackdown is forcing people into hiding and cutting access to condoms, testing and PrEP.”

Thursday, July 2 - “Is a new dating app marketed as an alternative to Grindr tricking gay men with fake potential dates? According to Wired, the answer is yes.”

Saturday, July 4 - “American Nikki Hiltz blazed to a first-place finish in the women’s mile Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic track meet, surging ahead of three-time Olympic gold medalist Faith Kipyegon down the stretch to post the best time in the world this season…Hiltz competes in women’s events, but identifies as non-binary and transgender, using they/them pronouns. Hiltz said their win Saturday “totally” meant more — and not just because they finally got the opportunity to out-kick Kipyegon.”