The most clicked on queer stori of 2021 clu a transgenr Miss USA nttant, gay emperors, a nonbary Olympian, lbian bars and more.
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GAY PARTI & EVENTS
From attacks on drag shows and a nightclub to viral moments of queer joy, this year was tly a mixed bag of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer news. * current gay events *
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Ron DeSantis signed the ntroversial Parental Rights Edutn law — or what crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — on March 28. She is the latt LGBTQ sensatn on the show, followg Amy Schneir, who beme the show’s top female earner last for full story'It’s already havg an impact': LGBTQ people fear abortn rights reversalA supporter of gay marriage wav a flag ont of the Supreme Court on June 25, Wilson / Getty Imag fileIn May, LGBTQ people anticipated that the reversal of Roe v. Click for full storyA 25-year-old got a taxi outsi an NYC gay bar.
He was ad an hour photoSocial worker Jul Ramirez died after leavg a popular Manhattan gay bar April and gettg to a b wh three unintified men. His bank acunts were draed days later, his brother told NBC News May, and the fay was left wh more qutns than answers weeks after his for full storyAnti-LGBTQ threats, fueled by the ter's far right 'mache, ' shut down trans rights and drag eventsPolice Cor d'Alene, Idaho, ta people pulled om a U-Hl tck near the cy's Pri celebratn June Brown via APThroughout June, which is LGBTQ Pri month, activists and alli were forced to ncel events or enact addnal secury measur after drag performanc and readgs at lol librari were targeted by whe natnalist for full storyLns, headach, bilatg pa: Gay men wh mpox share their storiGerald Febl shows mpox lns on his hands July 3, New York.
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Benjam Ryan / NBC NewsEighteen gay men who ntracted mpox, prevly known as monkeypox, told NBC News about their experienc amid the unprecented outbreak over the summer.