"California will never be a 'don't say gay state. There are laws in place that would stop that from happening, and they are holding strong"
The 14-year-old Cruz was suffering from self-inflicted stab wounds and was rushed to hospital Tuesday night
Cruz's anti-LGBTQ+ stance has been particularly filled with animosity especially directed at trans youth & the LGBTQ+ community in general
Girls and youth of color were overrepresented among incarcerated LGBTQ youth: 64% of incarcerated LGBTQ youth were girls
LGBTQ representation in the U.S. House to increase from 9 to 11 – the most in history – and could increase to 13
The sponsor of this year’s Models of Pride was Glamazon L.A.—Amazon’s LGBTQ+ Affinity Group along with the Los Angeles City College
Deliu, who is an immigrant from Romania, states he and his son are "Orthodox Christians and their religion considers homosexuality a sin"
"If Republicans like Mike Johnson want to try and silence us, we will show him and everyone else just how loud we can be"
LGBTQ+ community "has no rights in Russia at the moment" and that the legislation being considered by lawmakers would make things even worse
Spirit Day started in 2010 by Canadian Brittany McMillan who created the event in memory of LGBTQ+ youth who lost their lives to suicide