OUTlook is a Weekly Newsletter about LGBTQ+ business, labor, workplace equality and all things related from Qnotes.
In this latest edition we take a look at how the latest administration is impacting healthcare for our community; Disney’s refusal to step away from involvement with HRC’s Corporate Equality Index; and how a South Carolina representative refuses to speak with the very community that elected her.
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David Aaron Moore
Senior Editor, Qnotes
Healthcare in our community and the impact of politics
The healthcare sector for the LGBTQ+ and transgender communities has faced significant challenges in recent years. Since January 20, 2025, this country has witnessed a wave of legislation aimed at restricting access to healthcare for transgender individuals and queer youth, on top of earlier Republican sponsored anti-trans bills […]
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Disney refuses to opt out of HRC’s Corporate Equality Index
In an annual meeting for Disney shareholders last Thursday, March 20, investors overwhelmingly voted to turn down a proposal that would pull the company out of the Human Rights Campaign […]

Nancy Mace calls town hall event in Mount Pleasant, SC ‘unsafe’
Like many Republicans before her, Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) has started avoiding town halls in her district. According to a poster for a town hall event scheduled in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Mace is listed as an invited guest to the event. However, the congresswoman has refused to attend, claiming the gathering is “not safe.” […]
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