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Added on: 04/12/2023

Nonprofit Group Working to Help Transgender People Escape the U.S.

04/11/2023

A newly formed group launched two weeks ago seeks to help transgender Americans escape the United States. Nearly three dozen applicants have already sought assistance emigrating from…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

Vallarta Gay Clinic Open in Zona Romantica Offering Integrated Care to LGBT Community

04/11/2023

Puerto Vallarta’s LGBT community now has access to a new clinic offering primary and specialized care in the Zona Romantica area. The Vallarta Gay Clinic (VGC) was…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

LGBTQ rights group wants Canada to ban Fox News Channel for anti-trans claims

04/11/2023

An LGBTQ rights organization wants Canada to ban Fox News from TV programming over anti-trans comments. In an open letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission…

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Added on: 04/11/2023

California bill requiring school staff to out transgender students to parents effectively dead

04/10/2023

A California bill that would require school employees to out transgender students to their parents will not get a committee hearing, meaning the legislation is effectively dead….

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Added on: 04/10/2023

A transgender teacher in Georgia runs a queer school. Most of her students are trans too, and activism is part of the curriculum.

04/09/2023

In March, Thea Canby, a 38-year-old trans woman who teaches at a queer-centered micro-school in Georgia, was watching a livestream of state lawmakers voting on Senate Bill…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Here’s what American Christian fundamentalists are exporting to Africa | Column

04/08/2023

Uganda’s parliament recently week approved a law making it a crime for individuals to identify as LGBTQ+. The bill also provides the government with extensive powers to…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names

04/08/2023

An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students’ names and…

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Added on: 04/08/2023

‘A backwards betrayal’: Biden Title IX proposal draws criticism from LGBTQ community

04/07/2023

Some LGBTQ advocates this week slammed the Biden administration’s proposed revision to Title IX, accusing the president of backtracking on his commitment to protecting transgender young people….

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Added on: 04/07/2023

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations

04/07/2023

In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, one variation of a local legend goes something…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

US Supreme Court rules in favour of transgender track runner

04/06/2023

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday has allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on the girls’ sports teams at her middle school…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Jayapal reintroduces Transgender Bill of Rights

04/04/2023

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) is once again trying to codify federal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people across the country. This is her second effort…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

04/03/2023

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of…

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Added on: 04/03/2023

Vancouver police seek witnesses to violent confrontations at transgender rally

04/02/2023

Vancouver police say they are investigating two violent confrontations at a rally in the city marking International Transgender Day of Visibility. Investigators have released images of two people, as…

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Added on: 04/03/2023

Defiant transgender children marched on Kansas Statehouse

04/02/2023

TOPEKA — A throng of angry queer and transgender children marched Friday evening on the Kansas Statehouse grounds in joyful defiance of legislators who promote state-sponsored discrimination. As…

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Added on: 04/02/2023

Neo-Nazis and LGBTQ+ Activists Face Off at Two Ohio Drag Events

04/01/2023

Neo-Nazis and LGBTQ+ activists faced off at two separate Ohio drag events in adjoining towns, reports The U.S. Sun. One was a drag brunch at Element 41…

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Added on: 04/01/2023

Biden marks International Transgender Day of Visibility by blasting Republicans targeting trans youth

03/31/2023

President Joe Biden is using International Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday to sharply criticize acts of violence and discrimination against Americans who identify as trans and…

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Added on: 03/30/2023

Anti-transgender sentiment follows Nashville shooting

03/29/2023

After authorities said the Nashville school shooter identified as transgender, anti-trans sentiment about the community surged from far-right political figures. Gun reform advocates and LGBTQ activists say the transgender community is…

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Added on: 03/29/2023

A Group Of Florida LGBTQ Kids Are Learning How To Fight Back

03/28/2023

“I love Florida, but Florida doesn’t love me back. ”Those were the words of Ollie, a nonbinary high school senior in Collier County who has lived in…

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Added on: 03/28/2023

House Republicans Pass First National Bill Targeting Transgender Youth

03/27/2023

On Friday, House Republicans passed the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights Act,” which would force educators to misgender trans students and out them to their parents. The…

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Added on: 03/26/2023

Punishment of First World War soldiers for sexual orientation detailed in new study

03/25/2023

Frederick Lea Hardy died fighting for Canada near Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Shortly before being killed in action, the teenager spent time in prison…

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Added on: 03/26/2023

As NHL teams, players opt out of Pride Night events, concerns grow about league’s commitment to change

3/25/2023

Growing up in Edmonton, Daylen Mitansky didn’t feel like the hockey rink was a place that would welcome him. “Don’t say gay was a huge thing,” he…

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Added on: 03/25/2023

Florida sued over bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

03/24/2023

Four families in Florida sued the state on Thursday over new rules prohibiting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, arguing the bans violate the US Constitution and should…

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Added on: 03/24/2023

Ohio lawmakers part of nationwide movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation

03/23/2023

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are part of a record-breaking national conservative movement pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation, where 340 bills have been introduced in statehouses across the nation…

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Added on: 03/23/2023

Out in the World: Lesbian from Niger finds her voice in US political campaigns

03/23/2023

Aicha Tahirou, a lesbian who was born and raised in Niger, came to the United States for a better life. What she discovered is her political voice. In…

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Added on: 03/21/2023

Finding safe spaces for queer people in Alberta’s bar and restaurant scene

03/20/2023

A number of restaurants, clubs and bars in the Prairies have benefited from the entertainment and pop-culture appeal of drag performers in recent years. But while some…

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Added on: 03/18/2023

Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions written by and for trans Jews

03/17/2023

In the midst of writing a 13-page analysis of a complex area of Jewish law, Rabbi Xava De Cordova found something she wasn’t expecting to see in…

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Added on: 03/17/2023

Mental health concerns at the forefront as hundreds of ‘anti-LGBTQ’ bills circulate nationwide

03/16/2023

With each political debate and bill that passes over transgender rights, parents and LGBTQ+ youth say they brace for the negative impact it may have on their…

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Added on: 03/16/2023

Tennessee Senate passes chilling bill that redefines sex and legally erases trans people

03/14/2023

A “cruel” bill that would define trans people out of Tennessee state code has inched closer to reality after it passed through the Senate. In the latest attack…

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Added on: 03/16/2023

For American Zionist LGBTQ group, Israel’s right-wing government has created an urgent crisis

03/15/2023

The annual gala of A Wider Bridge, a Jewish LGBTQ group, had all the trappings of a festive event: Guests arrived in cocktail attire finery — one…

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Added on: 03/15/2023

Sanders signs transgender care malpractice bill into law

03/14/2023

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked…