North America

LGBTI Rights in North America


ADDED ON: 02/17/2023

U.S. Republicans target transgender youth healthcare in legislative push

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Republican legislators across the United States have escalated a campaign to ban certain healthcare for transgender youth, in some cases seeking to charge parents and doctors with child…

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ADDED ON: 02/16/2023

“This Is Why We Became Activists”

In June 2021, Amani’s girlfriend ended their relationship. Amani told Human Rights Watch that for months prior to the breakup, her girlfriend’s parents had been “refusing to let her leave the house”…

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ADDED ON: 02/15/2023

California bill would enshrine gay marriage right in constitution

California, a U.S. trendsetter for progressive policies and a state where the current governor once made news issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in San Francisco before it was legal, will attempt…

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ADDED ON: 02/14/2023

Kentucky’s first LGBTQ summer camp aims to be a beacon of hope, safety

Coming this summer to Lexington, a new summer camp will be the first of its kind in the Commonwealth. Camp Beacon is raising funds to create a summer camp specifically for young…

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ADDED ON: 02/11/2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run Disney district after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district after Senate Republicans approved a bill Friday punishing the company over its opposition to the law critics call…

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ADDED ON: 02/10/2023

Bill that would restrict drag shows passes Tennessee Senate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Legislation designed to restrict where certain drag shows can take place passed the Tennessee Senate on Thursday, the latest bill state Republican leaders have advanced targeting LGBTQ people. Senate lawmakers…

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ADDED ON: 02/10/2023

When homosexuality was considered an illness, this late psychologist fought back

Dr. Charles Silverstein accomplished a lot in his life. As a psychologist, he used his clinical practice to help LGBTQ patients embrace their identities at a time when conversion therapy was the norm.…

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ADDED ON: 02/09/2023

Delhi’s new LGBTQ community centre promises a safe space for the queer

If you are a queer in India, you have definitely heard of the Naz Foundation. An NGO that works on HIV/AIDS and sexual health, this is also the organisation behind the petition to…

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ADDED ON: 02/08/2023

Missouri lawmakers weigh proposal coined ‘most extreme Don’t Say Gay bill’ in the U.S.

Missouri school employees would be banned from talking about gender and sexual orientation under a proposal heard by a Senate committee Tuesday morning. Senate Bill 134, put forward by Sen. Mike Moon…

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ADDED ON: 02/07/2023

Intersex children should be allowed informed consent on surgeries, ABA House says

A resolution asking medical professionals to obtain consent from minors with intersex traits before doing medical or surgical intervention was approved Monday by the ABA House of Delegates at the association’s midyear…

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ADDED ON: 02/06/2023

Remembering LGBTQ+ Rights Pioneer Charles Silverstein

Charles Silverstein, who helped remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental illnesses and coauthored The Joy of Gay Sex, has died at age 87. Silverstein’s death was announced on Twitter by…

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ADDED ON: 02/05/2023

How antisemitic tropes are being used to target the LGBTQ community

Over the past year, a new front for hate has opened up across Canada and the United States, with drag performances and gender-affirming care providers becoming targets of harassment and threats. But…

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