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If the abortion rights polls hold true, Michigan Proposition 3 should win easily. The ballot measure would enshrine reproductive freedoms, in a state with strong public support for abortion rights.But that's not what Michigan voters hear…

Riley GainesPhoto: Screenshot With less than a week until Election Day, extremist candidates and their allied organizations are flooding the airwaves and mailboxes in swing states with messages of transgender hate. The ads ran in at least…

As part of the ongoing celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, the Student Activities Council and Multicultural…

DEAR ABBY: My 9 year old daughter “Kennedy” plays volleyball. One of the assistant coaches is a transgender woman. I knew the coach before Kennedy started playing. While I'm okay with a transgender!-->…

Comment this storyCommentFor her recklessness, Liz Truss was described by a colleague as "the human hand grenade". Now she has destroyed her post as Prime Minister in 44 days, a record. Although the Conservatives will decide on his…

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Nora JS Reichardt aimed to make her story as "accessible as possible" when she shared with viewers that she was a trans woman. (Provided/WOI-TV) Reporter from Iowa, who came out as trans on Live, says she felt 'responsible' to do so…

What is Quickly? This is where readers speak out on the issues of the day. Do you have a quote, a question or a quip? Quickly call 312-222-2426 or email [email protected] insist that Hurricane Ian disaster not be…

Watchdog warns Nicola Sturgeon that her controversial transgender plan to allow people to self-identify their legal gender risks 'confusion' in the rest of the UKA watchdog has published a list of problems with the proposed…

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The Richmond School Board will discuss a variety of topics at Monday night's meeting. One such agenda item is the RPS's plan to pass a resolution condemning Governor Youngkin's proposed transgender policy…

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A political ad from Governor Laura Kelly's campaign has been pushed back by Republicans who say it doesn't match his record on transgender athlete legislation.The GOP is running an ad that addresses issues critical…

Suella Braverman, the new home secretary, has told police chiefs to prioritize "common sense policing" and stop focusing on "symbolic gestures". She said the public has 'a right to expect police to have the basics down' and urged forces to…

Before sending the satchel, Kai had to agree to follow the charity's guidelines, which state that it should not be used for more than 8 hours a day or worn while exercising and should be removed if the carrier has experienced conditions…

Several health centers are limiting available public information after being targeted by right-wing social media accounts. (Getty) A day after notorious right-wing figure Matt Walsh tweeted about a clinic that provides intensive care…

A trans activist caught on camera yelling slurs at a man holding a baby and calling him a fascist has been identified as an aide to a Labor MP.Carly-May Kavanagh, a social worker in the House of Commons for Brighton MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle,…

When Rodrigo Ventocilla Ventosilla was not studying at the Harvard Kennedy School library, he enjoyed feeding his HKS friends and classmates at study group dinners with traditional home-cooked meals from his native Peru.The last spring…

Natacha (She/They) Instagram/@nurturing.natashaAnd although each trans body, and therefore its needs, are different, the opinion on why such a gap exists in the Indian lingerie market is more or less unanimous: the lack of understanding of…

The trans origin story set in the Batman universe has not been licensed by DC or Warner Bros. Discovery. "The People's Joker," an unauthorized film set in the Batman universe that reimagines the Joker via a trans origin story, has been…

Stress, anxiety, peer pressure, bullying, body image issues – mental health issues adapt differently to different students in a school setting. However, the conversation in space and the awareness of educators and parents remain…

Therese Coffey. (Getty) Therese Coffey is urged to build bridges with the LGBTQ+ community — and take serious action to crush monkeypox.Coffey was named deputy prime minister as well as health and social care!-->!-->…

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Advocates call an email sent by United Conservative Party leadership candidate Brian Jean transphobic and dangerous to members of the LGBTQ2S+ community. Jean's campaign sent an email Friday morning to supporters who took issue…

Did you write a witty tweet and feel great about it, only to find out about that annoying little misspelling?Did you write that fiery opinion, only to discover a small factual error?Would you like the earth to swallow you?We've all been…

Editor's Note: This story mentions detailed examples of transphobia and homophobia.MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. — Transgender people and advocates are sounding the alarm over a Montezuma County sheriff candidate after he suggested that…

Comment this storyCommentChildren's National Hospital has been inundated with threatening emails and phone calls after an influential right-wing Twitter account posted a recording that falsely suggested the hospital was performing…

Transgender people generate the most controversy among the general public. They are by far the most likely to be victims of…

PFLAG Springfield volunteers lined a sidewalk outside Kickapoo High School early Monday — the first day of class — to hand out Safe Space Pride flags, buttons and stickers.Aaron Schekorra, chairman of the PFLAG Springfield board, said the…

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Initiated in 2019 and still relevant, Hack the patriarchy returns for another day of conversations about addressing gender inequality in the performing arts. Since its inception, the Stellar Quines campaign…

Doctors, educators, and even parents are in a rush to permanently ruin children's lives, all to be "cool," first on the block, and to be politically correct. It really sank last week when Boston Children's Hospital…

Support us and be ad-freeSalman Rushdie was offensive in New York State last week before he spoke at an event. He was stabbed at least 10 times in the neck, face and abdomen. As of this writing, Rushdie is said to be in critical…

Americans' views on transgender issues don't always go one way or the other.As another midterm election season begins, gender identity and transgender issues are drawing attention to the campaign trail. Some candidates are calling for…

Rishi Sunak Taxes: The former chancellor has promised the biggest tax cut in 30 years if he becomes prime minister, pledging to cut the basic rate from 20% to 16% within seven years. Someone earning the average UK salary of £32,000 would…

Every time I visit my mother-in-law, I become obsessed with worrying about her. She is in her 60s but has numerous health issues, including near-constant urinary tract infections and fatty liver disease. Despite this, she drinks almost…

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Lara Millman is a doctoral candidate in philosophy at Dalhousie University. Most people think they learn their beliefs using a high level of objectivity. But recent arguments between people over issues like trans rights, vaccinations or…

LWe do a quick recap of the bad anti-trans posturing that ruined the Conservative leadership race. Yes, it will be depressing, but I've just had enough of being doused in this poison and expected to sweep it away and go about my…

Attachments Key populations provide valuable input into development of new WHO guidelines In 2020, global networks of key populations – including the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD), Global…

By Jennifer Finney Boylan July 29, 2022 at 12:51 p.m. EDT(Michael Hirshon for the Washington Post) Comment this storyCommentJennifer Finney Boylan is Professor of English at Barnard College, Columbia University and Fellow of the Radcliffe!-->…

For more than two years, Edi Whitehead, 27, hasn't been able to stand for more than a few minutes without feeling like he was going to pass out. Since contracting COVID-19 in 2020, they have suffered torturous headaches and difficulty…

You can watch the full video of by Joni Madison opening speech here. Find some key excerpts from HRC Acting President, Joni Madison remarks as written below: "LGBTQ+ people, regardless of our identities, we must stand up in the…

Days after the Supreme Court struck down abortion rights, Michigan's Republican gubernatorial candidates have been asked if it's also time to roll back constitutional protections for gay rights.None of the five candidates took up the…

Comment this storyCommentLONDON — A sport invented by British author JK Rowling in his hugely popular Harry Potter series — which features witches and wizards flying on broomsticks trying to score goals — is changing brands.The fictional…

Transgender and gender non-conforming people, and the families that support them, are under increasing attack in the United States. Proposed and Passed State Laws targeting transgender children and threatening parents of trans…

Leading the pack of hopefuls is Rishi Sunak, Britain's former Chancellor of the Exchequer whose government resignation last week contributed to the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. After the second round of voting among…

How Teixeira came to talk about the essentials of class politics while sitting just feet away from a pile of Lynne Cheney books speaks volumes about the state of the American left, where the scholar of 70-year-old felt alienated — and on…

Translations: Seattle Trans Film FestivalMay 5 to 8, 2022 The spotlight on transgender people is a magnifying glass under which the privileged among us become more privileged, while the marginalized are burned.…

In the most successful revolutions, there comes a time when the dictator is ousted from office by a powerful figure in his entourage. During the Arab Spring, the formula became familiar: a military commander claimed he could no longer sit…

Comment this storyCommentThe US military has suspended retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky, his former communications chief, from his role as a mentor and placed him under investigation after posting a tweet that appeared to mock first lady Jill…

As the dust settles after the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health, experts are increasingly concerned about the negative impact of the decision that overturned Roe vs. Wade can have on the mental health and…

A candidate running in the crowded Democratic primary in New York's 10th congressional district has called for revisions to the Biden administration's proposed updates to Title IX and the exclusion of transgender people from women's…

Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of…

Since the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned the landmark 1973 abortion rights case Roe vs. Wade on June 24, activists cried out in fury at a monumental loss of reproductive rights. Yet their messages and calls to action too often…

A radical feminist writer has said she intends to sue Nottingham City Council for libel, accusing it of 'unlawfully banning' her from making a speech about council property. Nottingham has canceled a booking at a library for a talk…

With the end of a constitutionally protected abortion right, advocates will need new arguments to sway state legislatures.Carolyn Moon is a reproductive rights activist from McLean County and a…

JThe Biden administration announced changes to U.S. Title IX anti-discrimination rules that would expand the law's protections against sexual assault and harassment and also codify protections for students on the basis of…

The petition was filed by Xavier Alexander Musk, who turned 18 earlier this year and filed the case in Los Angeles County Court shortly after. She asks that her name be changed to Vivian Jenna Wilson. Wilson is the surname of his mother,…

Just days after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on abortion rights in Iowa, Democrats in the state are sending out the message that other rights could be at risk. The Iowa Supreme Court released a…

Transgender students and their allies said Wednesday they will not remain silent in the face of a new state policy they say discriminates against transgender athletes on school teams. "We're at a point…

Dr. Sara WarnerThe leaked draft of the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization not only sparked nationwide alarm and protests among women's rights activists and scholars, but also…

The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for…

By BROOKE SCHULTZ, Reporting for AmericaHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday passed Republican-sponsored legislation banning transgender women from participating in women's sports.The proposal, which passed 30-20, is…

The legislation would amend the existing Public Health Act to empower children under the age of 18 classified as “runaway or homeless youth,” or RHY, to provide consent for medical, dental, health and hospital services, and…

COMMENT: I ​​LOVE DEFINE MYSELF AS "PANSEXUAL" -- SOMETIMES LABELS CAN BE USEFUL: For many members of the LGBTQ+ community, finding a label that works for them can be daunting. Nyanda Foday, former Birmingham Young Poet Laureate…

Most events are both in-person and online, so if venturing into an actual panel or DJ set isn't an option for you, tune in for free via Zoom. All in-person participants must show proof of vaccination.Capital Trans Pride Pool Party: June…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted on Tuesday to override the GOP governor's veto of a bill banning transgender women from participating in girls' school sports and joining more than a dozen schools. other states that…

The working group will be chaired by Karen Kornbluh, former OECD Ambassador and Senior Researcher and Director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and Julie Brill, Chief…

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States across the country are working to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people, including in sports, education, and health care. But many transgender people have already felt underserved by…

The Texas Supreme Court issued a multi-part ruling on investigations into transgender care for minors on Friday that won both sides a victory.The court's decision ends an investigation into the family of a transgender minor, but overturns a…

Talbot says she's often asked when she knew she was trans, and her answer is simple: She always knew who she was. His mother could see him early too. Before her transition, she played with trains, but hers hosted tea parties. She swapped…

Since the Supreme Court ruling in 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision ruled that women have the constitutional right to terminate their pregnancies, proponents and opponents of abortion rights have worked to…

If someone asked you to draw a Venn diagram showing the overlap between Ted Lasso and Euphoria, you might think it would turn out to be two circles. Ted Lasso, after all, it's a heartwarming fish-out-of-water story of a chronically…

The Martinsville Public School District has been ordered to allow a middle school transgender student to use school restrooms that match her gender identity. Chief Justice Tanya Walton Pratt entered the injunction in favor of the…

The US Department of Justice on Friday challenged an Alabama law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat transgender people under the age of 19 with puberty blockers and hormones to help them affirm their new…

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Californians have watched with concern and sadness in recent weeks as lawmakers in the Midwest and South debate the rights of LGBTQ people within their borders.Among the questions: whether transgender…

Born and raised in Birmingham, he first came out as gay in 1998. His teenage years were filled with teasing and bullying which he described as a "daily gantlet". He ran away from home. Before his first year, in search of a fresh start, he…

A California man was arrested this week for sending messages to Merriam-Webster in which he threatened to shoot and bomb its offices because he did not like the company's dictionary definitions of the identity of gender, authorities…

Meanwhile, in Florida, the Department of Health has indicated that minors seeking transgender care should not receive such medical assistance. In Alabama, parents are trying to overturn a law banning care for their…

MORRISVILLE, Vermont (WCAX) — Hundreds of Vermonters gathered Saturday to remember a 29-year-old Hinesburg trans woman who police say was brutally murdered earlier this week.The Vermont Pride Center held a vigil for Fern Feather in…

Award-winning actress and LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS activist Alexandra Billings joins co-hosts VV Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the flurry of recent anti-trans bills and American misogyny. Billings reads excerpts from his new…

Transgender students, like all students, benefit from participating in school sports, and allowing transgender youth to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity does not disadvantage their peers. In fact, the…

Since 2014, the Saccone Joly family has been documenting their daily life online to almost two million followers.Jonathan and his wife Anna were just a young couple with a dog when they started recording videos for YouTube,…

The mental health of the UK's transgender community is at crisis point, with many people "hanging by a string", professional bodies and support groups have told the Guardian.The stark warnings follow a week of intensified public debate on…

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Kentucky's Fairness Campaign have praised Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear for vetoing Senate Bill 83, a law that would deny transgender students in Kentucky the opportunity to play school sports.…

Headline-grabber: Putin is 'brutal', says BidenHello everybody. I'm Martin Farrer and these are today's best stories.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address the United Nations Security Council later today amid growing…

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PRETORIA, South Africa – So-called conversion therapy is still widely practiced in South Africa, impacting the well-being of the LGBTQ+ community. Over the years, families, schools, religious sects and peer groups have been used to try to…

(Alamy) 3 minute read20 mins MPs have been urged to be careful of the language they use around trans issues after Boris Johnson faced backlash for a 'glib' joke referring to trans identity. According to Politico, the…

TWO brilliant khawaja sirah (transwomen) were awarded the state's Pride of Pakistan during the March 23 Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad - less than a week after four transwomen were murdered in KP and another raped in Islamabad, and days…

Hundreds of high school students walked out of class this morning at Benjamin Franklin High School to…

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Breadcrumb Links Energy Columnists Business What Ian Anderson is less certain of is Canada's ability to build another major pipeline. Publication date : March 22, 2022 • 42 minutes ago • 5 minute read •…

By James Finn | LOS ANGELES – Last January, I wrote about Andy Herman, a Roman Catholic priest from Los Angeles who blamed the Bishop of Marquette for effectively expelling trans and gay people from his diocese. Well, Andy wrote, I just…

On February 11, the Georgian Senate passed and approved new legislation intended to clamp down on discussions of gender identity and critical race theory in K-8 private schools. The bill passed 32 to 20 along party lines. Summarized in…

Trans children have been put under the microscope by state legislatures, with some proposing laws restricting their identity and health care.It's hard to be a child. You navigate a new world, try to understand it, get to know yourself and…

We don't have an exact release date for Hogwarts Legacy, but it's expected sometime in 2022, while there's been general buzz around a trailer and other important details that will be soon to be revealed. As a trans woman who grew up…

Recently, Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive that gender-affirming treatment for children under 21 is…

Now that Guyana's old anti-trans law has been repealed, Guyana's transgender community is tackling the task of eliminating anti-trans attitudes from society. Healthcare workers during the Guyana Trans United briefing on February 25, 2022 in…

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Will Quince. (Parliament) Tory schools minister Will Quince has announced he "wouldn't be too happy" for a trans child to share a boarding school with his daughters.Quince was giving evidence before the Education!-->!-->…

What's in a name? In Shakespeare, when Juliet asks this question regarding the surname of her forbidden lover, Romeo, Montague, it is an expression of lamentation. In her society, she is banished from a life with her true love. These…

"I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all reported instances of…

NEW DELHI- Police threats, slurs and even violence are all part of LGBTQ+ life in India, but a new rule could ease the onslaught in a southern state by becoming a 'trailblazer' for sexual minorities.The Tamil Nadu government recently…

Computer engineer Miss Bell is pictured outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London Keira told the Daily Mail what happened to her, to shed light on her plight and, she said, serve as a warning to others. Keira was raised in…

In just four days, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott banned gender-affirming health care for trans minors, ordering everyone to report this care to the State under pain of criminal prosecution. How did…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, indicted for nearly seven years on three counts of securities fraud and currently under FBI investigation for abuse of power, released today (Monday, 21 February) an official notice from the…