Category: North America
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Oklahoma governor signs order targeting transgender rights
Rating: Transneutral, The Hill, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Oklahoma governor signs order targeting transgender rights Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed an executive order Tuesday directing state agencies to adopt narrow definitions of “male” and “female” in a move that will roll back legal protections for transgender people in the…
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Attorney General: Transgender clinic investigation sparked by doctor’s video
Rating: Transneutral, WTVF via News Channel 5 Nashville, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Attorney General: Transgender clinic investigation sparked by doctor’s video NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, in an exclusive interview, defended his investigation of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s transgender clinic and revealed the video that, he…
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Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor
Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, NBC News, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor The order requires state agencies and boards to define the words “female” and “male” to correspond with a person’s sex assigned at birth. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma…
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The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling
Rating: Transphobic, Public Discourse, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is holding its annual leadership conference at its headquarters in Itasca, Illinois. One issue that won’t be on the agenda but will be on the minds of many members is how to treat gender…
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Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration
Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration Anti-LGBTQ social media users are threatening to boycott the world’s second-largest coffee chain after a photo of one of its mobile cafe vans, which bore an illustration of a transgender person, began to circulate…
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Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor
Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via KTUL, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor KTUL by SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Tue, August 1st 2023, 1:12 PM PDT Screenshot from the Stand with Women ceremonial signing. Aug. 1, 2023. Courtesy: Independent Women’s Voice OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —…
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Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians
Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, New York Times, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence…
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A trans immigrant fleeing persecution tries to get asylum—and just get by—in SF. It’s not easy
Millions face pervasive discrimination and unjustifiable violence at home. Some come here seeking asylum in the true sense of the word. This is one story Rating: Transsupportive, 48Hills, July 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary A trans immigrant fleeing persecution tries to get asylum—and just get by—in SF. It’s…
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Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors
Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via NBC News, July 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors The law, enacted this year over the veto of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, prevents transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. A federal appeals court is…
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Transgender Woman Denied Euthanasia in Canada over Post-Surgical Pain and Regret
At least one transgendered individual has been legally euthanized because of profound regret over transitioning. The killing took place in in Belgium ten years ago. Rating: Transphobic, National Review, July 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Transgender Woman Denied Euthanasia in Canada over Post-Surgical Pain and Regret By WESLEY J. SMITH July…