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  • Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Is Driving Teachers To Quit

    Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Is Driving Teachers To Quit

    “You cannot teach kids to be gay or straight,” Alyssa Marano said. “I just want my kids to be able to solve for X.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • Bloody roses — deconstructing the predatory trans* women myth

    Bloody roses — deconstructing the predatory trans* women myth

    Simple question for you: how many women were convicted of sexual assault or other sex crimes in the UK since 2018? Try to Google the answer and you will the UK government’s Office of National Statistics has not publicly provided the sex of convicted sex offenders. It has for the victims, along with a range…

  • Drag Show Artists Fear Crackdown As Texas Passes Sexual Conduct Bill

    Drag Show Artists Fear Crackdown As Texas Passes Sexual Conduct Bill

    Texas would expand what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, under a bill approved late Sunday by state lawmakers that drag artists fear will be used to criminalize their shows. Huffington Post, May 29, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • Texas and Uganda pass new anti-gay laws

    Texas and Uganda pass new anti-gay laws

    Lawmakers in Texas passed a law on Sunday banning “public performance of sexual conduct” which prohibits “prurient” drag and “accessories or prosthetics that enhance the female or male form” in public, or anywhere children might see it. It is “part of a broader effort in Texas and other conservative states to crack down on drag…

  • Track Trans Legislation

    Track Trans Legislation

    Track the anti-trans legislation proposed this year. https://www.tracktranslegislation.com/

  • Trans Legislation Tracker

    Trans Legislation Tracker

    In 2023, anti-trans bills continue to be introduced across the country. We track legislation that seeks to block trans people from receiving basic healthcare, education, legal recognition, and the right to publicly exist.https://translegislation.com/

  • Hamburger Mary’s In Orlando Sues To Stop Florida’s New Anti-Drag Law

    Hamburger Mary’s In Orlando Sues To Stop Florida’s New Anti-Drag Law

    A Florida burger joint known for its drag shows is asking a federal court to halt enforcement of the new anti-drag bill signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week, alleging that it violates the First Amendment. Huffington Post, May 23, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • Nebraska Governor Signs Combined Anti-Trans, Anti-Abortion Bill Into Law

    Nebraska Governor Signs Combined Anti-Trans, Anti-Abortion Bill Into Law

    As expected, Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed a bill Monday that both limits gender-affirming care for young people and outlaws abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy. Huffington Post, May 22, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • May Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map

    May Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map

    The map of anti-trans risk has polarized into two Americas – one where trans people have full legal protections, and one where they are persecuted by the state. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin In The Morning, May 20, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • “Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right

    Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, May 17, 2023 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: “Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right Author: Lee Shevek Topics: sex, sexuality Date: 17 May 2023 Source: Retrieved on 11 June 2023 from butchanarchy.medium.com. Lee Shevek “Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right Anti-Sex? Pro-Sex?…