Category: corporations
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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VCU Health supports transgender and non-binary community with pronoun pins
Since the start of the initiative in June 2022, more than 9,000 pins have been distributed throughout the health system. Rating: Transsupportive, VCU Health, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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UAE Bans “Spider-Man” Movie Over Pro-Transgender Poster
Censors flagged “Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse” for violating prohibitions on LGBTQ-related content that offends Islamic beliefs. Rating: Transneutral, Metro Weekly, June 20, 2023, (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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‘Gender-critical’ activists attempted to protest a Primark in Lincoln. Two people showed up
Hundreds of pro-LGBTQ+ activists came together in Lincoln to drown out an anti-trans protest against Primark’s Pride campaign, which which was attended by just two ‘gender-critical’ campaigners. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive)
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Bud Light: Gender Waffler
Subject to a right-wing boycott due to celebrating transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney’s transition anniversay, Anheuser Busch — the company that makes and markets Bud Light — waffled and withdrew support for Mulvaney, resulting in an LGBTQ+ boycott of what was the most popular brand of beer in the U.S. LOSER: GenderMenace.net Gender Waffler Award for…
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Target: Gender Waffler
Subject to a right-wing boycott for LGBTQ+ Pride displays and merchandise at its stores, Target waffled and moved displays to the rear of some stores and withdrew some merchandise, thus prompting an LGBTQ+ boycott as well. LOSER: GenderMenace.net Gender Waffler Award for June 2023
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New Twitter CEO’s ad quest faces one big hurdle — the owner’s tweets
Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote up some inspirational comments for her new staff in an e-mail on Monday, exhorting them to “reach across aisles, create new partnerships, celebrate new voices, and build something together that can change the world.” Rating: Transsupportive, Axios, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive)