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This Is What Transgender Eradication Looks Like

Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, August 23, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary This Is What Transgender Eradication Looks Like On Monday morning, we learned of a tragic incident: a woman was fatally attacked outside her store by an individual who had torn down the pride flag displayed…

August 23, 2023
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…

August 1, 2023
Family of murdered transgender woman finally get justice ending nearly 5 year wait

Rating: Transneutral, FOX 2 Detroit, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Family of murdered transgender woman finally get justice ending nearly 5 year wait Family of murdered transgender woman sees her killer plead guilty Albert Weathers pleaded guilty to killing 36-year-old Kelly Stough – a transgender woman, and leaving…

July 27, 2023
Trans men entering Miss Italy in protest demand apology amid ‘continuous transphobia’ across country

A group of trans men, who have entered the Miss Italy contest to protest its ban on trans women, say they want to “blow away the sand castle of biology [organisers have] been hanging on to”. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Trans men entering Miss Italy in protest…

July 27, 2023
Salt Like City police investigating series of LGBTQ+ flag burnings in homophobic attacks

Police in Salt Lake City are investigating after a number of Pride flags were set alight in the Utah capital. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 5, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

July 5, 2023
Michigan Pronouns Law Declared an ‘Abomination’ by Former Judge

Michigan’s recent bill making it a felony for people to harass or intimidate someone by misgendering them and using the wrong pronouns has sparked controversy in the state, with former judge and television personality Joe Brown calling the measure an “abomination.” Rating: Transneutral, Newsweek, July 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

July 3, 2023
Ohio lawmakers and religious lobbyists coordinate on anti-trans legislation

Communication on trans athlete bans, other anti-trans bills goes back years Rating: Transsupportive, Ohio Capital Journal, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

June 20, 2023
Police ‘assessing’ Laurence Fox Pride flag burning video

The Metropolitan Police are “assessing” a video of Laurence Fox burning a LGBTQ+ Pride flag on Father’s Day. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (Transphobic Video archive)

June 20, 2023
‘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)

June 19, 2023
Less than half in Britain back gender-affirming care for trans teenagers

Britain also ranks low in 30-country poll on support for access to public facilities matching gender identity. Rating: Transneutral, Guardian, June 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

June 8, 2023