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Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly

Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, July 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender and gender diverse rights in Russia deteriorating rapidly Lawmakers on Tuesday expected to give final approval to gender transition ban bill Published 2 months ago on July 18, 2023 By Brody Levesque Russian President Vladimir Putin signs legislation this past Spring. (Photo courtesy…

July 18, 2023
Bristol Pride bans all political parties from attending due to ‘bad-faith rhetoric’

Bristol Pride has banned all political parties from attending its event on Saturday (8 July), citing “bad-faith rhetoric” concerning the rights of trans people in the UK. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 5, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

July 5, 2023
Media Body Shaming and Witch-hunt.

In a new low-point for the British media last week the usual suspects caused a week-long witch hunt for someone whose only crime seems to be drawing attention to high utility bills and being trans. That is how it started but it quickly escalated because the person in question, Mika Minio-Paluello, was also the mother who had…

July 5, 2023
Suella Braverman condemned for latest anti-trans attack in House of Commons

On Monday (3 July), the home secretary took aim at Labour leader Keir Starmer with an anti-trans dig which fell flat. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 4, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

July 4, 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
Maya Forstater: Woman who lost her job over transgender views awarded £100k compensation

A woman who lost her job after expressing views that biological sex cannot be changed has been awarded more than £100,000 after an employment tribunal found she experienced discrimination and victimisation at work. Rating: Transneutral, Sky News, July 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

July 1, 2023
Louisiana governor vetoes bills targeting gender-affirming care, pronoun usage

Louisiana Gov. Jon Bel Edwards (D) vetoed three bills targeting the LGBTQ community on Friday. Rating: Transsupportive, The Hill, June 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

June 30, 2023
He’s The Trans Son Of An Anti-Trans Influencer. It’s His Turn To Speak.

Renton Sinclair’s mother is a former Miss Illinois who wants to force trans people out of public life. That’s exactly what makes her a rising star in MAGA World. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)

June 30, 2023
Kansas, Other States Threaten To Undo Legal Gender Changes; What To Do

Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, and Tennessee all have passed laws “defining sex” to exclude trans people. Now Kansas intends to revert all gender changes back legally. Here’s what you can do. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, June 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

June 27, 2023
June Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map

A map of the risk for anti-trans laws. For Pride, America feels like it has cleaved into two countries – one which targets transgender people everywhere, and one that has taken huge protective steps. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, June 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

June 25, 2023