Category: discrimination
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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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Transgender health care restrictions tweaked as bill nears passage
Republicans in the North Carolina state House have scaled back proposed restrictions on gender-affirming care for kids and teens. Rating: Transneutral, WUNC, June 20, 2023, (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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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)
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Europe pumps the breaks on transgender care for minors amid uproar in US
Republicans in the U.S. are citing Europe’s skepticism of transgender care for minors. Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive
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Transgender care bans cause families to flee to other states
‘I’ve kept her safe’: Families flee states with transgender care bans to protect their children Rating: Transsupportive, USA Today, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive
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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)
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Transgender issues: The Enquirer answers reader comments
Our stories on Kentucky’s new law prohibiting gender-affirming medical care – as well as a similar bill proposed in Ohio – generated hundreds of online comments. Rating: Transsupportive, Cincinnati Enquirer, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Ohio House expected to pass bans on transgender student athletes, medical care for kids
2 bills up for House votes today would ban transgender females from women’s sports, ban transgender medical care for children, and report students who question their sexual identity in school. Rating: Transneutral, Columbus Dispatch, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 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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Rishi Sunak mocks trans women in leaked video footage
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has been secretly filmed mocking trans people in footage shared exclusively with PinkNews. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)