Category: transphobia
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Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr Sues After Being Barred From House Floor
Zephyr, one of the state’s first transgender lawmakers, said the effort to silence her was “a disturbing and terrifying affront to democracy itself.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, May 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Namibians Take the Fight for LGBTQ Rights to the Supreme Court
Rating: Transsupportive, Vice, May 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Namibians Take the Fight for LGBTQ Rights to the Supreme Court May 2, 2023 Namibians fighting for equal rights have taken their case for marriage equality to their Supreme Court — meet the family behind the case.
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Zooey Zephyr Banishment Spotlights Rise Of GOP Far-Right Caucuses
Across the country with varying levels of success, the groups have followed the playbook of the House Freedom Caucus. Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via Huffington Post, April 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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‘Let Her Speak!’: Trans Montana Lawmaker Stands Firm In Dispute
Montana Republicans want to silence Rep. Zooey Zephyr after she said they would have “blood on their hands” if they banned gender-affirming medical care. Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via Huffington Post, April 24, 2023 (PDF archive)
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The hyper fixation on bathrooms and sports teams
There is so much more to the trans struggle Rating: Transsupportive (except for sports), Medium, April 21, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Erin Reed on Transgender Rights and Politics
Erin Reed talked about transgender rights and equality, including transgender athlete legislation. Rating: Transsupportive, C-SPAN, April 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Twitter quietly removes policy against deadnaming transgender people
Twitter has quietly removed a policy against the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals,” raising concerns that the Elon Musk-owned platform is becoming less safe for marginalized groups. Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via PBS, April 18, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban
Montana’s Republican governor indicated Monday he would sign a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, but he suggested changes to make it clear that public funds could not be used to pay for surgery or hormone treatments for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, April 17, 2023 (PDF archive)