Category: drag queens

  • 2024 was the year trans people like me became untouchables

    2024 was the year trans people like me became untouchables

    Rating: Transsupportive, San Francisco Chronicle, December 31, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary OPINION//OPEN FORUM 2024 was the year trans people like me became untouchables What happens when a winning candidate attacks a minority comprising less than 1% of the population? They become an untouchable caste, with no allies By Diana…

  • Republican lawmakers quietly pass bill targeting transgender Ohioans’ ability to run for public office

    Republican lawmakers quietly pass bill targeting transgender Ohioans’ ability to run for public office

    Rating: Transsupportive, Buckeye Flame, December 30, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Republican lawmakers quietly pass bill targeting transgender Ohioans’ ability to run for public office New law limits transgender candidates and expands who can challenge their eligibility for office. BY H.L. COMERIATO (THEY/THEM) ● POLITICS, TRANSGENDER ● DECEMBER 30, 2024  During the final hours of Ohio…

  • In a Red Pennsylvania District, a Grieving Father Runs on Transgender Rights

    Rating: Transsupportive, Mother Jones, November 2, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary In a Red Pennsylvania District, a Grieving Father Runs on Transgender Rights After his son died, Trex Proffitt wanted to do more in his community. This year, he is running for office to protect LGBTQ rights. Trex Proffitt…

  • Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks

    Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks

    Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, October 22, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary  Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks GOP candidates are attacking transgender rights in swing states, as part of a final pitch to voters. By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Liz Goodwin and Justine McDaniel October 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT Donald…

  • Global Resistance to Anti-gender Opposition

    Rating: Transsupportive, Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice, October 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary See also: Executive Summary, Overview Global Resistance to Anti-gender Opposition LGBTQI+ Activism in Colombia, India, Kenya, Peru, and Serbia September 2023 Purpose and Gratitude In May 2022, we, two researchers with long histories of activism,…

  • 11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban

    11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 11th Circuit Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Drag Ban In a significant ruling released Wednesday by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Florida drag ban will not be allowed to take effect. This decision upholds an…

  • Will Republicans Shutdown Government In Part Over Trans People?

    Will Republicans Shutdown Government In Part Over Trans People?

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Will Republicans Shutdown Government In Part Over Trans People? The United States teeters on the brink of a shutdown, and signs suggest it might be protracted. In Washington, tempers flare as federal workers brace for the…

  • Adirondack library, known for drag queen story hour controversy, closes after staff abruptly quits

    Rating: Transneutral, NYup, September 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Adirondack library, known for drag queen story hour controversy, closes after staff abruptly quits By Sunny Hernandez | ahernandez@nyup.com An Upstate New York library closed this week when all but one of its employees abruptly quit. According to CBS 6 Albany,…

  • Texas Anti-Abortion Judge Suggests Drag Is

    Texas Anti-Abortion Judge Suggests Drag Is “Sexualized,” Allows Ban

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, Erin In The Morning, September 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas Anti-Abortion Judge Suggests Drag Is “Sexualized,” Allows Ban An infamous federal judge in Texas, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, ruled today that a ban on drag shows at West Texas A&M does not violate…

  • Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US

    Rating: Transneutral, The Associated Press, September 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US On Friday, Texas became the most populous state with a ban in effect against gender-affirming care for minors. The law was…