Category: election
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Transgender woman running to become Venezuela’s next president
Tamara Adrián less than two weeks ago registered as a presidential candidate in the Venezuelan primary, becoming the first openly transgender person in the world to make such a move. Rating: Transsupportive, BoredBat, July 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Trump Says He’ll Ban Federal Government From Promoting Transgender Care at Any Age
Trump’s speech at the Moms for Liberty conference previewed a crackdown on LGBTQ rights, and a push to incarcerate more kids. Rating: Transneutral, Daily Beast, July 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Delaware state senator Sarah McBride launches bid to be first trans member of Congress
The highest-ranking transgender elected official in the United States, Sarah McBride, has launched a bid to become Delaware’s sole member of the US House of Representatives. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Pro-Trump Candidate Calls for Executing Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids
Mark Burns, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate in South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District called for the arrest and execution of those who advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and the protection of trans children. Rating: Transsupportive, The Advocate via Yahoo, June 14, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Texas attorney general declares gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids ‘child abuse’
Rating: Transneutral, Texas Newsroom, February 22, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas attorney general declares gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids ‘child abuse’ By Joseph Leahy | The Texas Newsroom Published February 22, 2022 at 1:35 PM CST Ken Paxton’s legal opinion issued Monday defines certain gender-affirming medical treatments for minors…