Category: gender identities
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LGBTQ+ advocates shocked by Equality Act reforms debate: ‘Distressing and infuriating’
Charities, activists and politicians have expressed deep concern and disappointment after a Westminster debate over the definition of “sex” found in the 2010 Equality Act saw MPs clash, resort to negative stereotypes about trans people and push misinformation. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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MP injured at trans protest says he’ll ‘take a punch for queer and trans youth any day’
A Canadian MP who suffered a cut to his face during an anti-trans protest has said he would take a punch for trans and queer youth “any day”. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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New Twitter CEO’s ad quest faces one big hurdle — the owner’s tweets
Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote up some inspirational comments for her new staff in an e-mail on Monday, exhorting them to “reach across aisles, create new partnerships, celebrate new voices, and build something together that can change the world.” Rating: Transsupportive, Axios, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Man hurls anti-trans abuse at nine-year-old cisgender girl at school sports day
The mothers of a cisgender nine-year-old girl have said their daughter’s confidence has been destroyed after she was accused of being trans at a school sporting event in Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada – just because she has short hair. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Toronto Blue Jays & Pride Month: Team Promotes Minor-League Nonbinary Catcher
In a surprise move, the Toronto Blue Jays have called up minor-league catcher Brady Deeker shortly after the backstop became the first professional baseball player to identify as nonbinary. Rating: Transphobic, National Review, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Opinion: Love your own family, stop hating families of LGBTQ+ kids
It is once again June. For the LGBTQ+ community, it’s officially recognized as Pride Month — an opportunity for us to reflect on our history of tribulations, celebrate our triumphs and unite around the experience of existing as we are, in a world that often tells us we should not. Rating: Transsupportive, Detroit Free Press,…
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AMA strengthens its policy on protecting access to gender-affirming care
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates today passed the Endocrine Society’s resolution to protect access to evidence-based gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse individuals. Rating: Transsupportive, Endocrine Society, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Teacher, ACLU file challenge to new K-3 ban on ‘human sexuality’ education
A new Indiana law that critics say will effectively ban discussions about LGBTQ+ people in schools under the guise of blocking conversations around “human sexuality” now faces a legal challenge. Rating: Transneutral, News and Tribune, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Elon Musk Celebrates Pride Month By Going On An Anti-Trans Tweeting Spree
Critics say the platform isn’t safe for trans users after the company rolled back protections against “targeted misgendering.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)