Category: government
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Former minister says N.B. premier’s response to her resignation ‘says it all’
As New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs spoke in the legislature Thursday about his conviction that gender dysphoria has become “trendy,” and increased acceptance of it is hurting kids and excluding parents, cabinet minister Dorothy Shephard got up and left the chamber. Rating: Transneutral, CBC, June 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Army Cautiously Jabbing Back as GOP Chastises Military as ‘Woke’
The services have come under near constant attacks on Capitol Hill over the past year, with Republican lawmakers claiming the military is getting soft due to its embrace of racial minorities, women and LGBTQ+ troops. The criticism comes at a particularly sensitive time for the Army, which had its worst recruiting year in decades in…
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Scottish politicians clash over gender recognition reform and Tory attacks on ‘woke’ culture
Senior Scottish politicians clashed on the direction of gender recognition reform and the future of LGBTQ+ rights, during a fiery debate at the PinkNews Edinburgh parliamentary reception. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Michigan city bans all Pride flags from public buildings claiming LGBTQ+ people are ‘already represented’
Officials in a small city near Detroit, Michigan have unanimously voted to ban LGBTQ+ flags from public buildings, under the guise of religious freedom. Rating: Transneutral, Pink News, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Michigan City Bans Pride Flags From Public Property
A Hamtramck, Michigan city council member said LGBTQ people are “already represented” as the council barred pride flags from publicly owned flagpoles. Rating: Transneutral, Huffington Post, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Fund The Fight To Stop Republicans From Defunding Libraries Now!
Despite their significant importance, states like Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Idaho are working to pass legislation that will do everything from limiting access to books and resources, to reducing staff, forcing libraries to cut programs and services or outright close. Rating: Transsupportive, National Campaign for Justice, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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New York City mayor Eric Adams signs order protecting trans healthcare: ‘Hate has no place’
New York City mayor Eric Adams has signed an executive order to protect trans healthcare, in a stand against a torrent of anti-LGBTQ+ laws sweeping the US. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment
Russian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban legal or surgical sex changes, the latest in a series of conservative proposals put forward since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last year. Rating: Transneutral, Moscow Times, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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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)