Category: human rights
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Government ‘fanning culture war’ over free speech, says UK’s first LGBTQ+ history professor
Issue blown out of proportion, says Matt Cook, after appointment of ‘free speech tsar’ for higher education Rating: Transsupportive, Guardian, June 10, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Corie Mattie Trolls Ron DeSantis With Guerrilla Street Art Campaign In Orlando
Corie Mattie, aka the LA Hope Dealer, returned to the Florida city she once called home with a blunt message for the 2024 presidential candidate. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Is Driving Teachers To Quit
“You cannot teach kids to be gay or straight,” Alyssa Marano said. “I just want my kids to be able to solve for X.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Drag Show Artists Fear Crackdown As Texas Passes Sexual Conduct Bill
Texas would expand what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, under a bill approved late Sunday by state lawmakers that drag artists fear will be used to criminalize their shows. Huffington Post, May 29, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Ron DeSantis Wants To Take His ‘War On Woke’ National. There’s One Big Problem: The Constitution.
Courts have repeatedly rejected the Florida governor’s narrow-minded agenda as a “positively dystopian” assault on free speech and due process. Huffington Post, May 27, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Judge Rejects Zooey Zephyr’s Effort To Return To Montana House
Lawyers working under Attorney General Austin Knudsen said any intervention by the courts on Zephyr’s behalf would be a blatant violation of the separation of powers. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, May 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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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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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)