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  • The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling

    Rating: Transphobic, Public Discourse, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary The Transgender Movement’s House of Cards Is Falling This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is holding its annual leadership conference at its headquarters in Itasca, Illinois. One issue that won’t be on the agenda but will be on the minds of many members is how to treat gender…

  • Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration Anti-LGBTQ social media users are threatening to boycott the world’s second-largest coffee chain after a photo of one of its mobile cafe vans, which bore an illustration of a transgender person, began to circulate…

  • Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor

    Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via KTUL, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor  KTUL by SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Tue, August 1st 2023, 1:12 PM PDT Screenshot from the Stand with Women ceremonial signing. Aug. 1, 2023. Courtesy: Independent Women’s Voice OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —…

  • Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, New York Times, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Russia’s Law Targeting Transgender People Sows Fear for L.G.B.T. Russians A new law underscores how Vladimir V. Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. life, portraying it as a consequence…

  • A trans immigrant fleeing persecution tries to get asylum—and just get by—in SF. It’s not easy

    Millions face pervasive discrimination and unjustifiable violence at home. Some come here seeking asylum in the true sense of the word. This is one story Rating: Transsupportive, 48Hills, July 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary A trans immigrant fleeing persecution tries to get asylum—and just get by—in SF. It’s…

  • Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors

    Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via NBC News, July 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors The law, enacted this year over the veto of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, prevents transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. A federal appeals court is…

  • Transgender Woman Denied Euthanasia in Canada over Post-Surgical Pain and Regret

    At least one transgendered individual has been legally euthanized because of profound regret over transitioning. The killing took place in in Belgium ten years ago. Rating: Transphobic, National Review, July 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Transgender Woman Denied Euthanasia in Canada over Post-Surgical Pain and Regret By WESLEY J. SMITH July…

  • Macomb County minister pleads guilty to fatally shooting transgender woman

    Rating: Transneutral, The Macomb Daily, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Macomb County minister pleads guilty to fatally shooting transgender woman – Macomb Daily A Macomb County minister pleaded guilty Thursday to fatally shooting a transgender woman in a Detroit neighborhood five years ago. Albert Weathers, 50, of Sterling Heights, entered a…

  • Transgender player Quinn shaking up the Women’s World Cup: Non-binary Canada midfielder no longer identifies as a woman

    Rating: Transsupportive, Daily Mail, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Transgender player Quinn shaking up the Women’s World Cup: Non-binary Canada midfielder no longer identifies as a woman Transgender player Quinn shaking up the Women’s World Cup: Non-binary Canada midfielder no longer identifies as a woman – and loyal team mates insist…

  • Many new bans on medical care for transgender children are being challenged in courts

    Rating: Transneutral, NPR, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Audio archive) Content Summary Many new bans on medical care for transgender children are being challenged in courts : NPRMany new bans on medical care for transgender children are being challenged in courts  NPR Many new bans on medical care for transgender children are being challenged…