Category: California
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Right-wing protest turns violent outside school board meeting in Glendale, California
Rating: Transsupportive, Boing Boing, June 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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3 arrested as protesters clash over Pride curriculum outside Glendale school board meeting
Demonstrators clashed and fights erupted during a protest Tuesday evening outside a meeting of the Glendale Unified School District board, which was scheduled to vote on recognizing June as Pride Month. Rating: Transneutral, ABC, June 6, 2023 (PDF archive)
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San Francisco’s Deep History of Policing Public Cross-Dressing
A 19th-century law led to over 100 local arrests of people wearing clothes typical of the opposite sex — an archaic ban akin to Tennessee’s recent law banning public drag, which has now been blocked and deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge. Rating: Transsupportive, Underscore, June 5, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Parents Protest Pride Event at Los Angeles Elementary School
Police officers had to separate protesters and counterprotesters outside a Los Angeles elementary school that has become a flashpoint for LGBTQ+ issues involving children in California during Pride month. California18, June 3, 2023 (PDF archive)
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L.A. Dodgers Apologize, Reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night
The Los Angeles Dodgers have apologized to the L.A. order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence about a week after announcing the group was uninvited to the team’s annual Pride Night on June 16, following conservative backlash at their inclusion. Advocate, May 22, 2023 (PDF archive)
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L.A. Dodgers Apologize After Disinviting Drag Charity To Pride Night
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have accepted a new invitation to the baseball team’s Pride Night and will receive a community service award. Huffington Post, May 22, 2023 (PDF archive)
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May Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map
The map of anti-trans risk has polarized into two Americas – one where trans people have full legal protections, and one where they are persecuted by the state. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin In The Morning, May 20, 2023 (PDF archive)
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What states are restricting transgender health care
Politicians in red states are placing new limits on gender-affirming care for transgender people, creating a patchwork of sanctions on health providers who offer such services and limits on access. Rating: Transsupportive, Axios, May 17, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Trans journalist Erin Reed on fighting anti-LGBTQ+ hate and working at the coalface of transphobia
Independent journalist Erin Reed might be one of the busiest legislative trackers of the year. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, May 9, 2023 (PDF archive)
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San Francisco Drag March
On April 8, 2023, approximately 5,000 people of many gender identities gathered starting at 11am in front of San Francisco City Hall for some brief comments and music as part of Drag Up! Fight Back! March & Rally, sponsored by the People’s March, Oasis, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence among others. Around 12 noon,…