Category: political parties
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Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via WMUR, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Transgender health care restrictions tweaked as bill nears passage
Republicans in the North Carolina state House have scaled back proposed restrictions on gender-affirming care for kids and teens. Rating: Transneutral, WUNC, June 20, 2023, (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Europe pumps the breaks on transgender care for minors amid uproar in US
Republicans in the U.S. are citing Europe’s skepticism of transgender care for minors. Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive
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Rishi Sunak mocks trans women in leaked video footage
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has been secretly filmed mocking trans people in footage shared exclusively with PinkNews. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 18, 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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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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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,…