Category: protest
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All the ways queer icon Sinéad O’Connor proved she was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally
As tributes pour in for Irish singer and outspoken political activist Sinéad O’Connor, who died yesterday (26 July), aged 56, many are remembering her long-standing LGBTQ+ allyship. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary All the ways queer icon Sinéad O’Connor proved she was a fearless LGBTQ+ ally…
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Poll: Ohioans don’t think trans athletes should play in school sports
Poll: Ohioans don’t think trans athletes should play in school sports The Columbus Dispatch
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Ron DeSantis rants about ‘indoctrinating children’ after seeing one single Pride flag
The Florida governor – who has targeted the LGBTQ+ community with his Don’t Say Gay law and by repeatedly working to remove rights from the trans community – announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in May. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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LGBT+ Pride event in Georgia evacuated as far-right protesters storm site
TBILISI — The European country of Georgia’s annual LGBT+ Pride event was evacuated by the police on Saturday after hundreds of counter-protesters stormed the site. Rating: Transneutral, Politico, July 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Why Is the White House Caving to Transphobic Fear Mongers on Fox News?
The White House hosted a remarkably inclusive Pride celebration this year, including many queer BIPOC and trans activists. Rose Montoya was one of these people. While on the White House lawn, she posted a partially “topless” video of her holding her breasts in her hands, standing in solidarity with trans people who have scars from gender-affirming top…
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Anti-transgender event held at Vergennes Union High School leads to hundreds of protestors
A controversial discussion was held inside Vergennes Union High School Tuesday night. It was a discussion on transgenderism with a well-known guest speaker, whose sex reassignment surgery didn’t work out for him. Rating: Transphobic, NBC, June 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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‘Gender-critical’ activists attempted to protest a Primark in Lincoln. Two people showed up
Hundreds of pro-LGBTQ+ activists came together in Lincoln to drown out an anti-trans protest against Primark’s Pride campaign, which which was attended by just two ‘gender-critical’ campaigners. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive)
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Thousands protest Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence outside Dodger Stadium hours before start of Pride Night
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence will receive a Community Hero Award Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, June 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)