Category: transneutral
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Michigan City Bans Pride Flags From Public Property
A Hamtramck, Michigan city council member said LGBTQ people are “already represented” as the council barred pride flags from publicly owned flagpoles. Rating: Transneutral, Huffington Post, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment
Russian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban legal or surgical sex changes, the latest in a series of conservative proposals put forward since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last year. Rating: Transneutral, Moscow Times, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target stores in Oklahoma evacuated after bomb threats
Target stores in Oklahoma were briefly evacuated over the weekend after receiving bomb threats. “We have to take it seriously,” Sgt. Rob Robertson of the Oklahoma City Police Department told media, even if it’s almost certainly a hoax. Rating: Transneutral, BoingBoing, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Teacher, ACLU file challenge to new K-3 ban on ‘human sexuality’ education
A new Indiana law that critics say will effectively ban discussions about LGBTQ+ people in schools under the guise of blocking conversations around “human sexuality” now faces a legal challenge. Rating: Transneutral, News and Tribune, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats. Though no explosives were discovered, the incidents tie into the backlash over the retail chain’s Pride Month merchandise. Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Boycott starts as Call of Duty removes Nickmercs skin for anti-Pride comment
Some fans have started boycotting Call of Duty after Activision removed the virtual skin of popular streamer Nickmercs. The publisher removed his skin bundle after he tweeted about a Pride incident that was interpreted as anti-LGBTQ+. Rating: Transneutral, VentureBeat, June 10, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Puberty blockers will not be routinely offered to children at new gender clinics
Puberty-supressing hormones will generally only be commissioned as part of clinical research, NHS England said. Rating: Transneutral, Independent, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Douglas County, Kan., says she won’t prosecute anyone after ‘bathroom bill’ goes into effect
The bill, referred to as the “women’s bill of rights” by supporters and “the bathroom bill” by opponents, will go into law next month after legislators were able to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto during the legislative calendar. Rating: Transneutral, KMBC ABC, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Rivers of Nihil Bassist Deletes Twitter After Getting Called Out
Rivers of Nihil bassist Adam Biggs, also the technical/progressive death metal band’s primary lyricist, has seemingly deactivated his public Twitter account after getting called out on the social site for tweets he liked by people advancing conservative viewpoints. Rating: Transneutral, Loudwire, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass cut from roster after promoting anti-LGBTQ2S social media post
The Toronto Blue Jays are moving on from pitcher Anthony Bass after he made headlines last week for sharing anti-LGBTQ2S posts on social media. Rating: Transneutral, Global News, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)