Gender Menace

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Transgender care bans cause families to flee to other states

‘I’ve kept her safe’: Families flee states with transgender care bans to protect their children Rating: Transsupportive, USA Today, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive

June 20, 2023
Police ‘assessing’ Laurence Fox Pride flag burning video

The Metropolitan Police are “assessing” a video of Laurence Fox burning a LGBTQ+ Pride flag on Father’s Day. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (Transphobic Video archive)

June 20, 2023
‘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)

June 19, 2023
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)

June 18, 2023
What is gender dysphoria anyway? (And who decided it had to be a thing?)

I introduced gender dysphoria in a previous article, “Body Positivity Whilst Trans”, as a fundamental feeling of discomfort with your body that can’t simply be willed away through positive thinking. I also mentioned in that article not understanding at first that I did experience this sort of discomfort, because I had a mistaken idea of what it…

June 16, 2023
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)

June 15, 2023
Athlete sues Connecticut over loss to trans runner – who she beat in several other races

An athlete declaring herself the “fastest girl in Connecticut” is suing the state after she lost a race to a trans athlete. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive)

June 15, 2023
Florida’s drag ban is facing a new test: comic conventions

OPINION: The gender experimentation offered by the cosplay community must be preserved as conservatives continue on their mission to destroy gender nonconformity Rating: Transsupportive, Xtra, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive)

June 15, 2023
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)

June 14, 2023
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)

June 14, 2023