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  • America’s Censored Classrooms 2023

    Rating: Transsupportive, PEN America, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive 1) (PDF archive 2) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary America’s Censored Classrooms 2023  Lawmakers Shift Strategies as Resistance Rises Key Findings Over the past three years, state legislators have launched an onslaught of educational gag orders—state legislative and policy efforts to restrict teaching…

  • Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’?

    Rating: Transsupportive, Dallas Morning News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’? Max Hightower was cast in ensemble roles for theater productions throughout high school. Then, finally, his teacher offered him one of…

  • Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South

    Rating: Transsupportive, New York Times, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South A Democrat in her third term in the Virginia House of Delegates and a former journalist, she won a competitive race in the northern part…

  • Moms For Liberty’s School Board Takeover Attempts Fizzled Out On Election Day

    Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Moms For Liberty’s School Board Takeover Attempts Fizzled Out On Election Day The results from an election cycle widely viewed as a preview for 2024 are bad news for the group’s ultra-conservative agenda. By Nathalie Baptiste Nov…

  • Sherman High School transgender student loses lead theater role over gender policy

    Rating: Transsupportive, KXII, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Sherman High School transgender student loses lead theater role over gender policy A Sherman High School policy has taken a lead role away from a transgender theater student. By Erin Pellet Published: Nov. 6, 2023 at 3:35 PM PST|Updated: 21…

  • Annette Bening warns anti-trans lawmakers: “You do not want to make this momma mad”

    Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Annette Bening warns anti-trans lawmakers: “You do not want to make this momma mad” Over the weekend, Annette Bening received GLSEN’s Advocate Award at the LGBTQ+ organization’s annual Rise Up L.A. benefit. The four-time Oscar nominee lived up…

  • ADL Drops Libs of TikTok From Extremism List After Threats

    Rating: Transneutral, Advocate, October 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary ADL Drops Libs of TikTok From Extremism List After Threats The Anti-Defamation League has temporarily removed Chaya Raichik and her anti-LGBTQ+ Libs of TikTok account from its “Glossary of Extremism.” The Friday decision came after Raichik’s demand to expunge…

  • San Jose Officials Take Stand Against Lgbtq Hate

    Rating: Transsupportive, San Francisco Chronicle, October 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary San Jose Officials Take Stand Against Lgbtq Hate Oct 30, 2023 By Lorraine Gabbert San Jose Spotlight A resolution to support San Jose’s LGBTQ+ community sparked an emotional outcry from residents and politicians. The San Jose City…

  • Merchant Marine transgender policy allows service exemptions

    Rating: Transphobic, New York Post , October 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Merchant Marine transgender policy allows service exemptions WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) wants answers from the Merchant Marine Academy after the Long Island institution implemented a new policy allowing midshipmen undergoing gender transitions to seek…

  • Che Flores becomes first out trans non-binary referee in NBA

    Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, October 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Che Flores becomes first out trans non-binary referee in NBA An NBA referee has made history as the first publicly out trans non-binary referee in professional sports in the United States.  Che Flores, a second-year staff referee for the…