Category: action
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Target removing some LGBTQ merchandise following customer backlash
Target, which rolled out its Pride Collection at the start of May, is pulling some products from its stores after facing customer backlash, saying it was acting to protect employee safety, the company told Reuters on Tuesday. Reuters, May 24, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target Statement on 2023 Pride Collection
For more than a decade, Target has offered an assortment of products aimed at celebrating Pride Month. Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work. Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at…
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Target Removes Some LGBTQ Merchandise From Stores
Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. Associated Press via Huffington Post, May 23, 2023 (PDF archive)
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“Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right
Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, May 17, 2023 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: “Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right Author: Lee Shevek Topics: sex, sexuality Date: 17 May 2023 Source: Retrieved on 11 June 2023 from butchanarchy.medium.com. Lee Shevek “Anti-Sex” and the Real Sexual Politics of the Right Anti-Sex? Pro-Sex?…
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What states are restricting transgender health care
Politicians in red states are placing new limits on gender-affirming care for transgender people, creating a patchwork of sanctions on health providers who offer such services and limits on access. Rating: Transsupportive, Axios, May 17, 2023 (PDF archive)
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San Francisco Drag March
On April 8, 2023, approximately 5,000 people of many gender identities gathered starting at 11am in front of San Francisco City Hall for some brief comments and music as part of Drag Up! Fight Back! March & Rally, sponsored by the People’s March, Oasis, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence among others. Around 12 noon,…
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The Right-Wing Hates Children: The Weaponization Of “Groomer”
Rating: Transsupportive, Anarchist Library, February 15, 2023 (PDF archive A4) (PDF archive Letter) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Title: The Right-Wing Hates Children Subtitle: The Weaponization Of “Groomer” Author: Lee Shevek Topics: abuse, children, family, feminism, queer, sexual assault, youth, Youth Liberation Date: 15 February 2023 Source: Retrieved on 15 February 2023 from medium.com Notes: CW: This essay includes discussion of child sexual abuse and rape. Lee…