Category: heroes
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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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Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order Protecting Access to Gender-Affirming Health Care in New York City
As LGBTQ+ Rights Remain Under Attack Nationwide, EO Prevents Use of City Resources to Detain Individuals for Providing or Receiving Gender-Affirming Health Care Services Rating: Transsupportive, City of New York, Office of the Mayor, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (Executive Order archive)
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Suzanne Valdez: Gender Hero
Kansas District Attorney who refuses to prosecute transgender people for going to bathrooms that align with their gender identity.
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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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Ask Ethan: What is a woman?
If you think you know what sex, gender, and “the right thing to do” for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science. Rating: Transsupportive, BigThink, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary STARTS WITH A BANG — JUNE 9, 2023 Ask Ethan: What is a woman? If you…
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Wes Moore: Gender Hero
Governor of state of Maryland in the United States of America who signed legislation and issued executive order supporting gender-affirming care for transgender people.
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Maryland governor Wes Moore signs trans healthcare protections
Maryland’s Democratic governor, Wes Moore, has signed an executive order to protect trans healthcare in the state, bucking the trend in a rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws sweeping the US. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 8, 2023 (PDF archive)
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LGBTQ Americans Are In A State of Emergency, HRC Declares
LGBTQ+ Americans are facing “real, tangible and dangerous” threats, said Human Rights Campaign CEO Kelley Robinson. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 6, 2023 (PDF archive)
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The fight for trans* truths: Erin Reed and Matt Walsh
Somewhere off in the distance on a digital soap box Matt Walsh is yammering on about trans* women like they are leper sores on the feet of the hold virgin. His Catholic sensibilities are offended, he tells us, by the mere whiff of gender non-conformity. He cannot get an answer to a simple question, despite…
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Ella Irwin: Gender Hero
Resigned from Twitter when Elon Musk reversed content moderation of “What Is a Woman?” documentary.