Category: NBC
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Buy a rainbow Swatch, get a three-year jail term in Malaysia
The Swiss watchmaker Swatch produces a variety of rainbow-themed wristwatches. The Malaysian government announced today that anyone who buys or sells one could face up to three years in jail. According to an NBC News report, the government has deemed LGBTQ-themed Swatch products as “potentially harmful to morality. Rating: Transneutral, Boing Boing, August 10, 2023 (PDF…
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Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law
Rating: Transphobic, NBC News, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law To comply with state law, a major Florida school district has issued guidance that will bar transgender employees from sharing their preferred…
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Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor
Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, NBC News, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor The order requires state agencies and boards to define the words “female” and “male” to correspond with a person’s sex assigned at birth. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma…
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Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration
Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, August 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Costa Coffee faces boycott calls over transgender illustration Anti-LGBTQ social media users are threatening to boycott the world’s second-largest coffee chain after a photo of one of its mobile cafe vans, which bore an illustration of a transgender person, began to circulate…
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GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for July 2023
Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…
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Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors
Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via NBC News, July 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Appeals court lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender care for minors The law, enacted this year over the veto of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, prevents transgender minors from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy. A federal appeals court is…
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Virginia meeting on school transgender policies ends in chaos
Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, July 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Virginia meeting on school transgender policies ends in chaos Protesters were removed and arrests were made at a Roanoke County School Board meeting on new transgender policies. WSLS’ Connor Dietrich reports. July 28, 2023
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Video shows L.A. deputy’s violent arrest of transgender man
Video shows L.A. deputy’s violent arrest of transgender man NBC News
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Transgender man fighting to have charges dropped after 7-Eleven incident
Transgender man fighting to have charges dropped after 7-Eleven incident NBC News
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Transgender swimmers to be included in ‘open category’ at competitions
Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, July 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Transgender swimmers to be included in ‘open category’ at competitions 2024 GOP candidates take aim at Biden’s alleged lack of relationship with granddaughter 02:00 Niger’s presidential guard surrounds leader’s home in apparent coup 04:16 Education Department…