Category: media
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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)
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Michigan city bans all Pride flags from public buildings claiming LGBTQ+ people are ‘already represented’
Officials in a small city near Detroit, Michigan have unanimously voted to ban LGBTQ+ flags from public buildings, under the guise of religious freedom. Rating: Transneutral, Pink News, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Michigan City Bans Pride Flags From Public Property
A Hamtramck, Michigan city council member said LGBTQ people are “already represented” as the council barred pride flags from publicly owned flagpoles. Rating: Transneutral, Huffington Post, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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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)
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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)
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Russian Lawmakers Vote to Ban Gender Reassignment
Russian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban legal or surgical sex changes, the latest in a series of conservative proposals put forward since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last year. Rating: Transneutral, Moscow Times, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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LGBTQ+ advocates shocked by Equality Act reforms debate: ‘Distressing and infuriating’
Charities, activists and politicians have expressed deep concern and disappointment after a Westminster debate over the definition of “sex” found in the 2010 Equality Act saw MPs clash, resort to negative stereotypes about trans people and push misinformation. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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MP injured at trans protest says he’ll ‘take a punch for queer and trans youth any day’
A Canadian MP who suffered a cut to his face during an anti-trans protest has said he would take a punch for trans and queer youth “any day”. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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New Twitter CEO’s ad quest faces one big hurdle — the owner’s tweets
Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote up some inspirational comments for her new staff in an e-mail on Monday, exhorting them to “reach across aisles, create new partnerships, celebrate new voices, and build something together that can change the world.” Rating: Transsupportive, Axios, June 13, 2023 (PDF archive)