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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…

August 10, 2023
Central Bucks is proposing a policy to ban transgender athletes playing on teams aligned with their gender identities

Rating: Transphobic, The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 10, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Central Bucks is proposing a policy to ban transgender athletes playing on teams aligned with their gender identities The Central Bucks school board is considering a policy that would ban transgender students from playing on…

August 10, 2023
Green Bay parents react to transgender athlete potentially joining girls’ sports team

Rating: Transphobic, WBAY, August 10, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Green Bay parents react to transgender athlete potentially joining girls’ sports team GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Some parents of Green Bay Area School District student athletes don’t feel heard by the district after expressing concern about…

August 10, 2023
U.S. District Court temporarily blocks enforcement of Idaho transgender bathroom law

Rating: Transsupportive, Idaho Capital Sun, August 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary U.S. District Court temporarily blocks enforcement of Idaho transgender bathroom law The U.S. District Court decided Thursday that it would temporarily block enforcement of an Idaho law meant to prevent transgender students from using school restrooms that…

August 10, 2023
Green Bay parents voice concerns about transgender athlete possibly on girls’ sports team

Rating: Transphobic, Fox11online.com, August 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Green Bay parents voice concerns about transgender athlete possibly on girls’ sports team Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:23:42 GMT Green Bay parents voice concerns about transgender athlete possibly on girls’…

August 9, 2023
Scottish Trans given permission to intervene in transgender law block court case

Rating: Transsupportive, Yahoo News UK, August 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Scottish Trans given permission to intervene in transgender law block court case A SCOTTISH trans advocacy group has said it has been given permission to intervene in a legal challenge against Westminster’s block on transgender law reforms.…

August 9, 2023
Transgender and nonbinary patients have no regrets about top surgery, small study finds

Rating: Transsupportive, CNN, August 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender and nonbinary patients have no regrets about top surgery, small study finds Some arguments in favor of laws that restrict gender-affirming care claim that patients may some day regret any irreversible or semi-irreversible part of their…

August 9, 2023
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Ohio School District’s Trans-Inclusive Restroom Policy

Rating: Transneutral, Advocate.com, August 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Judge Dismisses Challenge to Ohio School District’s Trans-Inclusive Restroom Policy A federal judge in Ohio has dismissed a challenge to a school district’s transgender-inclusive restroom policy, saying there is not a legal right to “transgender-free bathrooms.” Students…

August 9, 2023
Ron DeSantis tries to erase trans people from Florida schools.

Rating: Transsupportive, Slate, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Ron DeSantis tries to erase trans people from Florida schools. On Monday, the deputy general counsel of Florida’s Orange County Public Schools system sent an email to principals announcing new policies for the upcoming academic year. To implement recently…

August 8, 2023
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…

August 8, 2023