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mercedesallen, 4 days ago to random

“It’s bad enough that they were left with a broken jaw that required surgery... But no ambulance was called. Police weren’t called... [The school] didn’t really have a response to it until they learned of a large rally that was planned...”

Trans teen attacked in boy's bathroom left hospitalized with broken jaw - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/06/trans-teen-attacked-in-boys-bathroom-left-hospitalized-with-broken-jaw/

mercedesallen, 5 days ago to random

"... the Southern Poverty Law Center has formally designated the anti-transgender pseudoscience organizations Genspect and the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine as anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups..."

SPLC Designates Genspect, SEGM As Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/splc-designates-genspect-segm-as

mercedesallen, 5 days ago to random

"Two British men associated with anti-trans culture war publications will take [editor-in-chief] jobs in US media, according to news reports. [Washington Post & Daily Beast]..."

Uh Oh! Conservative Brits Take EIC Roles at Two Major US News Orgs — Assigned
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/new-york-post-telegraph-take-over-washiington-post-daily-beast

mercedesallen, 7 days ago to random

"We're just following the Cass Report's recommendations to protect kids," they said as they followed their total ban on puberty blockers (which Cass didn't recommend) with a promise to carve holes in human rights legislation affecting all trans people in the UK.

Tories would allow trans people to be banned from single-sex spaces
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/03/conservatives-trans-single-sex-spaces-general-election-2024/

mercedesallen, 12 days ago to random

"Houston Democratic incumbent Shawn Thierry was trounced in a primary runoff election on Tuesday. Thierry... voted for a ban on gender-affirming care... Lauren Ashley Simmons stepped forward to unseat her... [and] resoundingly won 65%-35%..."

Anti-Trans Dem Loses Primary To Lauren Ashley Simmons, Queer Woman, In Texas
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans-dem-loses-primary-to-lauren

mercedesallen, 12 days ago to random

“... the attorney general has created a hostile environment for medical providers where they are afraid to stay and practice medicine...”

GOP attorney general targets therapists working with trans youth for investigation - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/gop-ag-targets-therapists-working-with-trans-youth-for-investigation/

mercedesallen, 13 days ago to random

Is that all?

"The list of [Texas GOP] state party priorities calls for an end to legal same-sex marriages, same-sex parenting, all LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination laws, all transgender rights — including gender-affirming care for children & adults — a ban on LGBTQ+ content in schools and libraries, the defunding of all diversity-equity-inclusion (DEI) initiatives, & legal protections for anyone who discriminates against queer people based on 'religious or moral beliefs...'"

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/texas-gop-platform-calls-for-ban-on-same-sex-parenting-because-being-gay-is-abnormal/

mercedesallen, 15 days ago to random

"The ones who will be most impacted are those that are not from affirming, safe spaces, and that is a lifelong sentence of pain and suffering...

"It breaks my heart that they would pursue these policies with such fervour knowing the damaging impact..."

Alberta plans to consult on proposed gender policies, but advocates say they weren't invited | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-consultations-gender-identity-policies-1.7215158?cmp=rss

mercedesallen, 16 days ago to random

"This type of enforcement has not been seen for racist, antisemitic, or anti-LGBTQ+ slurs..."

Twitter/X censored the word "cisgender" more than any actual slur this week - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/twitter-x-censored-the-word-cisgender-more-than-any-actual-slur-this-week/

mercedesallen, 17 days ago to random

“We’re confronting a legal assault on multiple fronts and given how rapidly the media landscape is shifting, we need to be extremely intentional about how we allocate resources in order to stay effective. Nobody does what Media Matters does...”

Media Matters announces layoffs following Elon Musk lawsuit
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/24/media-matters-layoffs/

mercedesallen, 18 days ago to random

But we already knew that.

"Every social media site graded in GLAAD’s index failed the assessment, with most grades falling below 60%..."

X is the worst social media app for LGBTQ+ people, says new report - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/x-is-the-worst-social-media-app-for-lgbtq-people-says-new-report/

mercedesallen, 20 days ago to random

"They celebrate their being silenced at conferences. They celebrate their being silenced on podcasts and streaming outlets. They celebrate their being silenced with over 700 book titles about ‘being canceled' ... conservatives have an entire industry devoted to complaining about not being allowed to say the things they say all the time. Their victimhood is the entire brand...!"

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/21/victimhood-is-the-entire-brand-jon-stewart-calls-out-over-the-real-cancel-culture/

mercedesallen, 22 days ago to random

"Today, 'conversion therapy' generally takes the form of verbal counseling. Participants are typically conservative Christians who engage voluntarily—motivated by internalized stigma, family pressure, and the belief that their feelings are incompatible with their faith. Others are children, brought into therapy by their parents..."

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/05/first-they-tried-to-cure-gayness-now-theyre-fixated-on-healing-trans-people/

mercedesallen, 22 days ago to random

“Some people deny the existence of the Métis people from Nova Scotia to eastern Ontario... They claim that anyone identifying as Eastern Métis is a race shifter and doing it for benefits, tax evasion and money. They claim we’re cheating First Nations of their lands and treaty rights...”

‘One hell of a storm is coming’: Canadian graphic novel about Indigenous identity sparks outrage | Canada | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/19/graphic-novel-canada-indigenous-identity-

mercedesallen, 25 days ago to random

"Two three-year-old twin girls were attacked in a suspected 'transphobic-motivated hate crime' that was directed at their transgender father in Belfast..."

Toddlers, 3, attacked in 'transphobic hate crime' in Belfast
https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/16/toddlers-3-attacked-in-transphobic-hate-crime-in-belfast/

mercedesallen, 25 days ago to random

"Nearly six months later, the bill is closer than ever to becoming law as the Conservatives improbably appear to be doubling down on support and seeking to limit witness testimony through filibuster tactics that could result in a full House vote without any amendments..."

Bill S-210 Study Without Witnesses?: Why a Conservative Filibuster May Lead to New Internet Age Verification Requirements and Website Blocking Legislation - Michael Geist
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/05/s210filibuster/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=s210filibuster

mercedesallen, 26 days ago to random

"Among the de-emphasized material were a series of focus groups with trans youth and young adults who had previously accessed the GIDS service...

"It’s... worth engaging with for those who are interested in what trans youth tried to tell the Cass team, and whether the team genuinely engaged with their feedback..."

The Buried Trans Youth Perspectives of the Cass Review — Assigned
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/surfacing-cass-report-youth-focus-groups

mercedesallen, 26 days ago to random

“Sex is the canary in the coal mine of free speech... It may sound good to create age-verification laws, but what these people are really trying to do is create a larger censorship regime...”

“... We’re taking it deathly seriously... Not just for us, but for all kinds of communities around sex or gender. This isn’t a joke to us. This isn’t theoretical...”

Trump’s playboy past is in the spotlight. His allies are readying a new fight against pornography | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/trump-conservatives-pornography-fight/index.html

mercedesallen, 26 days ago to random

"But after taking office and examining hundreds of pages of curriculum, Gore was shocked by what she found — and didn’t find.

"... She expected them to be as relieved and excited as she had been. But she said they were indifferent, even dismissive, because 'it didn’t fit the narrative that they were trying to push...'"

Texas school board member disavows the far-right platform she campaigned on | The Texas Tribune
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/15/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore/

mercedesallen, 27 days ago to random

"... politically infused public discourse is getting this wrong and it’s impacting the way that doctors care for their patients. Physicians must be able to practice medicine that is informed by their medical education, training, experience, and the available evidence, freely and without the threat of punishment..."

Endocrine Society And American Academy Of Pediatrics Respond To Cass, Reject Bans
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/endocrine-society-and-american-academy