OPINION: Pride will be hard in the US – but we need its joy (www.opendemocracy.net)
Award-winning Australian rock band King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard performed their Tennessee show in drag to “celebrate” the state’s drag ban being deemed unconstitutional (www.thepinknews.com)
New genders just dropped (beehaw.org)
I’m just here to catch bugs and sow chaos (beehaw.org)
Thai PM frontrunner attends Pride parade, promising same-sex marriage, gender identity rights (www.openlynews.com)
LGBT free-to-use online book archive (mostly Lesbian literature) (www.jstor.org)
Found it a few months ago, thought that you all might find it interesting.
the pride makes you go faster (lemmy.ml)
Citizens' initiative to ban conversion therapy goes to Finnish Parliament (yle.fi)
Arkansas librarians sue to block new law that could jail them over books (www.nbcnews.com)
Libraries are so important as a source of information for the community. Criminalizing books that are vital resources for children just because they have LGBTQ+ content is crazy....
Disney welcomes Gay Days in Florida as the feud with DeSantis rages on (archive.ph)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1151020...
War and the fight for rights in Ukraine: Campaigners hope new law will show LGBT soldiers that the country they are risking their lives for cares about them (web.archive.org)
A draft civil union law that would give same-sex partnerships legal status for the first time was introduced this year to Ukraine’s parliament. Inna Sovsun, the MP who drafted the law, began working on the legislation soon after Moscow sent its troops across the border; the war made the fight for LGBT rights even more urgent...
Advocates: Pride celebrations vital amid attacks on LGBTQ community (www.chicagotribune.com)
Stay safe out there everyone. I'm fortunate to live in a part of the country that's more accepting, but for the sake of the country, I hope this recent anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric turns around.
The Florida anti-gender affirming care law affects adults too (boredbat.com)
Florida seems to be devolving into a hellscape for trans folks. While the recent bill that passed primarily targets transgender children, it also has affected adults seeking gender affirming care, or were already on such care.
On Trans Joy (www.guernicamag.com)
Aggressive Pride Flags (pixelfed.de)
Lessons from transgender Stonewall icon Miss Major on survival and hope (wagingnonviolence.org)
'Lesbian is not a dirty word: How learning about our history filled me with pride' (www.gaytimes.co.uk)
Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors (www.reuters.com)
Infuriating.
Google searches questioning sexuality and gender up 1,300% since 2004, analysis shows (www.nbcnews.com)
Trump-appointed federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague (apnews.com)
Optimism in Thailand after elections as people voted in favour of parties promising reform, including greater LGBTQ+ rights such as equal marriage (web.archive.org)
In an election last month, Thai voters firmly rejected Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former coup-maker who has ruled the country for nine years.
As Anti-LGBT Hate Increases Across the Real World, Many Still Celebrate Pride Month in Second Life & Other Virtual Worlds (nwn.blogs.com)
History's most incredible drag queens and kings (www.bbc.com)
San Diego: The US' unsung LGBTQ+ hub (www.bbc.com)
South Korea introduces marriage equality bill (web.archive.org)
The move comes as lawmakers in other countries in the region are considering more protections for same-sex couples. In 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize marriage equality. Lawmakers in Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand are considering proposals to legally recognize marriages or civil unions for...
