BREAKING. US State Senate outlaws treatment for trans kids.
Legislators in the US State of Arkansas have approved a bill that bans gender-affirming healthcare for transgender children.
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132 major companies affirm trans rights commitment.
Today, Stonewall announced that 132 major UK companies have come together in a show of support for trans communities.
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Rob Harkavy talks to Vlada Knowlton about her film “The Most Dangerous Year”.
Vlada Knowlton’s film The Most Dangerous Year addresses the issue of trans rights and also documents the journey of her own young daughter.
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Meet trans activist Eva Echo.
When OutNews Global staff writer Andréa Oldereide was writing this piece about the LGB Alliance, she invited comment from people within the trans community. Eva Echo sent through such detailed and well-though-out comments that we thought we’d invite her back for a full-on, one-to-one interview with our own Rob Harkavy. Check […]
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Ryan Cassata Just Dropped A New Album!
Singer-Songwriter and LGBTQ+ activist, Ryan Cassata, just dropped his new album, The Witches Made Me Do It. The folk-rock concept album brings difficult topics to life, such as the oppression of minority groups. As The Witches Made Me Do It is Ryan’s way of challenging a tense political climate, he has […]
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The LGB Alliance’s controversial views on trans-rights
The LGB Alliance has been under fire for its controversial ideology regarding the trans-community. I have spoken to the Alliance’s co-founder and several people within the LGBTQ+ to learn more… First J.K. Rowling, then Boy George. The new decade has already delivered top-drawer controversy within our queer spaces. High-profile celebrities are […]
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This is why LGBTQ+ and allies, Harry Potter fans are disappointed with J.K. Rowling
A woman received support from legendary author, J.K. Rowling, sharing transphobic messages on Twitter. In the summer of 2019, Maya Forstater, a business researcher and feminist, lost her job. This came as a result of expressing herself openly on social media about the UK government launching a public consultation on reforming the […]
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Global lesbian media unite for trans rights
Following further vitriolic attacks on trans people in our media, the world’s leading publications for lesbians have come together to send an unapologetic message of support and solidarity to the trans community. The joint statement reads as follows: “DIVA, Curve, Autostraddle, LOTL, Tagg and Lez Spread The Word believe that trans […]
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India: colonial era sex laws set to be repealed
1861 Indian Penal Code prohibits “carnal intercourse against the order of nature”. After much judicial and parliamentary to-ing and fro-ing, it now seems likely that India will repeal that part of the 1861 Indian Penal Code which, in effect, banned homosexuality. Section 377, based on the Buggery Act of 1533, has […]
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Court slams UK Government over trans rights
Trans woman wins pension rights at European Court of Justice In a judgment which is sure to cause outrage among Brexiters, a woman, identified as MB, has succeeded in her bid to draw her state pension at the age of 60 rather than having to wait until 65, the age at […]
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