Transgender Day of Visibility: Looking to the past for inspiration - and a reality check - for what's ahead
The landscape for LGBTQ advocacy is challenging, especially for transgender youth, with over 400 anti-trans bills pending in legislatures nationwide.
Opposition to trans rights mirrors historical challenges faced during the gay liberation movement, and aims to delegitimize transgender identities and perpetuate harmful stereotypes. [ more ]
GOP candidates elevate anti-transgender messaging as a rallying call to Christian conservatives
Trump promises to cut funding for schools promoting transgender inclusion and to keep men out of women's sports. GOP is pushing for bans on affirming care for transgender minors. [ more ]
Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
Republican-led state legislatures are considering new bills restricting medical care for transgender youths and adults.
Legislators are proposing restrictions on puberty-blocking drugs, hormone treatments, pronoun use, sports teams, and bathroom use for transgender individuals. [ more ]
Pioneering LGBTQ+ activist Ann Maguire has died at 80
Ann Maguire, a prominent LGBTQ+ activist and political organizer, has passed away at the age of 80.
Maguire cohosted a call-in show for LGBTQ+ callers in the 1970s and managed the campaign of the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. [ more ]
A school canceled a play about anti-gay bullying. This theater company put it on anyway.
LGBTQ+ advocate Jeran Artery discusses the lack of acceptance for LGBTQ+ representation in a small town in Wyoming.
A performance of The Bullying Collection, which included a reference to a gay character who commits suicide, was canceled due to the school's claim that it didn't conform to their values. [ more ]
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LGBTQ+ groups are stopping conversion therapy content online
Social media platforms are updating their policies to ban conversion therapy-related content, protecting LGBTQ+ users online.
Platforms like Discord, TikTok, Pinterest, and NextDoor have implemented guidelines to prevent misgendering, deadnaming, and support for conversion therapy.
YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) still do not have comprehensive policies addressing this issue. [ more ]