#lgbtq-issues

#lgbtq-issues

Bill Berrien, a deeply conservative, anti- transgender candidate for Wisconsin governor, has been following nonbinary adult entertainer and author Jiz Lee "and several other authors of sexually explicit essays" on the online platform Medium, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Critics have called Berrien out for following accounts exploring gender and sexuality, but then publicly pushing traditional conservative talking points about those same topics. Berrien, a businessman from Whitefish Bay and a former Navy SEAL, is one of three candidates seeking the 2026 Republican nomination for governor.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

Mr Kirk, a staunch ally of president Donald Trump and co-founder of the conservative student group Turning Point USA, was killed by a single rifle shot during the event attended by 3,000 people in Orem, about 65km south of Salt Lake City. The killing has sparked new-found fears of a spike in political violence in the United States and an ever-deepening divide between the left and the right.

Snoop Dogg told the It's Giving podcast that he had watched Toy Story spin-offwhich featured a same-sex kiss, with his grandson, who had asked him: "Papa Snoop, how she have a baby with a woman? She's a woman." The singer recalled thinking: "Aw s**t, I didn't come for this s**t, I came here to watch the god-damn movie. Y'all throwing me in the middle of this s**t that I don't have an answer for." He went on to say: "It threw me for a loop."

Candace Owens has doubled down on false claims about Brigitte Macron, which include accusations of her being trans, amid a defamation lawsuit from the Macrons.

The Center for Transyouth Health and Development, one of the oldest public providers of gender-affirming care in the U.S., will close by July 22.

"We're in a pass/fail moment. And we're failing."

Larsen's emotional journey and music exploration provide a rare narrative on transgender experiences, yet evolving immigration policies hinder his ability to perform live in the U.S.