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1 year ago
Arts

Pakistan's trans community shows love for 'Joyland' but worries about a backlash

Ali Junejo (left) and Alina Khan portray a married man and a transgender woman who kindle a romance in Pakistani director Saim Sadiq's award-winning film Joyland.Oscilloscope Laboratories The Pakistani movie Joyland has made headlines around the world for its ground-breaking depiction of a love story between a married cisgender man and a transgender woman in the city of Lahore.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Iowa Trans Teen Receiving Award From Gov. Kim Reynolds Shouts "Trans Rights Are Human Rights"

Reynolds has signed two anti-transgender bills into law this year, negatively impacting trans students in Iowa.Transgender high school senior Clementine Springsteen stands onstage between Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg (R) and Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) during the Iowa Governor's Scholar awards on April 30, 2023.The Iowa High School Athletic Association On Sunday, a transgender student in Iowa used an award ceremony as an opportunity to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who earlier this year signed two bills into law that attack trans kids across the state.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

US Family Flees Texas To Transgender 'refuge' - Minnesota - Towleroad Gay News

Mary and her teenage child Jasper (these are pseudonyms) clasp hands in a public park in Minneapolis, where they moved from Texas to ensure Jasper's safety amid anti-transgender bias
Minneapolis (AFP) - With bills targeting transgender youth multiplying at an alarming rate, Mary knew it was time to leave Texas - and fast.
www.fastcompany.com
1 year ago
Medicine

This company is helping Missourians prepare for looming restrictions on trans healthcare

Since mid-April, transgender people in Missouri have known that it could soon be much harder for them to get gender-affirming care in the state.On April 13, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an emergency rule that puts big limits on hormone therapy for both adults and children, and was set to take effect Thursday, though a judge temporarily blocked the measure Wednesday in response to lawsuits from advocacy groups.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Gender

Australian LGBTQ+ advocates call for stronger legal protection after attacks

LGBTQ+ advocates are calling for stronger legal protections following a series of attacks against Australia's queer community.Earlier this month neo-Nazis held a banner reading destroy paedo freaks at a rally in Melbourne attended by trans rights activists, and days later an LGBTQ+ group said they were attacked by a mob while protesting outside a Sydney church.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Tucker Carlson says trans people are Christians' "natural enemies" in doomsday rant

Just weeks after a Daily Wire host called for " eliminating transgenderism," Fox News host Tucker Carlson described in apocalyptic terms that transgender people are the "natural enemy" of Christianity on his show last night in a rant about the Nashville school shooter, who is possibly transgender.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Pakistan's trans community shows love for 'Joyland' but worries about a backlash

Ali Junejo (left) and Alina Khan portray a married man and a transgender woman who kindle a romance in Pakistani director Saim Sadiq's award-winning film Joyland.Oscilloscope Laboratories The Pakistani movie Joyland has made headlines around the world for its ground-breaking depiction of a love story between a married cisgender man and a transgender woman in the city of Lahore.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Iowa Trans Teen Receiving Award From Gov. Kim Reynolds Shouts "Trans Rights Are Human Rights"

Reynolds has signed two anti-transgender bills into law this year, negatively impacting trans students in Iowa.Transgender high school senior Clementine Springsteen stands onstage between Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg (R) and Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) during the Iowa Governor's Scholar awards on April 30, 2023.The Iowa High School Athletic Association On Sunday, a transgender student in Iowa used an award ceremony as an opportunity to protest Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who earlier this year signed two bills into law that attack trans kids across the state.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

US Family Flees Texas To Transgender 'refuge' - Minnesota - Towleroad Gay News

Mary and her teenage child Jasper (these are pseudonyms) clasp hands in a public park in Minneapolis, where they moved from Texas to ensure Jasper's safety amid anti-transgender bias
Minneapolis (AFP) - With bills targeting transgender youth multiplying at an alarming rate, Mary knew it was time to leave Texas - and fast.
www.fastcompany.com
1 year ago
Medicine

This company is helping Missourians prepare for looming restrictions on trans healthcare

Since mid-April, transgender people in Missouri have known that it could soon be much harder for them to get gender-affirming care in the state.On April 13, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an emergency rule that puts big limits on hormone therapy for both adults and children, and was set to take effect Thursday, though a judge temporarily blocked the measure Wednesday in response to lawsuits from advocacy groups.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Gender

Australian LGBTQ+ advocates call for stronger legal protection after attacks

LGBTQ+ advocates are calling for stronger legal protections following a series of attacks against Australia's queer community.Earlier this month neo-Nazis held a banner reading destroy paedo freaks at a rally in Melbourne attended by trans rights activists, and days later an LGBTQ+ group said they were attacked by a mob while protesting outside a Sydney church.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Tucker Carlson says trans people are Christians' "natural enemies" in doomsday rant

Just weeks after a Daily Wire host called for " eliminating transgenderism," Fox News host Tucker Carlson described in apocalyptic terms that transgender people are the "natural enemy" of Christianity on his show last night in a rant about the Nashville school shooter, who is possibly transgender.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Live: Sunak faces Starmer at PMQs on final day of local election campaigning

Watch live as Rishi Sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 3 May, as their parties wrap up local election campaigning.With a general election likely to be next year, the local elections could act as a gauge of popularity for political parties.Thursday's elections are the first time voters will be required to show voter ID at polling stations in order to cast their ballots.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

What does the Bible say about transgender people: An in-depth look

Many people wonder, "What does the Bible say about transgender people?" - from conservative Christians who want to point to "Biblical truths" about gender identity, biological sex, and men and women to LGBTQ+ and ally Christians who want to support diverse identities.But even though trans people have existed throughout history, the Bible doesn't directly mention trans people because the term "transgender" wasn't coined until the 1960s.
#people
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Gender

SNP MP Joanna Cherry says she has been cancelled over gender views

One of the Edinburgh Fringe festival's most popular venues could be at risk of legal action, lawyers have warned, after staff refused to work at an event with the SNP MP Joanna Cherry.The MP has been outspoken in her opposition to self-identification for transgender people.The Stand Comedy Club said that Cherry's planned appearance during the Fringe Festival in August had been cancelled because key operational staff were unwilling to work with her.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Music

Is it actually gay? Here's the true meaning of the song "YMCA"

In 1978, Village People, a disco band of six men deliberately stylized as sexy macho gay characters, released its album Cruisin'.The album featured "YMCA," an upbeat disco track praising the Young Men's Christian Association's (YMCA) community centers as a great place for physical recreation and temporary lodging.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
LGBT

The Five' Descends Into Chaos During Pronoun Discussion: Don't Compel My Language'

Fox News' The Five flew into chaos when co-host Jessica Tarlov suggested that when discussing the topic of transgender people, it was respectful to use correct pronouns.The exchange took place on the Thursday edition of The Five and a clip from the episode began to circulate on Twitter via Justin Baragona.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Biden administration sues Tennessee over trans gender-affirming care ban

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state of Tennessee over its S.B. 1, a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors and gives trans youth already receiving gender-affirming care until March 2024 to detransition."No person should be denied access to necessary medical care just because of their transgender status," Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Stanford grapples with free speech after protesters disrupt talk by conservative judge

Stanford Law School has announced its associate dean of diversity is on leave, the latest fallout from an event that brought a Trump-appointed judge and 100 student protestors to the university earlier this month.Stuart Kyle Duncan, a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, was invited to speak on Guns, COVID and Twitter on March 9 by the law school's Federalist Society, a conservative and libertarian group.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Marjorie Taylor Greene destroyed by Democratic lawmaker after she defended guns in schools

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) ripped into Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for arguing that gender-affirming hormones and the lack of guns in schools were responsible for the shooting in Nashville that killed three students and three school employees on Monday."You guys are worried about banning books?
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Gender

SNP MP Joanna Cherry says she has been cancelled over gender views

One of the Edinburgh Fringe festival's most popular venues could be at risk of legal action, lawyers have warned, after staff refused to work at an event with the SNP MP Joanna Cherry.The MP has been outspoken in her opposition to self-identification for transgender people.The Stand Comedy Club said that Cherry's planned appearance during the Fringe Festival in August had been cancelled because key operational staff were unwilling to work with her.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Music

Is it actually gay? Here's the true meaning of the song "YMCA"

In 1978, Village People, a disco band of six men deliberately stylized as sexy macho gay characters, released its album Cruisin'.The album featured "YMCA," an upbeat disco track praising the Young Men's Christian Association's (YMCA) community centers as a great place for physical recreation and temporary lodging.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
LGBT

The Five' Descends Into Chaos During Pronoun Discussion: Don't Compel My Language'

Fox News' The Five flew into chaos when co-host Jessica Tarlov suggested that when discussing the topic of transgender people, it was respectful to use correct pronouns.The exchange took place on the Thursday edition of The Five and a clip from the episode began to circulate on Twitter via Justin Baragona.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Biden administration sues Tennessee over trans gender-affirming care ban

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state of Tennessee over its S.B. 1, a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors and gives trans youth already receiving gender-affirming care until March 2024 to detransition."No person should be denied access to necessary medical care just because of their transgender status," Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Stanford grapples with free speech after protesters disrupt talk by conservative judge

Stanford Law School has announced its associate dean of diversity is on leave, the latest fallout from an event that brought a Trump-appointed judge and 100 student protestors to the university earlier this month.Stuart Kyle Duncan, a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, was invited to speak on Guns, COVID and Twitter on March 9 by the law school's Federalist Society, a conservative and libertarian group.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Marjorie Taylor Greene destroyed by Democratic lawmaker after she defended guns in schools

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) ripped into Rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for arguing that gender-affirming hormones and the lack of guns in schools were responsible for the shooting in Nashville that killed three students and three school employees on Monday."You guys are worried about banning books?
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www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Montana Governor's Nonbinary Son Calls on Him to Reject Transgender Bills

As debates over transgender issues embroil Montana's legislature, the governor has faced lobbying from someone close to him: his son, who identifies as nonbinary and has pleaded with his father to reject what he called immoral, unjust bills backed by Republicans.In an interview with The Montana Free Press published Wednesday, David Gianforte, who uses he and they pronouns, said he had sat down with his father, Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, last month with a prepared statement in hand to read aloud.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

'You Are Welcome Here': Minnesota Passes Bill To Solidify Status As A Trans Refuge State - Towleroad Gay News

Minnesota passed legislation Friday that would make the state as a place of refuge for transgender people, Valley News Live reports.Per the Minnesota Reformer, the bill "would block other states' laws that are meant to ban or reduce access to gender-affirming care."Democratic State Rep. Leigh Finke - and Minnesota's first transgender elected official, said, "To all those families across the United States that are afraid and wondering where they can go for help - Minnesota is saying we see you, we love you and you belong here."
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

'You Are Welcome Here': Minnesota Passes Bill To Solidify Status As A Trans Refuge State - Towleroad Gay News

Minnesota passed legislation Friday that would make the state as a place of refuge for transgender people, Valley News Live reports.Per the Minnesota Reformer, the bill "would block other states' laws that are meant to ban or reduce access to gender-affirming care."Democratic State Rep. Leigh Finke - and Minnesota's first transgender elected official, said, "To all those families across the United States that are afraid and wondering where they can go for help - Minnesota is saying we see you, we love you and you belong here."
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Joe Biden calls out "terrible" & "sinful" laws targeting trans youth

On the heels of the White House vocally condemning a call to eliminate transgender people, President Joe Biden called out Florida for attacking transgender youth."What's going on in Florida, is as my mother would say, close to sinful," Biden told out actor Kal Penn on The Daily Show in an interview that will air later today.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Marco Rubio files transgender military ban bill

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Banks (R-IN) have introduced a bill to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. military, effectively bringing back Donald Trump's transgender military ban.But the two senators promise their bill is worse than Trump's ban.The bill, called the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act," says "persons who identify as transgender with a history of diagnosis of gender dysphoria are disqualified from military service."
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Montana Governor's Nonbinary Son Calls on Him to Reject Transgender Bills

As debates over transgender issues embroil Montana's legislature, the governor has faced lobbying from someone close to him: his son, who identifies as nonbinary and has pleaded with his father to reject what he called immoral, unjust bills backed by Republicans.In an interview with The Montana Free Press published Wednesday, David Gianforte, who uses he and they pronouns, said he had sat down with his father, Gov. Greg Gianforte, a Republican, last month with a prepared statement in hand to read aloud.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

'You Are Welcome Here': Minnesota Passes Bill To Solidify Status As A Trans Refuge State - Towleroad Gay News

Minnesota passed legislation Friday that would make the state as a place of refuge for transgender people, Valley News Live reports.Per the Minnesota Reformer, the bill "would block other states' laws that are meant to ban or reduce access to gender-affirming care."Democratic State Rep. Leigh Finke - and Minnesota's first transgender elected official, said, "To all those families across the United States that are afraid and wondering where they can go for help - Minnesota is saying we see you, we love you and you belong here."
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

'You Are Welcome Here': Minnesota Passes Bill To Solidify Status As A Trans Refuge State - Towleroad Gay News

Minnesota passed legislation Friday that would make the state as a place of refuge for transgender people, Valley News Live reports.Per the Minnesota Reformer, the bill "would block other states' laws that are meant to ban or reduce access to gender-affirming care."Democratic State Rep. Leigh Finke - and Minnesota's first transgender elected official, said, "To all those families across the United States that are afraid and wondering where they can go for help - Minnesota is saying we see you, we love you and you belong here."
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Joe Biden calls out "terrible" & "sinful" laws targeting trans youth

On the heels of the White House vocally condemning a call to eliminate transgender people, President Joe Biden called out Florida for attacking transgender youth."What's going on in Florida, is as my mother would say, close to sinful," Biden told out actor Kal Penn on The Daily Show in an interview that will air later today.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

Marco Rubio files transgender military ban bill

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Banks (R-IN) have introduced a bill to ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. military, effectively bringing back Donald Trump's transgender military ban.But the two senators promise their bill is worse than Trump's ban.The bill, called the "Ensuring Military Readiness Act," says "persons who identify as transgender with a history of diagnosis of gender dysphoria are disqualified from military service."
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www.esquire.com
1 year ago
Education

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Speaks Out Against Latest Schools Legislation

This is a very welcome development.There really is no point in having a Department of Education if it's not going to defend, you know, education.From Politico: Miguel Cardona is sick of the political strife that's consuming classrooms, and he's ready to say so out loud...I was hired to improve education in the country.
#legislation
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Alaska Board of Education Passes Anti-Trans Resolution Without Public Notice

Democratic lawmakers in the state were only notified of the resolution after it passed.Transgender rights advocates rally outside the Ohio Statehouse in Colombus on June 24, 2021.Stephen Zenner / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Last week, the Alaska State Board of Education published a resolution recommending that the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development adopt a policy that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports teams.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
LGBT

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls' sports teams

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon delivers his State of the State address to the Wyoming Legislature on Feb. 14, 2022, in Cheyenne, Wyo.Rhianna Gelhart (AP) Wyoming has become the 19th state to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls or women's sports teams after the Republican governor opted not to veto the legislation.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Amending gender reform Bill would be dancing to Westminster's tune'

Amending controversial gender reforms would be dancing to Westminster's tune, Humza Yousaf has said as he clashed with fellow SNP leadership candidates on the issue.The UK Government for the first time used Section 35 of the Scotland Act to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which was passed in December.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
LGBT

LGBTQ advocates to rally at Capitol against bills targeting transgender Texans

AUSTIN, Texas Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) will hold a rally outside the Capitol on Thursday morning to speak out against bills targeting transgender Texans.The bills Senate Bill 14, Senate Bill 250 and Senate Bill 1029 are set to be debated at the Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting Thursday.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Tenn. Lt. Gov. McNally apologizes after repeatedly commenting on racy Instagram posts

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally speak ahead of Gov. Bill Lee's State of the State Address.Monday, Feb. 06, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.Blaise Gainey/WPLN NASHVILLE, Tenn.Republican Lt. Gov. Randy McNally has confirmed that for "a little while" he has been liking and leaving comments on social media photos of an openly gay Tennessee man who often poses nearly naked.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sarwar: Scottish Government wrong to reject gender Bill amendments

The Scottish Government was wrong to reject amendments to controversial gender reforms, but Labour was right to back the Bill, Anas Sarwar has said.The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by MSPs in December before being blocked by the UK Government.The legislation would have made it easier for transgender people to obtain a gender recognition certificate (GRC), but critics warned it could impact on the rights of women and girls.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Alaska Board of Education Passes Anti-Trans Resolution Without Public Notice

Democratic lawmakers in the state were only notified of the resolution after it passed.Transgender rights advocates rally outside the Ohio Statehouse in Colombus on June 24, 2021.Stephen Zenner / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Last week, the Alaska State Board of Education published a resolution recommending that the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development adopt a policy that would ban transgender girls from participating in girls' sports teams.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
LGBT

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls' sports teams

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon delivers his State of the State address to the Wyoming Legislature on Feb. 14, 2022, in Cheyenne, Wyo.Rhianna Gelhart (AP) Wyoming has become the 19th state to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls or women's sports teams after the Republican governor opted not to veto the legislation.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Amending gender reform Bill would be dancing to Westminster's tune'

Amending controversial gender reforms would be dancing to Westminster's tune, Humza Yousaf has said as he clashed with fellow SNP leadership candidates on the issue.The UK Government for the first time used Section 35 of the Scotland Act to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which was passed in December.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
LGBT

LGBTQ advocates to rally at Capitol against bills targeting transgender Texans

AUSTIN, Texas Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) will hold a rally outside the Capitol on Thursday morning to speak out against bills targeting transgender Texans.The bills Senate Bill 14, Senate Bill 250 and Senate Bill 1029 are set to be debated at the Senate Committee on State Affairs meeting Thursday.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Tenn. Lt. Gov. McNally apologizes after repeatedly commenting on racy Instagram posts

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally speak ahead of Gov. Bill Lee's State of the State Address.Monday, Feb. 06, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.Blaise Gainey/WPLN NASHVILLE, Tenn.Republican Lt. Gov. Randy McNally has confirmed that for "a little while" he has been liking and leaving comments on social media photos of an openly gay Tennessee man who often poses nearly naked.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sarwar: Scottish Government wrong to reject gender Bill amendments

The Scottish Government was wrong to reject amendments to controversial gender reforms, but Labour was right to back the Bill, Anas Sarwar has said.The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by MSPs in December before being blocked by the UK Government.The legislation would have made it easier for transgender people to obtain a gender recognition certificate (GRC), but critics warned it could impact on the rights of women and girls.
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LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

George Santos & Marjorie Taylor Greene cosponsor federal book ban bill

Out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) are cosponsoring a bill that could restrict students' access to books that discuss LGBTQ+ themes.Santos is one of 11 out LGBTQ+ members of the House of Representatives and the only one advancing an anti-LGBTQ+ equality agenda.The other 10 LGBTQ+ House members are Democrats.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

West Virginian Activists Pack State Senate as Anti-Trans Bill Advances

Researchers estimate that the state of West Virginia has the highest percentage of transgender youth in the country.Advocates for transgender rights pack the West Virginia state capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, on March 9, 2023.Robb Livingood On Wednesday, House Bill 2007, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in West Virginia, passed the state Senate judiciary and advanced to the Senate floor.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

George Santos & Marjorie Taylor Greene cosponsor federal book ban bill

Out Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) are cosponsoring a bill that could restrict students' access to books that discuss LGBTQ+ themes.Santos is one of 11 out LGBTQ+ members of the House of Representatives and the only one advancing an anti-LGBTQ+ equality agenda.The other 10 LGBTQ+ House members are Democrats.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

West Virginian Activists Pack State Senate as Anti-Trans Bill Advances

Researchers estimate that the state of West Virginia has the highest percentage of transgender youth in the country.Advocates for transgender rights pack the West Virginia state capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, on March 9, 2023.Robb Livingood On Wednesday, House Bill 2007, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in West Virginia, passed the state Senate judiciary and advanced to the Senate floor.
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New York Daily News
1 year ago
LGBT

LGBTQ stars, allies decry NY Times' 'inaccurate, harmful' trans coverage

More than 100 LGBTQ rights advocates, artists and allies are calling on The New York Times to improve its "inaccurate, harmful" coverage of transgender people and issues.On Wednesday, several LGBTQ advocacy powerhouses - including GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, and PFLAG - were joined by dozens of well-known entertainment figures and human rights leaders in a letter of protest against the multi-Pullitzer-winning paper.
Vulture
1 year ago
LGBT

Gabrielle Union, Judd Apatow, and More Accuse the Times of 'Anti-Trans' Coverage

Gabrielle Union, Judd Apatow, and other famous faces joined over 100 organizations and leaders to condemn the New York Times for "irresponsible, biased" coverage of transgender people that promotes "dangerous inaccuracies" about trans lives in an open letter on February 15. "It is appalling to see how the news and opinion pages are now full of misguided, inaccurate, and disingenuous 'both sides' fearmongering and bad faith 'just asking questions' coverage," the letter reads.
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