Gary Carnivele

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Fox pundits enraged that Obama praised women leaders without being transphobic

A Fox News commentator slammed former President Barack Obama for saying women should run the world because he “has never for us defined what a woman is.” Political analyst Katie Zacharia told Fox Host Laura Ingraham that Obama has no business complimenting women’s leadership skills when “his administration was quite hostile toward biological women.”  His trans-inclusive policies, she claimed, negate his ability to respect and believe in the power of women.  “So I want to first ask, what is a woman, Barack Obama? And who are you gonna put up as a woman? What if it’s a man who identifies […]

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Florida trans woman and her partner attacked while walking to work by women in a car

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A Florida transgender woman and her partner were assaulted on a Miami street Sunday night while walking to work. Video footage shows the confrontation. Felyz Rodriguez and Davin Lopez told South Florida NBC affiliate WTVJ that women in a passing car yelled at them for walking in the road. Lopez said he gestured toward the car, its driver turned around, and the confrontation became physical. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “It was all unprovoked. We were just walking,” Rodriguez, who is trans, told WTVJ. Lopez said one of […]

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Federal court rules against voluntary “X” gender markers because they could out nonbinary people

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The First Circuit Court of Appeals is denying accurate gender markers for nonbinary people born in Puerto Rico, with new reasoning that has not been seen in other trans rights cases. The ruling claims to protect the privacy of nonbinary people by denying them accurate gender markers on birth certificates. Critics say the ruling might do the opposite and lead to the erasure of nonbinary people instead.  The case was sent back to the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico for further debate. “This case is about the fact that every person should have access to government-issued identity documents that […]

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Pro-LGBTQ+ Senate candidate Mary Peltola denies using anti-gay slur around staff

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Pro-LGBTQ+ Senate candidate Mary Peltola has denied an allegation that she used the anti-gay slur “f*****”, after a New York Times investigation detailed claims from former staffers about angry outbursts and offensive language. The Alaska Democrat, who is running for the US Senate, was accused by former aides of using slurs during workplace blow-ups. Four former staffers reportedly told the Times they personally witnessed Peltola use “f*****” over the years they worked for her, sometimes referring to staff members. The report was based on interviews with nine former staff members and included references to text messages and photos which were seen by […]

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Gay Dutch prime minister & Zohran Mamdani visit LGBTQ+ archive — and hear from young New Yorkers it serves

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Rob Jetten, the gay prime minister of the Netherlands, met with New York CityMayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday afternoon for a visit to a historic LGBTQ+archive and community center in Manhattan. The Advocate was invited to tag along. Jetten, the nation’s youngest and first out gay prime minister, is currently visiting New York for the United Nations General Assembly. He has also made visiting LGBTQ+ cultural institutions a visible part of his trip. Earlier this week, Jetten stopped by the Stonewall Inn, which is widely regarded as the birthplace of the gay rights movement. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in […]

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In Democratic-led Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh hospital caves to Trump. Trans kids lose care for a decade

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Pennsylvania trans rights activists protested the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s agreement to stop providing gender-affirming medical care to patients under 19 for the next decade. About 20 people protested outside UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Lawrenceville on Sunday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The protest came after UPMC agreed to pay the federal government $950,000 to resolve an investigation into alleged billing practices related to gender-affirming care for minors. The settlement also includes protections for patients’ private medical information. UPMC denied any wrongdoing. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five […]

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A school board passed a blanket ban on rainbow imagery in schools. Students are suing.

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Two students are suing their Minnesota school district over a recently adopted policy banning Pride flags, rainbow stickers, and other symbols of support for the LGBTQ+ community. The lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota last week on behalf of the students and their parents, claims the Detroit Lakes Public School District and four members of the district’s school board violated the students’ rights to free speech and equal protection under the state constitution and that the policy violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act’s prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. According to the ACLU, […]

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Two men and teen charged after multiple stabbing outside Liverpool LGBTQ+ bar

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Three men aged 18, 22 and 31 have been charged after three people were stabbed following an alleged altercation linked to Liverpool LGBTQ+ venue GBar. Officers were called to Tithebarn Street in Liverpool city centre shortly after 6.30am on Saturday morning, where three victims were found injured. The three were taken to hospital and one was reported to remain in a “stable condition”. Merseyside Police said it is thought the incident unfolded outside GBar on Eberle Street following an “altercation” between two groups inside the venue. Police had earlier launched a “relentless” manhunt to locate those involved in the early hours of 20 September. Patrick Morgan, […]

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Oregon promises safe homes for LGBTQ+ foster kids, but just dropped a requirement to support their identities

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Oregon will no longer require prospective foster and adoptive parents to agree in advance to affirm a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The change follows a settlement between the Oregon Department of Human Services and Jessica Bates, who was represented by the conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom. The state has removed the affirmation requirement from its rules, though officials say they can still consider a child’s individual needs when deciding where to place them. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. Bates, a widowed mother of five, […]

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TikTok Settles Alabama’s Child Harm Suit For $100M

Reuters reports: Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that requires the social media platform to impose new usage limits and enhanced age-verification measures for users in the state, resolving claims that the platform endangered children and misled consumers about its safety. The agreement, which came days before a scheduled trial, calls for TikTok to implement changes for teenagers in Alabama including a two-hour daily time limit, pauses after 15 minutes of use and stricter age checks. TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million under the settlement, but the state’s […]

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