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U.S. judge blocks Florida ban on care for trans minors in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

A federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling Tuesday that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment. Judge Robert Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction, saying three transgender children can continue receiving treatment. The lawsuit challenges the law Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed shortly before he announced a run for president. “The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset. Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear,” Hinkle said, adding that even a witness for the state agreed. Transgender medical treatment for minors is increasingly under […]

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Moms For Liberty Harasses Florida High School Into Reprinting Yearbook Without Pages On LGBTQ Students

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Seminole County Public Schools is offering to reprint this year’s Lyman High School yearbook and remove two pages for parents upset about LGBTQ+ content, prompting criticism that the district isn’t standing up to bigotry. The pages highlight the school’s LGBTQ+ community and provide definitions of terms such as genderfluid and pansexual. A few parents and students found those pages “inappropriate,” and now the district is offering refunds or reprinted yearbooks with the pages in question removed. Jessica Tillmann, chapter chair of the Seminole County Moms for Liberty, said she is concerned about the definitions in the yearbook because […]

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Windsor Pride Happens Saturday with a Music Festival, Street Fair. GaySonoma Chats with Headliner Elsa Touche

Windsor Pride festival will take place Saturday, June 10, 2 – 8 PM at Windsor Town Green. The Music Festival will feature: School of Rock House Band of Santa Ros, Fleetwood Macramé, DJ LadyChar …and the We Are Family Dragstravaganza featuring: Elsa Touché, Cocoa Buttah, Linda Summers Street Fair – Where your favorite carnival meets Sonoma County’s best artisans, food trucks, and a sprinkling of the Love Wins in Windsor fairy dust, get ready for the Windsor Pride Festival STREET FAIR! Limited-Edition T-shirts, Tanks, Totes + Hats. Locally-Made Jewelry, Soaps + Crafts Sonoma Community Nonprofits Love Wins Winegarten (a local premium tasting flight experience) […]

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‘Drag Is Lit” a San Francisco GLBT Historical Society Benefit Happens June 14

Drag is Lit!Fundraiser & Reception Wednesday, June 146:00–9:00 p.m. PDTThe Academy2166 Market St. San Francisco$40 | Sliding Scale Drag Story Hour comes to The Academy, in partnership with the GLBT Historical Society! This fabulous fundraiser and cocktail reception supports these two incredible organizations. Join us, and stand up to help protect LGBTQ+ rights, and our community’s shared history. Complimentary donated appetizers will be available and cocktails, beer and wine will be available for sale (cash or card accepted). The Academy venue has an accessible entrance and restroom facilities. Click to get your ticket!

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Trans woman’s lecture canceled due to Montana’s new drag ban

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A library in Montana has canceled a transgender Cheyenne woman guest speaker, saying that her appearance at the library could violate the state’s new drag ban. Adria Jawort – who made headlines last year when she won a lawsuit against a conservative, straight, white male pastor who called her mentally ill – was set to speak at the Butte Public Library last Friday as part of the library’s Pride Month programming. She was going to speak about “Montana History of Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Peoples.” But the library canceled her appearance on Thursday afternoon. A librarian emailed her and said that […]

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Republicans prove how vile and frightening they can be

Day after day we see Republicans trying to outdo each other in how vile and frightening they can be. From the fight over the debt ceiling, to their presidential primary, they continue to try to take the nation backwards.  In the debt ceiling fight, they clearly say, “We will protect the wealthy in our country at all costs, and instead will cut, or eliminate, programs to help the poor.” The far-right wing crazies like Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), are threatening their own speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), with the […]

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California Lawmakers Celebrate Drag Nun & Pride Month While GOP Seethes

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Lawmakers celebrated drag nun Sister Roma and declared June LGBTQ+ Pride Month at the California Capitol.  As part of an official resolution proclaiming it Pride month, the legislature’s LGBTQ Caucus invited Roma, a San Francisco Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence member. Additionally, out tennis legend Billie Jean King and out filmmaker and internet personality Eugene Lee Yang were among others honored. Sister Roma was invited to the state capitol by San Francisco’s gay state Sen. Scott Wiener, The Sacramento Beereports.  Several Republican senators called on the Senate’s President pro Tempore, Toni Atkins, to revoke Roma’s invitation last Thursday.  On Monday afternoon, some Catholics and evangelical […]

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Massive Brawl Erupts Outside California School Board As Extremist Groups Rage Over Pride Month Vote

The Los Angeles Times reports: Three people were arrested Tuesday at protests held outside a meeting of the Glendale Unified School District board, where pro-and anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrators faced off over how schools teach gender and sexuality. Law enforcement declared an unlawful assembly after fighting broke out outside the building, officials said. The situation temporarily disrupted the meeting, which was about an hour into public comments on an agenda item calling for recognition of June as Pride Month — which board members unanimously approved late in the evening. Earlier in the day, hundreds of protesters had swarmed outside the building, some waving American […]

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Nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group declares state of emergency

The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and a released “a guidebook for action” summarizing what it calls discriminatory laws in each state, along with “know your rights” information and health and safety resources. Sounding the alarm about the current political environment, the nation’s largest organization devoted to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans said advisories warning against travel to dangerous places aren’t enough to help people already living in so-called hostile states. The campaign said it’s taking action in response to an unprecedented and dangerous spike in […]

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How to avoid rainbow-washing and truly support LGBTQ employees during Pride Month

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With Pride Month officially underway, businesses will be finalising their plans to celebrate and support their LGBTQ+ employees and colleagues. We share some suggestions on how to truly champion LGBTQ+ employees beyond the standard gestures of solidarity. The month of June serves as a time when the entire LGBTQ+ community can unite and remember the progress made, all while addressing the ongoing issues that are impacting the community. As this year has already been plagued with hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws and homophobic rhetoric in the news, Pride should also serve as a time to stand up and against the bigotry that has […]

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