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Florida Judge Rules it’s Legal to Force Minors through Conversion Therapy

A Florida judge has rejected a Tampa ordinance aiming to ban traumatising conversion therapy for minors, claiming that it would limit parental rights over their child’s healthcare. Medical experts consider interventions to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity to be pseudo-scientific, ineffective and harmful. The ordinance would have blocked professionals from providing ‘therapy’ to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of young people, but it was challenged by marriage and family therapist, Robert Vazzo, and Christian ministry New Hearts Outreach. US district judge William Jung sided with Vazzo and New Hearts Outreach, and wrote in his decision that a conversion […]

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Trans Woman Subjected to ‘Demoralizing’ Abuse she Experienced in In-N-Out Bathroom

A black transgender woman has described a confrontation in the ladies bathroom of an In-N-Out restaurant that left her feeling “demoralised, devalued and powerless”. Writing in The Guardian, LeahAnn Mitchell explains the true cost of the everyday harassment that transgender people routinely face when using public bathrooms. The encounter happened at an In-N-Out restaurant in the Bay Area, San Francisco. Mitchell was alone in the ladies loos when a manager approached her stall. The woman reportedly misgendered Mitchell, telling her: “Sir, sir – you’re not supposed to be in here.” Mitchell responded: “Ma’am, it’s just me in here.” Unfortunately, Mitchell says that wasn’t enough for the manager. “I […]

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Transgender Activist Samantha Boucher to Run U.S. Senate Campaign

Samantha Boucher is on her way — both to Iowa for the 2020 U.S. Senate race there and to becoming the first openly transgender person to manage a U.S. senatorial campaign. Boucher, 24, will head Democratic candidate Kimberly Graham’s Senate campaign in the state against the Republican incumbent, Joni Ernst. “Just the opportunity to do something so huge, to have a national impact, potentially, that really excites me, and I’m really looking forward to sinking my teeth in,” Boucher told NBC News. Trans people are entering the political arena during an era when their rights are increasingly under attack — from […]

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Julián Castro Meets in Mexico with Asylum-seekers, Focusing on LGBTQ, Disabled

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro went to Mexico to meet with migrants seeking U.S. asylum who are now required to stay south of the border under the Trump administration’s Migration Protection Protocols, also known as the Remain in Mexico policy. As President Donald Trump pushed forward new restrictions on immigrants seeking visas to the United States, Castro visited a refugee encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, just across the border from Brownsville in deep South Texas. He planned specifically to meet with people with disabilities or who are LGBTQ, and also planned to cross the bridge with migrants to help them petition for asylum. […]

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Honor Coming Out Day at the Mill Valley Film Fest with Screening of LGBT Feature “And Then We Danced’

The Spahr Center and Mill Valley Film Festival are screening And Then We Danced, a beautiful film about coming out, on National Coming Out Day, Friday, October 11. This special event begins at 2:45 pm at the Sequoia Theater in downtown Mill Valley and will be followed by a reception across the street at the gorgeous Outdoor Art Club. Please join us for this important celebration of Coming Out, and encouragement to others to do the same! Bring a family member, friend or colleague to whom you’ve come out, and rejoice in the freedom and support you have received for Coming Out. Bring your story in writing to add to The Spahr […]

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Danny & Essence: Dynamic Americana Duo to Perform at Occidental Center for the Arts

Saturday October 12 @ 8 pm. Occidental Center for the Arts presents Danny & Essence: Dynamic Americana Duo. Don’t miss theSonoma County debut of well known song stylist/music producer from West Marin, Danny Uzilevsky, in duo with award-winning singer/songwriter Essence Goldman, whose artistic support of ASL victims has earned her national recognition (Bernie & The Believers). www.essence music.com.Evoking Johnny and June, this pair brings a heartfelt, soulful and crowd-pleasing evening of Americana, blues, country and toe-tapping originals to West County’s acoustic sweet spot! $18 Adv/$23 at door. Fine refreshments; wheelchair accessible; Art Gallery. www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org. 707-874-9392. 3850 Doria Murphy Ct. Occidental, CA. 95465.

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The Trump Administration Told a City to Remove its Pride Rainbow Crossings

Locals in the city of Ames, Iowa, are delighted with their new Pride crossings – but the federal government isn’t. The Trump administration told the town that they must remove the rainbow crosswalks, which are painted in different colours to represent different members of the LGBT+ community. The Iowa city’s response? They’ve decided to say no. Pride crosswalks don’t comply with federal rules. The city was told in a letter last month from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that their Pride-themed crosswalks were in violation of federal rules, CNN reports. The letter further said that they must remove the crosswalks as they fail to comply […]

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It’s 30 Years Since Denmark Became the First Country to Introduce Civil Partnerships for Same-sex Couples

History was made 30 years ago on October 1, 1989, when Denmark became the first country in the world to allow same-sex couples to tie the knot. The trailblazing move was the culmination of a 40 year campaign by Danishcivil rights activists, and it would spearhead the equal marriage movement for decades to come. ‘Registered partnerships’, as they were then known, gave same-sex couples almost all the same rights as heterosexual ones, with the exception of adopting or sharing joint custody of a child. The Danish bill was passed by an overwhelming majority of 71-47. The opposition came mainly from the small Christian […]

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Trans Sex Workers Share Reasons Why Sex Industry Needs to be Decriminalized

For the first time, hundreds of sex workers marched through the streets of Stockholm calling for sex workers’ rights and the decriminalisation of the sex industry. The sex workers’ rights protestors demanded that the government end the “harmful”, “unjust” and “stigmatising” criminalisation of sex work. At the September 29 protest, activists urged the government to listen to their condemnation of the Swedish model – the sex-work law that criminalises sex workers’ clients and is broadly opposed by sex-worker organisations globally. rans sex workers told PinkNews how the lethal combination of transphobic discrimination and the criminalisation of sex work puts their safety and survival on […]

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Historic and Transformational LGBT+ Event Brings Two Continents and 35 Countries Together

Greater Fort Lauderdale is proud to be the host destination for the first-ever Pride of the Americas on April 21-26, 2020. This historic and transformational event brings two continents and 35 countries together, welcoming everyone under the sun. Pride of the Americas will be hosted by Pride Fort Lauderdale with the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau serving as the presenting sponsor. “Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County is the perfect launch destination for Pride of the Americas 2020 because we are world renowned for our open embrace to the LGBT+ community and to all visitors from across the globe,” said Stacy Ritter, CEO and […]

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