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Children’s hospital caves to Trump, ends care for nearly 3,000 trans patients

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On Thursday, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) announced the pausing of its transgender youth healthcare program, citing insurmountable pressure from the Trump administration. In emails reviewed by The Los Angeles Times, the hospital’s Center for Trans Youth began telling its nearly 3,000 patients’ families about its upcoming closure. “We’re just disappointed and scared and enraged,” stated Maxine, the mother of a current patient, who declined to give her last name for fear of attacks on her son. “The challenge is how we break news to this kid who has had such a positive experience with everybody at Children’s.” The emails state there was […]

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European Pride celebrations see funding shortfalls because of the “Trump effect”

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The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the U.S. aren’t just affecting American Pride celebrations this year. Events across Europe are reportedly also feeling the pinch as corporate sponsors pull back their financial support for fear of crossing the president. According to Context News, organizers in Greece, Bulgaria, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, and other European countries have all seen a marked decrease in corporate sponsorships this year, which they attribute to the “Trump effect.” In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ending DEI efforts within the federal government, while also pressuring private […]

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A man busted for defacing an iconic LGBTQ+ commemoration

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On Tuesday afternoon, police apprehended a man caught in the act of vandalizing the Pink Triangle, San Francisco’s annual and iconic Pride Month commemoration atop Twin Peaks. The nearly acre-wide art installation overlooking the Castro District was defaced with black spray paint. 19-year-old Lester Bamacajeronimo of San Francisco was apprehended at around 12:30 p.m. shortly after police arrived on the scene and gave chase. “Officers pursued the male suspect on foot and detained him,” SFPD said in a statement. “Evidence of vandalism tools were located and seized. Charges are pending.” A motive in the crime has yet to be determined. San Francisco […]

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Marco Rubio may become the nation’s most anti-LGBTQ+ secretary of state ever

President-elect Donald Trump has named Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as his choice for secretary of state, even though the two once traded barbs as political rivalsduring the 2016 Republican presidential primary.  While Rubio has primarily served as a legislator for his home state of Florida, he has unwaveringly maintained anti-LGBTQ+ policy stances throughout his political career. Marco Rubio at a glance Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Social Media Marco Rubio’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues Same-sex marriage Rubio has long opposed same-sex marriage, saying back in 2015 that the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing […]

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Tim Walz shames Dems who have abandoned trans people: “We need to be the party of human dignity.”

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As the Democratic party argues over whether standing up for trans people is bad for their brand, Minnesota Gov. and former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz (D) has held strong in his support for the community. During an impassioned speech at the annual California Democratic Convention over the weekend, Walz made his stance perfectly clear: “I’m just going to say it, shame on any of us who throws a trans child under the bus for thinking they’re going to get elected,” he said.  “That child deserves our support. Don’t worry about the pollsters calling it distractions, because we need to be the […]

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Trans former Wikimedia employee says abuse at the nonprofit is “organization wide”

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A trans software engineer fired by Wikipedia is speaking out after she filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit website claiming wrongful termination. Kayla Mae said that the “bigotry” described in her suit is “organization wide” and that most of her former colleagues “are as against the problems in leadership as I was.” “Unfortunately, I became the squeaky wheel for management to retaliate against by reporting the discrimination,” Mae wrote on Reddit, “instead of quietly leaving like others did.” Mae was hired in 2022 by the Wikimedia Foundation, the website’s parent organization, as a software engineer in a remote role based […]

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Donald Trump’s attack on Harvard is a sign of what could be coming for LGBTQ+ organizations

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One of the fundamental tactics of authoritarianism is to attack universities. After all, they foster free thought and inquiry, which are anathema to right-wing leaders who wish to crush dissent. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Florida has been a pioneer in this effort. But no American leader has ever been as diligent in trying to crush higher education as Donald Trump. In particular, he has singled out Harvard, the nation’s most prestigious university, for punishment. Last week alone, Trump threatened to pull $3 billion in research funding from Harvard to send to vocational schools, issued an order intended to prevent the university from enrolling international students and […]

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President ends major HIV vaccine research program, setting progress back a decade

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The current presidential administration has ended funding for the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development (CHAVD), a move that researchers say will likely set efforts to end HIV globally back by a decade.   The two teams leading the $258 million vaccine program at Duke University and the Scripps Research Institute were informed of the move on Friday, May 30, by officials at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), The New York Times and CBS News reported. A senior NIH official told the Times that the agency’s leadership had reviewed the program and “does not support it moving forward.” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has also […]

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White supremacists leave threatening messages at homes with pro-LGBTQ+ displays

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Bigots in the Utah cities of Providence and North Logan celebrated the first day of Pride Month by leaving anti-gay and white supremacist messages in front of homes with pro-LGBTQ+ displays. North Logan homeowner Ryan Thorell, whose family displayed pro-LGBTQ+ signs outside of their home, found several posters stapled to nearby utility poles facing his house — the posters said “White power,” “man plus woman,” and had homophobic slurs, he told KSL-TV. He called the signs “very targeting and inflammatory,” and said that he took down 17 similar signs around his neighborhood, each facing homes that had LGBTQ+ flags and signs outside. “It […]

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Teacher loses job after unhinged mom accuses her of “grooming” her child “to be gay”

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An investigation by a Florida school into charges that a teacher “groomed” a student “to transition and to be gay” resulted in the school district ending her contract, despite a recommendation to only reprimand her. AP English teacher Melissa Calhoun is the first known Florida educator to lose her job as a result of a 2023 Florida Board of Education rule stating parents must provide written permission before an educator can use any alternative to a student’s legal name. The rule is part of a wave of “Don’t Say Gay” legislation and policy enacted in Florida over the last several years. The […]

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