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Protests as police raid Taipei gay bar for ‘offences against public morality’

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Around 100 people protested in Taipei after police raided gay bar Commander D, detained 51 patrons for questioning under Taiwan’s Social Order Maintenance Act and arrested the owner of the bar. The Taipei City Police Department’s Wanhua Precinct raided the Wanhua area bar on Saturday afternoon (3 October). Of the 58 patrons inside, 51 were taken in for questioning and the owner was arrested, as reported by The Independent. Precinct spokesperson Chen Yu-cheng said those detained were suspected of violating Taiwan’s Social Order Maintenance Act, which bans “wantonly exposing one’s naked body or presenting a lascivious posture in a public place or publicly accessible […]

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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against birth certificate sex marker changes, even for clerical errors

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that it was never legal under state law to change the sex marker on a birth certificate, a reading that also blocks corrections for clerical errors. In a 6–3 decision in Fowler et al v Stitt, the court said Oklahoma’s statutes and administrative rules do not allow the state to update sex or gender markers on birth certificates. The decision is set out in the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling (OSCN document). The case was brought by three trans Oklahomans, Rowan Fowler, Allister Hall and Carter Ray, against Republican governor Kevin Stitt and state health officials […]

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For Venton Jones, the GOP’s on war Black & LGBTQ+ civil rights is intensely personal

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The November 3 election will determine congressional, state, and local offices across the country, including the Texas House seat held by out gay state Rep. Venton Jones (D). As the second-largest state, led by a Republican government trifecta, Texas’s battles over voting power, LGBTQ+ rights, housing, and political representation are all part of a larger national argument over who gets heard in government and whose interests are protected by it.  Before he became a politician, Jones and I worked together around 2009 in grassroots public health through United Black Ellument, a group that brought together different groups of young Black gay and […]

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Texas school cancels ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ production after girl cast as Seymour

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A Texas school district has cancelled a planned production of Little Shop of Horrors after a girl was cast as Seymour, the show’s traditionally male lead, citing Texas Senate Bill 12. Grand Prairie Independent School District (GPISD), in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, confirmed it had pulled South Grand Prairie High School’s musical after senior Ana Mota was selected to play Seymour, a florist who discovers a bloodthirsty plant while pursuing a romantic relationship with his colleague Audrey. According to theatre writer Howard Sherman, who reported on the controversy through his publication Downstage Center, Mota was told approximately a week into rehearsals that she would […]

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Trans rights activists storm Harry Potter And The Cursed Child red carpet

Trans rights protesters rushed the red carpet ahead of a gala performance of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child at London’s Palace Theatre on Thursday, with one wearing a T-shirt reading “Rowling money kills”. The protesters wore masks and hats to conceal their identities and lay down on the red carpet during arrivals. They were quickly removed by security. The action took place as celebrities arrived for the special performance, including Vanessa Feltz, Richard Arnold, Anne Hegerty and Angellica Bell.  What happened at the Palace Theatre red carpet? The protest targeted the London production of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, the long-running […]

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Arizona man arrested after alleged threat to drive a U-Haul into Pride parade and open fire

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An Arizona man has been arrested after investigators allege he left a voicemail threatening to “drive a U-Haul through a parade of homosexuals and start firing at everybody.” Maricopa County jail records show Austin Jay Curtis, 32, was arrested on 12 October. He is charged with felony stalking, a felony count of making a terrorist threat, and a misdemeanour offence of threatening or intimidating. His bond was set at $75,000. Investigators allege the case began with a campaign of unwanted messages to a former schoolmate that escalated into threats of violence against her and LGBTQ+ people. They further allege Curtis […]

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Straight women less willing to date bisexual men than men are bi women, says data

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Straight women are far less willing to date bisexual men than straight men are to date bisexual women, a YouGov poll published during Bisexual Visibility Week has found. Among straight women, 19% said they would date a bisexual man and 66% said they would not. Among straight men, 53% said they would date a bisexual woman and 35% said they would not. The poll surveyed 5,983 Brits in late March, including 2,031 straight women and 1,517 straight men. Across all respondents, 48% reported positive views of bisexual people and 8% reported negative views, with the remainder neutral. Acceptance can look very different across LGBTQ+ […]

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Same-sex parent named on birth certificate not automatically a legal parent, judge rules

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A family court judge has ruled that a woman who was named as a parent on a child’s birth certificate did not automatically acquire legal parental responsibility, meaning she cannot currently apply for a child arrangements order without first getting the court’s permission. The case, Re X (female partner non-acquisition of parental responsibility), involved a former same-sex couple and their child, X. AR began a relationship with BM while BM was pregnant, and when X was born, the two women registered the birth with AR listed as a parent alongside BM. X’s genetic father, LY, has had no involvement in […]

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Donald Trump has never been weaker than he is right now

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The midterms are just six weeks away, and the election is going to focus on one thing: Donald Trump. The good news for Trump is that being the focus will gratify his ego. The bad news for Trump (and good news for Democrats) is that he has never been so weak. Last week saw Trump hit yet another new low in polls. Depending on the polls, at best, Trump’s approval rating is 39%. At worst it’s at 29%, which is getting into Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush territory. On every issue–the economy, immigration, relations with allies–Trump is below water with voters. His standing among […]

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New York Times exec shot dead alleged in-laws were abusive because he was trans

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A transgender New York Times games executive shot dead in California claimed his in-laws abused him because he was trans. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a California car park, on Saturday afternoon, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, McKinsey’s parents-in-law, were arrested at the scene. Witnesses told KGO-TV in San Francisco they heard a flurry of gunshots before seeing the victim on the ground. “I saw the guy drop to the floor: head bloody and chest bloody,” witness Assad Razawi said. His daughter added that her father saw the couple “walking […]

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