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PA trans woman shot dead in parked car. She was just 25

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Police have launched a “manhunt” after a Black trans woman was shot dead in a car as an “epidemic of violence” tightens its hold on the US. Miia Love Parker, a model described as a “brilliant light” who loved puppies and Pose, was found shot in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennslyvania on 1 April. Friends rushed her to a nearby hospital where she passed away from her injuries, according to CBS Philadelphia. The City of Chester Police Department said that at around 3:30am, Parker was shot in a vehicle parked on the 1900 block of Chestnut Street in Delaware County. Officers identified […]

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LGBT+ refugees face violent anti-LGBT crimes in the UK and this charity is trying to end that

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Most people will never understand just how traumatic it is to flee your home country to search for safety. It’s a terrifying prospect, and it’s one that the people of Ukraine are dealing with right now as Russia’s cruel, unjust war wages on. More than 4.4 million people have fled Ukraine in the six weeks since the attack began. For LGBT+ people fleeing war and violence, there are specific issues they have to face. On top of leaving their homes behind, some will have to contend with homophobia, biphobia or transphobia along the way. That’s why they need specific, targeted supports. Micro […]

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Families and doctors sue Alabama over cruel ban on ‘life-saving’ trans healthcare

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The families of trans teens and doctors are suing Alabama over the state’s new law banning gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth. On Friday (8 April), governor Kay Ivey signed two bills targeting young trans people and classroom discussions of LGBT+ identities. One bill, Senate Bill 184 (SB 184), makes it a felony for healthcare workers to provide gender-affirming treatments – including puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries – to trans youth.  If convicted, medical professionals face up to 10 years in prison and a hefty fine for providing what researchers argue is ‘life-saving’ care to trans minors. Ivey’s signature makes Alabama the latest […]

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Alabama governor signs ‘most anti-transgender legislative package ever’ into law

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Alabama governor Kay Ivey signs sweeping legislation banning gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth and prohibiting discussions of LGBT+ topics in schools. The Republican governor signed into law two controversial bills, House Bill 322(HB 322) and Senate Bill 184 (SB 184), just a day after the state legislature approved both measures.  SB 184 makes it a felony for anyone to provide gender-affirming care – including puberty blockers, hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries – to trans youth. Anyone convicted under the proposed legislation face a 10-year prison sentence and a steep $15,000 fine, ABC News reported.  The bill also means that Alabama is now the first state in […]

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Mike Pence thinks transphobia will get him back in the White House

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Former US vice president Mike Pence has launched a list of policy suggestions ahead of the midterms and of course, plenty of them are anti-LGBT+. Pence recently published his “Freedom Agenda” –  his blueprint for Republicans to win future elections, which reads like a prelude to a 2024 run. It’s essentially a Republican bingo card, with everything from pulling taxpayer funding for abortions to banning “anti-American, racist ideologies like Critical Race Theory” in schools. Tightening border controls was also top of the list. And guns. A lot on guns, as well as stopping the government from “interfering with our First […]

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Mormon church leader condemns same-sex marriage and transitioning as ‘the devil’s work’

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A Mormon leader has reaffirmed the faith’s opposition to same-sex marriage and “changes that confuse or alter gender” at a biannual conference. Dallin H Oaks, the second-highest-ranking leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon church), told conference attendees at the church’s headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, that it would not be altering its stances on same-sex marriage or gender identity. Oaks, according to AP, explained that the highest level of salvation “can only be attained through faithfulness to the covenants of an eternal marriage between a man and a woman”. >”That divine doctrine […]

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Local Author Michael Fels Presents New Book at Occidental Center for the Arts April 10

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Sunday April 10th 4-5:30 pm Occidental Center for the Arts Literary Series. Local Author Michael David Fels’ Bodies in Motion: Short Trips in An Expanding Universe. A collection of first-person memoirs, an internal journey on the impact of movement/travel on the author, taking the reader to The Philippines, China, Dubai, Lebanon, Canada and Thailand as well as California, Kansas, New York, and New Mexico. Free admission, all donations gratefully received. Masking requested for unvaccinated. Selected readings, Q&A, book sales & signing. Refreshments for sale. OCA: 3850 Doris Murphy Way, Occidental, CA. OCA’s facilities are accessible to people with disabilities. For more info: occidentalcenterforthearts.org or 707-874-9392.

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French far-right presidential candidate sued for denying gay Holocaust victims

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LGBT+ rights groups have filed a lawsuit against far-right French presidential candidate Éric Zemmour who say he denied gay Holocaust victims.  Zemmour, who is Jewish, is being sued by six LGBT+ organisations in the country: Inter-LGBT, SOS Homophobie, Stop Homophobie, Adheos, Quazar and Mousse.  The lawsuit stems from Zemmour’s latest book La France n’a pas dit son denier mot (“France has not said its final word”). The complaint highlights that a portion of the book claimed that the deportation of gay people in France due to their sexual orientation is a “legend”, NPR reported.  The lawsuit is the first time legal claims have been […]

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Trans teen with a ‘bright smile’ killed by her own father

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A trans teenager was shot and killed by her own father in Georgia, United States, in what has been described as a “horrific tragedy”. Kathryn “Katie” Newhouse, 19, was killed on 19 March, according to officers at Cherokee County Police who found both her and her father, Howard Newhouse, 57, dead in their home. According to Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, who wrote a blog post about Newhouse’s death, the teen was a “Minecraft and UberSpire enthusiast, an advocate for trans rights” and “had a bright smile”. The blog post continued: “A native of Illinois, Kathryn was most recently living with her family in […]

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Gay teacher unceremoniously fired for giving rainbow Pride bracelets to students

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A gay teacher in Ohio, United States, has spoken out after being fired for giving Pride bracelets to students, saying: “There is room at the table for everyone”. According to NBC15 News, Jay Bowman, who has worked as a teacher for 30 years, was wearing a rainbow-coloured Pride bracelet when several students asked about it. Speaking in an interview, Bowman said: “If a kid has questions, if a kid wants honesty, I don’t think I should be forbidden from providing that. “I don’t try to recruit anyone. The parents are responsible for the kids. The parents are the ones who need […]

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