Rajdeep Singh

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Trans Teen Banned from School until She Adheres to a Male Dress Code

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Sanay Martinez, a trans student from Louise, Texas, has been kicked out of her school until she abides by the male dress code. With in-person teaching reopening for the autumn semester, Louise Independent School District prohibited Martinez from adhering to the school’s female dress code after she alerted officials that she is trans.× Administrators told her that unless she cuts her hair, takes out her earrings, and dresses in accordance with the “male handbook”, she cannot return. Martinez was just a typical student at who enjoyed her classes and loved spending time with her friends, but told ABC13  that the experience has made […]

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WeHo’s Gold Coast Beloved, Iconic Gay ‘Dive Bar’ Closes Doors after 39 Years

Gold Coast, one of West Hollywood’s most popular gay bars, has closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, its co-owner confirmed Thursday (24 September). With many queer bars already in decline or having to permanently shut amid the coronavirus pandemic across the globe, the 8228 Santa Monica Boulevard bar has become the fourth queer bar in the area to shutter due to COVID-19.× Writing in a Facebook post announcing its closure, co-owner Bryan Worl lamented the loss of what was a “home” to much of west Hollywood’s queer community as well as the bar’s own staffers. “We do not have a choice,” he said. “We have […]

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Vulnerable LGBT+ Teens Feel Less Supported by their Parents than 20 Years Ago, Study Finds

Parents of LGBT+ teens are less accepting of their children than 20 years ago, an alarming study has found. Research published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies found that parental behaviours toward LGBT+ youth have steadily worsened for nearly two decades, a result which “surprised” the report’s top researchers considering the overall rise of acceptance towards queer people in recent years. “This increasing societal acceptance really doesn’t filter down to youth who are still in school, who are still being discriminated against or victimised by their classmates,” the report’s co-author Hilary Rose, an associate professor in the Department of Applied […]