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A CO Trans Woman Was Misgendered by the Cop Who Killed her; DA; Media

Jayne Thompson, a trans woman shot dead by a Colorado State Trooper during an apparent mental health crisis, was misgendered by the officer involved, the coroner, the district attorney and the media. Thompson was killed on May 9 in an incident at the side of the road in Mesa County, Colorado — but her gender identity was obscured at the time, with many reports of the incident deadnaming and misgendering her. According to an incident report, Thompson — a white woman — had been standing at the roadside motionless for several hours when Colorado State Patrol trooper Jason Wade approached. She […]

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Layleen Polanco, a Trans Woman and Drag Ball Star, Pies in Prison of Possible Neglect

Officers swung open the iron doors of the cell of Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco and called her name. They believed the Latinx trans woman was simply asleep while in solitary confinement. She was dead. Polanco, a member of one of the most storied groups in New York City’s drag ball scene, the House of Xtravaganza, could not afford the $500 bail after being charged for misdemeanour assault in 2019. SPONSORED CONTENTArchaeologists Discovered A Gigantic Egyptian Artifact In CaliforniaBy Maternity Week So she was sent to Rikers Island in New York City. There, when the door was closed to her cell on June […]

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Taking Pride in Solidarity is Our Business

When the COVID-19 crisis began, the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce said that it has never been more imperative to commit ourselves to shop local, shop LGBT, give back what we can to our community organizations, and support all those around us. The virus hit our communities hard and indiscriminately, especially in the most vulnerable, intersectional communities among us. And businesses large and small stepped up to support them. We were reminded from the beginning that we truly are in this together.  That sense of togetherness is amplified exponentially as we have arrived at both Pride season and this unprecedented […]

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High HIV Incidence Rate among Young, Latinx Trans Women in SF Study

In a recently published report in JAIDS, Willi McFarland, MD, PhD and colleagues describe HIV seroconversion trends among trans women in San Francisco from 2017 – 2019 collected in the TransNational Study. Young trans women (aged 18 – 24) had a significantly higher HIV incidence, as did Latinx trans women and trans women of color.  “Perhaps the most disheartening finding is the elevated HIV incidence among young trans women,” the authors said. “The nearly four-fold higher incidence among transgender youth predicts a continuing high burden of infection for years to come.”  “San Francisco is a small city with a lot of […]

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These Are the Riskiest Activities to Do during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Even as we move through the stages of reopening here in California, that won’t mean the risk of contracting COVID-19 disappears. Until we get a vaccine, every day will probably involve some type of risk weighing, so we asked a medical professional what the riskiest activities are right now. Dr. Jahan Fahimi, emergency department medical director at UCSF, assessed the risk of some common activities (some of which aren’t even allowed yet in the Bay Area, though they could be soon), with the caveat that all situations will vary slightly in risk level based on time and the number of […]

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Goldman Sachs Settles Discrimination Case with Employee Told ‘He Sounded too Gay’ and Was Fired

Goldman Sachs has reached a settlement with a former vice president who says he was fired after being told he “sounded too gay”. William Littleton was fired in 2019 after eight years of positive performance reviews at the banking giant. He filed a lawsuit claiming that he had been discriminated against on the basis of his sexual orientation and subjected to homophobic retaliation. The court papers alleged numerous examples of discrimination, including a time when he was excluded from a client call because his voice “sounded too gay”. In another incident, Littleton said he was asked by a supervisor: “What’s wrong with […]

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Justice for Tony McDade Closer as Police Union Loses Bid to Keep his Killer Anonymous

A judge has denied a motion by the Florida police union to withhold the identity of the police officer who took the life of Black trans man Tony McDade. McDade was shot dead by a police officer in north Florida on May 27, two days after another (cis) Black man, George Floyd, was killed by four police officers, including one who knelt on his neck until he passed out. The actions of Black Lives Matter protesters across the US have resulted in charges being levelled against all four of the sacked police officers involved in Floyd’s death, including second degree murder and aiding and […]

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Judge Tells Idaho its Transphobic Birth Certificate Law is a Constitutional Violation

An Idaho federal judge has upheld a critical ruling that a proposed bill denying trans people the right to change their birth certificates is a constitutional violation. The bill, HB 509, would specifically prohibit changes to gender markers, claiming that “biological distinctions between male and female are a matter of scientific fact, and biological sex is an objectively defined category that has obvious, immutable, and distinguishable characteristics”. It also claims that changing someone’s biological sex on their birth certificate “impacts the health and safety of all individuals.” The bill was opposed by the LGBT+ advocacy group Lambda Legal, which filed a […]

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Grindr to Remove Ethnicity Filter in Support of Black Lives Matter

Grindr said it will remove the racial and ethnic filter from its popular gay dating and social-networking app, citing user feedback and a commitment to the Black Lives Matter movement. “We will not be silent, and we will not be inactive,” the company said in posts on social media Monday. “We will continue to fight racism on Grindr, both through dialogue with our community and a zero-tolerance policy for racism and hate speech on our platform. As part of this commitment, and based on your feedback, we have decided to remove the ethnicity filter from our next release.” Grindr’s response […]

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Black Trans Man Killed by Police in Florida’s Third Fatal Police Shooting in Two Months

Tony McDade, a Black trans man, was shot and killed by what is Florida’s third fatal police shooting in two months. On Wednesday (May 27), Tony McDade was shot and killed by a white police officer in Tallahassee, north Florida. Local news, which along with the Florida Police Department initially misgendered McDade, reported that he was a suspect in a fatal stabbing. Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell told reporters at a news briefing at the scene on Wednesday: “The suspect from that stabbing fled on foot, and a description was provided to responding officers. “The suspect description that was broadcast was a black [male, […]

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