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Trans experiences with the internet range from ‘harrowing’ to ‘powerful’

Alex, 29, would not have met their friends without the internet. While living in a small city surrounded by farmland, finding community was not always easy. Alex tried out one of those apps for adults seeking to make friends. It turned out to be a remarkable success. “I’ve made my friend group as a direct result of using the internet,” they said, explaining that even though all the friends are trans, due to their diverse interests, “we would have been hard-pressed to have ever really run into each other by happenstance.” Making friends online is also safer for Alex. Before they pursued […]

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Trans woman sues Whole Foods & Amazon after allegedly “humiliating” harassment

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A transgender woman in Washington, D.C., Ximena Navarrete, claims she was sexually harassed, raped, and generally discriminated against while working at local Whole Foods supermarkets. She has filed lawsuits against the company and its parent company, Amazon, seeking a combined $2.5 million in damages. Navarrete, age 46, allegedly endured sexual harassment, assault, and transphobic harassment, including nonconsensual touching, name-calling, indecent exposure, and lewd gestures, her lawsuit states. Amazon has denied any wrongful conduct. She filled online food orders at several D.C.-area Whole Foods stores from September 20, 2020 to October 6, 2021. Even though she reportedly made it clear to […]

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Federal protections of transgender students are launching where courts haven’t blocked them

New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges will take effect Thursday with muted impact because judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in 21 states and hundreds of individual colleges and schools across the country. The regulation also adds protections for pregnant students and students who are parents, and details how schools must respond to sexual misconduct complaints. For schools, the impact of the court challenges could be a combination of confusion and inertia in terms of compliance as the academic year begins. “I think it is likely that school district-to-school district or state-to-state, we’re going to see […]

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2024 Report Reveals Top LGBTQ+ Party Destinations

Key findings: Methodology: Emisil.com conducted research to find out the best LGBTQ+ party destinations for 2024. The study analyzed data such as safety scores, LGBTQ+ friendliness, average drink price, average closing time, and the number of gay clubs and bars in each city. Data was sourced from Numbeo, Equaldex.com, TripAdvisor, and Yelp. These metrics were then integrated into a composite score to highlight the best cities where the LGBTQ+ community can enjoy the night out. You can see the full research by the link. What do you think of this? Is this something within your spectrum of coverage? Best regards. On Mon, July 1, 2024 3:05 PM, David Brown <david.b@journalistinsightdata.com> wrote:

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Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic

Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines. Nairobi announced the outbreak on Wednesday, after a case was detected in a passenger traveling from Uganda to Rwanda at a border crossing in southern Kenya. The Central African Republic was the first to declare a new outbreak on Monday, saying it extends to its capital of Bangui. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is caused by a virus that originates in wild animals and occasionally jumps to people, who can spread it […]

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Trans trailblazer Leigh Finke is facing a brutal, national attack campaign from the right

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“There were attacks from inside the House, including members on the floor using their time on the floor to attack me. There was the national hate group, Gays Against Groomers, that attacked me. And they’re sort of built on a national campaign against me… that never really slowed down,” Minnesota state Rep. Leigh Finke (D) tells LGBTQ Nation. Finke has been the target of a right-wing campaign that falsely accused her of supporting pedophilia. There is no evidence for this assertion. “I was targeted. I received death threats. I had regular meetings with the Sergeant at Arms and the state troopers […]

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Black trans woman Kenji Spurgeon killed in Seattle just after end of Pride Month

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Kenji Spurgeon, a 23-year-old Black transgender woman, was shot to death shortly before 12:30 a.m. July 1 in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, shortly after Pride Month ended. Her death is just now being widely reported. A candlelight vigil was held last Wednesday at the AIDS Memorial Pathway to honor Spurgeon and other Black trans people lost to gun violence, The Seattle Times reports. “I think we as a community and as an organization failed Kenji,” Jaelynn Scott, executive director of the Lavender Rights Project, which organized the vigil, told the Times. “Our particular calls to action are that we need the city of Seattle, the state of Washington, […]

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Transgender business program honored for helping people build economic power

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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors recognized a local trans nonprofit this week for its program supporting trans and nonbinary entrepreneurs. During its regular meeting at San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday, the board bestowed its Certificate of Honor to Transgender District in recognition of the group’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program, according to local LGBTQ+ outlet The Bay Area Reporter. Citing a 2021 Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research study, which found that only four percent of small businesses in the U.S. are owned by queer entrepreneurs, out Supervisor Rafael Mandelman applauded Transgender District for addressing the disparity “by providing valuable support to trans […]

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Catholic Priest Sues Grindr Over Leak Of His Profile

The Catholic News Agency reports: A priest is suing the gay dating and “hookup” app Grindr after the company reportedly failed to protect his data, leading to his resignation from a top position at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In July 2021, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill resigned from his post as the general secretary of the USCCB ahead of a report by The Pillar alleging that he had engaged in inappropriate behavior and frequent use of Grindr. The suit, filed in the Superior Court of California, claims the ​​group Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal (CLCR) purchased the priest’s data from the app […]

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Tennessee put sex workers on sex offender registry for having HIV. They will be removed.

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The Tennessee government has agreed to scrub sex workers who were unjustly convicted of being sex offenders due to an HIV diagnosis from the sex offender registry following a settlement this past Monday. The lawsuit, OUTMemphis vs. Lee, concerns a Tennessee criminal statute regarding Aggravated Prostitution, which says that if any sex worker knows they are HIV-positive and has sex, they can be put on the state’s sex offender registry, regardless of whether the other party knew or if there’s proof of intent to transmit the infection. An additional lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year on the same issue. […]

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