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New study finds decline in UK trans acceptance: ‘A shift that benefits no one’

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Findings from 40 years of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey, which was published by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) on Thursday (21 September), revealed insights into cultural and moral views in the UK.  Although the BSA was founded in 1983, questions regarding transgender people were first asked only seven years ago.  The BSA 2022 survey consisted of 6,638 interviews, conducted between 7 September and 30 October, and results showed a sharp rise in prejudice against trans people, with only 64 per cent saying they’re “not at all prejudice”, falling from 82 per cent since 2019.  Also according to the […]

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Anti-trans rallies clash with counter-protestors across Canada

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Anti-trans rallies in cities across Canada were met with counterprotests on Wednesday, as demonstrators clashed over LGBTQ+ inclusive school policies and curriculum. As the CBC reports, the demonstrations were sparked in part by anti-trans school policies similar to those that have been introduced in school districts across the U.S. recently. In June, New Brunswick’s provincial government instituted a policy requiring trans and nonbinary students under 16 to get their parents’ consent before teachers can use their names and pronouns. Saskatchewan adopted a similar policy in August. Both provinces face legal challenges over the policies. According to the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, Wednesday’s anti-trans rallies […]

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Appeals court takes up trans health coverage case likely headed to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance. The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in cases Thursday involving the coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina’s state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid. During the proceedings, at least two judges said it’s likely the case will eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Both states appealed separate lower court rulings that found the denial of gender-affirming […]

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Legislation seeks to repeal the Navajo Nation’s ban on same-sex marriages

Same-sex marriage is prohibited in Navajo Nation — but a new measure under consideration this fall aims to change that.  In June, Navajo Nation Council Delegate Seth Damon introduced legislation to repeal parts of a 2005 tribal law, the Diné Marriage Act, which outlawed same sex-marriages.  Although same-sex marriages are legal in the U.S., the Navajo Nation has sovereignty to pass its own laws governing its citizens. Tribal members can still get a marriage license in one of the three states that the reservation spans — Arizona, New Mexico and Utah — but the tribe does not recognize those unions.  That means Navajo […]

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Pentagon to begin ‘proactive review’ of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ military records

The Pentagon is stepping up its efforts to help gay and lesbian veterans who were discharged from the U.S. military under the now-defunct “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy update their records.  New initiatives announced Wednesday, the 12th anniversary of the policy’s 2011 repeal, include a proactive review process of the records of dismissed veterans and the launch of a new webpageaggregating resources for LGBTQ people who served in the armed forces. The Defense Department will independently identify veterans who were discharged from active duty between 1994 and 2011 — when the policy was in effect — because of their sexual orientation […]

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Setting the Record Straight on Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Purge

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Today, the European Court of Human Rights handed down a ruling in the case of Maxim Lapunov, the only victim of Chechnya’s vile 2017 anti-gay purge who dared seek justice for the torture he suffered at the hands of local law enforcement. The court found Lapunov was “detained and subjected to ill-treatment by State agents,” which “amounted to torture” and was perpetrated “solely on account of his sexual orientation.” Lapunov took his case to the European Court in May 2019 because the Russian authorities had failed to investigate his assault. Despite great personal risk, Lapunov had been eager to cooperate with Russia’s investigative authorities through the assistance of […]

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While LGBTQ+ Community Embraces Open Marriages, Straight Society Is Scandalized: Poll

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New Pew Research Center polling revealed a range of opinions about open marriages among Americans across various demographic groups, with the LGBTQ+ community accepting this relationship arrangement at significantly higher levels than other groups. According to the study, published Thursday, exactly half of respondents were either somewhat or entirely against open marriages, where both partners agree to pursue relationships or intimacy outside of the marriage. Thirty-seven percent of respondents considered these unions totally unacceptable, while 13 percent deemed them somewhat acceptable. Researchers also found that adults hold contrasting opinions about open marriages. Half of the respondents expressed disapproval, while 33 percent said they […]

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Nigeria frees on bail 69 arrested over alleged gay wedding

A court in Nigeria has released on bail 69 people who were arrested last month in connection with an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, their lawyer said on Tuesday. In Nigeria, like in most parts of Africa, homosexuality is generally viewed as immoral on cultural and religious grounds, and the country implemented an anti-gay law in 2014 despite international condemnation. A court sitting in southern oil-producing Delta state ruled that the suspects would be released from prison detention after posting 500,000 naira ($645) bail each to the court, lawyer Ochuko Ohimor said. The suspects, who did […]

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Trans Woman Elected To Nashville Metro Council

The Tennessean reports: Olivia Hill is the first openly transgender person ever elected to Nashville’s Metro Council. According to LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, Hill is the first transgender woman elected in Tennessee history. Hill secured one of the Council’s five at-large seats in Thursday’s runoff election with 12.9% of the vote, as of 10 p.m. Thursday night. She joins a historic number of women elected to the Council. All five at-large members will be women, as well as 17 district councilmembers. That adds up to 22 women — a majority of the 40-member council. “I want to say that I am elated,” Hill […]

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Transgender Woman Wins $125,000 After Settling Discrimination Suit with American Samoa

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A U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against the American Samoa Government (ASG) over allegations that the ASG unfairly treated a former employee because she was transgender has been settled. According to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, it is illegal to discriminate based on sex or gender identity at one’s workplace. In a consent decree approved by the court, ASG agreed to pay Simeonica Tuiteleleapaga $125,000 as compensation for the harassment she suffered at the hands of her supervisor during her employment at ASG, a DOJ press release said. In addition, the consent decree mandates that ASG implement comprehensive policies and procedures to address […]

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