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Washington DC praised for signing ‘most comprehensive’ trans and abortion sanctuary bill in US

The mayor of Washington DC has won applause from activists after signing a “comprehensive” trans and abortion sanctuary bill. Democratic mayor Muriel Bowser signed act 24-0808, better known as the “Human Rights Sanctuary Amendment Act”, on 21 November. The amendment, shared on Twitter by trans activist Erin Reed, aims to uphold various rights to those who are either transgender or wish to have an abortion within the region. “They can’t use ANY means to enforce anti-trans and anti-abortion laws against people fleeing states,” Reed said in a tweet. “No cops, no jails, no warrants, no subpoenas, not even ink to paper.” The […]

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GLAAD Report: Drag events faced at least 124 protests and significant threats in 2022

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GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, is releasing new findings providing the first comprehensive count and analysis of increased threats, protests and violent action against drag events nationwide. The mass shooting that occurred in Colorado Springs, CO, on November 19th was not included at the time of publishing as the attacker’s motive had not yet been formally declared. Findings: GLAAD found 124 incidents in 2022 of anti-LGBTQ protests and threats targeting specific drag events. The majority of the incidents occurred during Pride festivities in June and into September, October, and November, including false rhetoric […]

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Why does the Mormon Church condemn homosexuality but support the Respect for Marriage Act?

Following a history of anti-LGBTQ policies and decrees, the nearly 17-million-member Mormon Church of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) released a stunning declaration supporting the federal Respect for Marriage Act that would codify federal and state recognition of same-sex marriages. LDS expressed its support because the bill also protects the rights of any denomination not to perform these ceremonies. “We believe this approach is the way forward,” reads a statement posted on the church’s website. “As we work together to preserve the principles and practices of religious freedom together with the rights of LGBTQ individuals, much can be accomplished to heal relationships and foster […]

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Herschel Walker asks what a pronoun is: “Pronouns? What’s a pronoun?”

Republican candidate for U.S. senator from Georgia and former NFL player Herschel Walker went on a rant opposing transgender rights where he claimed to not even know what a pronoun is. Flagpole, an Athens, Georgia website, said that Walker gave a speech at a Jackson County, Georgia warehouse last Tuesday with cisgender University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines. Gaines has been campaigning for several Republicans this cycle, telling her story of tying for fifth place at a swim meet with a transgender college swimmer and how that made her feel bad. Worse, in fact, than losing to four other cisgender swimmers. Walker […]

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Senate Approves Marriage Bill In Final Vote

The Associated Press reports: The passage of the legislation with support from both parties is an extraordinary sign of the shifting politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide. Senate Democrats are moving quickly, while the party still holds the majority in both chambers of Congress, to send the bill to the House and eventually President Joe Biden’s desk. In an effort to win the 10 Republican votes necessary to overcome a filibuster in the 50-50 Senate, […]

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A New Way to Tackle HIV Symptoms Like Pain, Negative Body Image

Treating HIV symptoms in “clusters” could help improve a patient’s overall quality of life, according to a study presented at the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 2022 annual meeting. The evidence, according to Medscape, showed that the four main symptom clusters for HIV include pain, body psychological, gastrointestinal, and body image. These symptoms were also more common in HIV-positive people older than 45. Natalie Wilson, PhD, assistant professor of community health systems at the UCSF School of Nursing, and a group of colleagues performed a study that also suggested that the elderly population experienced more distress from their symptoms, with the […]

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A closer look at community members affected by the Club Q Shooting – and how to support them

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As the national response to the Club Q shooting intensifies, more information is being revealed on who was in attendance at the LGBTQ bar in Colorado Springs when a shooter opened fire, murdering 5 and injuring over two dozen others. With this information comes an opportunity to directly assist families and loved ones affected by the tragedy – either by sharing their stories, donating to the Colorado Healing Fund, and more.  GLAAD is coordinating with local advocates to support the survivors in handling media inquiries and is also ensuring reporters cover these stories with respectful and sensitivity. We share this information of victims […]

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Russia: Expanded ‘Gay Propaganda’ Ban Progresses Toward Law

Russia’s State Duma unanimously supported new draft legislation to further restrict freedom of expression regarding sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposals prohibit sharing positive and even neutral information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and publicly displaying non-heterosexual orientations, with hefty fines for noncompliance. The legislation is now pending approval by the parliament’s upper chamber and the president. The original “gay propaganda” ban, introduced in 2013, purported to protect children from “propaganda,” broadly defined to mean any positive or neutral depiction or discussion of non-heterosexual relations. The draft legislation, while maintaining aggravated penalties when […]

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Tennessee Readies First Anti-Transgender Bill of 2023

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Just one day after the midterm elections in the United States, lawmakers in Tennessee filed bills to ban gender-affirming health care for children in next year’s state legislative session. The bill would prohibit medical providers from prescribing puberty blockers, which delay puberty to allow children who are transgender or grappling with their gender to determine their gender identity. The bill would also prohibit gender-affirming hormones and surgery. While gender-affirming surgeries for children are not recommended under prevailing standards of care and are exceptionally rare, interventions to delay puberty are more common and are critically important for the mental and physical health of many transgender people. The American […]

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Civil rights groups urge feds to investigate anti-trans policies in Texas schools

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The ACLU and six other civil rights groups filed complaints Monday against two Texas school districts, asking the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate policies they say unlawfully discriminate against transgender students, The Hill reports. The policies at the center of the complaint include one censoring books that discuss “gender fluidity” and another forcing trans students to use bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth rather than their gender. “The effect of the [book] policy, absent federal civil rights intervention, will be to stigmatize LGBTQ+ and particularly transgender, non-binary, gender diverse, and intersex students in Keller ISD, […]

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