by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Gender, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT
The First Amendment isn’t disposable, says a new ruling from a Texas judge against anti-drag laws. In a major win for the LGBTQ+ community, a federal judge in Texas has shut down S.B.12, a controversial law taking aim at drag performers. U.S. District Judge...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 15, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
The Supreme Court is facing a critical showdown about state bans on “conversion therapy,” a widely discredited practice of attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. While this practice is already banned for minors in...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 25, 2023 | Civil Rights, Entertainment, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
A Texas drag law has been struck down a second time by the same federal judge, this time possibly for good. Senate Bill 12 has featured on this blog before. It was signed by Governor Greg Abbott in June, and expanded existing state law to attempt to criminalize drag...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 6, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Human Rights, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
The First Amendment protects drag shows, performers tell a federal judge in Texas just days before the state’s new law would ban them. Senate Bill 12, which will go into effect on Friday unless it’s blocked, would have defined any “male performer...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 1, 2023 | Civil Rights, Education, Politics, Power LGBT, Racism
Locs have gotten Darryl George, a black student in Texas, suspended for a week. George’s mother, Darresha George, has hired a lawyer and is considering legal action against the school district. According to the Barbers Hill Independent School District dress and...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 29, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Politics, Power LGBT, Racism
Florida has to re-district, and they tried to use that to erase black voters, but a judge threw their efforts out. A judge in Florida has ruled in favor of civil rights groups, deeming a congressional district map supported by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis...
