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 | Jun 29, 2023 | Civil Rights, Education, Homophobia, International, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Power LGBT, Religion, Transgender
A New Zealand teacher has been banned from teaching after refusing to respect the name and pronouns of a transgender student. The teacher, whose name has been withheld from the media, taught math in high school, and was reported in February by a 14-year-old student....
by Beth Holmes | Jun 21, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Health, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender, Women's Rights
Washington and Minnesota have both established themselves as shield states for patients seeking reproductive or gender-affirming care, with simultaneous laws signed in April. Since the conservative Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, threatening literally...
by Beth Holmes | May 22, 2023 | Arts, Education, Entertainment, Gay and Lesbian, Homophobia, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion
A Disney movie with a gay character was shown in a fifth-grade classroom, and now the teacher is under investigation. “Strange World,” a Disney movie which came out last year, has a main character who is gay, a teenager with a crush on his best friend. It is entirely...
by Beth Holmes | May 15, 2023 | Civil Rights, Education, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender, Women's Rights
Misgendering students, outing them, and keeping them out of school bathrooms are all sanctioned by the new law just signed by the North Dakota governor. Republican governor Doug Burgum announced on Wednesday that he’s signed a bill into law which will protect...
by Beth Holmes | May 8, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Zooey Zephyr, an elected lawmaker, is being shut out of Montana legislation because she is a transgender woman. Zooey Zephyr was elected last year to the Montana House of Representatives to represent the 100th District of Montana, which covers the city of Missoula....
