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...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 23, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gender, Human Rights, LGBT community, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
Transgender adults worry about finding housing and community as they age, in these unfriendly times. Thirty-three out of fifty states have introduced anti-trans legislation in the past year, from laws concerning who can access gender-affirming care to who can use...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 20, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, Politics, Power LGBT, Religion, Sexuality
Malaysia’s new morality law prohibits the wearing of any “LGBTQ related” products, and even a rainbow watch could land you in jail. In Malaysia, homosexuality is a crime punishable by high fines and long prison terms – as long as 20 years. It has historically...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 14, 2023 | Civil Rights, Equality, Gender, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, Intersex, LGBTQIA+, Politics, Power LGBT, Queer Community, Transgender
How many people are affected by the recent waves of GOP-led anti-LGBTQ+ legislation? The data is not usually part of their lawmaking. In the past three years at least 21 states have passed laws targeting gender-affirming care for transgender people, or making it...
