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....
by Beth Holmes | May 1, 2023 | Feminism, LGBTQIA+, News, Power LGBT, Transgender
Koko Da Doll, a woman from Atlanta and the subject of a documentary about trans women, was gunned down on the street on Wednesday. Along with other trans women, Koko Da Doll featured in the documentary “Kokomo City” earlier this year. She talked about her life as a...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 24, 2023 | Civil Rights, Homophobia, Human Rights, International, LGBT community, Politics, Power LGBT
Xavier Bettel castigated Hungary in the European Union’s parliament on Wednesday, over gay rights. Hungary, despite being a member state of the EU and having agreed to follow their inclusive laws, has been seeking to curtail discussions of homosexuality in...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 18, 2023 | Civil Rights, Education, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, News, Politics, Power LGBT, Racism
Llano County, Texas, would rather have no libraries at all than allow books about gay people and racism to be on their shelves, after an order by a federal judge. The Llano County Library System, which has three libraries, replaced the elected members of their library...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 10, 2023 | Gender, Politics, Power LGBT, Transgender
The Indiana governor has signed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the right-leaning state, in another blow against transgender youth. Republican governor Eric Holcomb signed the new law after it was approved by right-wing majorities in both wings of the...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 3, 2023 | Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian, Health, Homophobia, Human Rights, LGBTQIA+ Youth, Politics, Power LGBT, Sexuality, Transgender
Kentucky governor Andy Beshear has vetoed a broad bill proposed by Republican lawmakers to regulate trans youth out of existence. The bill would have banned all gender-affirming health care for minors, including therapy, and would have forced trans students to use...
