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News (World)
Japanese high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
It was a “delightful ruling which makes me cry,” said one of the plaintiffs.
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News (USA)
Tennessee Republicans introduce religious exemption bill protecting anti-LGBTQ+ foster parents
Opponents say the proposed law will lead to further traumatization of LGBTQ+ foster children.
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News (World)
JK Rowling accused of “Holocaust denial” over posts about transgender persecution in Nazi Germany
The anti-trans author described an X user’s assertion that trans people were targeted in Nazi Germany as “a fever dream.”
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News (USA)
Texas superintendent suspended after trans student was booted from high school musical
The district’s board of trustees said their decision was related to the trans student’s removal from the musical in November.
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Life
Kristen Stewart destroys right-wingers who freaked out over her jockstrap photo in just two words
She made several astute observations about what sparked so much anger, but in the end she expertly boiled down how she felt about the haters.
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Commentary
The GOP is the party of hypocrisy. How did it get this way?
So-called “family values” leaders have literally been caught with their pants down again and again. The problem could be deeply psychological.
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News (USA)
Ron DeSantis and Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Raichik are fighting on social media
The Florida governor accused the anti-LGBTQ+ influencer of spreading lies for clicks.
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Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene now wishes the US would implement one of England’s health care policies
The usually isolationist congresswoman is suddenly using another country as an example for the US to emulate.
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News (USA)
Elon Musk pulls the plug on Don Lemon’s X show after interview
Lemon said the billionaire’s commitment to free speech “seems not to include questions of him from people like me.”
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Life
Biden’s highest-ranking trans official is learning the limits of representation
Rachel Levine works tirelessly for queer and trans people. But as a bureaucrat, she can only do so much.
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News (USA)
Nex Benedict’s death ruled a suicide by medical examiner
The transgender high school student died on February 8, a day after a violent altercation with three other students.
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News (USA)
7.6% of adults in the U.S. now identify as LGBTQ+ according to poll
According to Gallup, demographic trends indicate that LGBTQ+ people could account for more than 10% of U.S. adults in the next three years.
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News (USA)
Kansas judge rules trans people do not have the right to update their gender on driver’s licenses
The ruling comes in the midst of Republican-led attacks on transgender rights
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Life
You can honor LGBTQ+ icon David Mixner’s legacy & support queer youth at the same time
Even in death, the queer icon is trying his best to support the youth who need it most.
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News (World)
NHS will no longer prescribe puberty blockers for children in England
The decision is a blow to trans kids seeking gender affirming care in the U.K.
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Commentary
What anti-abortion & anti-LGBTQ+ laws have in common
If you thought Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was a fictive dystopian novel, read it now as a survival guide.
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News (USA)
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in schools have quadrupled in states with laws targeting the community
“The data you have is the thing I’ve been worrying about,” one expert said.
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News (USA)
Registered sex offender arrested for vicious anti-LGBTQ+ subway attack
The 46-year-old Bronx man faces hate crimes charges.
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Commentary
Nations wither & die without the diverse perspectives that fuel innovation. The GOP can’t see this.
Are Americans facilitating their own demise?
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News (USA)
Military will soon cover IVF services for LGBTQ+ veterans & servicemembers
The coverage will also extend to single folks and will finally allow for the use of donated eggs, sperm, and embryos.