South Korea Inches Toward Same-Sex Equality, but Broader Bill Is Stalled

Christian conservatives in the country have campaigned tirelessly for decades to prevent legislation that would offer protections to L.G.B.T.Q. people.

#christians-and-christianity, #conservatism-us-politics, #discrimination, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #law-and-legislation, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #people-power-party, #politics-and-government, #same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-domestic-partnerships, #south-korea, #transgender-and-transsexuals

In Defense of J.K. Rowling

The charge that she’s a transphobe doesn’t square with her actual views.

#gender, #phelps-roper-megan, #rowling-j-k, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #womens-rights, #writing-and-writers

How Teens Recovered From the ‘TikTok Tics’

A wave of teenagers who developed tics during the pandemic has receded, illustrating the powerful influence of stress on the body and the resilience of adolescents.

#anxiety-and-stress, #computers-and-the-internet, #gender, #internal-sub-only, #mental-health-and-disorders, #psychology-and-psychologists, #research, #social-media, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #women-and-girls

Harry Styles Dedicated a Brit Award to Female Acts Who Weren’t Nominated

In 2022, the Brit Awards merged its top artist prizes to include male, female and nonbinary acts. This year, the event faced backlash for not nominating any women.

#brit-awards, #british-phonographic-industry, #charli-xcx, #gender, #great-britain, #london-england, #pop-and-rock-music, #sawayama-rina, #smith-sam-1992, #styles-harry, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #welch-florence

The Relentless Attack on Trans People Is an Attack on All of Us

To deny equal respect and dignity to any part of the citizenry is to place the entire country on the road to tiered citizenship and limited rights.

#black-people, #democracy-theory-and-philosophy, #discrimination, #douglass-frederick, #gender, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #presidential-election-of-2024, #republican-party, #supreme-court-us, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #womens-rights

Utah Bans Transition Care for Transgender Youth

The measure, signed by the governor on Saturday, is part of a wave of proposed legislation in states across the country this year that would restrict transgender rights.

#abbott-gregory-w-1957, #alabama, #arizona, #arkansas, #cox-spencer-j-1975, #gender, #kansas, #law-and-legislation, #mississippi, #politics-and-government, #state-legislatures, #tennessee, #texas, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #utah, #youth

Will U.K. Rejection of Scottish Gender Bill Bolster Independence Movement?

The decision left Scottish politicians angered by what they saw as London’s thwarting the will of their Parliament, possibly handing independence backers a potent weapon.

#european-union, #gender, #great-britain-withdrawal-from-eu-brexit, #international-relations, #johnson-boris, #labour-party-great-britain, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #politics-and-government, #polls-and-public-opinion, #referendums, #scottish-national-party, #secession-and-independence-movements, #sturgeon-nicola, #sunak-rishi-1980, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #truss-elizabeth-1975

G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills

Four states could ban transition care into young adulthood. Lawmakers in several others want to restrict drag shows in ways that could affect transgender performers broadly. It’s part of a long-term plan.

#discrimination, #law-and-legislation, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states-politics-and-government

Pope Francis Says Homosexuality Is Not a Crime, but Is a Sin

In an interview with The Associated Press, the pope said the church should do more to end laws that criminalize same-sex relations.

#associated-press, #francis, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #popes, #priests, #roman-catholic-church, #same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-domestic-partnerships, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Trans Kids Deserve Private Lives Too

When students redefine their gender identity without telling their parents.

#gender, #parenting, #teachers-and-school-employees, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #youth

Bathroom Bans for Transgender Youths Are Poised for Supreme Court Review

A recent ruling created a split among federal appeals courts on whether schools can forbid transgender students to use restrooms matching their gender identities.

#american-civil-liberties-union, #bathrooms-and-toilets, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #education-k-12, #gender, #school-boards, #supreme-court-us, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #youth

When Students Change Gender Identity, Should Schools Tell Their Parents?

Educators are facing wrenching new tensions over whether they should tell parents when students socially transition at school.

#alliance-defending-freedom, #gender, #parental-rights, #public-schools, #teachers-and-school-employees, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals

What’s Next for the Great Gay Play? Everything.

In recent shows, ideas of gayness are expanding, combining and disappearing all at once.

#juliet-play, #a-strange-loop-play, #at-the-wedding-play, #black-people, #fat-ham-play, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #la-cage-aux-folles-play, #some-like-it-hot-play, #theater, #theater-broadway, #theater-off-broadway, #transgender-and-transsexuals

U.K. Government Blocks Scottish Law Making Gender Change Easier

For the first time, the government in London is blocking legislation approved by the Scottish Parliament, saying the measure on gender identity would undermine U.K.-wide equality law.

#conservative-party-great-britain, #decisions-and-verdicts, #discrimination, #great-britain, #labour-party-great-britain, #law-and-legislation, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #politics-and-government, #scotland, #scottish-national-party, #sturgeon-nicola, #sunak-rishi-1980, #transgender-and-transsexuals

In Video, George Santos Encourages Transgender People to Join G.O.P.

A year before George Santos first ran for Congress, he appeared at an L.G.B.T.Q. event using one of his alternate identities, Anthony Devolder.

#homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #lesbiangay-community-services-center-inc-the-center, #new-york-city, #queens-nyc, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #santos-george-1988, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states-politics-and-government

Was Yeshiva University Entitled to $230 Million in Public Funds?

The Modern Jewish Orthodox school refuses to recognize an L.G.B.T.Q. student club, arguing in court that it is a religious institution.

#colleges-and-universities, #discrimination, #freedom-of-religion, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #jews-and-judaism, #organizations-societies-and-clubs, #private-and-sectarian-schools, #supreme-courts-state, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #yeshiva-university

A Trans Man in Mexico Forges His Own Path

In a traditional Catholic town, Alex develops his identity and defends his dreams.

#documentary-films-and-programs, #jalisco-mexico, #mexico, #parenting, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Want to Understand L.G.B.T.Q. Life in America? Come to Alabama.

I went to Alabama to understand what our country’s anti-gay backlash looks like on the ground — and what it really means to fight back.

#birmingham-ala, #children-and-childhood, #discrimination, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-domestic-partnerships, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states-politics-and-government, #vis-photo, #youth

I’m a Trans Athlete. I’d Rather Be Myself Than Win.

It might not seem like such a big deal to swim on a team that doesn’t align with your true self, but I was struggling to get out of bed for practice.

#homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #hormone-therapy, #mental-health-and-disorders, #testosterone, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #yale-mens-swimming-and-diving, #yale-university

The ‘Golden Gays’ Return to the Stage in the Philippines

They formed a community meant to support and shelter gay people who had been cast aside by society. Decades later, they are still living together, hosting pageants to help make ends meet.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #discrimination, #elderly, #homeless-persons, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #manila-philippines, #philippines, #poverty, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Education Dept. Logs Record Number of Discrimination Complaints

Some of the highest-profile complaints show how America’s culture wars are affecting the nation’s children.

#arizona, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #colorado, #disabilities, #discrimination, #education-k-12, #education-department-us, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #minorities, #national-assn-for-the-advancement-of-colored-people, #pennsylvania, #race-and-ethnicity, #school-discipline-students, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states-politics-and-government

A Literary Scene Where Parties Are Part of the Agenda

LittlePuss Press specializes in work by transgender writers. Its founders also know it’s hard to resist a great party.

#book-trade-and-publishing, #books-and-literature, #brooklyn-nyc, #littlepuss-press, #parties-social, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #writing-and-writers

Blue States Want Red States to Face Consequences, but Travel Bans Are Harmful

Well-intentioned laws are making it harder for young academics to do their research.

#academic-freedom, #careers-and-professions, #colleges-and-universities, #discrimination, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #law-and-legislation, #research, #states-us, #transgender-and-transsexuals

How Americans Can Stand Against Extremism

Transgender people are under threat from political violence.

#boston-childrens-hospital, #carlson-tucker, #conservatism-us-politics, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #desantis-ron, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #proud-boys, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rubio-marco, #seattle-wash, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Transgender Americans Feel Under Attack as Political Vitriol Rises

Language about pedophiles and “grooming” of young children has intensified a movement, reminiscent of campaigns dating to the 1970s, that seeks to turn transgender people into a political wedge.

#discrimination, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states-politics-and-government

Putin Signs Law Banning Expressions of LGBTQ Identity in Public

The law makes it illegal to spread “propaganda” about “nontraditional sexual relations” in all media, including social, advertising and movies.

#freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #international-relations, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Free to Be You and Me. Or Not.

50 years later, we may be forgetting the lessons of a children’s classic.

#children-and-childhood, #free-to-be-you-and-me-album, #free-to-be-you-and-me-tv-program, #gender, #pogrebin-letty-cottin, #thomas-marlo, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Judge Weighs Legality of Arkansas Ban on Care for Transgender Youth

The trial, the first over a challenge to a state ban on gender-affirming care, concluded last week; the judge has not indicated when he will rule.

#arkansas, #children-and-childhood, #gender, #little-rock-ark, #rutledge-leslie-1976, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #testosterone, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #youth

Puberty Blockers for Transgender Youths

Readers discuss the benefits and risks of puberty blockers. Also: Donald Trump’s dinner with antisemites; robots in the workplace.

#anti-semitism, #fuentes-nicholas-j, #gender, #medicine-and-health, #obama-barack, #robots-and-robotics, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #west-kanye, #workplace-environment, #youth

I Want the World to See Us Kissing

Being a queer person of color in America can be dangerous. It shouldn’t be invisible.

#black-people, #colorado-springs-shooting-nov-2022, #discrimination, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #minorities, #photography, #transgender-and-transsexuals

New Details Emerge About Colorado Shooting Suspect

Lawyers for the suspect accused of killing five people in an L.G.B.T.Q. nightclub say their client identifies as nonbinary.

#aldrich-anderson-lee, #brink-aaron-franklin, #colorado-springs-colo, #colorado-springs-shooting-nov-2022, #hate-crimes, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #names-personal, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Honey Dijon Steps Up From Dance Music’s Underground

The D.J. and producer has been a force in house music for over two decades. Tapped by Beyoncé and Madonna, and releasing her own LP, her career is kicking into another gear.

#black-girl-magic-album, #black-people, #content-type-personal-profile, #disc-jockeys, #honey-dijon, #pop-and-rock-music, #renaissance-album, #transgender-and-transsexuals

The Massacre at Club Q Was Only a Matter of Time

The right has been demonizing drag for years.

#colorado-springs-colo, #colorado-springs-shooting-nov-2022, #drag-queen-story-hour, #hate-crimes, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #mass-shootings, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #transgender-and-transsexuals

In Women and Nonbinary People, Monkeypox Cases May Have Been Missed

Despite monkeypox fading from public attention, scientists are still learning how it spreads — including without sexual contact or any symptoms.

#acquired-immune-deficiency-syndrome, #lancet-the-journal, #monkeypox, #research, #sexually-transmitted-diseases, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #viruses

Puberty Blockers Can Help Transgender Youth. Is There a Cost?

Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths’ anguish and buy time to weigh options. But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.

#bones, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #estrogen, #hormones, #medicine-and-health, #osteoporosis, #research, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #testosterone, #transgender-and-transsexuals

‘Channeling the Mama Bear’: How Covid Closures Became Today’s Curriculum Wars

According to a new survey, one issue is especially divisive: teaching about L.G.B.T.Q. rights and gender identity.

#children-and-childhood, #education, #education-k-12, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #midterm-elections-2022, #parenting, #polls-and-public-opinion, #school-boards, #transgender-and-transsexuals

Florida Restricts Doctors From Providing Gender Treatments to Minors

The state’s medical board, whose members are appointed by the governor, has barred doctors from prescribing gender care to new adolescent patients.

#children-and-childhood, #desantis-ron, #doctors, #florida, #gender, #medicaid, #politics-and-government, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #your-feed-healthcare

For Ghana’s Only Openly Transgender Musician, ‘Every Day Is Dangerous’

Maxine Angel Opoku has found a new audience for her music with songs opposing a proposed law that would make it illegal to identify as gay, transgender or queer.

#accra-ghana, #content-type-personal-profile, #discrimination, #ghana, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #law-and-legislation, #music, #opoku-maxine-angel, #transgender-and-transsexuals

‘I’m Afraid for My Future’: Proposed Laws Threaten Gay Life in Russia

The laws, all but assured of enactment, would intensify a crackdown on L.G.B.T.Q. freedom in Russia, which Vladimir V. Putin has cast as a corrosive Western influence.

#discrimination, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #moscow-russia, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #ukraine

Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68

Trained as a physicist, he opened the U.S. military to transgender service members and removed barriers to women in combat roles.

#carter-ashton-b, #deaths-obituaries, #defense-department, #obama-barack, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

Let’s Say Gay

“Queer” has begun to overtake other labels of sexuality. But what does it mean?

#english-language, #gender, #generation-z, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #lgbtq, #queer, #same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-domestic-partnerships, #transgender-and-transsexuals

A New Procedure Could Expand Reproductive Choices for Transgender Women

Retrieving viable sperm from men with low fertility and from people who have used estrogen therapy for years has been a challenge, doctors say. A new, less invasive technique has promise.

#artificial-insemination, #estrogen, #extended-sperm-search-and-microfreeze, #gender, #hormones, #reproduction-biological, #sperm, #testosterone, #transgender-and-transsexuals

A Nonbinary Runner’s Experience of the Chicago Marathon

“A big part of being here and running this race is reclaiming this place, which left me with a lot of emotional scars,” Cal Calamia said of running the Chicago Marathon in their hometown.

#cal-calamia, #chicago-ill, #chicago-marathon, #content-type-personal-profile, #gender, #marathon-running, #running, #transgender-and-transsexuals

What a Conservative Therapist Thinks About U.S. Politics and Mental Health

Conservatives need mental health help too. But do they need to get it from someone who shares their worldview?

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #colorado, #conservatism-us-politics, #depression-mental, #mental-health-and-disorders, #news-and-news-media, #therapy-and-rehabilitation, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

More Trans Teens Are Choosing ‘Top Surgery’

Small studies suggest that breast removal surgery improves transgender teenagers’ well-being, but data is sparse. Some state leaders oppose such procedures for minors.

#gender, #plastic-surgery, #social-media, #surgery-and-surgeons, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #world-professional-association-for-transgender-health, #your-feed-healthcare

The Midterm Election’s Most Dominant Toxic Narratives

Misleading and divisive posts about the Nov. 8 midterm vote have flooded social media. Here are three prevalent themes.

#abortion, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #computers-and-the-internet, #corporate-social-responsibility, #facebook-inc, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #instagram-inc, #meta-platforms-inc, #midterm-elections-2022, #project-democracy, #reddit-inc, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumble-inc, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #telegram-llc, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #twitter, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

After Dobbs: Feminism Beyond the Gender Binary

Jennifer Finney Boylan and Thomas Page McBee on what the feminist movement owes the trans community.

#audio-neutral-informative, #boylan-jennifer-finney, #gender, #language-and-languages, #mcbee-thomas-page, #nonbinary, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #united-states, #womens-rights

Virginia Reverses School Protections for Transgender Students

The state’s Department of Education issued guidelines that would require students to file legal documents to be called by different pronouns.

#education-k-12, #gender, #northam-ralph-s, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #virginia, #youngkin-glenn-a

Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group

Earlier in the week, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a ruling to stand for now that required the university to recognize the group.

#colleges-and-universities, #freedom-of-religion, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #jews-and-judaism, #manhattan-nyc, #religion-and-belief, #supreme-court-us, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #yeshiva-university

Transgender Youth Find the Magic of Summer Camp

Indigo Point was created as an oasis, one that organizers saw as all the more necessary after a barrage of conservative legislation focused on transgender young people.

#camps-and-camping, #gender, #illinois, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #transgender-and-transsexuals