News: Montana Silences Trans Lawmaker + Disney Sues Florida + More

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NPR: Montana’s Republican-controlled state House of Representatives has voted to formally silence trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D). During a debate last week on a bill that would ban gender-affirming care, Zephyr told her colleagues they would “have blood on their hands,” referring to the lowered risk of suicide among trans people who have proper medical care. Continue reading “News: Montana Silences Trans Lawmaker + Disney Sues Florida + More”

News: Cancel Culture In Tennessee + Mpox + More

Tennessee lawmakers have introduced their own "Don't Say Gay" legislation which would prohibit discussion of LGBTQ topics on any level in schools.

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New York Times: The Tennessee House, where Republicans have a super-majority, voted to expel two Democrats from the state legislature a week after they joined protesters in a call for stricter gun laws in the wake of a shooting that left six dead at a Christian school. An effort to expel a third Democrat fell short by one vote. Continue reading “News: Cancel Culture In Tennessee + Mpox + More”

Wyoming Republicans Oppose Bill That Would Ban Child Marriage

Wyoming Republicans are opposing a bill that would prohibit child marriage for those under 16-years-old in their state.
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Republican state legislators across the country have been introducing (and passing!) anti-LGBTQ bills at a rapidly increasing rate, usually under the guise of “protecting the children.”

So imagine my surprise when I read that Wyoming Republicans are opposing a bill that would prohibit child marriage for those under 16-years-old in their state. Continue reading “Wyoming Republicans Oppose Bill That Would Ban Child Marriage”

Happy Birthday Judith Light, Boo To South Dakota + More News

Tony Award winner & LGBTQ ally Judith Light (photo: Alan Light)

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Birthdays: Celebrating the 74th birthday of the luminous Tony Award winner and longtime LGBTQ ally, Judith Light! A great, great talent who’s stood up for the LGBTQ community again, and again, and again. Raising a glass to the awesomeness that is Judith Light. Continue reading “Happy Birthday Judith Light, Boo To South Dakota + More News”