Tag: gender-affirming care

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Out Tennis Pro Not Focused On Being LGBTQ Icon + More News

João Lucas Reis (via Instagram)

Some news stories for you I thought worth your time:

• Instinct Magazine: João Lucas Reis da Silva, the only out pro tennis player in the world, says he is not focused on trying to be the next LGBTQ icon. “I’m focused one hundred percent on tennis.”

• Washington Blade: The new bio-pic Blue Moon delivers a highly stylized portrait of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart portrayed in a tour-de-force performance by Ethan Hawke. In theaters now. Continue reading “Out Tennis Pro Not Focused On Being LGBTQ Icon + More News”

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NFL Donates $100K To The Trevor Project + More News

Happy Monday! Some news items to start your week:

• Gayety: The NFL reaffirmed their support for LGBTQ youth and mental health with a $100,000 donation to The Trevor Project this past Saturday, National Coming Out Day.

• Kenneth-in-the-212: For tennis fans – Valentin Vacherot and Coco Gauff won big China, plus all the ATP beef that’s fit to post. Continue reading “NFL Donates $100K To The Trevor Project + More News”

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Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Gender-Affirming Surgery Ban + More

Pete Buttigieg

Some news items to start your week:

• Gay City News: The full bench of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejected a challenge under to a Georgia County’s refusal to cover gender-affirming surgery under its employee benefits plan.

• The Advocate: Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offered a candid critique of former President Joe Biden’s failed reelection bid in a recent interview on NBC’s Meet The Press. And I agree with him. Continue reading “Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Gender-Affirming Surgery Ban + More”

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Remembering Two Gay Heroes Of 9/11 + More News

Nighttime tribute to heroes of 9/11 (via Depositphotos)

Some news items you might have missed:

• Gayety: Remembering two gay heroes lost on September 11 – former rugby player Mark Bingham (who joined three others in resisting the hijackers aboard United Flight 93) and FDNY chaplain Father Mychal Judge (who rushed to Ground Zero immediately after the first tower fell).

Continue reading “Remembering Two Gay Heroes Of 9/11 + More News”

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Boy Scouts Take Aim At LGBTQ Travel Co. + More News

Queer Scout (image via official Facebook)

Some news items you might have missed:

• Gayety: The Boy Scouts of America has filed a formal opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office against Queer Scout, a new LGBTQ+ travel service (lead photo). Essentially, the Boy Scouts claim the word “scout” belongs to them. Continue reading “Boy Scouts Take Aim At LGBTQ Travel Co. + More News”

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Appeals Court Upholds Arkansas Ban On Gender-Affirming Care + More News

Voters in Kansas overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to strip women of their right to an abortion in the conservative state

Some news items you might have missed:

• Law Dork: A full federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Arkansas’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Passed in 2021, its enforcement had been enjoined since a preliminary injunction in the case had been issued four years ago.

• TMZ: Danielle Spencer – famous for playing wise-cracking Dee Thomas on the hit ’70s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” – has died at the age of 60 following complications from cancer. Spencer became a veterinarian after leaving Hollywood in the 1990s. Continue reading “Appeals Court Upholds Arkansas Ban On Gender-Affirming Care + More News”

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Mr. USA Finalists + MTG Would End HIV Funding In Africa + More

Mister USA

Some news items I thought worth your time:

• JoeMyGod: Fact-challenged Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says we should stop funding HIV/AIDS prevention in Africa because “If people don’t understand what’s causing AIDS, then they’re on their own.”

• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out the finalists for Mister USA at the link. The voting is open here. Continue reading “Mr. USA Finalists + MTG Would End HIV Funding In Africa + More”

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GOP Pulls Medicaid Ban On Gender-Affirming Care From ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Transgender flag

Erin Reed, an award-winning independent journalist who’s always on top of transgender issues, shared on her blog just now that the provision that would bar Medicaid covering gender-affirming healthcare for trans people is out of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” Continue reading “GOP Pulls Medicaid Ban On Gender-Affirming Care From ‘Big Beautiful Bill’”