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J.K. Rowling says she doesn’t care about her legacy: ‘Whatever, I’ll be dead’

J.K. Rowling said she doesn’t care about how she will be remembered for prosperity.

Tribune News Service

Mississippi Senate passes limit on transgender health care

The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18

The Independent UK

Commentary: Here’s an idea: Maybe if we all stop talking about J.K. Rowling, she’ll just go away

Novelist J.K. Rowling is back in the news where, apparently, she longs to be. Never has a person who once claimed to have been “canceled” been allowed so much time, attention and diversity of platforms to continue her side-gig as a quasi-political commentator.

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Gov. Greg Abbott promises to be “heavily involved” in push for education savings accounts

In an interview with the Tribune, the governor also backed criminalizing some health care treatments for transgender kids and shrugged off the idea that he’s in a conservative policy rivalry with Ron DeSantis.

The Texas Tribune

Transgender twin models who took London Fashion Week by storm say gendered fashion is out

Seeing trans women like them on the catwalk is not enough, they tell Imy Brighty-Potts.

The Independent UK

Minister: No sexual assaults by trans inmates in women’s prisons since reforms

Damian Hinds updated MPs on the data for England and Wales.

The Independent UK

Vigil for Brianna Ghey generates quiet but determined gathering in Perth

Pink Saltire group invited the people of Perth to observe a moment to remember the transgender girl Brianna Ghey who died on February 11 after being stabbed.

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JK Rowling – latest: First episode of Harry Potter author’s new podcast airs

Interviewer Megan Phelps-Roper says podcast was ‘never intended to vindicate’ author over her remarks about the transgender community

The Independent UK

Thai HIV response faces setback

Thailand was a model for how a country should respond to the HIV epidemic. Whenever there was an HIV innovation -- whether it be a drug or a behavioural approach -- Thailand would be one of the first countries to adopt it. This began with the 100% Condom Programme in…

Bangkok Post

A timeline of JK Rowling’s comments about women and transgender rights

Harry Potter author is taking part in a podcast where she will discuss her stance with Megan Phelps-Roper

The Independent UK

Kate Forbes says she wouldn't have 'voted for Scotland's gender reforms'

Forbes told the BBC that she had "significant concerns" about self-identification for transgender people in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

When is JK Rowling’s podcast launching?

Harry Potter creator to address controversial stance on transgender rights in extended interview series with American writer Megan Phelps-Roper

The Independent UK

Amid calls for a boycott, ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ controversy questions what it means to be a ‘Harry Potter’ fan

LOS ANGELES — The night before visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood, Brittany Katter wondered whether the journey was a mistake.

Los Angeles Times

Parents raise concerns as Florida bans gender-affirming care for trans kids

Florida's medical boards have voted to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Families with trans children and medical providers who care for them are worried about the impact.

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The Independent UK

JK Rowling – latest: Trans YouTuber apologises for contributing to new podcast about Harry Potter author

Interviewer Megan Phelps-Roper says podcast was ‘never intended to vindicate’ author over her remarks about the transgender community

Daily Record

Trans killer locked up with women for six years in Scots prison fears she would not survive men's jail

Sophie Eastwood, formerly known as Daniel, has beenheld among female prisoners in Cornton Vale since 2017 but fears being moved.

Tribune News Service

Conservatives use abortion strategies in fight over transgender care

WASHINGTON — Republicans hoping to elevate conservative messaging about health care and services for transgender individuals have followed the same playbook that they used to advance anti-abortion legislation: starting in the states, focusing initially on minors.

Edinburgh Live

Hundreds gather in Edinburgh city centre as vigil held for trans teen Brianna Ghey

The 16-year-old transgender teen was found stabbed to death at a park in Cheshire last weekend, with police arresting a 15-year-old boy and girl on suspicion of murder

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‘I’m tired and scared’: The ‘historically bad’ wave of anti-LGBT+ legislation impacting youth mental health

A record number of state-level bills targeting transgender young people and the inflammatory right-wing rhetoric surrounding them are having a damaging effect on LGBT+ youth, Alex Woodward reports

The Guardian - US

Nearly 1,000 contributors protest New York Times’ coverage of trans people

The letter – also signed by thousands of subscribers – says the paper’s reporting has been used in support of anti-trans legislation

Reason

'Patient Zero' Is Not Hate Speech

Reason talks with the transgender historian who used the term to describe a revolutionary gender-affirming treatment for teens.

Fortune

Trans community finds new support amid historic wave of anti-LGBT bills

A wave of anti-trans legislation is putting the mental and physical health of trans youth at risk.

Los Angeles Times

Celebrities are standing with GLAAD in protest of New York Times’ trans coverage

Judd Apatow, Margaret Cho, Wilson Cruz, Tommy Dorfman, Lena Dunham, Jameela Jamil, Gabrielle Union-Wade and Jonathan Van Ness are among the celebrities who have signed an open letter from GLAAD to the New York Times criticizing what the LGBTQ+ advocacy group isays is “irresponsible, biased coverage of transgender people.”

The Guardian - UK

Transgender prison row heightens safety fears in Scotland’s LGBTQ+ community

Isla Bryson case has led to climate of growing hostility towards trans people, say equality campaigners

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Kevin McCarthy can't govern, so he resorts to cynical stunts like reading the Constitution aloud for 43 minutes

To hear the Republicans tell it, the U.S. Constitution has been beaten, buffeted and willfully misconstrued by radical socialists and liberal Democrats who hope to twist it to encourage abortions, promote transgender rights and confiscate Americans' guns.

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