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James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to a U.S. state legislature

James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms.

WEKU

'Disappointing': Labour MSP seeks to water down gender reform bill

A LABOUR MSP has proposed an amendment to the gender reform bill that “could make it harder” for people to legally change their gender than if…

The National (Scotland)

Tokyo launches new system to recognize LGBTQ couples

Tokyo launched a system Nov. 1 officially recognizing couples where at least one of the individuals is a sexual minority, giving them access to some of the same administrative services available to married couples. The system recognizes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) partnerships.

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School board in Kansas bans trans students from preferred bathrooms, sports teams

After months of tense debate, the Gardner Edgerton school board in Kansas on Monday approved a policy prohibiting transgender children from using their preferred restrooms or participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

Tribune News Service

What are 'furries?' Debunking myths about kids identifying as animals, and litter boxes in schools

From abortion to book bans, critical race theory and transgender rights, much political rhetoric in the run-up to the mid-term elections in the United States has centered around “culture war” issues.

The Conversation

US voters fret about democracy, polarization before election

American voters are fractured politically and culturally ahead of Election Day, and they are anxious about where their country is heading — on inflation, abortion, immigration, crime, and much more

The Independent UK

'My partner proposed after I came out as trans man and even chose my new name - Elvis'

Elvis Smith, formerly Elorah, had feared his partner would want to split up when he came out as a binary trans man

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‘Urgency to run’: LGBTQ candidates make history in US midterms

At least 678 LGBTQ candidates running for state and federal posts, highest number ever in US history says report.

Al Jazeera

Florida medical boards vote to prohibit gender-affirming care for minors

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two state medical boards voted Friday to prohibit gender-affirming treatment for patients in Florida under the age of 18, despite warnings from some parents and practitioners that the ban will harm transgender youth.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida to ban transgender health care treatments for minors

Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria, under a rule approved by state medical officials at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

Teacher asks court to restore suit on trans student pronouns

The Supreme Court of Virginia has heard arguments in the case of a high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns

The Independent UK

UK Transgender charity Mermaids call police after severe abuse and threats

According to charity CEO, Susie Green, 130 abusive calls were reported to the charity in less than a month

Wales Online

Politicians turn to medical boards to ban gender-affirming care

Red states have been looking beyond the legislative route to restrict trans youth's access to care.

Axios

Ex-Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan hits back at retired Kerry priest Fr Sean Sheehy calling him 'a doddery old fool'

Fr Sean Sheehy has caused uproar for his comments about same sex couples, abortion and transgenderism

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Federal court says beauty pageant can bar trans contestants

A federal appellate court says a national beauty pageant has a First Amendment right to exclude a transgender woman from competing, because including her could interfere with the message the pageant wants to send about what characteristics make an ideal woman

WEKU

U.S. court says a pageant can exclude transgender women in its competitions

Anita Green sued Miss United States of America claiming the pageant's eligibility rules, which require contestants to be "natural born females," violate Oregon's anti-discrimination law.

Tribune News Service

United States of America Pageants can exclude trans contestants, court rules

A pageant operator in the U.S. can ban transgender contestants, an appeals court in San Francisco ruled this week.

Tribune News Service

Florida medical board is full of DeSantis donors. They vote on transgender care Friday

As the Florida Board of Medicine considers banning medical treatments for transgender youth, a move urged by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, the board’s chairperson has assured LGBTQ advocates that the group “is vociferously apolitical.”

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Former Mrs Brown's Boys star Rory Cowan blasts retired Kerry priest Fr Sean Sheehy calling him 'a doddery old fool'

Exclusive: Fr Sean Sheehy has caused uproar for his comments about same sex couples, abortion and transgenderism

Reason

United States of America Pageants Has First Amendment Right To Exclude Transgender Women, Court Says

Plus: The emptiness of Democrats' pro-democracy rhetoric, the real reason Social Security checks are getting bigger, and more...

The Texas Tribune

LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

WEKU

Right-wing groups spend millions of dollars on ads targeting transgender kids

America First Legal, an organization launched by former Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller, is the group behind many of the political ads.

Dublin Live

Ireland AM star Alan Hughes says Kerry priest's homophobic homily 'not worth wasting time on'

Fr Sean Sheehy delivered a sermon on Sunday where he declared transgender people, homosexuality and abortion as a 'mortal sin'

Los Angeles Times

Why ‘Harry Potter’s’ Daniel Radcliffe condemned J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans tweets

Daniel Radcliffe is holding firm in his stance against transphobia, shedding light on why he felt the need to speak up in 2020 when “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling made polarizing remarks about transgender people.

Reuters

U.S. beauty pageant can exclude transgender contestants, court rules

Beauty pageant operator Miss United States of America LLC cannot be forced to allow transgender women to compete because doing so would interfere with its ability to express "the ideal vision of American womanhood," a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

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