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In a heartbreaking post and video, Serena Daniari alleges she was attacked by two strangers in a New York City subway train on the evening of Friday, Jan. 24. In the now-viral tweet, Daniari, a journalist, alleges she was hit, spit on, and called...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Sun Jan 26, 2020 at 12:57 PM PST
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Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed an anti-LGBTQ “child welfare” measure into law on Friday, Jan. 24. In short, as previously covered at Daily Kos, the law allows faith-based adoption and foster agencies to deny LGBTQ families based on religious beliefs...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Sun Jan 26, 2020 at 09:04 AM PST
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In the latest blow to transgender people’s rights, a proposal to ban physicians from performing gender-affirming surgeries or prescribing puberty-blocking hormones for transgender youth has cleared the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee by an...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Thu Jan 23, 2020 at 02:12 PM PST
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Today the South Dakota Legislature forwarded a bill to the State House floor (HB 1057) that attacks health care of transgender children in the State. It has been scheduled for a floor vote on Monday, Jan 27. Here’s the ACLU-SD’s call on this bill: The...
by robbinsdale radical
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on Wed Jan 22, 2020 at 10:08 PM PST
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The calls for federal immigration officials to release transgender people from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody continue to grow, following a new letter from a coalition of community rights organizations citing the federal immigration agency...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Wed Jan 22, 2020 at 09:00 AM PST
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Utah has finally banned “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth, becoming the 19th state to do so, as reported by NBC News. The archaic, abusive practice has been decried by the American Psychological Association (APA) as not only detrimental to mental...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Wed Jan 22, 2020 at 09:05 AM PST
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Dozens of House Democrats are calling for the release of all transgender detainees from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, citing a number of horrific deaths and the agency’s ongoing failure to meet congressional standards ensuring the safety...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Thu Jan 16, 2020 at 09:53 AM PST
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by Joan Westenberg
Queer people are people too. For years, we have struggled to gain our basic rights: the right to marry, the right to care for our children, the right to engage with ...
by Prism Guest Writer
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on Thu Jan 16, 2020 at 08:00 AM PST
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If there’s one thing that’s synonymous with birthdays, it’s having a birthday cake. According to Kimberly Alford, however, a photo of her 15-year-old daughter, Kayla, sitting with her colorful birthday cake while wearing a sweater with a rainbow on it...
by Marissa Higgins
224 comments
on Wed Jan 15, 2020 at 09:47 AM PST
with 147 Recommends
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In efforts to decide once again what someone else should do with their body, Republication legislatures have crafted a bill, House Bill 1572, focused on restricting the participation of children in sports or athletic teams different than their...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Sun Jan 12, 2020 at 12:07 PM PST
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A new law that went into effect in Illinois this week has now cleared the way for previously ineligible undocumented and some transgender students to access state financial aid in order to achieve their higher-education goals. “I’m committed to...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Thu Jan 09, 2020 at 12:46 PM PST
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As Democrats take full control of Virginia’s government for the first time in a quarter-century, the state could see major changes for the common good. On issues like voting rights, abortion, guns, and LGBTQ rights, Democrats could repeal some of the...
by Laura Clawson
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on Tue Jan 07, 2020 at 10:37 AM PST
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by Elizabeth Millard When my fiancé, Karla, and I were looking for farmland to expand our community-supported agriculture business, we didn’t cruise past fields and barns first. Instead, we ate lunch in the small towns we were considering and searched...
by Prism Guest Writer
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on Fri Jan 03, 2020 at 09:00 AM PST
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First...it was me. I stood alone. In 2018, I became the first openly-trans person in state history to publicly announce a candidacy for the State Legislature. I originally filed my campaign ...
by Kalisiin
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on Tue Dec 24, 2019 at 04:30 AM PST
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As the holiday season rolls in, a lot of talk centers on celebrating the people in your life. One goal anyone can add to their holiday (and frankly, everyday) priorities? Center and support the ...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri Dec 27, 2019 at 06:00 PM PST
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In December, Merriam-Webster declared the gender-neutral pronoun “they” to be its word of the year for 2019. For many, the right way to use “they” and the meaning behind singular “they”
by Marissa Higgins
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on Wed Jan 01, 2020 at 10:30 AM PST
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After high schoolers hand out LGBT pride flags, other students display Confederate flag in cafeteria Several students displayed a Confederate flag in the cafeteria of West Plains High School in Missouri on Dec. 9, reported local news outlet KY3. What prompted this? Apparently, another group of students handed out pride flags to show solidarity with...
by Marissa Higgins
113 comments
on Tue Dec 17, 2019 at 09:15 AM PST
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The Transgender Law Center and the law office of R. Andrew Free have filed a Federal Tort Claim Act complaint holding the federal government responsible for the death of Roxsana Hernández, a transgender asylum-seeker from Honduras, while in custody...
by Gabe Ortiz
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on Mon Dec 16, 2019 at 12:29 PM PST
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The Hallmark Channel dropped four ads for the wedding planning website Zola because conservatives expressed horror at the sight of same-sex couples kissing in the commercials. Zola originally had four ads that featured two brides kissing each other....
by Marissa Higgins
76 comments
on Sun Dec 15, 2019 at 12:50 PM PST
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Told to preserve video of a trans asylum-seeker who died in custody, ICE officials deleted it anyway BuzzFeed News reported in late October that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials deleted surveillance footage of a transgender woman who died while under custody last year. Now the outlet has further confirmed that federal immigration...
by Gabe Ortiz
38 comments
on Fri Dec 13, 2019 at 10:02 AM PST
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