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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Photo: White House Out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denounced the Uganda Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the East African nation’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The law, which was passed in 2023, faced a constitutional challenge late last year from two law professors at Makerere University in Kampala who argued
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Tony Evers Photo: via Wikipedia Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) has vetoed a Republican-led ban on transgender high school athletes, saying that such legislation would needlessly harm the mental well-being of trans youth and make the state less safe for LGBTQ+ people. State Republicans reportedly lack the votes to override his veto. “This type of
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaking at a press conference. Photo: Screenshot The Ohio legislature banned gender-affirming care for trans minors last January, and a judge has since blocked it from going into effect while considering its constitutionality. However, a new lawsuit says the ban violates a 2011 state constitutional amendment. Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care,
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Two recently published research reports published by The Trevor Project and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) say that Black transgender youth are more likely to be suicidal and are more likely to experience discrimination from both family and their white LGBTQ+ peers. The Trevor Project survey revealed that 21% of its Black transgender, nonbinary, or
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In commemoration of the upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), President Joe Biden issued a statement praising trans people’s contributions to society and describing actions his administration has taken to counter transphobic bullying and extremism. Additionally, many members of Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) also issued their own statements affirming that community
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A class action lawsuit finalized on Tuesday has mandated Colorado prisons to provide better housing options for transgender women as well as improved access to gender-affirming care. The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) will be required to implement a variety of changes, including implementing healthcare that’s more in line with established guidelines, as well as
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In a report published on Tuesday, Media Matters and GLAAD revealed that the New York Times failed to get comment from a transgender person in 66% of its stories regarding anti-transgender legislation, pointing to a lack of transgender voices in stories about topics that directly involve transgender people. The report further detailed that in 18%
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