Meta announced a series of major updates to its content moderation policies today, including ending its fact-checking partnerships and “getting rid” of restrictions on speech about “topics like immigration, gender identity and gender” that the company describes as frequent subjects of political discourse and debate. “It’s not right that things can be said on TV […]
Michelle Buteau slammed Dave Chappelle and his controversial jokes about the transgender community in her new comedy special “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall,” which debuted Tuesday on Netflix. Buteau began criticizing Chappelle after telling a story about her “Black lesbian friend.” She noted the subject matter elicited a spectrum of […]
The Senate passed an $895 billion defense spending bill Wednesday that includes a provision directly targeting transgender youth. As Daily Kos previously reported, dissent broke out in the House on Dec. 11 after GOP Speaker Mike Johnson muscled in the provision. If approved, the bill will ban transgender minors from using TRICARE (the military’s health […]
President Joe Biden is poised to sign a bipartisan bill this week that would restrict gender-affirming care for transgender children of military service members. In an 85-14 vote on Wednesday, the Democratic-controlled Senate approved the annual defense spending bill, which includes an anti-trans rider tacked on by Republican leadership. If the massive $895 billion National […]
“Win or Lose,” the first-ever long-form series from Pixar, was originally set to feature a transgender storyline that ended up being cut by Disney, Variety has learned. Premiering on Feb. 11, “Win or Lose” will follow eight members of a middle school softball team as they gear up for their championship game. Each episode follows […]
The holiday season often conjures images of warmth, connection and celebration, especially for young people returning to the family home. This can be complicated if you are LGBTQ+, transgender or gender non-conforming. Family members may hold certain religious, cultural or political beliefs that do not accept your identity. But even well-meaning family may struggle to […]
Since the election, Richards says that applications have skyrocketed, with a majority of requests coming from Texas and Florida. In October, TCP had gotten a little more than 20 applications. By mid-November, that number was already over 400. “Everyone is terrified right now,” she says. “Nobody really knows what’s going to happen … the rhetoric […]
In the biggest case of the term, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on certain gender transition medical treatments for transgender minors.
Supporters of gender-affirming care for transitioning minors outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, 2024, as the justices hear arguments on a case from Tennessee. Photo: Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via AP The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that will determine the fate of trans youth health care — […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives said Wednesday they are inclined to uphold state laws in half the nation that prohibit the use of hormone treatments for transgender teens. Led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., they said there is an evolving medical debate over the use of puberty blockers and sex hormones for adolescents […]
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