LGBTQ+
- JK Rowling agrees to meeting with Labour about gender transition policywww.theguardian.com JK Rowling agrees to meeting with Labour about gender transition policy
Author responds after shadow chancellor says party would be ‘really happy’ to ‘give her assurances’
This country sucks so bad, why couldn't the weird transphobic internet lady just stick to her castle and keep tweeting about how wizards used to just shit on the floor bcs they were too stupid to use plumbing
- LGBTQ Lawmaker Representation Increased 190 Percent Over Past 7 Years — Reporttruthout.org LGBTQ Lawmaker Representation Increased 190 Percent Over Past 7 Years — Report
Despite gains in elected positions in every state of the US, there is still a noticeable LGBTQ "representation gap."
- Biden pardons LGBTQ+ service members convicted for sexual orientationwww.cbsnews.com Biden pardons LGBTQ+ service members convicted for sexual orientation
The pardon could affect thousands of service members convicted over the six decades that military law formally banned consensual homosexual conduct.
- Right-wingers are now raging at a farm supply store – because they have LGBTQ+ staff initiativeswww.thepinknews.com Anti-LGBTQ+ bigots are now raging at *checks notes* a farm supply store
Right-wing activist Robby Starbuck is demanding his followers take action against Tractor Supply over their LGBTQ+ inclusion initiatives.
Rural retail chain company Tractor Supply are facing calls for a boycott for, amongst other things, donating money to diversity and inclusion causes, which included projects that support LGBTQ+ youth.
Tractor Supply is far from the only retail chain that has faced boycott calls over DEI and Pride initiatives in recent years, though a rural supply company is certainly an unusual target for the right.
In fact, just today, right-wingers decided to take aim at IKEA’s rainbow Pride charity cake. To mark Pride Month 2024, the UK branch of the Swedish furniture chain announced its popular rainbow cake is back in its restaurants and will be sold throughout June, with 100 per cent of the profits going to LGBT+ Switchboard.
- The Tokyo Marathon Will Introduce a Nonbinary Category in 2025www.them.us The Tokyo Marathon Will Introduce a Nonbinary Category in 2025
All six World Major Marathons have now added an option for nonbinary competitiors.
- Gangster Meets A Feminine Gay Man | Dates with Straights
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I love this channel! Platonic dates
- Queer Activists Are Making BDS a Key Question of Pride This Yeartruthout.org Queer Activists Are Making BDS a Key Question of Pride This Year
LGBTQ people are pushing Pride events to reject pinkwashing, endorse BDS and show solidarity with Palestine.
- LGBT Workers Need Unions, Not Rainbow Capitalisminthesetimes.com LGBT Workers Need Unions, Not Rainbow Capitalism
Major companies are weighing the benefits of pinkwashing as anti-LGBT extremism is on the rise. Doug Ireland's 1999 piece reminds us what organized labor can offer queer and trans workers.
- Guidance on responding to the NHS Constitution consultationtransactual.org.uk Guidance on responding to the NHS Constitution consultation
This guidance is designed to support you to respond to the NHS Constitution consultation, particularly in relation to the issues impacting trans people.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/23817777
- Over 10,000 Poles participate in Pride parade in Warsawwww.euronews.com Over 10,000 Poles participate in Pride parade in Warsaw
Last weekend a parade in Warsaw drew over 20,000 people, including two government ministers for the first time. #EuropeNews
> Last weekend a parade in Warsaw drew over 20,000 people, including two government ministers for the first time. #EuropeNews
- All 64 of the countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ – and yes, it’s all colonialism’s faultwww.thepinknews.com All the places where it's illegal to be LGBTQ+ – and why it's colonialism's fault
We take a look at all the countries and territories where it is still illegal to be gay or LGBTQ+ – and examine the role colonialism played.
> We take a look at all the countries and territories where it is still illegal to be gay or LGBTQ+ – and examine the role colonialism played.
- Trans Youth Suicides Covered Up By NHS, Cass After Restrictions, Say Whistleblowerswww.erininthemorning.com Trans Youth Suicides Covered Up By NHS, Cass After Restrictions, Say Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers allege that the NHS in Great Britain covered up a large spike in suicides after restrictions on trans care. The number of suicides appears to have been omitted from the Cass Review.
> Whistleblowers allege that the NHS in Great Britain covered up a large spike in suicides after restrictions on trans care. The number of suicides appears to have been omitted from the Cass Review.
- Be crime, do gay 🌈😈 (michamiw)
cross-posted from c/undertale_deltarune
> https://michamiw.tumblr.com/ > > Michamiw sent me this image privately after I sent them a request on Tumblr, so sadly it isn't publicly available on their blog, although I did share it on mine a while back: https://www.tumblr.com/the-fanfic-galore/620681151722536960/sharing-this-cute-drawing-because-pride-month-xp
- Idaho bar celebrates 'Heterosexual Awesomeness Month' in response to Pride Monthwww.nbcnews.com Idaho bar celebrates 'Heterosexual Awesomeness Month' in response to Pride Month
On Hetero Male Mondays, the Old State Saloon will offer a free beer to any “heterosexual male dressed like a heterosexual male.”
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16796082
> This response is perfect and hilarious: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8LZKSasTbm/
- If Dolly Parton can be canceled, we’re in serious troublewww.cnn.com Opinion: Quit pickin’ on Dolly Parton! | CNN
Politically untouchable country legend Dolly Parton should not be subjected to a recent slew of unfounded right-wing vitriol, writes Allison Hope.
- Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial, found 100% effectivewww.cnbc.com Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial
Gilead's experimental twice-yearly medicine to prevent HIV was 100% effective in a late-stage trial, the company said Thursday.
- Emails Reveal the Playbook Used Against Libraries Planning ‘Drag Story Time’ Eventswww.404media.co Emails Reveal the Playbook Used Against Libraries Planning ‘Drag Story Time’ Events
Internal messages shared with 404 Media show how an official’s complaint about a drag queen story hour can spiral into bomb threats against the library hosting it.
- ‘Monumental step forward’: Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriageedition.cnn.com ‘Monumental step forward’: Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage | CNN
Thailand will become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after the kingdom’s Senate approved a marriage equality bill on Tuesday, with supporters calling it a “monumental step forward for LGBTQ+ rights.”
> Thailand will become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after the kingdom’s Senate approved a marriage equality bill on Tuesday, with supporters calling it a “monumental step forward for LGBTQ+ rights.”
- A Retired Army Colonel’s Obituary Shares a Secret: ‘I Was Gay All My Life’www.nytimes.com A Retired Army Colonel’s Obituary Shares a Secret: ‘I Was Gay All My Life’
Edward Thomas Ryan, who died at 85, wrote that he was “afraid of being ostracized.” The revelation set off a wave of online tributes.
Paywall removed: https://archive.is/NShNn
- California Senate approves ban on transgender notification policies in schoolswww.cbsnews.com California Senate approves ban on transgender notification policies in schools
The California Senate has approved a bill that would ban school districts from requiring teachers to notify parents if their child asks to go by a new pronoun at school.
- Decorated veteran comes out in his own heartbreaking obituary: 'I was gay all my life'www.usatoday.com Decorated veteran comes out in his own heartbreaking obituary: 'I was gay all my life'
"I was gay all my life," said the message he wrote for his obituary. "Now that my secret is known, I'll forever rest in peace."
- Watching some documentaries on drag queens, what other cool movies for Pride month?www.factualamerica.com Greatest Documentaries About Drag Queens: The Best Films Unveiling the Art Form — Factual America Podcast
Dive into the vibrant world of drag with our list of the greatest documentaries about drag queens, showcasing the passion, artistry, and cultural impact of this dynamic performance art form.
Movie suggestions don’t have to be documentaries
- Massachusetts House passes bill strengthening LGBTQ+ parents' rightsapnews.com Massachusetts House passes bill strengthening LGBTQ+ parents' rights
Massachusetts House lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill aimed at updating the state’s parentage laws to include LGBTQ+ parents and families that used methods such as assisted reproduction and surrogacy.
> Massachusetts House lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill aimed at updating the state’s parentage laws to include LGBTQ+ parents and families that used methods such as assisted reproduction and surrogacy.
- Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 86www.latimes.com Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 86
Lynn Conway, who died Sunday at 86, was a leader in the development of personal computers and microprocessor technology, and a symbol for generations of transgender individuals.
> Lynn Conway, who died Sunday at 86, was a leader in the development of personal computers and microprocessor technology, and a symbol for generations of transgender individuals.
- Federal court permanently blocks Florida's law against trans health carewww.advocate.com Federal court permanently blocks Florida's law against trans health care
The state had banned the care for minors and restricted it for adults.
- Jon Stewart slams corporations taking advantage of Pridemashable.com Jon Stewart slams corporations taking advantage of Pride
"Let's just let corporations live their truth, as the profit-seeking, Patrick Batemen psychopaths they are."
- Chappell Roan was asked to perform at a White House Pride event. She said no.consequence.net Chappell Roan was asked to perform at a White House Pride event. She said no.
Chappell Roan revealed she declined an offer to perform at a White House Pride event during her much-discussed Governors Ball 2024 set.