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Family Faults Police in Torture, Murder of Trans Man

Sam Nordquist sought help, and his mother did the same, she tells NBC

(Newser) - The mother of a transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York claims he might still be alive if local police had "done their jobs." Canandaigua Police say none of its officers spoke with family members in the lead up to Sam Nordquist's death. But...

LGBTQ Activists Call New HHS Guidance 'Deeply Concerning'

Health Secretary RFK Jr. issues new guidance recognizing only 2 sexes: male and female

(Newser) - The Department of Health and Human Services has synced up with the Trump administration's push against transgender protections , releasing new guidance on Wednesday that states the US government recognizes only two sexes: male and female. The new "sex-based definitions" assert that "an individual human is either female...

First Openly Gay Imam Killed in South Africa

Supporters believe Muhsin Hendricks was assassinated because of his teachings

(Newser) - A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his teachings. Muhsin Hendricks, 57, was ambushed by two men in a pick-up truck while visiting the southern city...

Feds Remove References to Trans People on Stonewall Site

'This is just cruel and petty,' NY governor says

(Newser) - References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The changes were made in the wake of an...

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Gascon Faces Oscars 'Nightmare' in Wake of Tweets

Netflix is distancing itself from trans Emilia Perez actress after eyebrow-raising posts

(Newser) - The controversy surrounding the past tweets of Karla Sofia Gascon—the first transgender individual nominated for an acting Oscar, for her starring role in Emilia Perez—isn't going away. And it's apparently affecting the Oscar campaign that Netflix, the movie's distributor in the US and UK, is...

Trump to Ban Trans Athletes From Women's Sports

President set to sign EO Wednesday barring trans females from competing in women's, girls sports

(Newser) - President Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women's or girls' sporting events. The order, which Trump is expected to sign at an afternoon ceremony, marks another aggressive shift by the president's second...

Emilia Perez's Gascon: I've Been 'Crucified' Over Tweets

Oscar-nominated trans actor says she's not bowing out of awards race over past social media posts

(Newser) - The most nominated film heading into the upcoming Academy Awards is at the center of a controversy , spurred by its lead, Karla Sofia Gascon—but Gascon, the first openly transgender actor up for a golden statue in an acting category, isn't taking herself out of the race. In a...

Rowling: This Is a Result of Left's 'Betrayal of Women'

Author says embrace of gender identity 'has been a calamity'

(Newser) - The left's recognition of self-assessed gender identity apart from one's biological sex "has been a calamity," author JK Rowling wrote Tuesday, commenting on President Trump's executive order that will recognize only two genders , male and female. Writing on X, Rowling responded to a post from...

Judge Throws Out Biden's Title IX Rules

Federal court says president overstepped authority with protections for LGBTQ+ students

(Newser) - The Biden administration's Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president's authority. In a decision issued Thursday, US District Judge Danny C. Reeves scrapped the entire 1,500-page regulation after deciding it...

Man Arrested Over Handshake With Nancy Mace

Witnesses differ with lawmaker on what happened after event

(Newser) - Rep. Nancy Mace reported being injured Tuesday when someone she described as a "pro-tr*ns man" confronted her for political reasons, though witnesses reportedly said they saw nothing violent in their handshake. Capitol Police arrested an Illinois man who has been charged with assaulting a government official, per CNN . "...

15 Arrested at US Capitol, Including Chelsea Manning

Transgender activists stormed women's restroom in DC, also lobbied outside House speaker's office

(Newser) - House Republicans seem determined to keep transgender women out of women's restrooms on Capitol Hill, but transgender activists are equally adamant that they're not going to stand for such a ban. That push-and-pull came to a head on Thursday when trans activists entered a woman's bathroom inside...

Montana GOP, Dems Block Bathroom Ban in State Capitol

Bill had aimed to keep transgender Rep. Zooey Zephyr out of women's restrooms at state Capitol

(Newser) - Montana lawmakers on both sides of the aisle voted Wednesday to block a ban that would've prevented Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the state's first openly transgender legislator, from using women's restrooms at the state Capitol. CNN reports that multiple Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against the...

Nancy Mace Bill Takes Aim at New Trans Rep

Bill bars trans women from women's restrooms at Capitol, right after election of Sarah McBride

(Newser) - Sarah McBride made history earlier this month by becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, but another House member isn't exactly giving her the warmest welcome. The Hill reports that on Monday, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced a bill that would bar transgender women...

Italy Blocks LGBTQ+ Couples From Becoming Parents

New law against surrogacy abroad is punishable by $1M fine, up to 2 years in prison

(Newser) - After banning couples from having a baby through a surrogate, Italy is taking the further step of banning couples from traveling abroad to do the same thing. Though experts say 90% of couples who use surrogacy in Italy are heterosexual, the law proposed by Italy's far-right governing party, which...

Will Ferrell Gets an Education From Trans Friend

Netflix's Will & Harper aims to teach cis males a thing or two about the trans community

(Newser) - Will Ferrell and Harper Steele were hired at Saturday Night Live in the same week in 1995. They forged a bond that remained solid as Ferrell became a movie star and Steele emerged as SNL's head writer. Yet Ferrell admits he wasn't sure how to talk to his...

Kentucky Governor Bans 'Conversion Therapy' for Minors

The widely discredited practice 'hurts our children,' Beshear says

(Newser) - Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of "conversion therapy" on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order an overdue step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. The governor took action...

Trans Paralympian Responds to JK Rowling's 'Cheat' Claim

Author 'doesn't know anything about me,' says Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo

(Newser) - Valentina Petrillo's run at the Paralympic Games is over, but she hopes "a transformation for transgender people" has only just begun. The 51-year-old sprinter, who transitioned from male to female in 2019, spoke out about the "transphobia" she's encountered, including from JK Rowling, in a Monday...

Pride March Demands Rights 'Like All Other People Have'

Demonstrators in Belgrade call for same-sex partnerships to be legal

(Newser) - A Pride march on Saturday in Serbia's capital pressed for the demand that the populist government improve the rights of LGBTQ+ community members who often face harassment and discrimination in the highly conservative Balkan country. The march in central Belgrade was held under heavy police protection because of fear...

Census Reinforces Stereotypes About LGBTQ+ Communities

Gay male couples like San Francisco; lesbians like the Berkshires

(Newser) - Gay male couples tend to gravitate toward big cities on the US coasts, while lesbian couples tend to prefer smaller, more pastoral cities or towns, according to 2020 census figures that reinforce some preconceived notions about LGBTQ+ communities in the US, the AP reports.
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Texas to Trans People: You Can't Change Sex on License

(Newser) - In the same week that gender was ruled "changeable" in Australia , halfway around the world, Texans were blocked from changing the sex listed on their driver's licenses. An internal memo issued Tuesday by the Texas Department of Public Safety says, in effect, that transgender people cannot change the...

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