🏳️‍🌈 Discussion: LGBTQ+ Rights XVI - Part 6

[Teelie]

When all else fails, use scare tactics and lies to try to convert the voters to your cause.

 

[blueharvest]

Jill Stein's running mate, Butch Ware, caught in transphobic comments

Ware said he didn't think "biological males should play in female sports."

www.advocate.com

 

[blueharvest]

‘Take these attacks seriously’: journalist Imara Jones on the dangerous rise of anti-trans political ads

In her podcast, the Black trans media founder unpacks the harmful wave of rhetoric and laws against US trans people

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

These LGBTQ+ Candidates Are Hoping To Break Florida’s Republican Supermajority

Florida voters could elect as many as three transgender candidates to the state legislature this cycle.

www.huffpost.com

 

[blueharvest]

In a red Pennsylvania district, a grieving father runs on transgender rights - LGBTQ Nation

After his son died, Trex Proffitt wanted to do more in his community. This year, he is running for office to protect LGBTQ rights.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[blueharvest]

Trump's LGBTQ+ views are grim – could he reverse crucial rights?

Donald Trump has made no secret of his anti-LGBTQ+ views - but can the 47th president actually take away hard-fought LGBTQ+ rights?

www.thepinknews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Trump's LGBTQ+ views are grim – could he reverse crucial rights?

Donald Trump has made no secret of his anti-LGBTQ+ views - but can the 47th president actually take away hard-fought LGBTQ+ rights?

www.thepinknews.com

America has spoken they don't want anyone in this community to exist.

 

[squeekness]

My sympathy is with all of you. If I could take you all in and shelter you I would.

 

[blueharvest]

GLAAD urges the LGBTQ+ community to see 2024 election 'as catalyst for change'

GLAAD has urged the LGBTQ+ community to see Donald Trump’s re-election as "another catalyst for change" in the wake of the 2024 US election.

www.thepinknews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Read: JB Pritzker promises Illinois will be ally to 'vulnerable' residents in Trump presidency

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a statement in the aftermath of President-elect Donald Trump’s projected victory, saying the state will be an ally to “vulnerable communities.”

www.nbcchicago.com

 

[blueharvest]

TX bathroom law targets trans community with $500 fines, $10k civil suits

One detractor called the new law “a complete waste of the city’s time, money, and resources.”

www.advocate.com

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk’s estranged trans daughter says she doesn’t ‘see a future’ in the US

‘Even if he’s only in office for 4 years, even if the anti-trans regulations magically don’t happen, the people who willingly voted this in are not going anywhere anytime soon,’ the Tesla CEO’s daughter wrote

www.independent.co.uk

 

[blueharvest]

How could Donald Trump target the LGBTQ+ community? Project 2025 is a ready blueprint for discrimination

The Project 2025 manifesto calls for removing all federal regulations prohibiting discrimination for sexual orientation and gender identity.

theconversation.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Democrats are already learning the wrong lessons and going transphobic on social media.

 

[Lily Adler]

Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net)

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[blueharvest]

Maryland students charged with hate crimes over alleged beating of gay man

Police say Salisbury University students set up fake profile to lure man to apartment, beat him and hold him prisoner

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Donald Trump's spiritual advisor says there will be "no more rainbow flags" after re-election - LGBTQ Nation

He also said reproductive rights are now a thing of the past.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[blueharvest]

Sudden syphilis retreat in gay men is most likely tied to preventive antibiotic use

A new proven protocol in which doxycycline is used to prevent sexually transmitted infections, called doxyPEP, has been an apparent sleeper hit among gay men.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Nex Benedict’s Oklahoma school district violated federal law, investigation finds

Owasso Public Schools voluntarily agreed to make changes following the federal Department of Education’s investigation, but the district didn’t admit violating federal law.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Morg]

 

[blueharvest]

Trans Americans brace for Trump’s ‘sinister’ return: ‘It’s almost intolerable’

Facing threats to their rights and their safety, people rush to protect themselves amid discrimination and scapegoating

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Racist and anti-LGBTQ+ texts target Americans across US, including teens

FBI investigating anti-migrant and anti-gay texts that follow messages sent to Black people after Trump election win

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

The trans school sports rule the Democrats didn’t talk about

The Biden administration proposed a change to school athletics that sought a compromise.

www.vox.com

 

[blueharvest]

Could the Supreme Court roll back same-sex marriage during a Trump administration?

There are key protections for same-sex marriage. Some LGBTQ couples are worried they could be undone.

www.vox.com

 

[squeekness]

Could the Supreme Court roll back same-sex marriage during a Trump administration?

There are key protections for same-sex marriage. Some LGBTQ couples are worried they could be undone.

www.vox.com

Here's to hoping the states don't back down.