Discussion: LGBTQ+ Rights XVI - Part 6

[blueharvest]

Looks like she's mad for some reason...

 

[blueharvest]

Jared Polis has a simple message for making America inclusive for everyone: Go vote

The out governor declared Colorado an LGBTQ+ sanctuary state, but first he had to get elected.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Oklahoma students walk out after trans student’s death to protest bullying policies

After the death of Nex Benedict, classmates at Owasso High School say bullying often goes unpunished, causing students to feel like there’s no point asking for help.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Pride flags would be largely banned in Tennessee classrooms in bill advanced by GOP lawmakers

The GOP-led Tennessee House has passed a bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

Trans youth matter. Melanie Willingham-Jaggers needs us to fight harder for their future.

GLSEN’s executive director says hateful education laws are decimating queer students' mental health. But they still have hope.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[blueharvest]

Kentucky bill threatens to take custody of trans kids using ‘wrong’ school bathroom

The proposed bill would amend current law challenged in federal court.

www.advocate.com

 

[squeekness]

Kentucky bill threatens to take custody of trans kids using ‘wrong’ school bathroom

The proposed bill would amend current law challenged in federal court.

www.advocate.com

Evil incarnate.

 

[blueharvest]

Advocacy group sues Texas AG following order to turn over documents on trans youth

PFLAG National, a nonprofit LGBTQ advocacy group, on Wednesday asked a Texas court to block a request from the state attorney general’s office to hand over information related to its support of tra…

thehill.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Judge blocks Texas from collecting info on transgender children receiving gender-affirming care

A Texas judge has blocked the state's attorney general from forcing an LGBTQ+ advocacy group to hand over information about transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care

abcnews.go.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Federal investigation opens into Owasso Public Schools after death of Nex Benedict

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has initiated an investigation into the Oklahoma school district where the 16-year-old sophomore went to school and was bullied before his death.

www.advocate.com

 

[squeekness]

Federal investigation opens into Owasso Public Schools after death of Nex Benedict

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has initiated an investigation into the Oklahoma school district where the 16-year-old sophomore went to school and was bullied before his death.

www.advocate.com

Somebody needs to get sued, not sure who exactly. Just awful.

 

[Sithborg]

Somebody needs to get sued, not sure who exactly. Just awful.

The school cop definitely is the first stop. There's video of him discouraging their legal guardian from pursuing criminal charges, by implicating they would also be charged because the kid threw water at their bullies.

 

[blueharvest]

New York AG Letitia James threatens ‘decisive legal action’ over county’s transgender athlete ban

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Friday demanded that a Nassau County official immediately repeal an executive order restricting the ability of transgender women and girls to particip…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

US threatens to pull aid to Ghana over anti-LGBTQ+ bill

The legislation would impose up to three years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+.

www.courthousenews.com

 

[squeekness]

US threatens to pull aid to Ghana over anti-LGBTQ+ bill

The legislation would impose up to three years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+.

www.courthousenews.com

But won't pull aid from Isreal for genocide?

 

[blueharvest]

Southern Anti-Trans Laws Are Uprooting Families -- And Leaving Them With Impossible Choices

Rural communities had long accepted trans kids — but lawmakers in red states went after them anyway.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[squeekness]

Southern Anti-Trans Laws Are Uprooting Families -- And Leaving Them With Impossible Choices

Rural communities had long accepted trans kids — but lawmakers in red states went after them anyway.

www.rollingstone.com

American Taliban.

 

[blueharvest]

American Taliban.

Pretty much.

 

[Morg]

Missouri Bill Makes Teachers Sex Offenders If They Accept Trans Kids' Pronouns

 

[blueharvest]

Missouri Bill Makes Teachers Sex Offenders If They Accept Trans Kids' Pronouns

Next week: "Every teacher in the state of Missouri quit their jobs and moved to another state. The reason remains unclear."

 

[squeekness]

Missouri Bill Makes Teachers Sex Offenders If They Accept Trans Kids' Pronouns

Oh, please.....

 

[Teelie]

Missouri Bill Makes Teachers Sex Offenders If They Accept Trans Kids' Pronouns

So much wrong with that. For starters, how does that make you a sex offender? It also ignores a number of other legal issues of the utter stupidity.

 

[blueharvest]

Oklahoma superintendent’s ties to anti-trans influencer spark outrage in wake of Nex Benedict’s death

Ryan Walters faces intense scrutiny for his association with controversial figures and policies following the tragic death of the LGBTQ+ student, including connections to an influencer who told his daughters to attack trans students in bathrooms.

www.advocate.com

 

[blueharvest]

Judge blocks Texas’s “cruel attempt” to force LGBTQ+ group to out trans families

PFLAG was forced to sue to stop the Texas Attorney General's petty retaliation.

www.lgbtqnation.com

 

[squeekness]

Judge blocks Texas’s “cruel attempt” to force LGBTQ+ group to out trans families

PFLAG was forced to sue to stop the Texas Attorney General's petty retaliation.

www.lgbtqnation.com

Good! It was a stupid law anyways.