Tag: USA
This Easter Sunday, Los Angeles' West Hollywood Park experienced a surge of activity as hundreds gathered to express their solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community to protest the increasing number of laws targeting transgender individuals and drag performers.
The event, known as Drag March L.A., was a demonstration organised by the...
In 2023, US state lawmakers have been busy introducing anti-LGBTQ+ bills at an alarming rate, with over 425 introduced this year – more than the combined total of the past five years.
While these bills vary in scope, over 20 have already been enacted into law and 127 focus...
Maryland resident, Adam Michael Nettina, has been charged with threatening LGBTQ+ rights group the Human Rights Campaign in what authorities believe to be a reaction to the March 27 mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nettina has been charged with interstate communications containing a threat to...
A federal judge in Texas has mandated the immediate restoration of at least 12 books removed from Llano County public libraries, many of which contained LGBTQ+ content.
The judge's order, which was filed on Thursday, gives county officials 24 hours to comply and comes after seven residents filed a lawsuit...
Kentucky's Republican lawmakers have successfully overridden Governor Andy Beshear's veto of a bill widely criticised as the "most extreme anti-LGBTQ bill in America."
The new law, which includes a ban on transgender medical treatment for minors, has led to heated protests at the statehouse, resulting in 19 arrests.
Supporters of...
RuPaul has spoken out against recent anti-drag legislation in the United States. Taking to social media, RuPaul criticised right-wing politicians attempting to distract voters from real issues by sparking public hysteria over the “dangers” of young people being exposed to drag performers and shows.
Last month, legislators in Montana and...
On Thursday (23 March), Republican Governor Brad Little of Idaho signed Senate Bill 1100 into law, restricting transgender students from using bathrooms that align with their gender.
The new law, which effectively bars trans youth in the state from using the correct bathroom, allows students to take legal action against...
MMA fighters in the United States have vowed to step in and protect Drag Queens working during a Drag Brunch Show following threats of protests from anti-LGBTQ+ groups.
The Drag Brunch Show, scheduled to be held at Primantis Bros. restaurant in West Virginia, was cancelled by organisers after they received...
