Category: Around the World
A draft document obtained by Reuters indicates that President Trump may reverse former President Obama’s guidance on allowing trans students to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity, as opposed to biological sex. The draft cites legal issues in regards to how the term “sex” is interpreted by courts, with the US Court of Appeals for […]
Article: Star Observer A parliamentary committee has recommended Queensland MPs pass laws to scrap the ‘gay panic’ defence. The controversial defence allows people accused of murder to claim provocation by unwanted sexual advance. It is almost exclusively used in cases of men killing men. In a report to parliament earlier this week, the Legal Affairs […]
After Simon & Schuster gave Milo Yiannopoulos a controversial US$250,000 book deal, there was uproar on the internet. This came off the back of Out Magazine doing a feature piece on him, where so much vitriol was launched at the author that he turned conservative. In response to Yiannopoulos’s book deal, author Roxanne Gay pulled her […]
In a further bid to stop Texas going the way of North Carolina and banning trans people from using the gendered bathroom they identify with, the ACLU of Texas and Legacy Community Health have teamed up to create an ad campaign. Senate Bill 6 (SB6) does not apply just to federal employees as it allows […]
Article: Star Observer South Australia has passed a motion supporting marriage equality, after a conscience vote moved by the Greens was held in the legislative council. The vote was also supported by Labor, Liberal, and Independent MLCs, with 11 members voting to support marriage equality and six voting against the motion. Co-convenor of the NSW […]
The NFL in the USA has joined up with the Ad Council and R/GA to create an ad for Love Has No Labels. The video begins, “kiss cams have been a part of sports culture for years. At the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando, they became a part of something bigger.” The first kiss […]
Tonner Doll Company, based in Kingston, New York, released the world’s first trans doll at the Toy Fair in Manhattan this weekend. The company usually makes collectibles intended for adults, but decided to create this doll due to its inspirational origin: Jazz Jennings. Jennings was one of the youngest people ever to be documented as […]
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), a charity focused on getting equal rights for all LGBT+ people, has written a letter to President Trump protesting the lack of action taken by the Justice Department on Title IX. Title IX provides “significant guidance” to school districts in the USA advising schools to allow their students to use gender-segregated […]