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Kai Shappley denounces directive from the governor of Texas calling on state agencies to investigate gender-affirming medical care for trans youth as child abuse. (CBS Austin) An 11-year-old trans girl asks Texas legislators to “please stop” attacking her as she fears being “taken away” from supportive mum. Protestors gathered outside the Texas Capitol on Monday
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Britney Spears with her father, Jamie, in Hollywood, California in 2008. (Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage) Britney Spears has said her estranger father, Jamie Spears, “stripped” her womanhood away when her conservatorship engulfed her. Saying that her father acted almost like a child, Britney reflected on the first day of her conservatorship in 2008, which handed her
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Power of the Dog director Jane Campion attends the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards on 13 March 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Filmmaker Jane Campion has responded to Sam Elliott’s criticism of her film The Power of the Dog, calling him “sexist” and a “bit of a b***h”.  Elliot, an actor famous for his portrayals
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People gather in support of the trans community after a court temporarily halts Texas from investigating families of trans youth. (YouTube/NBC News) Child abuse investigations into the supportive parents of trans youth have been temporarily banned in Texas.  A Texas district court judge ordered on Friday (11 March) that the state temporarily halt investigating parents
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JK Rowling (left) and Caroline Farrow (right). (Getty/Jim Spellman and YouTube/ Good Morning Britain) JK Rowling took to Twitter on Saturday (12 March) to send “big love” to anti-gay, anti-trans, anti-abortion Catholic activist Caroline Farrow. Farrow had tweeted that she was feeling emotional, both because her daughter was turning 18 and because her life had
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Dolly Parton “respectfully” bows out of Hall of Fame nomination (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM) Country icon Dolly Parton has “respectfully” declined her nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), saying she hasn’t “earned the right” and doesn’t want to split the votes. Parton, who was nominated alongside Kate Bush, Rage Against
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Lawmaker offers update on Russian arrest of basketballer Brittney Griner (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Brittney Griner has been in custody in Russia for over three weeks, it has emerged, with officials admitting ‘extreme concern’. It was reported last weekend that the WNBA star had been detained after customs officials allegedly detected cannabis oil in her luggage at an
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Anasofia Pelaez and Kimberly Blandon protest after the passage of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill on 9 March 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Getty/Joe Raedle) Georgia lawmakers filed their own version of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill hours after Florida passed its own. The bill (SB 613) is formally titled the “Common Humanity in Private Education
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Alejandro Giammattei, president of Guatemala. (AFP via Getty/ JOHAN ORDONEZ) The congress of Guatemala has passed legislation to explicitly ban same-sex marriage, ban the mention of LGBT+ equality in school, and triple the prison sentence for abortion. The “Life and Family Protection Law” was passed by congress on Tuesday, 8 March, which was also International
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Person holds a sign that reads “Protect trans kids”. (Pexels) Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill criminalising gender-affirming care for trans youth. The Idaho House approved legislation on Tuesday (8 March) that would make providing gender-affirming medical care to trans youth a felony charge punishable by up to life in prison. House Bill 675 (HB 675)
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Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) Disney CEO Bob Chapek has faced stiff criticism from staff for refusing to condemn Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. In an internal memo, Chapek expressed his “unwavering commitment to the LGBTQ+ community” but refused to publicly oppose the bill, which would block discussion of LGBT+
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Euphoria actor Alexa Demie reportedly in the running to play Madonna in upcoming biopic (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO) Euphoria actor Alexa Demie is reportedly in the running to play Madonna in the singer’s upcoming biopic, with hopefuls required to undergo a “gruelling” bootcamp with 11-hour days. Demie is among several others reportedly the running for
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A person holds a sign that reads “We Love Our Trans Youth” during a rally at the Alabama State House to draw attention to anti-trans legislation. (Getty/Julie Bennett) Young trans people who receive gender-affirming healthcare are significantly less likely to become depressed or attempt suicide in the following year, a new study has found. Gender-affirming
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Tory equalities minister Mike Freer. (Facebook/ Mike Freer MP) Tory equalities minister Mike Freer has signalled that a UK conversion therapy ban will protect trans people and cover religious practices. A consultation document on banning conversion therapy produced by the government last year raised significant concerns when it proposed religious exemptions, exemptions for “consenting adults”,
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Person holds up a sign reading ‘Protect Trans Youth’ during a march. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty) A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from performing a child abuse investigation on a family seeking gender-affirming care for their trans child. District judge Amy Clark Meachum granted a temporary order on Wednesday (2 March) halting the
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Andy Cohen blasts Greg Abbott as a ‘bully’ on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. (Screen capture via Twitter/Bravo) Television personality Andy Cohen delivered an emotional rebuke of Texas governor Greg Abbott for demanding state agencies to treat healthcare for trans youth as “child abuse”. To the Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen host,
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David Martinez. (Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation) A Florida man has been arrested for threatening to cut the “gay” out of his own brother with a kitchen knife. Police in Miami-Dade in southeast Florida were called to the home of 35-year-old David Martinez last Thursday evening (24 February) amid a “violent dispute” between the brothers. The
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