Florida governor Ron DeSantis seeks to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and Medicaid recipients

A Texas judge has blocked the state’s harmful “child abuse” investigations into parents of trans youth.

In the swing state of Pennsylvania, Republican primary voters have nominated a gubernatorial candidate who, shockingly, is even to the right of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas: State Sen. Doug Mastriano, who is going up against the Democratic nominee, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in the general election. Mastriano is a far-right, ultra-MAGA Christian nationalist and conspiracy theorist who continues to promote the Big Lie and falsely claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump — and a combination of Democrats and establishment Republicans are cringing over the nomination.

For the second time this spring, a New York City institution is facing a backlash over a conservative Jewish conference, long in the planning, because of one of its featured speakers: Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. In May, the Museum of Jewish Heritage backed out of a tentative rental agreement to host the event.

Allegations of racism are at the heart of the sudden resignation of trans Lutheran Bishop the Reverend Dr. Megan Rohrer, but court documents also reveal allegations of corruption tied to a now-closed San Francisco church that they once led.The catalyst for Rohrer's resignation as bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was their firing of a Latino pastor at a church in the Central Valley last December.

TikTok videos, they claimed that Calgary-based airline WestJet—the second-largest airline in Canada behind Air Canada—did not present the option to use 'X' when checking in to flights online.This happened on 4 flights. 4 different flights, until I misgendered myself on the 5th one.

The Stew Peters Show. “There is no such thing as trans kids, there are only abusive parents who are pushing that evil, evil sexual orientation onto their child’s mind.”Related: Christian pastor calls for every gay person to be lined up & “shot in the back of the head”“I want to make sure that those parents have been held accountable,” he continued.

A new lawsuit from three Texas families has been filed in an effort to halt child abuse investigations into parents of trans youth.

A new lawsuit from three Texas families has been filed in an effort to halt child abuse investigations into parents of trans youth.

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Basketball star Dwyane Wade discussed the fears he experiences when his trans daughter Zaya Wade leaves the house.

Selome Hailu Billy Eichner and Mae Martin have called out Netflix’s support of Dave Chappelle’s jokes about queer and trans people — in a comedy special released by Netflix itself.Both comedians appear in “Stand Out: An LGBTQ Celebration,” which debuted on June 9 after being taped at Netflix Is a Joke Fest in May. The event, hosted by Eichner, was the largest-ever gathering of LGBTQ+ comics in one stand-up special, according to Netflix.“We all know how backwards and dangerous the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws are,” Eichner says in the special. “Queer people, and especially trans people, are under legislative attack in this country.

Ted Lieu standing in silence after he said he would recite what Jesus Christ "said about homosexuality" has gone viral.The California lawmaker was giving a one-minute speech on the House floor on Wednesday, which he used to criticize the GOP for pushing through a number of bills targeting LGBTQ people.During his speech, Lieu cited a story in The Washington Post with the headline GOP lawmakers push historic wave of bills targeting rights of LGBTQ teens, children and their families.The article noted how Republicans have filed nearly 200 state bills relating to LGBTQ restrictions between January and March, including banning school books which discuss gay or trans issues or preventing transgender youth from playing competitive school sports in teams that align with their gender identity.Lieu then cited another Washington Post article from April entitled Some Republicans fear party overreach on LGBT measures, in which GOP figures spoke out against the so-called "don't say gay" laws first introduced in Florida."I just thought I would now recite for you what Jesus Christ said about homosexuality," Lieu said before standing in silence for more than 20 seconds."I yield back" he then concluded.A clip of Lieu's speech was posted onto Twitter by user @Acyn, who frequently posts snippets of interviews and public comments from lawmakers. The footage of Lieu has been viewed more than 1.3 million times.Lieu made a similar remark in a June 5 tweet in which he criticized baseballer Jason Adams and the other Tampa Bay players who refused to wear the rainbow flag logo on their uniforms over the weekend to commemorate the start of Pride month."Pitcher Jason Adam should read the New Testament.

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The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, and the ACLU of Texas along with the Texas-based law firm Baker Botts LLP today (Wednesday, June 8)  filed a new lawsuit in Texas state court on behalf of PFLAG National and three Texas families demanding the court block state investigations of PFLAG families in Texas who are supporting their transgender children with medically necessary health care.

Remember Christina Pushaw, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’ spokeswoman who had a huge role in sparking the insidious “groomer” attacks on LGBTQ people?The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that Pushaw has belatedly registered as a foreign agent following scrutiny from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ).Pushaw worked as a lobbyist for former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili between 2018 and 2020.

Dwyane shares Zaya with his ex-wife Siovaughn Funches.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously June 7 to support the designation of an intersection in the Transgender District as a historic landmark.The intersection of Turk and Taylor streets is the former site of Compton's Cafeteria where, in August 1966, a groundbreaking riot by transgender people tired of being harassed by police took place, three years before the Stonewall riots in New York City.Introduced by former District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney, who has since resigned after he was sworn in as a state assemblymember May 3, the effort was inherited by District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston after the Turk and Taylor streets intersection moved into District 5 as a result of redistricting. Preston's office then contacted the Transgender District's leadership to find out which issues were on their agenda, said Preston legislative aide Kyle Smeallie in May.

The bill, which passed through the House of Representatives last week, says that, if a student’s sex is disputed, a doctor must sign off on the child’s internal and external reproductive anatomy, their testosterone levels, and their genetic makeup in order for them to continue playing the sport. The bill is not law just yet.

Justine Lindsay is breaking down barriers in the NFL as the first openly Trans cheerleader. She made the TopCats cheer team for the Carolina Panthers in March this year but recently shared her excitement and gratefulness in an Instagram post. In addition to that, the director of the TopCats cheer team Chandalae Lanouette shared the […]

Justine Lindsay has made LGBTQ+ history as the first openly trans cheerleader in the NFL. 

The Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page opened up about his coming out journey and challenging career moments in a new interview.

apologized.dababy calling people living with hiv “nasty” and “”junkies” i truly have no wordsAfter saying that people living with HIV are "junkies" and "nasty," DaBaby faced a lot of backlash from celebrities and fans. He eventually issued a semi-apology. He said DaBaby "punched the LGBTQ community right in the AIDS." He also said he thought the word "feminists" meant "frumpy d*kes." "Her first year as a woman — ain't that something? Never even had a period — ain't that something?" he said. In his Instagram Live, Lil Nas X joked about having a collab with Boosie, which caused him to go on the above rant. i am truly saddened.

Ricky Gervais has hired bodyguards at a cost believed to be £10,000 a night for stand-up gigs after being accused of poking fun at transgender people. The Office star caused uproar with comments he made in a Netflix one-off special SuperNature last week.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer“Framing Agnes,” a hybrid narrative and documentary feature film that explores trans lives and history, has sold North American distribution rights to Kino Lorber.Directed by Chase Joynt, the film closely and accurately depicts the journey of trans people past and present through reenactments of transcripts from a notable 1960s UCLA gender study. Based on a short by Joynt which premiered and nabbed awards at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, the project features a cast of trans performers and academics that includes Jules Gill-Peterson, Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Zackary Drucker, Max Wolf Valerio, Silas Howard and Stephen Ira.The film will make its New York premiere at NewFest on June 5, followed by a theatrical release from Kino Lorber in December. Joynt and Morgan M.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is an expert in harming his state’s youth; just within the past few months he’s signed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law, attacked transgender student athletes and scolded kids for wearing masks. Thankfully, Florida’s youth are fighting back.Last night, queer teen activist Jack Petocz got to experience the Governor’s flagrant lack of care firsthand as DeSantis’ security guards kicked him out of an event for demanding an answer on DeSantis’ lack of action against gun violence in the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.Growing up, I watched in terror as mass shooting after mass shooting occurred.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took steps this week to prohibit doctors from providing medical care to transgender youth.

Senate Republicans for their "hateful" effort to add content warnings on children's shows that feature LGBTQ characters.Last month, five GOP senators wrote a letter to Charles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture Association and Board Chairman of the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board, requesting that the Board amend its current guidelines so that the federal ratings system would include warnings on content featuring LGBTQ characters and storylines.The Republican effort comes on the heels of Florida's recent parental rights bill, also dubbed by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which prevents classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation.The controversy over the bill also sparked a public feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney, which opposed the legislation. In what has been seen as a retaliatory attack, DeSantis stripped Disney of the self-governing rights it has had for more than 55 years in the state."As Christian consumers, we oppose the hateful idea of adding content warnings against televised depictions of LGBTQ characters, stories, and content," the Faithful America petition reads.

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Ron DeSantis' administration is taking aim at transition-related care for children and adolescents in the state, the latest development in a recent wave of bills and other actions targeting treatment for transgender youth across the country.In a letter sent to the Florida Board of Medicine, which was obtained by NBC News, state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo wrote that he has recommended against "certain pharmaceutical, non-pharmaceutical, and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria," citing guidance released by the Florida Department of Health in April. He wrote that Florida "must do more to protect children from politics-based medicine.""Otherwise, children and adolescents in our state will continue to face a substantial risk of long-term harm," Ladapo added.The request, which was dated June 2, came days after the start of Pride Month, an annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community that coincides with the anniversary of the June 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City.

Swimmer Lia Thomas has unfortunately been at the centre of a debate involving transgender athletes participating in NCAA sports. In March 2022, Thomas made history as the first transgender swimmer to win a major US NCAA title. The competition was a major turning point in the controversy as many were not recognizing her win. This […]

transgender love rival by calling her "a manny with a fanny" has been fined. Ryan Nellies was convicted of an offence "aggravated by prejudice relating to sexual orientation" and fined £270 at Dundee Sheriff Court.

Elliot Page is opening up about what it was like for him after he announced coming out as transgender. In an interview with, the star was asked what the reaction was like to his transition when he made the announcement back in December 2020.The 35-year-old actor said he didn't expect the news «to be so big» but «in terms of the actual quality of the response, it was actually what» he expected.«Love and support from so many people and hatred and cruelty and vitriol from so many others,» he told the men's magazine. «I came out as gay in 2014, and it's different.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorBilly Porter is known for being in front of the camera — most famously as Pray Tell on “Pose” and recently delivering a gender-bending twist on everyone’s favorite fairy godmother in Amazon’s musical movie “Cinderella.”Now, the Emmy-winning actor is stepping behind the camera to make his feature film directorial debut with “Anything’s Possible,” a John Hughes-esque coming-of-age dramedy about trans high school senior Kelsa (trans newcomer Eva Reign), who is navigating her first boyfriend, Khal (“Katy Keene” actor Abubakr Ali), friendship and family life with her single mom (Renée Elise Goldsberry).“I ain’t Barbra Streisand yet,” Porter tells me, laughing. “It’s like, let me do one thing at a time. Let me direct something first.

Views expressed in The Advocate’s opinion articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The Advocate or our parent company, Pride Media.During Pride Month, we celebrate our stories: stories of our elders who fought so hard to realize the progress many never got to see, stories of our chosen families, our own stories of coming out, of falling in love, of finding healing in community. As the interim president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, I get to hear so many powerful stories directly from folks in our community. And this Pride Month, I need you to hear these stories as well: stories of trans and nonbinary children, their families, and millions of LGBTQ+ people whose rights and lives — right now — are under attack. Every school day, a mother in Texas helps get her young trans daughter ready for school.

It is 10 years since Argentina made LGBTQ+ history by allowing anyone to change their legal gender by self-declaration, tapping into a wider global debate about the progress of transgender rights.

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Trans swimmer Lia Thomas opened up about the harsh critics regarding trans women competing in sports.

Euphoria star Hunter Schafer called out a German nightclub for anti-trans discrimination. 

ABC News' Juju Chang on Tuesday, Thomas said, "The mental and emotional changes actually happened very quickly. I was feeling a lot better mentally.

NHS bosses allegedly ‘blocked’ the publication of health advice for pregnant trans and non-binary people for almost a year.

Netflix has caused a Twitter uproar after he was accused of telling "transphobic" jokes, but some member of the trans community have spoken out in support of him.The Office co-creator's latest stand-up show, titled SuperNature, is dividing opinions online as the debate rages on as to whether the material is offensive and damaging to the trans community. He's not the first comedian to be called out for supposed "transphobic" material, after Dave Chappelle was also criticized for it in his 2021 Netflix special.The special was released last week and the debate about the true target of his trans-centric material continues to be discussed.

Mayor London Breed on Tuesday announced $6.5 million in her proposed budget for a plan to end trans homelessness in San Francisco by 2027.Breed is expected to unveil her proposed two-year budget June 1.According to a news release from her office, the plan to end trans homelessness will be a collaborative effort between the Mayor's Office on Housing and Community Development, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, the Department of Public Health, the Office of Transgender Initiatives, and nonprofit organizations serving transgender and gender-nonconforming people experiencing homelessness or at-risk of homelessness.The proposal makes San Francisco the first city in the U.S. to commit to ending homelessness for TGNC people, the mayor's office stated.

There are many people across Ireland seeking gender-affirming treatment, aftercare, and general aid. Unfortunately, Ireland does not offer most of the treatment and aid these individuals are seeking, forcing them to travel abroad. With the prices of treatment already very expensive, adding on the cost of travel expenses makes it nearly impossible for many. We […]

New York’s current governor, Kathy Hochul, confirmed that the state will soon allow residents to choose ‘X’ as a gender marker on ID documents.

Britain's Got Talent star Gabz has come out as trans and has officially changed his name to Ashley Gray nine years after starring on the ITV programme.The star had reached the finals back in 2013 as a 13 year old after performing a self-penned rap track titled The One – which reached number 6 in the UK charts later. Now, nearly a decade later, the singer has taken to his TikTok account to share some exciting news as he's changed his name to Ashley Gray and is on the waitlist for gender reassignment surgery.

jokes in a special from comedian Dave Chappelle. These concerns were reignited this month after a new show from comedian Ricky Gervais also featured offensive remarks against the transgender community, again landing Netflix at the center of discourse surrounding the balance between free speech and respecting the rights of marginalized groups.Sarandos defended Netflix against the backlash in an interview with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd that was published Saturday, and explained that he believes the only way comedians can learn what content is offensive is by "crossing the line every once in a while.""I think it's very important to the American culture generally to have free expression," he said.He defended the content by saying the company is producing content for "a lot of diverse people who have different opinions and different tastes and different styles" and that "everything's not going to be for everybody."Last October, transgender Netflix employees staged a company-wide protest over Chappelle's special, accusing the company of "releasing content that harms the Trans community and continually failing to create content that represents and uplifts Trans content."However, the company's higher-ups have consolidated support around Chappelle.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent finalist Gabz has come out as trans nine years after starring on the ITV show. The brave 23-year-old impressed show judges with his own track The One, and it struck a chord with viewers too, reaching number six in the UK charts.

India Willoughby has called out the BBC over comments one of its producers has made on social media, asking how the statements made by Keaton Stone ‘fit under BBC impartiality and values’. The 54-year-old presenter, who was revealed as Britain’s first transgender newsreader in 2016, shared several screenshots of comments Keaton made on Twitter. She penned: ‘Hi @bbcpress @BBCTheOneShow – your producer @kerastase is calling trans people “bad guys” who “do things to women” and brainwash kids – while planning what will clearly be a hit piece demonising the trans community.