MOTHER JONES: Texas child welfare officials were secretly pissed about the order to investigate trans kids

Erick Adame, who has been the meteorologist for Spectrum's NY1 for about four years, announced that he had been fired on Monday."I have recently been terminated from my job as the meteorologist at Spectrum News NY1 in NYC," he wrote in a statement on Instagram. "I am taking this opportunity to share my truth rather than let others control the narrative of my life."In the letter, Adame, who has been nominated for two Emmy awards for his work, wrote that "despite being a public figure and being on television in the biggest market in the country," he had "secretly appeared on an adult website."The website itself was never named."On this site, I acted out my compulsive behaviors, while at home, by performing on camera for other men," he wrote.

A self-described American anglophile has been saving up for the eventuality of Queen Elizabeth II's death for years. Finally, this weekend, he had the bitter-sweet experience of a lifetime as he participated in the monarch's final tributes.Michael Tropp has been to England more than 15 times.

Virginia's governor has stripped transgender public school kids in the state's schools of fundamental rights to dignity and belonging. Under new policies by Republican Gov.

(CNN) -- A 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck just off the southwestern coast of Mexico, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami alert warning of potentially hazardous waves striking Mexico immediately.There are no known casualties or damage yet recorded in Mexico City, according to the city's mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum.The USGS provided more detail, saying that the quake struck about 23 miles (37 kilometers) southeast of the city of Aquila, in Michoacan state. The quake depth was about 9.4 miles (15.1 kilometers), the USGS also reported.The news comes on the fifth anniversary of the 2017 earthquake that killed 216 people in Mexico City.The epicenter of that 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state, the USGS reported at the time.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

Premiering Thursday on Netflix is the documentary short The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone. The film spans 19 years following Georgie, an Australian transgender teen, as she works to change the laws of her country while affirming her gender and finding her voice.

Spoilers ahead for the latest episode of House Of The Dragon, “We Light The Way.”House Of The Dragon, we have a problem.A spin-off of HBO’s wildly popular and occasionally problematic Game Of Thrones, this fantasy prequel had every opportunity to course-correct many of the original’s dubious choices. And yet…Apparently, old habits die hard as House Of The Dragon found itself relying on the same unfortunate trope that plagued GoT—one that’s been all-too-common on television for years: Killing off LGBTQ characters.We see the trope— known as “bury your gays”—time and time again, from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to Grey’s Anatomy, where queer characters are treated as expendable and frequently offed as some sort of turning point for our (typically straight) heroes.Related: Bury Your Gays: 109 Dead Gay and Bisexual Male TV Characters, And How They DiedPreviously, on House Of The Dragon, we were introduced to Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate)—a prince who made a pretty bad*ss entrance on the back of dragon—and Ser Joffrey Lonmouth (Solly McLeod), canonically queer characters from George R.R.

Why is it always on the Democrats to compromise? To be the nice ones? To take the high road to nowhere? On Thursday, the bipartisan group of senators behind the Respect for Marriage Act, which would have enshrined federal protections for same-sex marriage, announced a delay on putting the measure to a vote, which had been expected to take place this week. According to the bill’s lead sponsor, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Democrat of Wisconsin, postponing the vote until after the November elections would increase the likelihood of getting the 10 Republicans on board necessary to push it through today’s filibustery Senate, where 60 votes would be needed for it to advance.

California has passed a law making it easier for veterans discharged under “don’t ask, don’t tell” to receive benefits.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 325 into law over the weekend, establishing the Veterans Discharge Upgrade Grant Program, the Associated Press reports.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke at an LGBTQ and intersex rights event that took place on the eve of the U.N. General Assembly.

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A post shared by Colton Haynes (@coltonlhaynes)Beauty influencer Manny Gutierrez jokingly commented, “milf alert”. This prompted a crying-with-laughter emoji from Haynes.One woman commented, “You have better cleavage than me.”Haynes has built up a following with his candid Instagram feed.

performing on stage. Valencia Prime, 25, was halfway through her 'Prime Time' show at the Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar when she suddenly dropped ill on September 12.The star, who called herself "Philadelphia’s Plus Size Dancing Diva", tragically passed away from heart disease, obesity and diabetes, according to medics. READ MORE Farmer beaten to death by pet kangaroo to be buried next to alpaca in animal cemetery Emergency services rushed to the US gay bar following reports that she had become "unresponsive" during the show she was hosting.

ruling, Meachum said the PFLAG families have demonstrated a likelihood that they will suffer “probably, imminent, and irreparable injury” if the state Department of Family and Protective Services is allowed to continue with its investigations into transgender youth receiving doctor-recommended medical care and their parents.Some of that harm includes potentially having transgender youth taken out of their parents’ custody and placed into foster care, as well as the parents potentially facing criminal charges and penalties. Meachum also found that DFPS did not begin investigating gender-affirming care as child abuse until after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order directing the agency to investigate parents who have allowed their children to receive transition-related care, including puberty blockers, which delay the onset of secondary sex characteristics.Abbott based that order on an opinion issued by Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who stated that that all the forms of surgical and hormonal interventions for transgender youth constitute “abuse,” and violate minors’ fundamental right to procreation by subjecting them to treatments that can potentially cause sterilization.Although DFPS began investigating several families with transgender children following Abbott’s directive, the Texas Supreme Court later found, in a partial victory for a group of transgender plaintiffs and advocates, that the governor had overstepped his authority.

GOSHH (Gender, Orientation, Sexual Health and HIV) is a charity based in Limerick, located in Redwood Place on Davis Street. It first opened in 1986, under the name of Gay Switchboard Limerick. It was originally set up as a volunteer support helpline, and over the years, it evolved as a signpost for information and support […]

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Daniel Franzese starred as one of the first gay characters in the film industry to be shown in countries where identifying as LGBTQ can cost your life. That’s because Mean Girls‘ Damian might have been too gay to function, but he never verbalized his sexuality in the movie, which allowed it to move past censorship, and many viewers around the globe got a glimpse of their first gay person.

Meet Linda Paulson. She’s a Salt Lake City grandmother who just announced that she’ll be on the ballot for Utah State Senate… in a rap video.The video was actually posted to Paulson’s YouTube channel earlier this month but didn’t get much attention until local media in Utah noticed it over the weekend.Related: Move over, Lauren Boebert! Colorado might send another LGBTQ-hating, QAnon nutjob to Congress!In it, Paulson rhymes her way through her political values, which include things like loving God, opposing abortion, being “pro-religious freedom” and “pro-police”, and supporting “traditional family” among other extreme right-wing beliefs.“And just to clarify, as a female adult, I know what a woman is,” she raps.According to her campaign website, Paulson, who graduated with a degree in “Family Life” from anti-LGBTQ Brigham Young University in 2007, opposes student athletes competing on teams that match their gender identity and wants to ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ issues in the classroom because she considers it “pornography.”So far, she doesn’t appear to have racked up any meaningful endorsements and, according to her campaign’s most recent Received Contributions Report filed with the state, she has accepted a total of $4,190.33 in donations.

Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin arrived at Windsor Castle after an emotional journey that started in central London at 12pm.The late sovereign was welcomed by thousands of grieving royal fans, with some holding up their phones to record the historic moments while others threw flowers on the state hearse.Dame Joan Collins took to Instagram and said today marked a "personally poignant" day for the actress.The Dynasty actress explained September 19 - the day of the Queen's funeral - held significance as it was the same day her sister, Jackie Collins died.Jackie died on 19 September 2015, of breast cancer, two weeks before her 78th birthday.She had been diagnosed with stage-4 breast cancer more than six years before her death but kept her illness almost entirely to herself.In view of her 292,000 followers, Joan shared a candid black and white snap of their sisters when the pair were young.Joan cradled Jackie in her arms as she looked lovingly at her younger sister, before penning an emotional tribute on the anniversary of her sibling's death.She captioned the post: "It’s personally poignant to me that we should be mourning the passing of #queenelizabeth on the same day as I mourn seven years since the passing of my dear sister @jackiejcollins."Social media users flocked to the comment section as they offered their support.A post shared by Joan Collins (@joancollinsdbe)Poetic.Heart wrote: "Thoughts and prayers."Jeffrey Lane commented: "Beautiful photo," as Passion Flower stated: "Thank you for posting."Martslondon remarked: "So moving and beautiful.So happy to have met you and your sister."SusanFur shared: "I just watched the special last night Boss Lady she was so amazing and what a story.

Dallas Police responded to a shooting at about 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.18 in the 2500 block of Lemmon Avenue.

Multiple sources have told Vanity Fair that Flash actor Ezra Miller is battling mental health and substance abuse issues that have resulted in a chaotic and dangerous home and lifestyle.According to these sources, Miller has a messianic vision of themself and uses their celebrity status to groom vulnerable persons and create a cult-like following. Sources also described Miller’s Vermont farm as filled with guns, drugs, and squalor, as well as an altar to marijuana, sage, and bullets.One unnamed source said Miller’s mental health issues and their hard-partying ways accelerated during downtime after projects had wrapped.

Please Baby Please is finally heading to a theater near you and, well, you’ve just got to see it to believe it.For couple Suze (Birdman‘s Andrea Riseborough) and Arthur (Henry Melling, a.k.a. Harry Potter‘s Dudley Dursley), life’s got no gas—at least not until they encounter a neighborhood biker gang who really revs their engines.Related: Here’s all of the queer, must-see movies and TV shows headed your way this fallThe genderqueer gang goes by the name of The Young Gents—they’re like West Side Story‘s Jets, but with a BDSM fetish.

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I know for a fact that the live-action Scooby-Doo movies were a biiiiig gay awakening moment for a lot of people. So...there's still time to make Velma queer in the Velma cartoon Mindy Kaling is working on...right?Actors who play their characters as queer regardless of what studios say are truly the backbones of their fandoms, TBH.Andrew made his return to the big screen as Spider-Man in Spider-Man: No Way Home and all I have to say is...Marvel...I think we and Andrew deserve bi Spider-Man.Listen...there's still time to make this happen in the Criminal Minds reboot, y'all.RELEASE THE BECHLOE CUT, COWARDS!@dadmongeau @chrissiefit There was one...

A post shared by @zandermurray19 A professional soccer player in Scotland has come out as gay. Striker Zander Murray, 30, plays for Gala Fairydean Rovers. The team plays in the fifth tier of Scottish football.Murray told Pride of the Terraces he’d been coming out to family and friends since April 2021, but not to anyone in the football world.However, he was prompted to do so after attending his first Pride event.

We’re creeping up on spooky season, which means it’s time to gear up for Halloween…and maybe even dabble a little outside of the box in the process.

GLAAD has hired Julian J. Walker as associate director, Communities of Color & Media.

Metro.co.uk as Queerpiphany, her show with Drag Race UK star Tayce, hits YouTube.During episode one, guest Yasmin Finney references Munroe’s Good Morning Britain interview in 2018, during which she clashed with presenter Piers Morgan. Four years on, daytime TV hosts are still having ‘debates’ about the trans community.

Zander Murray has made history by being the first senior Scottish footballer to come out as gay. He is the first openly gay football player in Scotland since Airdrie and Hearts player Justin Fashanu in the 1990s. This announcement follows Scottish referees Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson coming out in June of this year. Murray […]

Transgender woman Maddie Hofmann, 47, was shot to death by police in Malvern, Pa., in May, news that has only recently been widely reported.Police were called to Hofmann’s home to do a wellness check May 19 after receiving a report that a woman there was having a mental health crisis, according to Philadelphia TV station WTXF. Hofmann approached them outside the house, holding a handgun and a cell phone.

A Fairfax County Police officer on July 7 shot and killed a transgender man who family members say was having a mental health crisis inside the family home where he lived after the man, identified as Jasper Aaron Lynch, 26, lunged at three officers while wielding a wine bottle as a weapon and refused the officers commands to drop the bottle, according to a statement released by Fairfax Police.

A transgender man was shot to death by police in McLean, Va., in July, and his family is saying there was no justification for the killing.Jasper Aaron Lynch, 26, was having a mental health crisis when police were called to his home the evening of July 7, The Washington Post reports. Lynch, who went by Aaron, lived with his sister and parents in McLean, a D.C. suburb.

Idaho Capital Sun.In 2017, two transgender women, F.V. and Dani Martin, two transgender women who are native-born Idahoans, sued over the state’s refusal to allow them to change the sex on their birth certificate to match their gender identity.In March 2018, Magistrate Judge Candy Dale, of the U.S.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction blocking enforcement of Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender adolescents. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of four transgender youths, their parents and two Arkansas doctors.

With support for gays and lesbians on the rise in Poland, the country’s transgender citizens fear they'll be a major target of the right wing ahead of next year’s parliamentary election. The same day in June that Warsaw held its Pride celebration, the chair of the conservative Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczyński, met with voters in the nearby town of Włocławek to voice his disdain for trans people, The Guardian reports.“We have elementary knowledge in biology, we know that gender is determined at the level of chromosomes. … In extreme cases, an operation must be performed, but this does not mean that after this operation a man will be a woman and a woman will be a man,” he said.He taunted the crowd, making a point to look at his watch, saying, “It’s now half past 5; before I was a man but now I’m a woman.”Kaczyński has touched on the subject several times since, poking fun at name changes and calling trans people “abnormal.” He also insulted Poland’s first trans member of Parliament, Anna Grodzka.The Polish government has attacked the LGBTQ+ community on several past occasions, with the country’s president, Andrzej Duda, running a successful reelection campaign two years ago based on anti-queer rhetoric.

Caitlyn Jenner is throwing her support behind a trans golfer trying to make it into next year's Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour — and striking change from her thoughts on trans swimmer Lia Thomas competing in women's competitions."Every sport is different," the reality TV star told Fox News. "Golf is a totally different game [than swimming].

Caitlyn Jenner is offering support to a trans golfer named Hailey Davidson, who’s hoping to make the Ladies Professional Golf Association [LPGA] Tour.

Marsha P. Johnson — a towering figure in the Stonewall Rebellion — would have celebrated her 77th birthday this week. Johnson was an outspoken advocate for gay and trans rights, and the “P” in her name stood for “Pay it no mind” — her response when asked about her gender. 

According to a report from the city’s police department, five officers showed up at the Georgia home of Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after midnight Wednesday morning because of a fake 911 call placed by a suspect who was “upset about Ms. Greene’s stance on ‘transgender youth’s rights.’”

Home and Away star Mat Stevenson has hit back at a vile social media troll.Mat, 53, played fan favourite Adam Cameron on the Australian soap from June 1989 - March 1994, returning to Summer Bay in an additional 1999 episode as a guest star.He is also the father of transgender rights activist and social media sensation Grace Hyland .READ MORE: Home and Away star Mat Stevenson adopts his transgender daughter's best friendThe 20-year-old has racked up an impressive 576.8K followers on TikTok and is a verified star on the social media platform.Taking to TikTok with a short clip on Sunday, Grace clapped back at a troll who labelled her a "dude".

Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has called for a controversial transgender hate forum to be taken offline after it was linked to her being targeted in a "swatting" incident.Greene said that she was "swatted"—a term usually referring to a harsh confrontation with law enforcement due to the filing of false reports to police—at her home in Georgia around 1 a.m. Wednesday.

GB News star Dan Wootton in a candid tweet.The star was fuming at being introduced as “transgender broadcaster India Willoughby” while appearing on the show, and admitted she fired back at Dan, leaving him “uncomfortable”.India, who works as a newsreader on Channel 5 as well as appearing on shows like Loose Women and Celebrity Big Brother, took to her social media to share the encounter.READ MORE: GB News presenter tells meteorologist he should be 'happy' about 'frightening' heatwaveShe wrote: “Dan Wootton once introduced me on GB News as ‘transgender broadcaster India Willoughby’.“I replied ‘It’s great to be on gay presenter Dan Wootton’s show.’“The way he flinched – I reckon he still feels uncomfortable about it.”Plenty of fans rushed to support India, with one penning: “Perfect response. I would have made issue on camera about how rude he was.”Another posted: “I guarantee you, if you go ‘cisgender presenter’ they’ll actually lose it!”, as a third followed up: “I’d feel uncomfortable about being a presenter on GB News too, to be fair.”However, others were more than baffled by India’s offence, as they noted that the first line in her Twitter bio reads “World’s 1st trans newsreader”.One baffled fan replied: “It’s in your Twitter bio.

OrgulloLGBT.co es el socio mediático del Washington Blade en Colombia. Esta nota salió en su sitio web.

The mum of a Scots transwoman who is competing in a women's professional golf tournament has hit out at Judy Murray after she criticised her daughter's place in the competition.

Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson has tried but failed to become the first trans woman in the Ladies Professional Golf Association.Davidson, 29, competed in Stage I of the LPGA/Epson Tour Qualifying Tournament in Rancho Mirage, Calif., this past week, but her scores weren’t good enough to move her to Stage II, Golfweek reports.Davidson was the second trans golfer to try to qualify for the LPGA. Bobbi Lancaster did so in 2013 and qualified for the Epson Tour, a lower-level golf tour, but decided to devote her time to activism instead, according to Golfweek. Davidson also participated in the qualifying rounds last year but didn’t make the cut.She played golf on men’s teams in college at Wilmington University in Delaware and Christopher Newport University in Virginia.

In a major win for trans rights, a Utah judge has reversed the state’s harmful trans sports ban.

Dwyane Wade has taken steps to legally change the name and gender of his trans daughter Zaya Wade.

For me, finding employment is difficult and can be an uncomfortable experience. Pulling up my laptop on a daily basis and surfing job sites for work is my full-time job at the moment. I come across several applications every day, and I find myself getting frustrated when I’m filling them out.

Brain Damage, a 1988 film that’s about as unhinged as it gets.Set in the pre-NYU takeover days of New York, the film concerns Brian, a young man who goes to bed with flu symptoms and wakes up with a slithering, talking penis puppet on his hands. Yup, that’s what happens.