Spain approves landmark bill making it easier for trans youth to change gender

A new regulation proposed by the Biden administration seeks to ensure non-discrimination in health care settings for women who have had abortions and LGBTQ people at a time when monkeypox cases continue to increase and fears persist after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

her. At that point, she is faced with a choice: she can either give up her life in the city, her career as a well-paid (usually Parisian) escort, and all her friends to be with some dude, or she can be practical. Her practicality usually gets her judged and hated by the dude in question, and the reader as well.

Texas embarrassment Ted Cruz has once again supplied detractors with top tier dunking fodder.Cruz unveiled a new identity at a Turning Point event on Friday, saying, “I’m Ted Cruz, and my pronoun is ‘kiss my a**’.”I’m Ted Cruz, and my pronoun is… “kiss my ass”!#SAS2022 @TPUSA pic.twitter.com/G8n82uh2CH— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 23, 2022And you know what? Sure, let’s go with that!After all, the last thing we would want to do is disrespect kiss a** pronouns. Kiss my a** may be an ignorant, spineless, hypocritical mess, but if Cruz wants to go by kiss my a**, who are we to hold the senator back from such a passion?Related: Ted Cruz says Supreme Court “clearly wrong” on same-sex marriage rulingFolks over on Twitter weren’t quite as gracious to these new pronouns, but also acknowledged that Cruz’s a** identity is nothing new.i guess enough people have said “kiss my ass ted cruz” at this point that he figured it would be easier this way https://t.co/h2cryMhztP— Kenny Logins (@KennethLogins) July 23, 2022So, Ted Cruz, in speaking to students, pretended to some fake machismo, attacking his imaginary enemies by taunting them to “kiss my ass,” even though Cruz is a spineless coward who grovels at Trump’s feet & obediently kisses Trump’s ass.— Charles Campisi (@1813Doncarlo) July 23, 2022Every media outlet that interviews Ted Cruz, from now on, MUST show “Ted Cruz (Kiss My Ass), R- Tex.” on the chyron.His rules.— Keith Fitzgerald (@keithmfitz) July 23, 2022“Well, I’m Ted Cruz, and my pronoun is kiss my ass.”No, Ted, you syphilitic chode, if anything your pronoun is “ass kisser”.As in, “Donald Trump called my wife ugly and I’m still kissing his ass every chance I get.

After it was announced that two children in the U.S. have contracted monkeypox, GOP Rep.

The Hollywood Reporter notes. It was also her first appearance at the fabled Rhode Island festival in 53 years.Mitchell, now 78, has kept a low profile since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015.

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Monday afternoon announced her positive COVID diagnosis. She is the fourth member of the Senate in recent days to test positive for COVID-19. Hours earlier Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) also announced he had tested positive for COVID. On Thursday Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) announced he had tested positive and was isolating for five days. That same day Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) announced her positive test, but she returned to work Monday.

posted it on his Facebook wall and wrote, “I received a disturbing email yesterday from a person who was upset about the forecast. After 30 years I can stand and accept the criticism when I get it wrong.

Interview With A Vampire, based on the acclaimed novel from gothic horror queen Anne Rice, which looks like it’ll finally give the story’s queer subtext a chance in the sun (er, maybe we’ll think of another metaphor there since vampires can’t survive the daylight).Rice’s tale of ageless, brooding vampires was famously brought to the big screen in 1994 with the Neil Jordan film of the same name. With Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in the lead roles—both at peak hotness—the story of their “courtship” and undead lives together was responsible for countless sexual awakenings for queers of certain age.And while we’ll never forget the image of Cruise’s Lestat going to to town on the neck of Pitt’s Louie, the movie stopped just shy of really going there and giving the gays everything they want.Related: ‘Freddy’s Revenge’, and 10 other screamingly sexy queer Halloween horror filmsThat’s why the new Interview With A Vampire has us feeling batty: In the first-look trailer that premiered this weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, the series appears to lean into the homoeroticism that’s been part of the story all along.

Noted intellectual Logan Paul shared his review of Jordan Peele’s new film Nope over the weekend, and the response has been amazing.The sci-fi horror is Peele’s highly anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Us and 2017’s zeitgeist-defining, Oscar-winning Get Out. The star of the latter, Daniel Kaluuya, reunites with the writer-director in Nope, and is joined by Keke “Queen of Memes” Palmer and Minari‘s Steve Yeun.In a series of tweets, Paul labeled the film, “one of the worst movies I’ve seen in a long time.”“NOPE” is one of the worst movies I’ve seen in a long time.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 25, 2022) — The following can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: CONTACT:Cathy Renna, Communications Director, National LGBTQ Task Force, 917-757-6123, crenna@thetaskforce.org The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice, and equality for LGBTQ people. We are building a future where everyone can be free to be their entire selves in every aspect of their lives.

Tim Westwood faced a bullying allegation while he worked as a DJ at BBC Radio 1, reports claim.Earlier this month, another 10 women claimed they are victims of sexual misconduct by Westwood, with one alleging he had sex with her when she was 14.Westwood previously strongly denied other allegations of sexual misconduct, with his reps saying in a past statement: ‘Tim Westwood strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour.‘In a career that has spanned 40 years, there have never been any complaints made against him officially or unofficially.

Zack Sharf Joe Rogan pushed back against claims that he’s a “secret conservative,” saying on a recent episode of his Spotify podcast that Republicans’ opposition to gay marriage is one reason he’s not a conservative (via Mediaite). Chatting with comedian Andrew Schulz, Rogan defended gay marriage and slammed Republicans such as Ted Cruz for wanting to ban it. Rogan described himself as “a bleeding heart liberal” on several topics.“It’s not just abortion rights, but now they’re going after gay marriage too, which is so strange to me,” Rogan said.

It has been a minute since the “PUT YOUR FUCKING PAWS UP!” disco stick-wielding Lady Gaga made her mark on stages around the world. The pop icon’s signature extraterrestrial aesthetic and thumping dance beats memorably took a hiatus for brief expeditions into jazz and country, while her foray into acting saw her take on roles as a chic bloodsucker and nightclub singer-songwriter who will, sadly, never love again.

headlines in May for his threats against the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, is now taking his “advocacy” to PetSmart.The right-wing anti-vaxxer formerly shared in a video that he was going to “make massive scenes” in various stores – like Target and Sunny's Hair and Wigs – to ensure that “corporate” does not “poison the children.”"If you support the LGBT agenda, you're not safe," he previously said.Now, enforcing his “beliefs” on the land of pets, in a clip shared by Patriot Takes, Schmidt demanded that a PetSmart employee take down the Pride flag as it “supports pedophilia and child sexualization.”The employee called a manager to the front, who assured him that they weren't going to take it down.“We are supportive of LGBTQ+ people here,” he said.“The real rainbow is from God,” Scmhidt-Crockett declared in the video, which has amassed over two million views. “That’s the rainbow of Satan.”“Thank you for coming by and sharing that with us,” the manager calmly added, before asking him to leave.“We’re going to have the Pride flag up.

This just in: Come January, Madison Cawthorn will no longer have his congressional salary and could be quite literally jobless, penniless, and facing the prospect of criminal charges.Related: Madison Cawthorn lands starring role in his very own ethics investigationAccording to The Daily Beast, the outgoing, one-term congressman maybe probably violated campaign laws with his “outrageous” spending of campaign funds meant to be used during his now-defunct general election campaign, including blowing thousands of dollars on dining at the vehemently anti-LGBTQ fastfood chain Chick-fil-a and at least three shopping sprees at a high-end cigar shop.  A post shared by Madison Cawthorn (@madisoncawthorn)An anonymous campaign source says the anti-LGBTQ GOP Representative’s campaign was so strapped for cash during the end of his failed primary that it was forced to dip into general fund money.Related: Madison Cawthorn, thoroughly humiliated, just flipped on Donald Trump in the most pathetic wayUnfortunately, election laws forbid those funds from being spent until the general election. If a candidate loses their primary, as Cawthorn did, the money must be returned to donors.

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized Republicans’ dismissal of the importance of a bill codifying the legality of same-sex marriage Sunday, as Democrats search for enough Republican support in the Senate to pass the bill all the way through Congress. After the US House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the […]

A Danish monkeypox vaccine has been approved following WHO (World Health Organisation) declaring the current outbreak of the virus as a ‘global health emergency’. In a statement released last Saturday, July 23, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organisation, declared “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health […]

Dublin’s newest and most original queer cabaret ‘EGG’ is hatching this August, and you might just get a spot in the nest for free! Enter our competition below for the chance to win two tickets to the fun, funky and totally fresh event. “We wanted to throw a party. A big, massive, unapologetically queer party […]

All Stars 7 without the twists—no platinum plunger, no gifted stars, no three-star prizes—Viv’s three maxi challenge wins would’ve tied her with Monét X Change, just trailing Trinity The Tuck and Jinkx Monsoon in total Legendary Legend stars.Of course, we know it wouldn’t be RuPaul’s Drag Race without the twists, and all of the queens have gagged us during this truly transcendent edition of All Stars. But bloody h*ll did The Viv wow us all season long with her polished performances, stunning mug, and spot-on character work.Yes, the original crowned queen of Drag Race UK put up quite the fight, winning over a new gaggle of fans across the pond in the process.

A post shared by jamesaalongman (@jamesaalongman) ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman has married his partner, Alex Brannan, with a service at Marylebone Registry Office in London.The British journalist, 36, proposed to his boyfriend back in 2020. Video of him popping the question went viral at the time.Related: ABC Correspondent proposes to boyfriend and mom captures it on videoThe two men celebrated five years of being together back in January.On Instagram, Longman said the registry office service was “just the legal bit”.

Matt Gaetz‘s latest dig at abortion activists completely blew up in his face over the weekend.The anti-LGBTQ congressman, who recently voted against codifying same-sex marriage into federal law, spoke at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida on Saturday. During his speech, he made misogynistic remarks about abortion rights activists.Related: Glenn Greenwald defends Matt Gaetz’s vote against gay marriage and Twitter can’t even with him anymore“The people are just disgusting.

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Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has finally broken her silence on this season of the dating show, giving her comments on the current bullying saga between Tasha Ghouri, Luca Bish and Dami Hope.Molly-Mae, who has been silent about the show up until this point, took to her YouTube vlog to share how she relates with dancer Tasha.Dami and Luca labelled Tasha as "fake" and claimed she was "using" partner Andrew Le Page to get a spot in the final.READ MORE: Love Island fans 'crying' as they notice Andrew's sweet gesture to TashaThe comments and bullying claims added to the string of Ofcom complaints, with the ITV2 hit show racking up over 3,000 Ofcom complaints.Although the boys apologised for the comments made during the infamous Movie Night and Snog Marry Pie challenge, fans believe they were urged to by producers following the high-complaint rate.Speaking in her vlog with her long-term boyfriend from the show Tommy Fury, Molly-Mae said: "That was literally me guys. That was literally me.""I feel sorry for her because obviously, we don’t know, I guess we’ll see when her and Andrew come out but you can’t accuse someone of being fake," she continued."I was basically 'the Tasha', everyone accusing me of being fake, everyone was saying I was with Tommy to get to the final and here we are three years on.

Komitid reports.Authorities identified two suspects — an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old — who were found driving the victim’s car that they had stolen, according to PinkNews. The 17-year-old has not been charged with the attack but he may face charges related to stealing the car.

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized Republicans’ dismissal of the importance of a bill codifying the legality of same-sex marriage Sunday, as Democrats search for enough Republican support in the Senate to pass the bill all the way through Congress. After the US House of Representatives passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the […]

Rupert Murdoch’s right wing cable channel Fox News vilified LGBTQ people across more than 100 days out of the first 181 days of 2022, according to a just-published report that characterizes the attacks as “extreme and harmful.”

ABOVE: Towleroad incorrectly (way back when) suggested b'day boy (55 today!) Matt LeBlanc posed for the cover of the Spartacus gay guide. Rather, Spartacus used a personality still from the failed series TV 101. I've read LeBlanc sued over this use (he would have a case), but I can't find proof he did. Either way, it's a rare item 30 years later. Follow me on Twitter HERE.

Ricky Martin has spoken out after harassment claims and a restraining order against him were retracted. The singer had been accused of being in a romantic relationship with his nephew, who he had allegedly stalked once the relationship ended. The initial domestic violence complaint was made by his nephew earlier this month as he said […]

A Chicago-area bakery was vandalized over the weekend over a planned drag show brunch. Photographs shared on Twitter by Marissa Perlman, a reporter for WBBM, Chicago’s CBS affiliate, showed extensive damage to the establishment with broken glass and graffiti messages painted on the walls. “Groomers,” “f*gs rape kids,” and “Christ is king” were scrawled in black paint along the exterior.Defiantly addressing Saturday's anti-LGBTQ+ attack, the shop owner in the village of Lake in the Hills, a suburb of northwest Chicago, posted on social media Sunday announcing the shop’s immediate reopening.“The clouds of This storm Are clearing this morning and we will reopen today with limited services and staff,” the business said on social media.

pic.twitter.com/YGvFMG4cU9— PatriotTakes

Queer as Folk and its American remake premiered at the turn of the 21st century, they gave the world a revolutionary look at gay life. Two decades later, their depiction of a mostly white, cis-gender group of gay men isn't very accurate to modern gay life anymore.While both shows stand strong in the queer television canon, they only represent a small margin of queer people, completely erasing trans and non-binary people and remaining very white throughout its the original runs.Luckily, this new update fills the cast with people from all across the LGBTQ+ spectrum and uses that to its advantage to tell worthwhile queer stories that are very rare.Queerness is ever expanding.

Disney show is causing fury for some on social media.Baymax!, a spin-off series from the movie Big Hero 6, is out on Disney+ now. The scene in question was highlighted by conservative author and activist Christopher Rufo and it has since been viewed over six million times on Twitter.

Florida teachers have revealed that the state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and its restrictions have already started to take effect. 

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, Equal Pride.When the Supreme Court ruling on Roe V. Wade came down last Friday, I was gathered with other LGBTQ+ community members just outside of the Stonewall Inn to commemorate the groundbreaking for the Stonewall National Monument’s visitor center.

Halifax has told customers they can ‘close their account’ if they disagree with its new policy on gender pronouns.The banking group shared a picture of a staff member’s name badge over social media which contained the pronouns “she/her/hers”.Bosses said that workers optionally include their pronouns in a bid to create a ‘safe and accepting environment’ for employees and customers.It has also described the move as being a “very simple solution to accidental misgendering”.READ MORE: Glasgow and Edinburgh Pride events see Scotland's biggest cities decked in colourREAD MORE: Headteacher who came out as gay met with 'eruption of applause' from pupilsNews of the policy came during the final week of Pride Month.However, some customers threatened to close their account over the policy.In a response to one angry customer, Halifax wrote: “We strive for inclusion, equality and quite simply, in doing what is right.“If you disagree with our values, you’re welcome to close your account.”The bank then shared details on how customers can submit forms to close down in their account in additional responses to account holders.Fellow bank HSBC tweeted in support of Halifax’s decision amid the backlash.The firm wrote: “We stand with and support any bank or organisation that joins us in taking this positive step forward for equality and inclusion.“It’s vital that everyone can be themselves in the workplace.”A number of LGBTQ+ charities have encouraged people to state their pronouns in email signatures and social media profiles to prevent misgendering.The Scottish Trans Alliance also suggests asking to people to add their pronouns next to their name when taking part in an online work meeting.They add: “If you accidentally use the wrong

Metro.co.uk that she’s seen brilliant trans roles written into and then cut out of scripts after producers were left ‘timid’ over the decision to include them.‘Things are definitely getting better,’ she explained. ‘I think there are more roles for trans people out there and we’re creating our own stuff now which is good.

Republicans and older people are much more likely to say gender should correspond to the sex assigned at birth than Democrats and younger adults.The increase doesn't necessarily indicate a backlash against transgender and non-binary people from the majority of the American public.Eight in 10 adults across the political spectrum and in all age cohorts, according to the survey, believe that trans people are discriminated against in American society. A majority of the poll's respondents also said they support laws that would protect trans people from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.Half of the people who believe gender identity equals the sex assigned at birth do support laws that would protect trans people from being discriminated against in certain areas of society.Of those saying that gender should reflect the sex assigned at birth, one in four believes forms and online profiles should include options other than "male" or "female" for people who don't identify as either.

Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched “Bleep,” the sixth episode of “Queer as Folk,” now streaming on Peacock.The first two shows that bared the name “Queer as Folk” presented a fairly narrow view of what “queer” is. While Russell T.

Earlier this week in Spain, the Cabinet approved a new gender recognition bill that has been in the works over the past 18 months. Although the bill must now pass through the Parliament in order to become law, Equality Minister Irene Montero said, “this is a historic day after more than 15 years without any […]

This Pride Month, Queerty is highlighting global technology payments company Mastercard as the company expands a card feature that helps solve a very real problem worldwide. True Name®  empowers trans and non-binary people to display their preferred names (rather than deadnames) on credit, debit, and prepaid cards without the requirement of a legal name change.Mastercard continues to expand True Name® by adding issuing and fintech partners in North America and globally to help ensure cardholders worldwide can leverage their chosen name on their Mastercard cards and embrace who they truly are. Trans writer Niko Stratis (pictured above) celebrates the initiative (and company) with examples drawn from the everyday life of trans people everywhere.When trans people can’t have their proper name printed on something as simple as a debit card, it creates a constant reminder of a life that’s inauthentic.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTrailblazing trans actor Hari Nef will headline “Lina’s Song,” a new scripted podcast from executive producer Mark Duplass, set in the ’80s punk scene of East Berlin.“Lina’s Song” is set to premiere on Spotify and Apple Podcasts on Aug. 19.

The last decade has been a journey for House Mothers, their children, and the ballrooms where their craft sits centre stage. “Instead of being laughed at and pointed at,” Devine, the west coast mother of the House of Gorgeous Gucci, says, “we are admired and revered for our beauty and talent to the point where people see the worth in it.” 

backed by the science on the matter. The linked Republican National Committee tweet says that Levine was talking about “reassignment surgery” even though she doesn’t mention surgery in the clip and gender affirming surgery is not performed on minors.Related: Marjorie Taylor Greene says Democrats “want to turn your kids gay”“I’m calling for the impeachment of Dr.

Drag Race star Trinity the Tuck updated fans on her gender identity in a new social media post. 

The decision of several global sporting bodies to ban transgender women from elite contests stems from “fearmongering” about gender minorities, said Marvel Studios’ first openly trans actor, Zach Barack.

When an elderly relative passed away, Sanjibani Sudha, a 26-year-old banker, was not permitted by her family to attend the funeral because she is a transgender woman.

Piers Morgan has slammed Tom Daley for his comments about transgender athletes after a trans woman, 29, beat a 13-year-old girl in a skateboarding contest.Ricci Tres, who was born male but who now identifies as a woman, finished first ahead of previous winner Shiloh Catori in the women's field of the Boardr Open in New York over the weekend.Reacting to the news on Twitter, Morgan sarcastically wrote: "Tom Daley’s furious that this isn’t happening more…" Daley had addressed the recent decision by FINA - the governing body for international water sports - to ban transgender athletes at the British LGBT Awards on Friday (June 24).READ MORE: Transgender and non-binary footballers to choose between men's or women's in GermanyHe said: "I was furious. You know, like most queer people, anyone that's told they can't compete or can't do something they love just because of who they are, it's not on."It's something I feel really strongly about.

Boris Johnson has indicated that he supports FINA’s move to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.