Surgery for Transgender Youths Becomes a Political Issue

Earlier this week, Dan showed his great relationship with Carol as he voiced his concern after watching one of her forecasts.The Channel 5 News presenter took to Twitter to urge Carol to “take care” as the star braved some harsh weather conditions.On Tuesday, Carol shared some wind gust numbers with her 236,000 followers.The Scottish weather presenter included a chart that showed wind gusts ranging between 40 all the way up to 79 miles per hour in locations like The Needles and Guernsey.“Some of the gusts of wind recorded in the last hour @BBCBreakfast xxx,” Carol captioned the post helpfully.Dan, who used to host BBC Breakfast from 2016 until April this year, urged Carol to proceed with caution.“You take care out there Carol,” the star commented concernedly.Back in May, Dan left his co-host, Sally Nugent, rather emotional when he confirmed his leaving date after six years of presenting from the red sofa.Sally warned viewers, “brace yourself” as Dan got ready to share his announcement.He began: “You know you keep asking me when I’m going? Well, I can tell you now, officially.”The pair laughed as Dan looked at his watch and joked: “I’m leaving in five minutes.

Dame Joan Collins has switched up her trademark big voluminous curls for a new sleeked stylish look. The Dynasty star is known for her signature bouncy locks and wispy fringe which has been her go to hair style since the 80's, when she played Alex Colby, the ex-wife of oil tycoon Blake Carrington, in the America TV soap.

Michaela Coel revealed her pride to be joining the cast of Wakanda Forever, as she took her place on the red carpet in London for the film’s European premiere.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — As the midterm campaign enters the homestretch, it’s time for unity rallies. Here in Michigan, that meant bringing the Republican candidates for governor, secretary of state and attorney general together in an empty lot outside a church on a breezy Friday night to speak to a few hundred supporters, who had been amped up by a soundtrack strikingly similar to the set list played before a Trump campaign rally.

GEMMA Collins revealed her secret PTSD battle after nearly losing her Essex home while her father was in hospital with Covid. The reality star, 41, said her HSBC bank account with all her savings was suddenly frozen and she was put through "hell" by the bank - just as she was about to exchange on her dream home. The Essex favourite said the shock of being left cashless while making the biggest financial move of her life left her traumatised and "embarrassed".

UPDATE: Disney and 20th Television no longer face a disparate impact claim in a lawsuit brought by actor Rockmond Dunbar. 

right to religious freedom was violated when she was reprimanded for refusing to marry same-sex couples.Dianne Hensley, a justice of the peace in McLennan County, was reprimanded by the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct in 2019. She had quit performing marriages after the U.S.

Are you one of the 1 million+ plus people who received a Monkeypox vaccine? If so, you may be breathing easier knowing that if you catch the disease — which the Centers for Disease Control continues to call a public health emergency — you will be subject to less extreme symptoms, which can include lesions and excruciating pain.But if you are one of those 1 million+, you may have also experienced an itchy, uncomfortable spot where the shot was administered; typically on the forearm. As opposed to flu or COVID-19 shots, the MPX spot can last weeks, barely fading or getting more comfortable for days on end.

Een 19-jarige man is deze week veroordeeld tot 140 uur taakstraf voor zware mishandeling en belediging. Hij schold september vorig jaar in de Leidsestraat in het centrum een jongen uit voor en#39;kankerhomoen#39; en gaf hem twee vuistslagen in het gezicht, waardoor het slachtoffer onder meer botbreuken in het gezicht opliep.

Miss Ellaneous (Ben Graetz) welcomes guests to Sydney WorldPride, kicking off Feb. 17, 2023. (Photo by Anna Kucera)

Soundbar, an iconic gay nightclub in downtown Lexington, Ky., announced it will be closing its doors to patrons this month."Soundbar will have [its] LAST DANCE on Saturday November 19," the club's owners recently announced on Facebook. "We had the most Amazing 13 plus years and are now ready to move on to other projects.

Democrats have a master plan to bring undocumented immigrants into the United States to perform gender confirmation surgeries on them and then send a bunch of transgender people around the country to infiltrate society.   None of that is of course, true, but viewers of Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News would not know any better if they saw Ohio's Republican senate candidate J.D.

Tina Kotek, one of two lesbian candidates poised to make history in runs for governor this year, exudes confidence on the campaign trail although it’s clear she’s in a tough battle.Kotek is the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in deep-blue Oregon, which has already had the nation’s first out bisexual governor, Kate Brown, a Democrat who’s retiring due to term limits. Kotek and fellow Dem Maura Healey, in Massachusetts, stand to become the first out lesbian governors in the U.S. But while polls show Healey with a lead of more than 20 points over her Republican opponent, Kotek is in pretty much a dead heat with Republican Christine Drazan.The race in Oregon has been complicated by the presence of an independent candidate, Betsy Johnson, a former Democratic state legislator.

I’m not much of a basketball fan, but I do know that the Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving is the NBA’s equivalent of Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. Irving shared a link on Twitter (we’ll get to that in a minute) to an anti-Semitic film, deleted it, didn’t apologize for doing it, wouldn’t say the Holocaust happened, and dribbled around the question of whether he was anti-Semitic.I’m rarely on Twitter, mainly because I’m not very opinionated, but I’ve been reading all the news about racist dogma that has skyrocketed once Elon Musk inherited the soon-to-be equivalent of former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social.

Sigal Chattah, the Republican nominee for Nevada attorney general, is defending and doubling down on her use of an anti-transgender slur.In late September, Chattah drew criticism for using the t word (The Advocate won’t use the full term, but be warned, it’s used in the video below) and for saying there should be “a lot less” trans people. Then recently, Las Vegas TV interviewer Brian Loftus asked her about her use of the term, which she has defended because, she said, it’s used in books and movies.“Since that community considers it offensive, why not use the term that that community does not deem offensive?” Loftus asked.“Like what, like drag queen?” Chattah responded, apparently unaware that most trans people are not drag queens and many drag queens are not trans.

The Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine held a joint meeting Friday afternoon that devolved into chaos after the two regulatory bodies failed to agree on language regarding access to gender-affirming treatment. Florida regulators have been considering rules to ban such treatment for minors.A provision allowing minors access to gender-affirming care in research settings was at issue.The rule in the Standards of Practice for the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria in Minors states, "Nonsurgical treatments for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors may continue to be performed under the auspices of Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved, investigator-initiated clinical trials conducted at any of the Florida medical schools set forth in Section 458.3145(1)(i), Florida Statutes.

Terry Loftis

The post Exclusive: Shania Twain celebrates 25 years of Come On Over and new album Queen of Me appeared first on GAY TIMES.

Heartstopper has revealed further details about the cast of its second season as production for the hit Netflix series continues.

“What do you like about your body?”That’s typically one of the first questions that therapist, life coach, author, PrEP promoter, and longtime HIV activist Damon L. Jacobs asks his guests on his YouTube show, Tub Talks With Damon L.

A man has been indicted over a series of anti-LGBTQ+ arsons across Manhattan in August 2021.Alex Blodgett has been charged with several counts of felony arson, according to a news release by the Manhattan district attorney. Those charges have also been enhanced with hate crime charges.“Hate has no place here in Manhattan and New Yorkers of all backgrounds deserve to feel safe.

A mother of four from Tennessee has been hailed for an epic demonstration of allyship captured on video.During a meeting of the Maury County Board of Trustees on October 26, 33-year-old Jessee Graham got up to speak from the heart as she addressed the recent resignation of the public library director. After months of controversy over a Pride month display that included LGBTQ+ Brooks, Zachary Fox had resigned.

NCLR has engaged in federal advocacy nearly since our founding 45 years ago, but the establishment of our DC office made participation in federal spaces – such as Congress and the White House – much more regular. As NCLR showed up in these spaces more frequently, the organization became more widely known among federal policymakers. 

Sam Williams — grandson of Hank Williams and son of Hank Jr. — has come out as a gay man in the emotional video for his son “Tilted Crown” and in a recent appearance on Apple Music’s Proud Radio with Hunter Kelly. (Watch the video below.)

The UK’s latest Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning to review where transgender rights stand in the Equality Act 2010.

British presenting royalty Graham Norton has left Twitter soon after Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling criticized him over comments about transgender people made in a recent interview.

Mermaids helps offer life-saving services to young people and their families. With a helpline like that closed – albeit temporarily – it means that people had one less network to go to.This could mean that a young person in a mental health crisis or a parent unsure how to respond to their child coming out can’t get the specialised advice Mermaids offers.Access to support for young people is shown to be absolutely vital for them.

Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley called on sports organisations to fight for more inclusivity and less discrimination.

Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley called on sports organisations to fight for more inclusivity and less discrimination.

Nicola Sturgeon at the SNP conference. Cameron Downing appeared alongside the First Minister the day the Sunday Mail published details of his violent online outbursts – despite the party insisting hours earlier it had “no record” of him holding an office-bearing role.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is getting criticized on social media for saying that her massive wealth is enough to keep her happy as she devotes her life to opposing equal rights for transgender people.She shared a screenshot of a tweet from an unknown person that read: “How do you sleep at night knowing you’ve lost a whole audience from buying your books?”“I read my most recent royalty cheques and find the pain goes away pretty quickly,” she responded.I read my most recent royalty cheques and find the pain goes away pretty quickly.

Tom Felton shared his support for author J.K. Rowling as the "Harry Potter" writer continues to receive criticism over her beliefs on biological sex and gender. The actor opened up about his admiration for Rowling in a new interview with The Times of London.

Transgender women must still register for the military draft, according to the U.S. Selective Service.  "US citizens or immigrants who are born male and changed their gender to female are still required to register," the Selective Service states on its official website.  Individuals who were born female, but identify as male do not need to register for the military draft, per the government.  The policy is not new, but gained attention after the Selective Service tweeted at parents on Friday, reminding them that their sons must register.  U.S.

Joe Biden has just officially confirmed what a woman is and what a woman isn’t.”Trans women (also known as men) will be forced to sign up for the draft.Looks like Joe Biden has just officially confirmed what a woman is and what a woman isn’t.— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) October 10, 2022Obviously, there is no draft in the US, and hasn’t been one since the Vietnam War days.Related: Lauren Boebert posts dumbest ‘groomer’ tweet yet and everyone’s thinking the exact same thingBoebert’s latest attempt to “own the libs” was likely sparked by a tweet issued by the Selective Service System on Friday. It said, “Parents, if your son is an only son and the last male in your family to carry the family name, he is still required to register with SSS.”Parents, if your son is an only son and the last male in your family to carry the family name, he is still required to register with SSS.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday and defended new policies in the state that will require public school students to use bathrooms and join sports teams based on their biological sex, not gender identity.  "Let me begin with these basic principles, which is first, parents have a fundamental right to be engaged in their children's lives.

A group of more than 200 activists gathered outside of Luther Jackson Middle School in Vienna on Thursday to object to the new “model policies” for transgender students proposed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.

Financial Times “you can’t win ‘em all” when asked about earlier this year being disowned by his teenage transgender daughter. He blamed “neo-Marxists” for their estrangement.In the interview that ran Friday, he said that the American left is responsible for “full-on communism” that leads to the “general sentiment that if you’re rich, you’re evil.” He said, “[The relationship with my daughter] may change, but I have very good relationships with all the others.

Editor’s note: International News Editor Michael K. Lavers will be on assignment in Brazil through Oct. 11.

Twitter Friday after a trailer for the new season of his talk show was posted showing a glimpse of an interview with Republican Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.In the six-minute video posted by The Problem with Jon Stewart, Rutledge is grilled by Stewart over her state's ban on gender-affirming care, which the talk show host argues "overrides" the guidelines laid out by health care professionals.Early in the clip, Rutledge claims that the state law was based on several doctors who testified before the Arkansas legislature who claimed "98 percent of young people" have gender dysphoria, and that "they are able to move past that" once they "have the help that they need.""Wow," Stewart says in response to Rutledge's data point. "That's an incredibly made-up figure.""That doesn't comport with any of the studies or documentation that exist from these medical organizations," Stewart continued.Jon interviewed Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, about why her state banned gender-affirming care for minors - ignoring the guidelines of major medical organizations and taking the decision out of parents’ hands.

Keeping Up With the Kardashians is herself a transgender woman but has been accused of working against the very community of which she's a member.In the Monday tweet, Jenner referenced a controversy unfolding in Vermont. Members of a high school volleyball team who lodged complaints against a transgender teammate have reportedly been barred from their own locker room."We cannot have biological boys with penises changing next to our daughters in locker rooms, and then have our daughters scolded by the school.

Brazil has elected its first two openly transgender women, Erika Hilton and Duda Salabert, to congress in a historic vote on 2 October.

If you’re like most people, the image that comes to mind is most likely cowboys, bandits, lassos, and straight people doing very straight things. But certainly, the idea of people of color dressing in clothing for the opposite gender doesn’t pop into the imagination of most individuals. However, many would be surprised to hear that they’d be wrong to count transness out of what had made up America’s new frontier.

Vermont school district’s decision to side with a transgender volleyball player after a group of her teammates complained about sharing a locker room. In accordance with state policy, Randolph High School administrators sent the complainants to single-stall bathroom to change while allowing the trans athlete to continue using the facilities of her desired gender.

The battle over voting rights in the United States has been a long and contentious one, with proponents of tighter regulations — typically Republicans — arguing that increasing identification requirements helps to ensure more secure, fraud-free elections.

In a sense, singer-songwriter Maren Morris has felt like she's among only a handful of artists in the country music genre that speak out against topics like racism and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.But with that being said, the I Could Use A Love Song star also confessed during an interview with Apple Music's Proud Radio With Hunter Kelly that she doesn't want to just be known for her 'clap backs on Twitter', instead she'd like to have people take notice of her songs.'I can't just be this merch store on the internet that sells you songs and t-shirts,' Morris, 32, said, while taking her personality and personal ethics into consideration, in reference to her decisions to speak publicly on hot topic issues. Call for more voices: Maren Morris, 32, revealed she often feels like she's among only a few people in the country music genre who speak out against hot topics like racism and anti-LGBTQ rhetoricMorris continued, 'I have to let people know, because the real human aspect of this is when I go on tour, and I see the people in my crowd.

A federal grand jury on Wednesday handed down an indictment of a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist and her spouse, a doctor and major in the U.S. Army, with conspiracy and for the disclosure of individually identifiable health information related to their efforts to assist Russia in connection with the conflict in Ukraine.

Maren Morris just launched a new T-shirt in support of trans rights groups, especially LGBTQ youth. 

With her hair tied in a high ponytail, Bruna bends over a client, using her vibrant and outgoing personality to keep them comfortable and amused during their time together.The services offered at the Inkspace Studio in New Delhi’s bustling Hauz Khas neighborhood are similar to those provided by other tattoo studios in the area. But the artist is unique. 27-year-old Bruna has two lives. When catering to clients in her studio, she is a woman with an outgoing personality.