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Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer is concerned after the shooting suspect was mistakenly released from jail. 

What was supposed to be the triumphant return of Cherry Weekend in DC after a two-year-long delay due to the ongoing global pandemic turned out to be a fiasco which left hundreds of partygoers upset and demanding refunds.20 popular D.J.s were set to play eight events across the four-day-long circuit party produced by the Cherry Fund that raises money for HIV and AIDS as well as mental health services. Revelers from across the country traveled to Washington D.C.

Jonathan Groff and the cast of Spring Awakening are headed to HBO Max in a new documentary.

A trans activist was found dead along Lake Michigan in Chicago on Thursday, March 17, after being reported missing by her family earlier in the month. Elise Malary was reported missing by her family on March 11 leading to an extensive search of the area.For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Her body was discovered on March 17 and identified by police on Saturday, March 19. Malary worked at the Chicago Therapy Collective, a group dedicated to supporting and advocating for the transgender community. A colleague at the group, IggyLadden, said, “She’d speak out on behalf of any issue that impacted woman of color, LGBTQ folk — her heart’s so big.”In a post, the Chicago Therapy Collective said, “The outpouring of love, care, and community response reflects the deep impact of Elise’s love and advocacy on so many of us. We hope that you are taking tender care of one another.

Marvel and DC Comics teased their new LGBTQ+ variant covers ahead of Pride Month.

The body of beloved trans rights activist Elise Malary was found off the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago.

Just six years ago, 22-year-old Julian Gray was studying a masters in psychology at university with the intention of going on to earn a PhD and to later become an academic. But when his health deteriorated, he had no choice but to drop out of university.

ESPN reports.Thomas has won Ivy League swimming championships this season — her first on the women’s team — and had NCAA season-best times in two freestyle events at the Zippy Invitational in Ohio in December. Her success in the sport has fueled criticism by those who object to trans women competing alongside cisgender women, although the reality is that there is no widespread dominance of sports by trans women and girls.Indeed, Thomas’s time in the freestyle final “was the fastest of the NCAA season, but well off the NCAA record of 4:24.06, held by 10-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky,” CNN notes.There were protests and counterprotests Thursday outside the Georgia Institute of Technology’s McAuley Aquatic Center, where the events were taking place.

The brand new issue of GAY TIMES Magazine is championing the beauty of the trans, non-binary and gender non-confirming communities.

Lia Thomas has made history as the first out transgender athlete to win an National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimming championship.

Olympics, I saw my wildest dreams come true as I stood on the podium, an out gay silver medalist and one of the first women to swim the 1,500 meter event. I feel incredibly grateful that coming out as gay never kept me from being able to participate in the sport I love. All athletes—including transgender athletes—deserve to be respected and included, exactly as we are.Throughout my life, swimming has enabled me to learn so much both in and out of the pool, and transgender athletes should not be excluded from this opportunity.

Republican legislators in Idaho have blocked a bill that would have made giving trans children gender-affirming care a crime.

If legislation being proposed by gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) moves forward, California could become a refuge for transgender children and their families from states whose own governments have become decidedly hostile to them. Wiener is expected to formally make the announcement later Thursday morning on the steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento.

It was four years ago that the San Francisco Police Commission unanimously passed a policy mandating that police respect a person's pronoun choices. It's a policy that seems to be working well but, even in the best of circumstances, mistakes happen.Last week, during an alleged abduction case involving a young transwoman near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf on March 7, San Francisco Police Department Special Victims Unit put out a news release offering details about the woman's disappearance.

Baftas speech has inspired a charity T-shirt to be made to support trans children, following her apparent shade towards JK Rowling and her comments about transgender women. The actress, 31, who is known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, appeared to throw shade at the franchise’s creator, JK, 56, when she took to the stage to present an award. Host Rebel Wilson, 42, introduced Emma to the stage, telling the crowd: ‘Here to present the next award is Emma Watson.

With young transgender Americans caught in the middle of a culture war over LGBTQ+ rights, Texas has sought to clamp down on gender-transitioning medical treatments that Governor Greg Abbott says are “child abuse.”

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists protested outside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s mansion after he called for investigations into the parents of trans children.

Queer Parivaar is a South Asian musical short celebrating queer love and will be premiered at this year’s BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.

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Lizzo used a keynote discussion at South By Southwest to condemn anti-trans laws and policies being introduced in her home state of Texas.

wrote. '[I] am sending support to all of the trans families across the US who are being targeted in this moment by conservative legislatures. This country was founded on freedom.

At the 2022 BAFTA Awards on Sunday, Emma Watson made it clear — she’s going to shout-out all the witches out there! When the 31-year-old actress was brought to the stage by host Rebel Wilson to present, Rebel said, “She calls herself a feminist, but we all know she’s a witch.” Emma then promptly responded, per The Independent, “I’m here for all the witches!”

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HARRY Potter star Emma Watson "took a swipe at JK Rowling" last night in her BAFTA speech following the writer's trans row. The actress - best known for her role as Hermione Grainger - took to the stage to present the Outstanding British Film award last night.

Jamie Lee Curtis used her daughter’s birthday to send a message of “support to all of the trans families across the US”.

Emma Watson appeared to make a dig at Harry Potter author JK Rowling when she attended the BAFTA Awards last night.

Sir Keir Starmer backed calls for gender recognition laws to be reformed and said more “respectful” debate is needed on transgender issues.

said she knew they'd be supportive. "It was intimidating — but I wasn't worried. They had been so accepting of me my entire life." 

In a small step for LGBTQ+ rights in Texas, investigations into gender-affirming care for trans youth have been temporarily banned. 

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Gov. Greg Abbott, with his wife Cecilia, left, at a primary election night event, on March 1 in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eric Gay/Associated Press)

The New York Times reports.The head belonged to a body found wrapped in a garbage bag in a shopping cart last week. A man walking past the cart discovered a torso after reaching into the bag, first feeling a roll of toilet paper and then the body, according to WNBC.Marcelin has been indicted on second-degree murder charges connected to the death of 68-year-old Susan Leyden. She’s also accused of dismembering Leyden and concealing the body parts.She’s spent over five decades in prison for murder and manslaughter.

More than 60 major businesses, including household names in technology and retail, have signed onto a new advertising campaign in Texas protesting a move by the state’s governor to label as “child abuse” medical treatments that are widely considered to be the standard of care for transgender teenagers. In digital ads and a full-page advertisement in Friday’s Dallas Morning News, the businesses assailed a Feb. 22 directive by Gov.

Blu Hydrangea has shared the names of five legendary queens she wants to see compete on the next international version of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Survivor’s first transgender castaway to enter the competition already out had to leave just three days because of an undisclosed medication.

More than 60 major businesses, including household names in technology and retail, have signed onto a new advertising campaign in Texas protesting a move by the state’s governor to label as “child abuse” medical treatments that are widely considered to be the standard of care for transgender teenagers. In digital ads and a full-page advertisement in Friday’s Dallas Morning News, the businesses assailed a Feb. 22 directive by Gov.

While Texas’ Republican leaders are scrambling even further right and are attacking the state’s transgender residents in an effort to energize their base voters, Republican lawmakers in Arizona and the Republican governor of Utah are instead helping kill harmful bills targeting transgender people, especially trans youth.

Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot 

The Texas Tribune through their lawyer. “It always seemed like this day would come.

Brian and Colman welcome Lee Walter (aka Jada Pinkett Fox) to discuss the experience of being black, gay and trans feminine in this no-holds-barred interview.

The Idaho House approved legislation Tuesday to make it a felony for a doctor to provide age-appropriate, medically-necessary, best practice gender-affirming care for transgender children.

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The Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Scholars organization sent the following response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s order for Child Protective Services to investigate families accused of providing life-saving care to their transgender children.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

John Cameron Mitchell has come out as non-binary after “getting a little bit of flack” about playing a trans character in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

provide gender care to transgender youth, including hormones.A near-party-line vote saw the Republicans win 55-13. The House's only physician, Dr.

In the latest blow to the health and well-being of transgender children in Texas, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has stopped providing hormone therapy to trans children in the wake of Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive ordering the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate families and health-care professionals who provide such gender-affirming therapy for children, claiming that such care is child abuse.