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Maddy Mahoney

Maddy Mahoney (she/her) is a journalist and writer based in Toronto. You can find her work at CBC Arts, Maisonneuve, Toronto Life, Loose Lips Magazine and others. She lives in Toronto and speaks English.

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Supportive families key to trans youth health, boygenius slams anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Trans Bill of Rights reintroduced, Lizzo’s affirming shapewear and Texas lawmaker pranked 
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Supportive families key to trans youth health, boygenius slams anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Trans Bill of Rights reintroduced, Lizzo’s affirming shapewear and Texas lawmaker pranked 

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 31

March 31, 2023
Nashville shooting blame game, censoring ‘Rainbowland,’ media progress in India, Twitter’s hateful cash haul and ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ queer rumours confirmed
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Nashville shooting blame game, censoring ‘Rainbowland,’ media progress in India, Twitter’s hateful cash haul and ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ queer rumours confirmed

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 29

March 29, 2023
Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes
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Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes

5 queer and trans stories to follow: March 24

March 24, 2023
Queers on TV, P.E.I. Pride nixes politicos, Ugandan death sentence, Grindr’s HIV tests and a super-drag queen telethon
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Queers on TV, P.E.I. Pride nixes politicos, Ugandan death sentence, Grindr’s HIV tests and a super-drag queen telethon

5 queer and trans stories to watch: March 22

March 22, 2023
‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth
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‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 17

March 17, 2023
Oscars’ gender, indecency expunged, a big queer Tennessee benefit, beautiful Minnesota and welcome, Suzy Eddie Izzard
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Oscars’ gender, indecency expunged, a big queer Tennessee benefit, beautiful Minnesota and welcome, Suzy Eddie Izzard

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 10

March 10, 2023
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Censoring ‘The Last of Us,’ George Santos’s comeuppance (?), a new lesbian bar (!?), same-sex marriage attack and powerlifter JayCee Cooper
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Censoring ‘The Last of Us,’ George Santos’s comeuppance (?), a new lesbian bar (!?), same-sex marriage attack and powerlifter JayCee Cooper

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 3

March 3, 2023
Butt plug trophy auction, queers Gallup ahead, Tennessee bans drag, Meta’s hate profits and a rap by Ariana DeBose
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Butt plug trophy auction, queers Gallup ahead, Tennessee bans drag, Meta’s hate profits and a rap by Ariana DeBose

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching (plus a baby bonus): Feb. 24

February 24, 2023
Black queer history, sporting sisterhood, Spanish rights, New York Times protest and beauty queen euphoria
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Black queer history, sporting sisterhood, Spanish rights, New York Times protest and beauty queen euphoria

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: Feb. 17

February 17, 2023
God’s gender, anti-trans legislation, Pauli Murray in your pocket, Hungarian court drama and the Super Bowl
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God’s gender, anti-trans legislation, Pauli Murray in your pocket, Hungarian court drama and the Super Bowl

Here are 5 queer and trans news stories we’re tracking: Feb. 10

February 10, 2023
Celebrating more inclusion on ‘The Sims,’ anti-trans bills killed in Virginia and Finland’s gender update—just a few of the stories we’re tracking this week
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Celebrating more inclusion on ‘The Sims,’ anti-trans bills killed in Virginia and Finland’s gender update—just a few of the stories we’re tracking this week

6 news stories impacting LGBTQ2S+ folk today

February 3, 2023
Over half of LGBTQ2S+ parents in Florida have considered moving out of state
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Over half of LGBTQ2S+ parents in Florida have considered moving out of state

Seventeen percent have already taken steps to leave the state

January 27, 2023
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Another major HIV vaccine trial has failed 
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Another major HIV vaccine trial has failed 

Researchers found the vaccine, Mosaico, was “safe but ineffective” 

January 20, 2023
These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick
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These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

While chest binders can reduce gender dysphoria, they can be expensive and difficult to access in more rural areas

January 13, 2023
Ireland promises conversion therapy ban this year
Identity

Ireland promises conversion therapy ban this year

Meanwhile, the U.K. continues to drag its feet on its plans for a conversion therapy ban that might exclude trans people 

January 9, 2023
This Texas city is privatizing its library after a dispute over LGBTQ2S+ books
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This Texas city is privatizing its library after a dispute over LGBTQ2S+ books

With book bans and restrictions at an all-time high, studies show that 33 percent of challenged books in the U.S. have queer themes or characters 

December 23, 2022
A new report proves that online anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate turns into real-life violence 
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A new report proves that online anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate turns into real-life violence 

Online harassment of doctors and hospitals that provide gender-affirming care has led to bomb threats, death threats and lockdowns 

December 16, 2022
India sees historic firsts for LGBTQ+ rights
Identity

India sees historic firsts for LGBTQ+ rights

On the heels of two Supreme Court petitions arguing to legalize same-sex marriage, Delhi just got its first trans representative

December 12, 2022
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