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Italy’s far-right government is scrubbing gay parents from children’s birth certificates
Parenting

Italy’s far-right government is scrubbing gay parents from children’s birth certificates

Milan, the last city in Italy to recognize both same-sex parents on birth certificates, has been told to stop the practice

March 16, 2023
Florida legislators propose expansions to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
Politics

Florida legislators propose expansions to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Three new bills would further limit discussion of LGBTQ2S+ topics or identities in schools

March 9, 2023
Students and LGBTQ2S+ activists are speaking out over anti-trans University of Winnipeg talk
Activism

Students and LGBTQ2S+ activists are speaking out over anti-trans University of Winnipeg talk

A talk on “economic interests involved in transgenderism” has raised alarm bells in the student body and wider queer community

March 3, 2023
Dozens of Facebook ads still use anti-LGBTQ2S+ rhetoric, despite supposed ban
Social Media

Dozens of Facebook ads still use anti-LGBTQ2S+ rhetoric, despite supposed ban

New research from Media Matters found at least 63 new ads in the past four months

February 24, 2023
Oklahoma judge revokes a lesbian mom’s parental rights
Parenting

Oklahoma judge revokes a lesbian mom’s parental rights

The ruling could have wide-reaching reverberations in LGBTQ2S+ parenting, experts say

February 17, 2023
Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia
Transphobia

Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia

OPINION: The U.K.’s normalization of anti-trans hate has real-world consequences—the trans teen murdered this week should be alive

February 15, 2023
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Parental rights champions in Prince Edward Island want to strip trans kids of their right to privacy
Education

Parental rights champions in Prince Edward Island want to strip trans kids of their right to privacy

A petition and a resolution are circulating questioning the need for queer- and trans-affirming guidelines in schools

February 10, 2023
Mpox is no longer a public health emergency in the U.S.
Sexual Health

Mpox is no longer a public health emergency in the U.S.

Daily cases have fallen from 450 in August to single-digit diagnoses now

February 2, 2023
Looking for queer video games? Visual novels should be your first stop
Gaming

Looking for queer video games? Visual novels should be your first stop

Originating in Japan, these games let you flirt, date, solve mysteries and more with a simple point and click

January 27, 2023
Quebec is dragging its feet on gender-neutral health cards
Identity

Quebec is dragging its feet on gender-neutral health cards

Two years since Quebec’s highest court ruled that documents needed to include X gender markers, only F and M are available

January 26, 2023
Trans women who stop hormones are still fertile, according to a new study
Reproductive Health

Trans women who stop hormones are still fertile, according to a new study

Scientists hope the findings may change the political conversation around hormone therapy for trans youth

January 19, 2023
As Republican-led statehouses continue to attack trans rights, some blue states are fighting back
Politics

As Republican-led statehouses continue to attack trans rights, some blue states are fighting back

Sanctuary state bills and bureaucratic improvements to name changes or gender marker updates are appearing in states like California and Illinois

January 16, 2023
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A new Arizona bill that could force teachers to misgender trans students kicks off a new year of anti-trans legislation
Education

A new Arizona bill that could force teachers to misgender trans students kicks off a new year of anti-trans legislation

Senate Bill 1001 would also allow school workers to misgender trans students, teachers or other staff with no recourse

January 6, 2023
Trans Sask releases the first detailed look at the province’s trans community
Identity

Trans Sask releases the first detailed look at the province’s trans community

A trans-led research team spent a year compiling data from hundreds of survey responses

December 22, 2022
Canadian LGBTQ2S+ youth more likely to have eating disorders, says study
Health

Canadian LGBTQ2S+ youth more likely to have eating disorders, says study

Researchers hope the study will help clinicians recognize that “eating disorders impact not only cisgender women”

December 15, 2022
Indonesia’s draconian new law will effectively ban LGBTQ+ relationships
Politics

Indonesia’s draconian new law will effectively ban LGBTQ+ relationships

Residents and tourists alike will be banned from having sex outside marriage, in a country where same-sex marriage is not recognized

December 12, 2022
LGBTQ2S+ skateboarders in Winnipeg are looking to make their own skate space
Sports

LGBTQ2S+ skateboarders in Winnipeg are looking to make their own skate space

The Manitoba Skateboarding Coalition are fundraising for an indoor skate park, as Winnipeg’s largest space has discriminatory policies

December 2, 2022
Soccer teams and players protest Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Sports

Soccer teams and players protest Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Australia, Denmark and the U.S. are among the World Cup teams trying to draw attention to Qatar’s abysmal human rights record

November 21, 2022
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