Governments need to stand with trans citizens, not fund anti-trans organizations, say trans women who have been targeted by PDF Québec

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 17

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

Six months into the historic plan, some are still waiting for more concrete commitments

HB 4378 would allow anyone to sue a drag performer if a minor attends their performance

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

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

While many drag events have been cancelled or postponed in Calgary over the last few months, as threats and protests escalate, a local historian says this type of backlash isn’t new

The bill would allow a parent “emergency custody” of children receiving gender-affirming care

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 3

Action4Canada protested inclusivity guidelines at a Kelowna board meeting last week, after being banned from meetings in Mission

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

Anti-hate advocates want “acknowledgment that these charges were wrong in the first place”

If passed, the legislation would be in direct conflict with 2015’s Obergefell decision

New data from The Trevor Project reveals one in four Black trans youth reported a suicide attempt in the past year

The bills come as states like Texas and Florida increase government surveillance of trans people

Advocates point out that the bill could be used to target trans people in addition to drag performers

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

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Anti-trans group funded by Quebec government targets Canadian activists

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

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

National 2SLGBTQI+ action plan takes first steps with community funding, clearing criminal records

Texas bill would incentivize ‘bounty hunters’ to target drag shows, advocates say

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

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

Calgary pastor faces multiple charges after disrupting drag storytime

Florida legislators propose bill that could allow parents to kidnap trans kids

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

Anti-LGBTQ2S+ group ramps up ‘continual harassment’ of B.C. school boards

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

Iowa Republican lawmakers propose same-sex marriage ban

Black trans and non-binary youth are at a high risk of suicide, per new study

Washington and California seek to grant trans people privacy around their deadnames

Tennessee is first state to pass a drag ban—which could go into effect next month

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