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

Advocates say anti-LGBTQ+ violence in Europe and Central Asia is “not going away” after a report found that 2022 was the most violent year for queer and trans people in the region

“I chose starvation over being raped again”

Closing the doors on vulnerable patients “was our worst fear,” says The Lavender Clinic’s CAO

Police cited them for “street harassment” and “excessive noise” after protests became heated

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

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

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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

Anti-LGBTQ+ violence in Europe and Central Asia hits decade-high

New report describes ‘harrowing’ consequences of digital targeting of LGBTQ+ people in Middle East and North Africa

Hawaii’s only youth gender clinic will stay open, after ‘unbelievable’ fundraising success

Calgary teens may face fines after participating in counter-protest against anti-LGBTQ2S+ group

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

Oklahoma judge revokes a lesbian mom’s parental rights