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

OPINION: The U.S. and France have these positions, and it’s time Canada does too

Two and a half years after Sarah Hegazi’s death, Nour Sarah aims to tackle mental health struggles

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

Helping to raise someone else’s children has been life-affirming, even gender-affirming, but it’s not without complications

From “The White Lotus” to “Sex and the City,” Russian censors are hell-bent on gutting pop culture

Winnipeg queen Prairie Sky on the bonds that keep her drag children, grandchildren, cousins, nieces and aunties close

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

Both femmephobia and homophobia make for a volatile experience

OPINION: The paper of record is under fire for its transphobic coverage. How did it get this bad, and who is calling the shots?

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

Human and natural disasters pursue Syrian refugees in Turkey. Here’s one way to help

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

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

Power

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

Why hasn’t Justin Trudeau appointed a special envoy for LGBTQ2S+ issues?

This group is bringing queer mental health support to Afghanistan

Iowa Republican lawmakers propose same-sex marriage ban

The highs and lows of being a non-binary nanny

How Russian censorship is going to extreme lengths to make the gays disappear

Tracing my drag family tree

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

What it’s like to live as a femme man in Nigeria

What went wrong at the New York Times?

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