Tag: Education

Quickies: Autistic Trans Man Shot by Police, Transgender Activism in Romania, LGBT Rights in India

By Jac

In Quickies

On February 8, 2016

Police Shoot Autistic Trans Man After Being Alerted to Suicide Risk – The media have been misgendering and dead naming Kayden Clarke all over the place. In a story that’s become all too common in the USA, the police respond to a person having a mental health crisis by escalating the situation and then executing the person they […]

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Quickies: New Regs for Trans Olimpians, Ali Forney Fundraiser, Maher HIV Quackery

By Jac

On February 1, 2016

British School Uniforms Go Gender Neutral – [Warning: autoplay] Students of any gender can choose between a slacks/shirt and skirt/blouse. Gender neutral single stall bathrooms are also availab

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Quickies: Taiwan Pride, “Real Names” Update, Halloween Ignorance

By Jac

On November 2, 2015

Thousands Marched in Asia’s Biggest Pride: Taipei, Taiwan – “Nearly 80,000 supporters waved flags and placards, including some calling for marriage equality in downtown Taipei.̶

Quickies: NJ to Ban Gay Panic, Trans Restroom Challenge, FDA Blood Ban Change

By Jac

In Quickies

On December 29, 2014

NJ State Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Ban Gay Panic Defense – Currently, only California bans the use of the “gay panic” defense. Assemblyman Tim Eustace hopes to make New Jersey safer for LGBTQs by banning the defense in his state. Legal Confusion Leaves Same-Sex Marriage Stalled in FL – Due to legal ambiguity over whether the case which […]

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Quickies: LGBT Health, Pussy Riot, Marriage in Kansas

By Jac

On November 10, 2014

Huff Po’s LGBT Health Roundup – A bath house chain installing vending machines for HIV tests, Aetna to cover GCS, an infographic on Trans Awareness Month, and more. Hateful Cardinal Demote

Bisexuality , Education , Homophobia

An Unfortunate Phrase

By Elsa Roberts

On September 15, 2014

“I don’t agree with being gay but…” If you are queer in this world, or even if you’re straight, you’ve probably heard this unfortunate phrase, or some permutation of it. “I don’t agree

AI: What Now? What Next?

By Ser

In Activism , Afternoon Inqueery , Politics / Activism

On September 14, 2014

Recently I’ve been thinking about how I could help further the cause of LGBTQIA/queer rights and equality, spurred mostly by the state of those rights in my home state, Montana, and some disappointing developments on the non-discrimination ordinance front. Montana is not one of the 19 states in which same-sex marriage is legal, but there […]

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Quickies: Hate Crime, SCOTUS, Singapore Pride, and Legos

By Jac

On August 4, 2014

Transgender Teen Stabbed on Metro – A fifteen year old trans girl was stabbed by a stranger on the Washington DC Metro. The assailant was caught and is being held without bond. Prosecutes are de

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