Trans News Now 6/5/23

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Zooey Zephyr

Montana state Representative Zooey Zephyr appeared on The View, where she talked about the effects of bans on gender-affirming care.

President Biden proclaimed June as Pride Month, and declared his administration’s support of the LGBTQ+ community. The Advocate has this story.

Judge Thomas J. Parker of the U.S. Federal District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, issued a ruling Friday which declares Tennessee’s ban on drag to be unconstitutional. The Los Angeles Blade has this story.

A new study from GLAAD shows that acceptance of LGBTQ rights is at a new high, but opinion on transgender rights is not following that upward trend. Most likely, people are just being more honest, because of the loudmouth transgender opponents whom they hear. This story comes from The Advocate

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed a law which will permit transgender prisoners to receive gender-affirming care. KTTU-TV has this story.

One week after Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed a combined ban on gender-affirming care and abortion restrictions into law, a lawsuit has already been filed. This story comes from The Advocate.

The families of two transgender teens are suing the state of Idaho over its ban on gender-affirming care for minors. PBS NewsHour has this story from the Associated Press.

Some parents in Arkansas are suing the library system because certain books were removed. The Advocate has this story.

Last week’s report of the death of the bill to ban gender-affirming care in Louisiana seems to have been premature. The bill was revived despite its failure in committee. The Associated Press has this story.

Qween Jean

New York City Police celebrated the start of Pride Month by arresting several transgender activists in Washington Park, a part of Greenwich Village. Qween Jean was among those arrested, according to AMNY.

21 Republican states are asking to join a suit against a “transgender support plan” created by teachers at a school in Florida. This story comes from The Express has this story.

The Lexington Herald Leader reports that Emma Curtis has launched her campaign to be the first transgender person in the Kentucky legislature.

Florida’s ban on drag is so deliberately lacking in specifics that even furries are afraid that they could be arrested. This caught the attention of The Advocate Channel.

The Daily podcast from The New York Times devoted Thursday’s half-hour to the question of how transgender people became a target of Republicans.

The organizers of the boycotts of Bud Light, Target, and more are now organizing a boycott of Lego, because of their “transgender building sets.” The boycott sites an ad which supposedly is aimed at children, but which the company says highlights builds by adults. The New York Post has this story.

Kohl’s, and its partner Belk, were said to have Pride t-shirts for children, according to a boycott. This story comes from The Christian Post.

Logan Brown

The cover of Glamour UK features a pregnant man, specifically Logan Brown.

Chick-fil-A is getting backlash from conservatives, who object to the company having a “diversity, equality and inclusion program.” Any boycott seems to be personal, but people certainly are getting on social media to say that they feel that the company is too “woke.” The Advocate has this story.

The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine are set to revisit their decisions banning gender-affirming care. While they are not expected to reverse their decisions, they could decide to delay the date of implementation, in order to give more time to get ready for the changes. This story comes from WUSF Public Media.

The 19th reports that many laws regarding transgender youth are also affecting autistic youth with mental health issues including ADHD.

Russian legislators are proposing new laws that target LGBTQ people, and Business Insider notes similarities to bills proposed by U.S. Republicans as well as their talking points.

The anti-woke campaign is now going after Ted Cruz. Yes, the far-right senator is being criticized for his opposition to Uganda’s new anti-LGBTQ law. The bill was signed into law this week, and many U.S. far-right conservatives are fully embracing it. Even Ted Cruz calls it “barbaric.” This story comes from The Advocate.

Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny starred in a drag show on Twitter. LGBTQ Nation has this story.

A transgender teenager was physically assaulted at the launch of the Hebrew translation of Abigail Shrier’s book Irreversible Damage in tel Aviv. PinkNews has this story.

As Pride Month begins, USA Today wants readers to know that trans people are human.

It is getting so bad in Florida that some transgender people are turning to GoFundMe and other online sources to get the funds to move out of the state. The Advocate has this story.

Samantha Allen of Them says that corporate support during Pride month is nice, but it will never replace the support LGBTQ people give to one another.

The Conversation this week talks of Trans Joy and Gender Euphoria found in being ourselves.

Trans News Now is assembled by Cecilia Barzyk with additional content and editing by Angela Gardner.

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