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US judge blocks prison officials from transferring a dozen trans women inmates to men’s facilities
FILE PHOTO: LGBT activists and supporters hold a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears arguments in a major LGBT rights case on whether a federal anti-discrimination law that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sex covers gay and transgender employees in Washington, U.S., October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

US judge blocks prison officials from transferring a dozen trans women inmates to men’s facilities

A US federal judge has blocked prison officials from transferring a dozen trans women inmates to men’s facilities, going against an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. Trump had decreed the end of diversity programmes and LGBTQ+ protections following his inauguration in January, notabl
By Graham Robson 1 min read
National Park Service removes the “T” from the “LGBTQ+”, as well as any references to trans people, from official Stonewall National Monument website
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National Park Service removes the “T” from the “LGBTQ+”, as well as any references to trans people, from official Stonewall National Monument website

The National Park Service, which manages America’s national parks and most of the country’s national monuments, has removed the “T” from the “LGBTQ+”, as well as any references to trans people, from the official Stonewall National Monument website. Stonewall National Monument, which was designated a
By Graham Robson 2 min read
Kelly Clarkson says it’s “getting a little scary” for queer people in America
THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW — Episode BP089 — Pictured: (l-r) — (Photo by: Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal)

Kelly Clarkson says it’s “getting a little scary” for queer people in America

Kelly Clarkson said it’s “getting a little scary” for queer people in America when she hosted trans icon Laverne Cox on an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, alongside Carla Smith, CEO of the LGBT Community Centre in New York. Clarkson, Cox and Smith spoke about the centre’s important work serving
By Graham Robson 1 min read
Cynthia Nixon stands up for trans kids at trans rights protest after New York hospital cancels appointments for trans kids scheduled receive puberty blockers

Cynthia Nixon stands up for trans kids at trans rights protest after New York hospital cancels appointments for trans kids scheduled receive puberty blockers

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has revealed that her son, her sister’s kids and her best friend’s kid are all proudly trans during a trans rights protest in New York City. Nixon joined hundreds of demonstrators that took to the streets of Manhattan to protest after a hospital cancelled at least
By Graham Robson 2 min read
Y.M.C.A. songwriter, and Village People member, denies song is a gay anthem and defends Trump’s use of the camp disco classic
The Village People, group portrait, New York, 1978. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

Y.M.C.A. songwriter, and Village People member, denies song is a gay anthem and defends Trump’s use of the camp disco classic

Victor Willis, one of the songwriters of Village People’s camp disco hit Y.M.C.A. has defended president-elect Donald Trump’s use of the song while campaigning in the US presidential elections, and has firmly denied the song is a gay anthem. Willis, who acknowlegded he was to earn “several million d
By Graham Robson 2 min read