Study: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination on the rise in the US
GLAAD has found that 59% of LGBTQ+ Americans have experienced discrimination within the past year, compared to less than 50% in 2020.
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42nd trans person killed in the US
26-year-old Jo Acker died after she confronted a shooter in a shopping centre in Boise, Idaho, and was fatally wounded.
Study: Nearly 70% of intersex people have experienced discrimination in the past year
Following Intersex Awareness Day, a new study has found intersex people face disproportionate rates of discrimination.
US issues first gender-neutral passport
The first-ever gender-neutral passport has been issued on “momentous day” for non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming citizens.
Trans woman murdered in Florida
Royal Poetical Starz, a Black trans woman, is the 40th known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
39th trans person murdered in the US
Mel Robert Groves, a 25-year-old Black trans man, is the 39th trans or gender non-conforming person to have been killed in the US this year.
Study: Majority of LGBTQ+ athletes accepted by teammates
A study by Outsports has found that 95% of LGBTQ+ athletes received a neutral or positive response after coming out to their teammates.