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Gay Marriage + LGBT General News and Discussion Thread - Part 2
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Cruelty is the point. These Republicans want to see trans kids die.
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Justice Department weighs in on Ashley Diamond lawsuit: Prison officials obligated to protect transgender prisoners from harm
Failure to provide transgender prisoners with a safe environment is cruel and unusual punishment, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
www.usatoday.com
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Businesses will now be forced to post signs announcing they serve transgender customers in Tennessee - LGBTQ Nation
The Tennessee governor has signed the cruelest anti-trans law in the nation.
www.lgbtqnation.com
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**cracks knuckles**
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It's amazing how quickly Pennsylvania turns into Alabama.
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Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allowed a transgender student to use the bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity, a victory for the LGBTQ community that has been fearful the high court would take up the case and reverse a lower court opinion.
www.cnn.com
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The right's obsession with trans people is so damn weird
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Same sex marriage is settled (...I'm assuming, never know w/ the current incarnation of the Supreme Court), so conservatives need to move on to the next marginalized community to pick on to stoke outrage & campaign on to get votes rather than come up w/ good policies.
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Both Israel and New Zealand banned conversion therapy in last 24 hours. Hopefully, it's a sign that similar measures will happen in the near future in the US although redpilled bigoted morons in Congress, I'm not going to hold my breath.
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Texas governor orders agencies to investigate reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is ordering state agencies to investigate reports of transgender children receiving gender-affirming treatment as child abuse."Texas law imposes reporting requirements upon all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children who may be subject to such...
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With a month to go, WrestleMania is probably off the table logistically (and, let’s be honest, other reasons as well), but the Final Four is in Texas in 2023 (Houston) and 2025 (San Antonio).
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Busting out some positive news instead 
www.outsports.com
"James van Riemsdyk and Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers wanted to do more for the team’s Pride Night than just a one-off.
Starting this season, the two players are providing game tickets to the You Can Play Project for 12 games. The team held its annual Pride Night on Monday and a recipient of tickets to that game was Juls Ries, a 16-year-old hockey player who identifies as LGBTQ."
www.today.com
news.gallup.com
"The percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual has increased to a new high of 7.1%, which is double the percentage from 2012, when Gallup first measured it.
More than half of LGBT Americans, 57%, indicate they are bisexual. That percentage translates to 4.0% of all U.S. adults. Meanwhile, 21% of LGBT Americans say they are gay, 14% lesbian, 10% transgender and 4% something else. Each of these accounts for less than 2% of U.S. adults."
Flyers’ Van Riemsdyk, Laughton stress need for LGBTQ inclusion in hockey - Outsports
The two Philadelphia Flyers are taking the concept of Pride Night beyond one game.
www.outsports.com
"James van Riemsdyk and Scott Laughton of the Philadelphia Flyers wanted to do more for the team’s Pride Night than just a one-off.
Starting this season, the two players are providing game tickets to the You Can Play Project for 12 games. The team held its annual Pride Night on Monday and a recipient of tickets to that game was Juls Ries, a 16-year-old hockey player who identifies as LGBTQ."
‘The Voice’ season 8 winner comes out as bisexual: ‘I’ll probably lose some fans over this’
Fredericks won the series' eighth season at just 16.
www.today.com
LGBT Identification in U.S. Ticks Up to 7.1%
The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender has increased to 7.1%. This is driven by high LGBT self-identification, particularly as bisexual, among Generation Z adults.
news.gallup.com
"The percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual has increased to a new high of 7.1%, which is double the percentage from 2012, when Gallup first measured it.
More than half of LGBT Americans, 57%, indicate they are bisexual. That percentage translates to 4.0% of all U.S. adults. Meanwhile, 21% of LGBT Americans say they are gay, 14% lesbian, 10% transgender and 4% something else. Each of these accounts for less than 2% of U.S. adults."
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Texas Investigates Parents Over Care for Transgender Youth, Suit Says (Published 2022)
The investigations by the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services started last week with an employee of the agency, according to the suit, after Gov. Greg Abbott called for such inquiries.
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Pro soccer player Jake Daniels comes out as gay
Daniels says he has gotten huge support from his club and teammates.
www.outsports.com
"This makes Daniels the only publicly out professional men’s soccer player in England. Blackpool plays in the Championship, which is the second tier of English soccer, below the Premier League.
Justin Fashanu was the last publicly out gay soccer player in England to play at that level, three decades ago.
At only 17 and already playing in the Championship, Daniels has a very bright future ahead of him. He only signed his first professional contract — with Blackpool — earlier this year."
I think more athletes coming out publicly and playing in high-profile sports/leagues will continue to help combat the anti-gay marriage attitudes/acts (I hope anyway).
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I'm really curious to see how these Bible belt sports fans are going to react to star players from their teams coming out. When Kapernick started his thing for racial justice, he was playing in a rather liberal market and it was the rest of the mouth breathers in 31 other markets getting pissy (I mean, I'm sure they exist in the SF/SC market too). If I am understanding this incorrectly, please correct me!
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Some decent news out of Texas for once.
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Just pointing out we may not even make it 20 years when gay marriage was first allowed...
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Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender affirming medical care.
apnews.com
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White nationalist male commits mass shooting
NYP: why would this troubled young man do such a horrible thing?
White nationalist male commits mass shooting
NYP: why would this troubled young man do such a horrible thing?
White nationalist male commits mass shooting
NYP: why would this troubled young man do such a horrible thing?
Possibly trans person commits mass shooting
NYP: GAH! BOOGEYMAN (wait. What’s their biological gender?)
NYP: why would this troubled young man do such a horrible thing?
White nationalist male commits mass shooting
NYP: why would this troubled young man do such a horrible thing?
White nationalist male commits mass shooting
NYP: why would this troubled young man do such a horrible thing?
Possibly trans person commits mass shooting
NYP: GAH! BOOGEYMAN (wait. What’s their biological gender?)
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Cisgender woman killed by man who thought she was trans
A cisgender woman was stabbed to death because her alleged killer believed - incorrectly – that she was transgender.
www.thepinknews.com
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Who'd have thought this change would happen under 20 years later after the first Gay Marriage state law was passed...
thegavoice.com
"Atlanta was Georgia’s first city to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance over 20 years ago, and the second did not come until Doraville in 2018. Since then, Athens-Clarke, Augusta-Richmond, and DeKalb Counties, along with the cities of Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, East Point, Hapeville, North High Shoals, Savannah, Smyrna, Statesboro, and Tucker have all passed nondiscrimination ordinances.
Gwinnett County is Georgia’s 18th jurisdiction to offer such protections to those who live, work, and visit there. This ordinance will protect nearly 1 million Georgians from discrimination in employment and public accommodations."
Then again, we have Tennessee to help keep the South being the South though!
www.hrc.org
Ghana also continues to add to its Anti-LGBTQ with a law that makes jail time now 5 years: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghana-anti-lgbtq-legislation-passed-by-parliament/
"Activists say students have been attacked and expelled from school, people have been robbed, and many have been subjected to extortion from community members threatening to out them. Manuh said her organization had received numerous reports of people being banished from their hometowns, losing their jobs and all support from their own families."
Gwinnett County Passed Nondiscrimination Ordinance
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thegavoice.com
"Atlanta was Georgia’s first city to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance over 20 years ago, and the second did not come until Doraville in 2018. Since then, Athens-Clarke, Augusta-Richmond, and DeKalb Counties, along with the cities of Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, East Point, Hapeville, North High Shoals, Savannah, Smyrna, Statesboro, and Tucker have all passed nondiscrimination ordinances.
Gwinnett County is Georgia’s 18th jurisdiction to offer such protections to those who live, work, and visit there. This ordinance will protect nearly 1 million Georgians from discrimination in employment and public accommodations."
Then again, we have Tennessee to help keep the South being the South though!
Tennessee Lawmakers Pile on 4 More Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills – So Far – On Top of the TWENTY They Have Already Passed in Recent Years
As Other States Across the South Get the Message That It’s Time to Quit Pushing Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination, Tennessee Doubles Down and Extends Its Shameful Lead as the State with the Most Anti-Equality Laws Enacted in Modern Times
Ghana also continues to add to its Anti-LGBTQ with a law that makes jail time now 5 years: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghana-anti-lgbtq-legislation-passed-by-parliament/
"Activists say students have been attacked and expelled from school, people have been robbed, and many have been subjected to extortion from community members threatening to out them. Manuh said her organization had received numerous reports of people being banished from their hometowns, losing their jobs and all support from their own families."