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Go anti-woke, go broke. A planned anti-trans rally outside of a WNBA game in Seattle, of all places, appears to have been a major flop.

Go anti-woke, go broke. A planned anti-trans rally outside of a WNBA game in Seattle, of all places, appears to have been a major flop.

The plaintiffs allege that after Trump’s 2025 executive order targeting transgender military service, the Air Force invited troops with 15 to 18 years of service to apply for early retirement under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority. Their requests were approved, and official retirement orders were issued with retirement dates in the fall of 2025. Weeks later, after new Pentagon leadership took over implementation of the policy, those orders were rescinded and replaced with offers of voluntary separation pay — worth far less than military retirement.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/c/boycottus@lemmy.ca/p/851900/trump-backed-game-composer-says-lgbtq-people-are-existential-threat-to-western-civilization

Seemingly unhappy with a group of women deciding to make rules for membership in their own organization, Virginia Republican Ben Cline has introduced legislation to force the Daughters of the American Revolution to ban transgenderwomen. The bill comes less than a month after the historical society *voted* 1474-981 to reject a ban on trans women.

A flood of public opposition helped stop one of the Trump administration’s most extreme attempts to force hospitals nationwide to abandon gender-affirming care for transgender young people, offering a rare and instructive victory against a federal government that has otherwise moved aggressively to dismantle trans rights.

Two members of Congress and the state Attorney General felt the need to prioritize excluding a 17-year-old girl from a dance competition.

California said it will set up a safety net to protect transgender youth if the federal government won’t. A state budget just signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom includes $26 million in one-time funding to protect access to healthcare for trans youth, according to LAist. Another $30 million was budgeted to cover funding gaps for providers after the Trump administration cut funding to the state’s Medi-Cal program and other revenue sources.

Opinion: Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently ran opinion pieces essentially preaching “gay is respectable, queer is the problem.” It’s not helpful, writes Josh Ackley.

U.S. Reps. Randy Fine and Greg Steube sent a June 24 letter to An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, the Dublin-based governing body for Irish dance, and the Irish Dance Teachers’ Association of North America ahead of the North American Irish Dance Championships in Orlando, according to a *post* on Fine’s Facebook page.

“After last year’s issues with aggressive hate groups during the rally, we applied for and received a Downtown Program Fund grant from the City of Eugene to support the event with fencing, gated entry and the ability to better control an environment where tensions can quickly escalate. Our intention was to host a street fair with stage programming, including activist speakers and entertainment,” the Eugene Pride Team said in a statement.

A new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality.

Good.

“No one, whether you’re trans or not, wants the federal government digging through your identifiable patient information and figuring out what they like and don’t like,” Hack said. “It’s an absolute overreach, and people are really scared.”

A new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality.

Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina Rep. Cleo Fields of Louisiana Rep. Laura Gillen of New York Rep. Vicente González of Texas Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington Rep. Eugene Vindman of Virginia

Crossposted from https://sh.itjust.works/post/60456888

The legislative defeat comes as the ACLU tracks 529 anti-LGBTQ+ bills nationwide this year, many aimed at transgender Americans.

From voiding Kansas driver’s licenses to policing bathrooms, anti-trans laws are turning transgender Americans into legal scapegoats, writes Suzanne B. Goldberg.

The report reviewed articles published between January 1 and April 25 across 10 major news outlets. According to the analysis, the Times published 60 news stories centered mainly on transgender issues during that period. Only 12 included quotes from transgender people or advocacy representatives, a rate of 20 percent.

The report reviewed articles published between January 1 and April 25 across 10 major news outlets. According to the analysis, the Times published 60 news stories centered mainly on transgender issues during that period. Only 12 included quotes from transgender people or advocacy representatives, a rate of 20 percent.

A Florida couple argued that school officials violated their rights by honoring their child’s request for a different name and pronouns without first informing them.

A Florida couple argued that school officials violated their rights by honoring their child’s request for a different name and pronouns without first informing them.

Wonder how this would get around someone who has an updated birth certificate before they’re arrested. Issuance of identification documents like that are a power reserved to the states and must be given full faith and credit.

Thwump sabotages treatment for his ailment.

A gay journalist says he was briefly detained by security after he booed President Donald Trump during the opening night of the musical Chicago at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

And Republicans whine about being called Nazis when they are literally doing what the Nazis did.

Literally what the Nazis did to the Roma and Jews.

Across immigration, voting, and LGBTQ+ rights, overlapping systems are quietly redefining identity, access, and belonging in America, writes Joshua Ackley.

"Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Trump said.

"Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Trump said.