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President Biden said on Friday that, as far as he is concerned, the Equal Rights Amendment is part of the constitution. It would have been nice if he had said that more than three days before the end of his term as President. He did not order it to be added to the document. The Advocate has this story.
The House of Representatives passed its version of a ban on transgender athletes. The bill passed along party lines, with two Democrats for Texas joining the Republicans in voting for the measure. It now goes to the Senate, where it may be filibustered. This story comes from The 19th*.
A ban on transgender athletes failed its first test in Virginia, as a subcommitte of the state Senate recommended that the committee vote against the bill. 13 News Now reports that the committee has voted to table the bill indefinitely.
Nebraska just announced an anti-trans bill which combines a ban on trans athletes with a bathroom bill. Perhaps more ominously, Governor Jim Pillen and stat Senator Kathleen Kauth invoked Christian nationalism as they endorsed the “Stand With Women Act,” according to Erin Reed.
The Montana state House of Representatives passed a bathroom bill which allows access to restrooms in public buildings (including the state Capitol) only by “biological sex” assigned at birth. This is largely seen as a dig at state Representatives Zooey Zephyr and S.Jl Howell, who are transgender. NBC News has the AP’s story.
Representative Sara Jacobs has introduced a bill which would prevent President Trump from banning transgender people in the military. Congresswoman Jacobs has a transgender brother, as PinkNews notes.
A lot of anti-transgender legislation is advancing at the state level. You can follow it at the Trans Formations Project.
As Donald Trump prepares to resume the presidency, families with transgender children prepare for how to react if he diminishes transgender rights, as he has said he will do. Three families already famous for their transgender children spoke to Them about how they are dealing with the situation.
An article in the 19th* takes a look at what sort of legislation to expect as President-elect Trump takes office with a Republican-controlled Congress and with a federal judiciary that was reshaped during Trump’s first administration.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Corrtez wishes that Democrats would get more bold in defending LTBTQ+ rights. She feels that Democrats can win if they would just “throw a damn punch.” This story comes from Them.
According to a new Gallup poll, the only thing which Americans feel improved under President Biden was LGBTQ+ equality. So, the economists who tell us that thee U.S. is doing so well that it is actually boosting the entire world’s economies–they don’t know what they’re talking about? And the pandemic which ended under President Biden also was nothing big, apparently. LGBTQ Nation has this story.
Representative Sarah McBride, still in her first month in Congress, has been named deputy Democratic whip for policy in the House. This story comes from LGBTQ Nation.
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced it opposes surgery on intersex people without their consent. This story comes from The Advocate.
Laverne Cox will soon return to television in Clean Slate, a comedy from the late executive producer Norman Lear. Out.com has this story.
David Lynch passed away last week. LGBTQ Nation remembers how he introduced Denise Bryyson, a transgender DEA agent, in Twin Peaks. The character was not perfect, but was so much better than other transgender characters of the era.
The U.K. government has declined the request of a petition to review the Cass Review. The Cass Review has been criticized for failing to listen to those who actually treat transgender youth, and instead substituting the opinions of people who have trouble separating fact from fiction. PinkNews has this story.
Pizza Of Venice is among the businesses that were destroyed by wildfires that are raging in Southern California. It hosted a monthly “trans pizza party.” This story comes from The Advocate.
Chris Hayes of MSNBC has found that opponents of transgender rights vastly overestimate the number of transgender people in the U.S., and the number of trans athletes. He gave his viewers the real numbers. GLAAD has this story.
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