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PoliticsU.S. issues first passport with non-binary “X” gender marker in historic move
“People do not always fit within a male or a female designation,” so having another gender option on passports allows non-binary people to “live with greater dignity and respect.”
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News (World)Laurel Hubbard fails to medal but is still facing anti-trans attacks
But she’s still grateful for the experience, saying “I hope by just being here, that will be enough,”
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News (World)
Olympics reject calls to remove Laurel Hubbard from competing in weightlifting
A petition sought to compel the International Olympic Committee to ban New Zealand’s weightlifter from competing. The IOC made clear that it’s not happening.
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News (World)Conservative politician apologizes to LGBTQ community in last speech before retirement
His son came out three years ago.
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News (World)
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard set to be the first trans athlete ever at the Olympics
Laurel Hubbard is set to make history in Tokyo this summer.
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News (World)J.K. Rowling event gets canceled at book fest because of her anti-trans statements
“The transgender community is a contributor, participant and an attendee,” said one person who supported the decision to cancel the Harry Potter quiz event.
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News (World)Legislator’s first speech is a barnburner as he tells colleagues to “Be gay. Do crime.”
The “transgressive queer socialist” did not hold back when he gave his maiden speech to Parliament.
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News (World)Anonymous man with COVID threatens to go to gay bars to spread his infection
His biggest worry was “getting hit on” by a gay man.
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News (World)Woman was electroshocked 200 times in a hospital because she was openly lesbian
“It was the most awful pain you could imagine,” Joan Bellingham said about the treatments she endured while forcibly drugged and hospitalized for 12 years.
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CommentaryWearing a mask is unmanly (& other reasons female world leaders are better at fighting coronavirus)
What do New Zealand, Germany, and Taiwan have in common? Aside from having successfully reduced cases of COVID-19, all three have female leaders.
