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Some relevant news from 12/07/2022-12/13/2022. As always, I'm American, so my sources tend to reflect that. Please always feel free to share pertinent news in the comments & in your own posts to the community at any time. ♥


ACTIVISM & ADVOCACY
School Officials And Students Defend N.J. High School Drag Show After Backlash; some pushback against the pushback.
+7 )

POLITICS
Transphobes Kara Dansky and Lierre Kieth Get Their Hateful Banners Snatched Away in Oakland; the mocking tone here is truly all the scorn these two (and all TERFs) deserve
+11 )

CLUB Q
Why extremism experts say it's worth discussing the Colorado shooting suspect's pronouns; New information from the alleged shooter’s online presence and former neighbor has led to skepticism among some extremism experts about the suspect being nonbinary. Personally, I didn't have to be an extremism expert to tell you that this motherfucker is a chan troll, but I guess it's nice to explain it in a way that boomers can potentially digest.
+2 )

HATE WATCH
Far right protests targeting the LGBTQ community show a troubling correlation with violent attacks; they're all white nationalists/neo-nazis. here's my shocked face.
+11 )

HISTORY
‘Framing Agnes’ unearths historic trans narratives for engaging doc; a fascinating read about what sounds like an incredible film. I hope to see it!


OTHER
Nonbinary Energy Department official charged with second luggage theft; what a hot mess. more info here.
+4 )


ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE...
Against the binary: Reconnecting to Islam as a trans person
+7 )
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This is later than I wanted to post this, but I had a lot of things to do after finishing work! Also some of these are from earlier than just the last week, but I figured it would be find for my first post of this sort. But essentially another regular thing I want to start doing is posting weekly news round-ups. I hope they'll be of use and interest to you all! ♥

I'm American, so my sources will likely reflect that. Please always feel free to share pertinent news in the comments & in your own posts to the community at any time. (:


ACTIVISM
South Korea's LGBTQ community confronts crushing headwinds in fight for equality; a dive into the lives of South Korean queer activists, featuring a new love of my life, Lesvos.
+2 )

POLITICS
Gays Against Groomers Headline Anti-LGBTQ+ Rally in Ft. Lauderdale; something hard for me to be even slightly objective, given my immediate reaction in tumblr tags upon learning this was even a group.
+5 )

CLUB Q
Why Queer Communities Are Welcoming Armed Antifascist Protection; in which the title is self-evident.

--similarly: Drag Queens Increase Security in Wake of Club Q Attack
+2 )

HATE WATCH
Atlanta Man Arrested for Threats Against Two LGBTQ+ Nightclubs; grim. it never seems to end.
+5 )

HISTORY
Zdeněk Koubek; a bio on a trans male athlete in the 1930s.
+2 )

IN MEMORIAM
Day Rodas, Trans Woman Who Worked at L.A. LGBT Center, Found Dead; absolutely tragic.


OTHER
My Non-Binary Tits (And Their Many Sizes); a piece I relate to heavily as a big-chested genderqueer who bops between reduction vs. top surgery constantly.
+3 )

ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE..
Ohio lawmakers postpone bill that limits health care for LGBTQ+ youth; they'll likely reform and reintroduce it, but hey -- any relent is good at this point.
+7 )

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