Daily newsletter 8/27
➡️ Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has warned against “villainizing the trans community” after a shooting at a church left two children dead.
Michigan’s out AG warns hospitals not to cave to Trump’s trans ban, calls decision likely ‘illegal’
In recent months, a growing number of hospitals in blue states have shuttered their gender-affirming care programs for transgender youth and young adults up to 19—not because of flaws in the care itself, which they have provided to thousands of patients without issue, but because of threats from the Trump administration. Rather than stand up …
Who is Catelin Drey? This Democrat just broke the Republican supermajority in Iowa
Iowa Democrats have flipped the Republican supermajority in the state Senate after newcomer Catelin Drey won a special election Tuesday night.
10 pépites queer & féministes à La Comédie cette saison
De l’intime à l’épique, du cabaret drag à la pensée critique, la Comédie de Genève dévoile une saison 25–26 riche en voix puissantes, en récits marginaux et en corps en lutte. Voici notre sélection de spectacles à ne surtout pas manquer, pour celleux qui aiment le théâtre quand il pense, quand il bouscule — et …
Quand ça saigne après un rapport anal…
Après le sexe anal passif, j’ai parfois un peu de sang dans les selles ou des traces de sang sur le papier toilette. Une fois, en faisant un lavement avant un rapport, j’ai eu un peu de sang dans l’eau. Cependant, les blessures guérissent toujours au bout de quelques jours. Je prends la PrEP, mais …
Texas is gerrymandering the only LGBTQ+ member of Congress from the South out of her seat
Texas Republicans’ redrawn congressional maps will split up the district of the only out LGBTQ+ representative from the South.
Donald Trump announces he will personally patrol the ‘dangerous’ D.C. streets for ‘crime’ with the military
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will personally patrol Washington, D.C., alongside police officers and National Guard troops in a dramatic extension of his administration’s federal takeover of the capital.
Trump DOJ subpoenas doctors’ notes & private correspondence of transgender patients
The Trump administration’s Justice Department has taken another aggressive step in targeting transgender people’s access to health care, issuing more than 20 broad subpoenas that demand hospitals and clinics hand over the private records of patients under 19. Advocates and legal experts say the move is an unprecedented abuse of government power, and one that …
Nashville Pride needs $250k to survive after losing corporate sponsors
Tennessee‘s largest Pride celebration is at risk of shutting down after losing almost half of its corporate sponsors.
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