LGBTQ_Plus@lemm.ee

“American Teenager” gives a platform to eight trans teens whose lives were upended by anti-trans laws in the US.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23429946

The law, which was approved by the Senate in June, will come into force on 22 January next year.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/tNXu6

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fcn03we6zpk1o

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13622630

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19932111

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25379793

The governor took action using his executive powers after efforts to enact a law banning the practice repeatedly failed in the state’s Republican-dominated legislature. Beshear signed the executive order during a statehouse ceremony attended by activists for LGBTQ+ rights.

“Let’s be clear: conversion therapy has no basis in medicine or science, and it has been shown to increase rates of suicide and depression,” Beshear said in a statement. “This is about doing what is right and protecting our children. Hate is not who we are as Kentuckians.”

cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/3582964

From WABE Politics News:

A Georgia Senate committee kicked off a new push by Republicans in the state to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports, hearing testimony on Tuesday from five former […]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19662852

Religion is a hell of a drug.

FTA:

“The Bible says, ‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,’” he said. “Well, when you have leaders that are not allowing the nation to be blessed of God, they’re not doing godly things, you need to replace them, get rid of them, get them out of office, put people back in there that will. You’ve got schools where they’re fighting over allowing homosexual, LGBTQ material to be utilized to groom children. … There needs to be people that will take up and sue anybody that is allowing that sort of thing to go on in our school districts and in our libraries.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27460300

When Sphen, one half of the gay penguin couple whose love captivated the world, died earlier this month in Sydney his partner Magic began to sing.

Gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic became symbols for same-sex love in 2018 after aquarium staff noticed the two males building a nest together and gave them an egg to incubate.

Staff took Magic to see Sphen's body so he could understand that he would not be coming home. When he reached Sphen, Magic immediately started singing, followed shortly afterwards by the other 45 penguins in the colony.

"Sphen and Magic's love story captivated the world and it's been an honour to welcome local and international fans," said Rachel Dilly, general manager at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.

"The team's focus is now on Magic, who will soon prepare for his first breeding season without Sphen."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18660143