All Things LGBTQ+ (3 Viewers)

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Didn't really see a place for this so I thought I would start a thread about all things LGBTQ since this is a pretty hot topic in our culture right now

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/sup...y-that-refuses-to-work-with-lgbt-couples.html

• The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous defeat to LGBT couples in a high-profile case over whether Philadelphia could refuse to contract with a Roman Catholic adoption agency that says its religious beliefs prevent it from working with same-sex foster parents.
• Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in an opinion for a majority of the court that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment by refusing to contract with Catholic Social Services once it learned that the organization would not certify same-sex couples for adoption.

I will admit, I was hopeful for this decision by the SCOTUS but I was surprised by the unanimous decision.

While I don't think there is anything wrong, per se, with same sex couples adopting and raising children (I actually think it is a good thing as it not an abortion) but I also did not want to see the state force a religious institution to bend to a societal norm.

 

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For many trans and non-binary people, top surgery – the process of removing breast tissue to get a flatter or masculinized chest – is not an elective procedure. It’s essential to them feeling at home in their bodies.

Top surgery is a form of gender-affirming healthcare that can be used to treat dysphoria, the sense of deep unease one feels when their identity or appearance doesn’t match up with the gender they were assigned at birth. It’s also a complicated, intense and invasive process that requires navigating a maze of insurance paperwork, and from which it can take years to heal. This means that the road to achieving one’s “dream” chest can be a long, complex and fluid journey.

The number of gender-affirming surgeries rose steeply in the US between 2016 and 2019. Since then, more trans and non-binary people have publicly documented how their bodies – and their relationships to their bodies – have changed, even as anti-trans legislation has ramped up across the country.


“Everybody’s skin is different, and healing can look so different,” says Dulcinea Pitagora, a psychotherapist and founder of the LGBTQ+-affirmative practice Manhattan Alternative.

Pitagora has worked with some clients who are anxious about their scars showing because they are “worried about being outed, or someone hurting them for being trans”. That fear is exacerbated by the fact that Donald Trump, who has threatened to roll back LGBTQ+ rights, has won a second term. “We see increases in mental health symptoms caused by even hearing about [anti-trans] legislation in other states,” Pitagora says. “It creates more risk for clients, and it could affect whether a provider is willing to give gender-affirming care.”

Despite the baggage that can come with one’s scars, they can also become symbols of pride and resilience. The Guardian spoke with three trans and non-binary people across the US about their top surgeries.……

‘My scars aren’t a finish line’: three trans and non-binary people on how top surgery changed their lives

The number of gender-affirming procedures rose in the US, followed by an onslaught of anti-trans laws. For many, the scars can be a symbol of pride and resilience

www.theguardian.com

 

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WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) summoned reporters on Tuesday afternoon just to make sure they’re clear that he’s against transgender rights.

Earlier on in the day Johnson had ducked a question at a press conference about whether Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat who will be the first transgender member of Congress, is a man or a woman.

Johnson apparently got enough backlash from right-wingers that his office assembled reporters so he could make another statement.

“I want to make a statement and be very clear,” Johnson said during his brief second press gaggle in the Capitol. “I was asked a question and I rejected the premise because the answer is so obvious. For anybody who doesn’t know my well-established record on this issue let me be unequivocally clear: A man is a man and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman.”

Anti-trans sentiment is running high among Republicans on Capitol Hill thanks in part to Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign, which spent millions on TV ads accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of being for “they/them.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday even reportedly said in a closed-door meeting she would “fight” any trans woman who tried to use the women’s restroom near the House floor, in what was likely a reference to McBride.............

Mike Johnson Calls Extra Press Conference Just To Make Anti-Trans Statement

The House Speaker previously ducked a question about whether Sarah McBride, soon to be the first transgender member of Congress, is a man or a woman.

www.huffpost.com

 

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WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) summoned reporters on Tuesday afternoon just to make sure they’re clear that he’s against transgender rights.

Earlier on in the day Johnson had ducked a question at a press conference about whether Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democrat who will be the first transgender member of Congress, is a man or a woman.

Johnson apparently got enough backlash from right-wingers that his office assembled reporters so he could make another statement.

“I want to make a statement and be very clear,” Johnson said during his brief second press gaggle in the Capitol. “I was asked a question and I rejected the premise because the answer is so obvious. For anybody who doesn’t know my well-established record on this issue let me be unequivocally clear: A man is a man and a woman is a woman, and a man cannot become a woman.”

Anti-trans sentiment is running high among Republicans on Capitol Hill thanks in part to Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign, which spent millions on TV ads accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of being for “they/them.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday even reportedly said in a closed-door meeting she would “fight” any trans woman who tried to use the women’s restroom near the House floor, in what was likely a reference to McBride.............

Mike Johnson Calls Extra Press Conference Just To Make Anti-Trans Statement

The House Speaker previously ducked a question about whether Sarah McBride, soon to be the first transgender member of Congress, is a man or a woman.

www.huffpost.com

Can't take one step out of line with the MAGAioso cult or else they come for you, lol. These peoples reality are so fragile they can't accept something that's been so (i.e. transgender people) since the beginning of human history.

 

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To which the school officials said "See, Goad get's the point" - bolding at end mine
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A private California Christian school forfeited a girl’s volleyball state playoff game because a transgender student athlete was on the opposing team.

Stone Ridge Christian High School in Merced forfeited the game against the private San Francisco Waldorf School on Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a message to parents, Stone Ridge Christian’s Academic Dean Julie Fagundes said the school “believes that God’s Word is authoritative and infallible.”

“And as Genesis makes clear, God wonderfully and immutably created each person as male or female,” Fagundes said in a statement. “We do not believe sex is changeable and we do not intend to participate in events that send a different message.”

While conceding it was a “heartbreaking end” to the season, Fagundes said “standing for Biblical truth means more than the outcome of a game.”

The California Interscholastic Federation, which governs high school sports for both public and private schools, states in their bylaws that all students should have the opportunity to participate in sports teams that are consistent with their gender identity, the Times reports. The same goes for the California Educational Code.

Meanwhile, 25 states across the US have laws banning trans athletes from participating in teams that align with their identity, according to the Movement Advancement Project.

“Transgender athletes want to participate in school sports for the same reasons as anybody else: to find a sense of belonging and social engagement, to be a part of a team, to boost fitness, and to challenge themselves,” Amanda Goad, director of the LGBTQ, Gender & Reproductive Justice Project at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, said in a statement to the Times.

“Excluding them from sports sends a terrible message that they are not worthy of being treated the same as cisgender teammates and classmates,” Goad added..........

Christian school backs out of game against team with trans athlete over ‘God’s word’

The California Educational Code allows students to participate in sports teams that align with their gender identity

www.the-independent.com

 

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Nancy Mace thinks she has found her issue. Has anyone checked to make sure she doesn’t have a penis?

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she received death threats Tuesday amid backlash to her proposed legislation to bar transgender women from women’s facilities on Capitol Hill.

“They are threatening to kill me over this. Men that want to use women’s restrooms are threatening to kill me over this issue,” Mace told NewsNation’s “On Balance” late Tuesday.…..

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4999600-nancy-mace-transgender-bill-threats/