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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.
     
    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday temporarily paused the Trump administration’s passport policy removing the ability of transgender people to change their sex markers and non-binary people to get “X” markers for their travel documents.

    Biden appointee U.S. District Judge Julia E. Kobick held that a group of transgender and nonbinary people who sued the administrationin February were likely to succeed with arguments that they were denied their constitutional right to equal protection for a policy with little apparent motivation beyond anti-LGBT+ animus.

    She called the administration’s passport policies, stemming from a January executive order mandating the government only officially recognize two immutable sexes, male and female, “part of a coordinated and rapid rollback of rights and protections previously afforded to transgender Americans, suggesting that these challenged actions are built on a foundation of irrational prejudice toward fellow citizens.”

    Kobick also shot down arguments from the government in its January order that the new sex policy would protect women’s safety in single-sex spaces like locker rooms.…..



    www.independent.co.uk

    Judges pauses Trump policy restricting transgender passport choices

    Judge found that group of nonbinary and transgender plaintiffs were likely to succeed on argument that Trump administration violated constitutional guarantees of equal protection
    www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk
     
    A prince lassos a dragon, saving a knight in shining armor from certain death. But the prince slips and as he falls, the knight and his steed race to return the favor.

    Then the two men fall in love.

    That story, “Prince and Knight,” is one of five children's books featuring LGBTQ characters and aimed at kindergarten through the fifth grade that have roiled a diverse suburban Maryland school district and led to a Supreme Court case that the justices will hear on Tuesday.

    Parents in Montgomery County who object for religious reasons want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use the books.

    The county school system has refused and lower courts have so far agreed.

    But the outcome could be different at a high court dominated by conservative justices who have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination in recent years……..

    www.independent.co.uk

    Supreme Court to intervene as parents remove children from school over LGBTQ books

    A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene
    www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk
     
    A leaked federal government budget draft would eliminate services for LGBT+ youth who call a national suicide and crisis hotline that reaches thousands of young Americans every month.

    Under a budget plan from the Department of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump’s administration would slash all funding for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services, a federal program that runs the “988” phone line and connects callers with counselors and other services.

    The budget draft, first reported by The Washington Post, would go into effect October 1 if approved by Congress.

    Since its launch in 2022, the 988 crisis line has provided more than 1.2 million people with life-saving, LGBTQ+-inclusive crisis services, according to The Trevor Project, which responds to nearly half of all calls and texts to 988 from LGBT+ young people.

    Last year, The Trevor Project alone directly served more than 231,000 people through the program. The service for LGBT+ youth has received more than 1.3 million calls, texts or chats since 2022.…….


    www.independent.co.uk

    Trump wants to slash funding for suicide hotline for LGBT+ kids

    The 988 crisis line connects thousands of young LGBT+ people to counseling every month
    www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk
     
    Optimus Prime said:
    A leaked federal government budget draft would eliminate services for LGBT+ youth who call a national suicide and crisis hotline that reaches thousands of young Americans every month.

    Under a budget plan from the Department of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump’s administration would slash all funding for 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services, a federal program that runs the “988” phone line and connects callers with counselors and other services.

    The budget draft, first reported by The Washington Post, would go into effect October 1 if approved by Congress.

    Since its launch in 2022, the 988 crisis line has provided more than 1.2 million people with life-saving, LGBTQ+-inclusive crisis services, according to The Trevor Project, which responds to nearly half of all calls and texts to 988 from LGBT+ young people.

    Last year, The Trevor Project alone directly served more than 231,000 people through the program. The service for LGBT+ youth has received more than 1.3 million calls, texts or chats since 2022.…….


    www.independent.co.uk

    Trump wants to slash funding for suicide hotline for LGBT+ kids

    The 988 crisis line connects thousands of young LGBT+ people to counseling every month
    www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk
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    This is really evil. Especially with the lack of mental health care in this country.
     
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions.

    Multiple artists and producers involved in the center’s Tapestry of Pride schedule, which had been planned for June 5 to 8, told The Associated Press that their events had been quietly canceled or moved to other venues. And in the wake of the cancellations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center.


    “We are a resilient community, and we have found other avenues to celebrate,” said June Crenshaw, deputy director of the alliance. “We are finding another path to the celebration … but the fact that we have to maneuver in this way is disappointing.”…….

    apnews.com

    Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say

    Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C.
    apnews.com apnews.com
     
    The federal health department released what it described as a “comprehensive review” of pediatric gender dysphoria – advocating for therapy instead of medical care for youth whose gender identity does not match their assigned sex.

    The 409-page report claimed that while the harms of such medical treatment are “sparse”, medical treatment should be avoided in favor of therapy for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

    “Our duty is to protect our nation’s children – not expose them to unproven and irreversible medical interventions,” said Dr Jay Bhattacharya, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) director. “We must follow the gold standard of science, not activist agendas.”


    The report contradicts the guidance of America’s largest medical associations, including the American Medical Association, which urged state governments to “stop interfering in the healthcare of transgender children”. A study published this year found gender-affirming care is rare among US youth, with fewer than one in 1,000 children receiving hormones or puberty blockers.

    The review is in response to one of the first executive orders signed by the president, titled: “Protecting children from chemical and surgical mutilation,” which called for a review of evidence by the health department within 90 days.

    “Evidence for harms associated with pediatric medical transition in systematic reviews is … sparse, but this finding should be interpreted with caution,” the reportstates.

    “Inadequate harm detection in pediatric gender medicine may reflect the relatively short period of time since the widespread adoption of the medical/surgical treatment model; the failure of existing studies to systematically track and report harms; and publication bias.”

    The report did not address medical treatment for transgender adults, nor did it contain clinical guidance or policy recommendations. Although the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, pledged “radical transparency” for the health department, authors of the report were not disclosed.

    The report comes from an administration hostile to the LGBTQ+ community and transgender people in particular. In his first days in office, Trump issued executive orders establishing the official US government position as acknowledging two genders and rescinding multiple orders that protected transgender individuals in arenas of society from education and healthcare to militaryservice.

    Additionally, the administration has directed the NIH to cancel nearly every project studying transgender people and instead focus on “regret” after transition. The administration has gone so far as to cancel even relatively small contracts with the federal government, for example defunding the LGBTQ+ suicide hotline.……….

    www.theguardian.com

    US health agency’s ‘review’ advocates for therapy for youth gender dysphoria

    In ‘comprehensive’ 409-page report, department claims medical care should be avoided though harms are ‘sparse’
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
     
    The Salt Lake City Council has adopted three new Pride flags to circumvent Utah’s ban on flying such flags at public schools, universities and government buildings.

    Council members approved the measure via ordinance during a formal meeting on Tuesday.

    The three new city flags include: The Sego Celebration Flag, representing Juneteenth, the Sego Belonging Flag, representing LGBT+ residents and the Sego Visibility Flag, representing transgender rights.

    The sego lily, the city’s most recognized emblem, is in the upper corner of the designs.

    The flags were chosen because versions of them had already been displayed at City Hall. They’ll fly alongside the Utah and American flags.

    “Our City flags are powerful symbols representing Salt Lake City’s values,” said Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, a Democrat. “I want all Salt Lakers to look up at these flags and be reminded that we value diversity, equity and inclusion—leaving no doubt that we are united as a city and people, moving forward together.”……

    www.independent.co.uk

    Salt Lake City issues new Pride flag to get around Utah ban

    The three new flags will represent the transgender, Black and LGBT+ communities
    www.independent.co.uk www.independent.co.uk
     
    The Pentagon is removing the 1,000 members of the military who openly identify as trans, and giving those who have yet to openly identify as transgender 30 days to remove themselves, according to a new directive issued on Thursday.

    The memo is fueled by Tuesday’s supreme court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban on trans military members. The defense department has said it will follow up by going through medical records to identify others who have not come forward.

    Officials have said that as of 9 December 2024, there were 4,240 troops diagnosed with gender dysphoria in active duty, national guard and reserve service, representing a tiny fraction – of the 2 million people in service, although they acknowledge the number may be higher.

    The memo released on Thursday mirrors one sent out in February, but any action was stalled at that point by several lawsuits. When the initial Pentagon directive came out earlier this year, it gave service members 30 days to self-identify. Since then, about 1,000 have done so.

    In a statement, a Pentagon spokesperson, Sean Parnell, said the 1,000 troops who already self-identified “will begin the voluntary separation process” from the military.

    Rae Timberlake, a spokesperson for Sparta Pride, is one of the 1,000 who chose to self-identify. Timberlake has served in the navy for 17 years and said that trans service members who do not take the current buyout offer could lose out on benefits that took years of service to build.

    “There’s no guarantee to access to your pension or severance or an honorable discharge,” Timberlake said……..

    www.theguardian.com

    US to begin immediate removal of up to 1,000 trans military members

    Pentagon will give other trans service members 30 days to self-identify while it enforces recently approved ban
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
     
    Optimus Prime said:
    The Pentagon is removing the 1,000 members of the military who openly identify as trans, and giving those who have yet to openly identify as transgender 30 days to remove themselves, according to a new directive issued on Thursday.

    The memo is fueled by Tuesday’s supreme court decision allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ban on trans military members. The defense department has said it will follow up by going through medical records to identify others who have not come forward.

    Officials have said that as of 9 December 2024, there were 4,240 troops diagnosed with gender dysphoria in active duty, national guard and reserve service, representing a tiny fraction – of the 2 million people in service, although they acknowledge the number may be higher.

    The memo released on Thursday mirrors one sent out in February, but any action was stalled at that point by several lawsuits. When the initial Pentagon directive came out earlier this year, it gave service members 30 days to self-identify. Since then, about 1,000 have done so.

    In a statement, a Pentagon spokesperson, Sean Parnell, said the 1,000 troops who already self-identified “will begin the voluntary separation process” from the military.

    Rae Timberlake, a spokesperson for Sparta Pride, is one of the 1,000 who chose to self-identify. Timberlake has served in the navy for 17 years and said that trans service members who do not take the current buyout offer could lose out on benefits that took years of service to build.

    “There’s no guarantee to access to your pension or severance or an honorable discharge,” Timberlake said……..

    www.theguardian.com

    US to begin immediate removal of up to 1,000 trans military members

    Pentagon will give other trans service members 30 days to self-identify while it enforces recently approved ban
    www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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    So this may be a broad sweeping generalization but I was always under the impression that the right loved them some military

    That there was no great honor, no greater calling, no greater mission than serving your country and protecting its citizens

    Unless you're trans, then you are not worthy of that honor

    Get the fork out of here with that

    And this isn't transgendered trying to serve in the military for the first time and the right is spinning some nightmare scenario of what that would mean and entail

    Trans people are already serving in the military, have been serving for years

    The nightmare scenario didn't happen, didn't come close to happening

    And yet, here we are

    For the umpteenth time

    Fork everyone who voted for this

     

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