Category: America

America Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Crime Florida Gender non-conforming Human Rights Campaign Life Miami News Trans

Black trans woman fatally shot on residential street in Miami Gardens, Florida

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A Black transgender woman has tragically become the 40th trans or gender non-conforming person to be killed in America this year. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Royal Poetical Starz was shot and killed on 2 October on a residential street in Miami Gardens, Florida. According to South Florida Gay News, a friend describes her as “the life of the party…everyone loved how Poetical was dressed. They would always comment, ‘Girl, I love that hair.’ Or ‘Girl, I love those nails.’” News…

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Students walk out of class over school’s “lack of action” in helping bullied gay student

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Students staged a school walkout in support of a gay student who has faced alleged bullying and harassment over his sexuality. The protest took place on 3 October and saw over 100 students exit class early to stand outside the school with signs and LGBTQ+ flags. Parents and students alike told The Kansas City Star that staff at Lee’s Summit High School in Kansas City were not providing enough support to Danny Lillis, a gay senior. This resulted in a petition calling for “LGBTQ+ safety” at the institution garnering almost…

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Long-acting PrEP could be available as soon as early-2022

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America is on the brink of approving a long-acting HIV prevention medication that is easier to take than daily PrEP. On 23 September, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave cabotegravir priority review status. This means the drug will undergo a review period of six months as opposed to the usual 10. Cabotegravir, commercially known as Cabenuva, is a long-acting version of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and is made by ViiV Healthcare. If approved, the drug would make history by becoming the first of its kind on the market. Unlike…

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Soccer team rallies around “brave” out player after he is called anti-gay slur during game

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An American soccer team rallied around a gay player after he was subjected to homophobic abuse during a game. Couper Gunn, who is a defender and team captain on the Colby-Sawyer College men’s soccer team, the Chargers, was competing in a match against the Rivier University Raiders when the incident took place. Right before halftime during the 22 September game, one of the opposing team’s players approached Gunn, who was wearing a rainbow-coloured armband. “Get that f****t armband off of you,” Gunn says he was told. In the immediate aftermath…

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Liz Cheney says she was “wrong” to oppose same-sex marriage despite having a gay sister

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Rep. Liz Cheney says she was “wrong” to oppose same-sex marriage despite having a gay sister who is married with children. Cheney had previously opposed same-sex marriage in 2013, a contrasting view to her father and former Vice President Dick Cheney, who expressed his support for it. In an interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes that aired on 26 September, the show’s host Lesley Stahl reminded Cheney of her prior stance on the subject. “I was wrong. I was wrong,” she responded. “I love my sister very much. I love her…

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America Articles Bi Visibility Day Bisexual Awareness Week Canada LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Life News Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls will celebrate Bi Visibility Day with astonishing light show

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The Niagara Falls will light up in the colours of the bisexual flag to celebrate Bi Visibility Day on 23 September. The natural phenomenon will light up in pink, purple and blue on 23 September to mark the occasion. According to the Falls Illumination Schedule, the colours will be displayed for 15 minutes from 10pm Eastern time (3am in the UK). Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls that span between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the US. Horseshoe Falls is…

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Fear of discrimination is stopping LGBTQ+ youth playing sport, study finds

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A new study has revealed that fear of discrimination is prohibiting LGBTQ+ youth from participating in sport. According to research released on 15 September by the Trevor Project, one in three LGBTQ+ young people said they participate in sports. This is a stark difference from the more than 50% of America’s general population who said they do take part in sport. Part of this is attributed to almost one in five (18%) LGBTQ+ youth who do get involved sharing that they have heard negative comments from athletic officials at their…

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America Articles Beth Robinson Court Joe Biden LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Life News Politics

Beth Robinson makes history as first LGBTQ+ woman nominated to federal circuit court

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President Joe Biden is nominating the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to serve on any federal circuit court in America. Beth Robinson, an associate justice on the Vermont Supreme Court since 2011, played a fundamental role in paving the way for same-sex marriage to become legal in the United States. The Biden administration will now nominate her to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit – a territory covering the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. “Justice Robinson has been a hero of mine for many…

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9/11 Anniversary: Supporters call for sainthood of LGBTQ+ chaplain killed in attacks

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A new initiative is to be launched for Mychal Judge, a victim of the September 11 attacks, to be considered for sainthood. Judge, a gay Catholic chaplain with the New York fire department, was one of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 20 years ago. He devoted his life to helping some of society’s most vulnerable, such as the homeless and people living with HIV/AIDS. On the day of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Judge was on the frontline with his firefighter colleagues as…

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AOC slams transphobic critics mocking her “menstruating person” comment

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Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) spoke out against transphobic critics who attacked her for using inclusive terminology. The congresswoman was discussing Texas’ new anti-abortion law in an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, which bans the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. During the interview, AOC said “menstruating person” to be inclusive of trans men, non-binary people and others who menstruate in addition to women. The politician took to Twitter to clarify her comments when news outlets generalised her wording to mean just “women”. “Not just women,” AOC…

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