Kuwait overturns law criminalising trans identity in historic court ruling

A Madea Homecoming, the latest installment in Tyler  Perry’s Madeafranchise, the family celebrates Madea’s great-grandson’s college graduation. Enter Brandon Black as the valedictorian and star of the celebration, Tim, who plans to use the event to come out to his entire family. As in every other Madea film, it doesn’t take long for shenanigans and drama to make what should be an easy celebration something much more complicated, but not the way you might expect from a coming-out story.Tim is the first clearly queer character in the Madea franchise, and Black hopes his story may ease younger audiences’ fears about coming out.

University of Pennsylvania athlete, Lia Thomas, has not been recognised as the winner of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 event by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The Transgender swimmer finished in first place, after completing the 500-yard freestyle race in four minutes 33.24 seconds last week in Atlanta. The landmark moment makes Thomas […]

Sex and the City reboot And Just Like That has been renewed for a second season, HBO Max confirmed on 22 March.

Pop sensation Charli XCX revealed that her newest LP, Crash, was dedicated to Trans icon and close friend SOPHIE. The late Scottish producer had collaborated with her since 2015 and was involved in several of her major projects, such as Vroom and Pop 2. In an interview promoting Crash’s release, the artist stated that SOPHIE […]

letter announcing his veto that while “politically, it would be much easier and better for me to simply sign the bill,” he chose to veto it because he “tried to do what I feel is the right thing regardless of the consequences.”“I believe in fairness and protecting the integrity of women’s sports,” Cox said in his letter. “…Unfortunately, HB11 has several fundamental flaws and should be reconsidered.

The Advocate’s staffers are wrapping our Entertainment issue. But there are distractions. Big ones.The Ukrainian people are fearlessly fighting a Russian invasion ordered by antigay tyrant Vladimir Putin.

Disney employees all over America walked out of work in protest of its response to Florida’s highly controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

de facto medical intervention.It is also entirely inconsistent with constitutional and legal precedent. As one of us notes in a recent AEI report, the Supreme Court has explained that "our jurisprudence historically has reflected Western civilization concepts of the family as a unit with broad parental authority over minor children." In another case the Court declared that the "primary role of the parents in the upbringing of their children is now established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition." Generally, government officials can't override or even "review such parental decisions." While the courts have recognized limited rights for minors that can supersede parental objections, the Supreme Court has also stated that "the constitutional rights of children cannot be equated with those of adults," due to children's "inability to make critical decisions in an informed, mature manner" and the "importance of the parental role in child rearing." Thus, "Parental notice and consent are qualifications that typically may be imposed...on a minor's right to make important decisions."The dramatic shift away from this traditional moral and constitutional precedent has nothing to do with a dispassionate or scientific analysis of the human good.

Actrice en presentatrice Raven-Symoneneacute; en de andere castleden van serie Ravenenrsquo;s Home hebben dinsdag het werk neergelegd in protest tegen de omstreden enlsquo;Donenrsquo;t Say Gayenrsquo;-wetgeving in Florida.

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BANGKOK: Thailand has issued rules to ban digital assets from being used to pay for goods and services from Apr 1, the market regulator said on Wednesday (Mar 23).

Cassie Randolph is opening up about her ex-boyfriend Colton Underwood.

via surrogate in November 2018, in addition to Dwyane's three kids — Zaire, 20; Zaya, 14; and Xavier, 8 — from previous relationships, and his 20-year-old nephew, Dahveon.I could not agree more.Anywho."Now it's our job to one, go out and get information, to reach out to every relationship that we have," Dwyane told Ellen DeGeneres in 2020. "My wife reached out to everybody on the cast of Pose.

Gabrielle Union admits she's a "daily" BuzzFeed reader. "I'm into all of it," Gabrielle told me during a recent Zoom call to discuss her latest movie, Cheaper by the Dozen, now streaming on Disney+. "This was a real treat," she said by the end of our interview. So, now’s your turn.

Note: This post contains mentions of suicide.A woman holds a poster of Britney Spears with her mouth taped shut as fans and supporters gather outside the Los Angeles County Courthouse in 2021.For most of Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship, almost no one was saying "Free Britney."Until a couple years ago, the common line of thinking was that placing the pop icon under a conservatorship in 2008 saved not only her career, but also her life. Only Spears' most devoted fans (or "stans") rang the alarm that perhaps she was being exploited, discussing the possibility in online forums between debates about the hidden gems in Spears' consequential discography (my two cents: 2011's "How I Roll" is fizzy perfection).In 2020, though, something shifted.

this year's nominees. Tennis parents, Shakespearean murderers, Irish pops and grans, gay cowboys, and The Ricardos are all in the mix. And while this year will potentially be a return to form after last year's scaled-back ceremony, there could still be plenty of firsts. For starters, there are 10 Best Picture contenders for the first time in a while, and eight categories being punted to the commercial breaks.

Lily Collins arrives for an early morning interview at CBS Studios in New York City on Tuesday (March 22).

Gallery: ‘It's been my passion, but I didn’t have the feet. ' Did you know these stars all trained in ballet? (BANG Showbiz)The 'Emily in Paris' star explained that she was treated the same as her co-stars. She told 'CBS Mornings': "He treats everyone the same, and there were very few of us in the cast so we all had a very intimate, collaborative experience that sometimes I would forget that it was my Charlie as opposed to Charlie-my-director.

Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York — which to this day still provides comprehensive services for LGBTQ+ youth — I would not have known about the medical care I was able to receive from the Montefiore Medical Center’s Adolescent AIDS Program in the Bronx. I will always be grateful to Dr.

Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have barred young transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, becoming the second Republican governor in two days to reject such legislation. Republican legislators, however, plan to override the veto on Friday, State Senator J.

Obergefell v. Hodges, the historic LGBTQ rights victory that secured marriage rights in all 50 states, at Jackson’s confirmation hearing today.

Lil Nas X returned to social media last week after taking a three month break, and he wasted no time getting down to the business of thirst.“I’m so happy i’m back on the internet. I missed me so much,” the 22-year-old musician joked.i’m so happy i’m back on the internet.

Police threats, slurs and even violence are all part of LGBTQ+ life in India, but a new rule could ease the onslaught in one southern state as it becomes a “pioneer” for sexual minorities.

Trans icons Zaya Wade and Amy Schneider get candid about trans visibility with Teen Vogue and non-profit organisation It Gets Better.

A Black Atlantan trans woman has been granted $1.5 million dollars after being wrongfully arrested and imprisoned for more than five months.

Elliot Page is speaking out.

Jeopardy! Champion Amy Schneider refused to stay quiet. In an interview with Teen Vogue, they — alongside It Gets Better Project youth ambassador Zach Koung — discussed what it’s like to be trans in the public eye.Schnieder said she “felt a certain responsibility to be my best self and represent the trans community well,” during her time on Jeopardy!.“But I was also worried about that in the sense that I don’t want to present a ‘too perfect’ image of myself because I want everyone to be able to see that whether or not you are good at trivia, whether or not you have a lot of followers on social media, any of those things, you still deserve and can find the same acceptance, the same affirmation and freedom to express who you are,” she explained.Schnieder was pleasantly surprised by the response she got from the audience.

Zack Sharf Elliot Page is “horrified” by Texas government officials declaring that medical care for transgender youth is child abuse. The “Juno” actor spoke out after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton proclaimed Monday that hormone therapy, puberty blockers and other types of gender-affirming health care for trans youth are forms of chid abuse.“There is no doubt that these procedures are ‘abuse’ under Texas law, and thus must be halted,” Paxton said in a news release.

Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared to suggest the threat of violence is "exactly how we need to stand up" against trans and non-binary people in society.Speaking on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' InfoWars show on February 20, Greene criticized reports that biologically male counselors who use they/them pronouns at a science camp in California shared a cabin with fifth-grade girls, as well as transgender woman competing in sporting events.Greene described the reports that the non-binary counselors at the Camp Pali in San Bernardino slept in the same cabin as the school girls as "evil" before suggesting her husband would have attacked the counselors if her children were at the camp."First off, if I was a parent and my fifth-grade daughter had to sleep and showered in some kind of cabin at some summer camp that I paid money to send my child to, and there was a man calling himself a woman sleeping in her cabin, showering with her, that guy would, he'd be in jail. He would be in jail," Greene said."Well, first off, my husband would've beat him into the ground, and then he'd be in jail.

Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, compared medical procedures for young transgender people to “child abuse”.

Gov. Greg Abbott told state health agencies in Texas on Tuesday that medical treatments provided to transgender adolescents, widely considered to be the standard of care in medicine, should be classified as “child abuse” under existing state law. His statements, made in a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, followed an opinion on Friday by Attorney General Ken Paxton that said providing medical treatments like puberty-suppressing drugs and hormones to transgender teenagers should be investigated as child abuse.

Greg Abbott has become the target of death threats on social media as news of his order to have the parents of trans children investigated for child abuse hit the trending page of Twitter, prompting an outcry from users.A Tuesday letter sent from Abbott to the state's Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), saw the Republican governor demand that the agency look into parents who have supported gender-affirming procedures for their children.The letter read that reassignment surgeries, puberty blockers and hormone treatments violated state law and amounted to "child abuse," adding that doctors, nurses, and teachers held a responsibility to report parents who violate this law.Outrage around this measure sparked violate comments from Twitter users, with one person stating "[I] will personally beat [G]reg [A]bbot to death. [I] do not care that [I] live in a different country [I] will personally fly to [T]exas and beat the ever loving s**t out of him."i will personally beat greg abbot to deathi do not care that i live in a different country i will personally fly to texas and beat the ever loving shit out of himA separate user tweeted, "'Vote out Greg Abbott!' b**ch we need to KILL him." Another user wrote, "[M]fs in [T]exas are so stupid, all u gotta do is kill Greg Abbott." Other tweets, including one where a user wrote "I'm going to kill the governor of Texas" have since been taken down."Vote out Greg Abbott!" bitch we need to KILL him.mfs in texas are so stupid, all u gotta do is kill greg abbottThough actual surgery is rarely used, some trans children do use puberty blockers, a measure that medical professionals report to be "completely reversible," The Texas Tribune wrote.

Gov. Greg Abbott, left, and Attorney General Ken Paxton

The New York Times. The judge's statement came two days following a jury’s verdict in the suit that was originally filed in 2018.Goldring was arrested by two officers — Vladimir Henry and Juan Restrepo — in Atlanta, Ga.

Cypress Ramos was found dead in Texas, making her at least the third trans or gender non-conforming person to be killed in America in 2022.

Swim Swam reports.She not only bested Henig’s 47.80 record, which he had set earlier that day during morning heats, but also Henig himself, who came in second with a 47.82 swim.It was one of three individual victories Thomas secured.

Liz Truss said the government “has no interest” in banning transgender people from using spaces that align with their gender identity.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, indicted nearly seven years on three felony charges on securities fraud violations and now under investigation by the FBI for abuse of power, released a formal attorney general opinion today (Monday, Feb. 21) declaring that “performing certain ‘sex-change’ procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is ‘child abuse’ under Texas law,” according to a press release from Paxton’s office.

Netflix announces new Dave Chappelle projects despite previous anti-trans comments.

Transgender people in Scotland can now self-identify in the country’s census without a gender recognition certificate.

In a massive step for LGBTQ+ rights, Mexico handed out its first birth certificate with a non-binary gender marker.

Kit Volcano is a business and life coach living in San Diego with his wife, Rosie and their son. Kit and Rosie co-founded coaching business The Little Volcano.

Big changes are afoot at San Francisco Pride with the sudden departure of its executive director, less than five months before the nonprofit plans to return to pre-COVID life with its annual in-person parade and festival.

High Entropy, the new comedy-drama pilot by Irish Trans filmmaker Ailo Kerr, is now casting its two lead roles. “This pilot will explore family dynamics, identity, censorship, and the factors that can affect a good relationship, not only between other people but between people and their bodies,” Kerr tells GCN. “It will delve into the […]

CAIRO — Kuwait’s constitutional court overturned a law on Wednesday that authorities had used to prosecute transgender people, saying the statute violated Kuwaitis’ right to personal freedom. Activists hailed the decision as a landmark for transgender rights in the Middle East.

At the Ivy League women’s swimming championships this week, many eyes in the crowd will be fixed on Lia Thomas, a star of the University of Pennsylvania team. In recent months, Thomas has made headlines not only for her speed — handily winning one Ohio race that went viral — but also for her gender identity. In 2019, while competing on the men’s team, Thomas began to medically transition, taking testosterone blockers and estrogen.

Lia Thomas is getting a lot of love and support from the swimming community.

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