Report: TV News Coverage of Anti-Trans Violence Woefully Inadequate

jokes in a special from comedian Dave Chappelle. These concerns were reignited this month after a new show from comedian Ricky Gervais also featured offensive remarks against the transgender community, again landing Netflix at the center of discourse surrounding the balance between free speech and respecting the rights of marginalized groups.Sarandos defended Netflix against the backlash in an interview with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd that was published Saturday, and explained that he believes the only way comedians can learn what content is offensive is by "crossing the line every once in a while.""I think it's very important to the American culture generally to have free expression," he said.He defended the content by saying the company is producing content for "a lot of diverse people who have different opinions and different tastes and different styles" and that "everything's not going to be for everybody."Last October, transgender Netflix employees staged a company-wide protest over Chappelle's special, accusing the company of "releasing content that harms the Trans community and continually failing to create content that represents and uplifts Trans content."However, the company's higher-ups have consolidated support around Chappelle.

BRITAIN'S Got Talent finalist Gabz has come out as trans nine years after starring on the ITV show. The brave 23-year-old impressed show judges with his own track The One, and it struck a chord with viewers too, reaching number six in the UK charts.

India Willoughby has called out the BBC over comments one of its producers has made on social media, asking how the statements made by Keaton Stone ‘fit under BBC impartiality and values’. The 54-year-old presenter, who was revealed as Britain’s first transgender newsreader in 2016, shared several screenshots of comments Keaton made on Twitter. She penned: ‘Hi @bbcpress @BBCTheOneShow – your producer @kerastase is calling trans people “bad guys” who “do things to women” and brainwash kids – while planning what will clearly be a hit piece demonising the trans community.

A post shared by Club MUSICA®️ (@musicanyc)I promised you some NYC gay nightlife fireworks a while ago, so I’d now like you to all stand back with goggles on as it comes true — and then add disco boots to your ensemble and head into the heart of the mayhem.Due to the social longing that’s afflicted the post-lockdown crowd, plus the reality that empty spaces all over town are dying to be reinvented, there are enticing new options for partying queens who might even look up from their Grindr for a second.For starters, XL was a gay dance club attached to the OUT Hotel on West 42nd Street, but the gays ultimately ran for the hills. The hotel is now, simply, Cachet Boutique Hotel NYC, and in 2019, the XL space also turned straight, re-emerging as a Playboy Club, though the timing of such a place at the height of #MeToo was bizarre, even if they were supposedly going for a more feminist approach.

Lenny Zenith, his new release is something personal.The autobiographical single “Where is Safe?” focuses on Zenith’s own experience as a trans teen. He’s created a song that trans teens may be able to relate to in ways they never could in other music.It’s also a direct result of the anti-gender-affirming laws that have begun to crop up in several states.

interview with the LA Blade, the frightened trans girl identified only as Tracy said she was attacked outside a library in El Paso by a group of four men on Tuesday evening. She said the men used transphobic slurs and blamed the trans community for the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 21 people dead, including 19 children.“Oh look, it has a dick,” her attackers said, she told the Blade.Tracy, 17, said she was both confused and frightened as the men blamed her for “perverting kids instead of killing them” and then grabbed her arm to twist her body around.“Yeah, you know it was one of your sisters who killed those kids,” Tracy recalled the man saying as he faced her.

Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney has opened up about the importance of trans actors playing any type of role. 

In a massive blow to LGBTQ+ rights, Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt has signed another bill targeting trans youth.

Laverne Cox is making history! The 49-year-old actress is unveiling her latest achievement, becoming the first trans Barbie doll, joining forces with Mattel for their special Tribute Collection.The popular brand was inspired by Laverne and decided to create a doll based on her, including her in the collection among other celebrities, such as Zendaya, Vera Wang and Ashley Graham.“As a four-time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy-winning producer, and the first transgender woman of color to have a leading role on a scripted TV show, Laverne Cox uses her voice to amplify the message of moving beyond societal expectations to live more authentically,” Marvel shared.The Barbie doll can be found on the official website wearing “a triple-threat original design, featuring a deep red tulle gown gracefully draped over a dazzling, silver metallic bodysuit. Her hair is swept into glamorous Hollywood waves while dramatic makeup completes her look.”The actress shared her excitement for being part of the collection, revealing that “It’s been a dream for years to work with Barbie to create my own doll.”“I can’t wait for fans to find my doll on shelves and have the opportunity to add a Barbie doll modeled after a transgender person to their collection.

Laverne Cox is in her plastic fantastic fantasy this week after Mattel released an official Barbie doll in her likeness as part of their Tribute Collection. Featuring a red leather bodice that flows into a light tulle gown all covering a silver bodysuit, the doll is the first of its kind to be modeled after a trans woman.

offered a mixed ruling May 13 in a suit challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that started the investigations. It lifted an injunction placed by a lower court on enforcement of the order while the lawsuit is heard, but it also said the policies of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services were at the discretion of that agency, not the governor.

The same day Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar posted dangerous lies on Twitter claiming the person who murdered 19 fourth-graders and two teachers on Tuesday, May 24, in Uvalde, a 17-year-old transgender girl in El Paso said she was attacked on the street by four men, one of whom claimed “it was one of your sisters who killed those kids. You’re a mental health freak,” according to LGBTQ Nation.

Senate Bill 615, requires students in public schools and public charter schools to use the restrooms and changing rooms designated for the gender on their original birth certificate. It applies to students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Beverly Tillery is the executive director of the New York City Anti-Violence Project, an organization that works to address and end all forms of violence through organizing and education and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy. She is an experienced thought leader, advocate, and national organizer with nearly three decades of experience working in social justice movements. AVP runs a 24-hour bilingual (English/Spanish) hotline for LGBTQ and HIV-affected survivors of violence.

Representatives from Belong To, Foróige, Youth Work Ireland, and the National Youth Council of Ireland as well as 70+ youth workers have all signed a letter calling for action to be taken to correct the current healthcare crisis Irish LGBTQ+ youth are facing. The letter was addressed to Ministers Stephen Donnelly TD (Minister for Health) […]

Following the recent protests in the United States regarding reproductive rights, new legislation known as the Women’s Bill of Rights could now push the fight for equality for LGBTQ+ people back even further. The Republican party has introduced the Women’s Bill of Rights, which has left Democrats frustrated. If passed, the only ‘right’ cis women […]

Laverne Cox has become the first transgender person to have a Barbie doll modelled after them, something she said is “a dream” come true.

Selena Gomez is changing her look! The 29-year-old singer who recently revealed some details about her new album, has surprised her fans on TikTok, after posting a video with long straight hair and blunt bangs.The Hollywood star immediately started trending on social media, with online users loving the new look and posting about her hair evolution, complimenting her bangs throught the years in 2008, 2016 and 2022.Selena Gomez in straight hair with bangs;2008//2016//2022 pic.twitter.com/ELe5KqE7WQ“Straight hair selena is my favourite selena, she looks so gorgeous omg,” one person wrote on Twitter,” while someone else commented “Selena Gomez with long straight hair is always a serve.”In the video Selena can be seen with lighter sleek brown hair, in comparison to her recent dark bob, which looked perfectly styled during her recent visit to the White House last week, where she teamed up with First Lady Jill Biden to participate in the Youth Mental Health Action Forum.Fans are also sharing theories about her new era on social media, as she is getting ready to release new music and she is even thinking about touring, however with the premiere of season two of the popular Hulu show ‘Only Murders in The Building,’ It’s still unclear if she is teasing a new era with her look or just changing her hair temporarely.

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Real Time With Bill Maher, it feels like 1993 all over again, although this time it’s different and even more frightening.On last Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher, Maher said the number of youth identifying as LGBTQ+ is rising because it's “trendy,” while he spewed other harmful, homophobic and transphobic rhetoric. Maher continued his vitriolic commentary by taking several more potshots at LGBTQ+ youth, including claims that society was “experimenting” on children through the use of puberty blockers and genital surgery as a means to perpetuate culture wars.

May 20, 1961 — April 30, 2022Robert Dean Reiter died April 30, 2022. Service will be at Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Avenue, in Oakland on Saturday, May 28, at 11 a.m., followed by a reception at the Bancroft Hotel in Berkeley.

The National AIDS Memorial Grove has announced that panel-making workshops will be held over the next couple of weeks ahead of the historic AIDS Memorial Quilt display set for San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in June.The AIDS grove, which took over stewardship of the quilt in 2019, stated that the free workshops will be held June 1 and 8, from 3 to 6 p.m., at its offices at 543 Castro Street in San Francisco.As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, a massive display of the quilt is set for June 11-12 in Robin Williams Meadow, with some panels being displayed in the AIDS grove, which is also located in Golden Gate Park. The San Francisco installation will include 350 blocks of the quilt, which contain almost 3,000 panels, according to Kevin Herglotz, a gay man who is chief operating officer for the grove.

A groundbreaking new report published in the UK has found that many LGBTQ+ victims and survivors are often “blamed for their abuse” with accusations “that they were sexually abused because of their sexual orientation or gender identity”. The Inquiry also found that victims of child sexual abuse have suffered a lasting impact which has “severely […]

The Arizona Republic reports.Gosar responded, “We know already fool. It’s a transsexual leftist illegal alien.

Telegram account. Twitter and Instagram accounts associated with his name in the past have been suspended or no longer exist, according to the Los Angeles Blade.Last year Schmidt posted video of a confrontation he initiated with employees at Sunny's Hair and Wigs in neighboring Mesa.

Following last year’s controversy over Dave Chappelle’s transphobic comments on his stand up special, Netflix has repeated themselves by commissioning the new Ricky Gervais special, SuperNature. Less than two minutes into the show, Gervais starts taking a stab at Trans people, using Eddie Izzard as the butt of a joke about female comedians. And he […]

in which at least 19 children and two adults were killed in a school shooting, speculative and misleading narratives about the identity of the alleged shooter, Salvador Ramos, have spread quickly online.Photos circulated on Twitter and other social media purporting that Ramos was both trans and an undocumented immigrant.Media, political and social furor surrounding the issues of sexual and gender identity and immigration have undoubtedly helped fuel such claims quickly, only hours after the shooting took place and before any information could be verified or confirmed.Based on the information available, Newsweek has looked into the substance and sources of these claims, as well as how they have proliferated on social media.Hundreds of social media posts have speculated about the identity of Salvador Ramos, 18, some of which claimed he was transgender without reliable evidence.Multiple tweets, many of which have since been deleted, included photos claimed to be of Ramos wearing feminine clothing; these narratives were subsequently picked up by conspiracy media, including InfoWars and some politicians including Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), who later deleted the tweet.The man deleted this.

Bianca Quilantan 05/25/2022 04:31 AM EDT Link CopiedThree words in the Constitution are crushing Miguel Cardona’s efforts to protect transgender students in the classroom: freedom of speech.The Education secretary believes students have the right to be called “he,” “she,” “they” and other pronouns in school that match their gender identity. The courts see it differently.Shawnee State University in Ohio paid out $400,000 in April to Nick Meriwether, a professor who sued the institution for violating his rights and levying an unfair punishment when he refused to refer to a transgender student by her pronouns.

“Full disclosure: In real life, of course, I support trans rights," he says. "I support all human rights, and trans rights are human rights. Live your best life.

Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of the exclusionary bill, according to multiple media outlets. Holcomb is a Republican as well, but he had opposed the measure authored by Rep.

as he did last year.The Louisiana Senate gave final approval to the bill Monday, going along with a House change that removed intramural sports from the legislation. It still covers interscholastic sports at the K-12 and college levels, affecting both public schools and any private ones that receive state funds.Edwards, a Democrat, has called the deletion of intramural sports significant but said he still believes the bill is unnecessary, the Associated Press reports.

Multiple liberal media outlets are having a hard time dealing with taboo-breaking comedian Ricky Gervais' new Netflix comedy special because of its jokes about transgender people. Gervais’ new special, titled "SuperNature," debuted on the streaming platform Tuesday and has already received multiple scathing reviews for containing several outrageous jokes about trans people and the activists who aggressively insist that the public respect their pronouns.  Hollywood magazine Variety, and British outlets Metro and The Independent clutched their collective pearls over the special.  Variety's opening salvo skewered it for trying to "score points off of a marginalized group of people." The Hollywood outlet slammed the special as a "collision between two malign forces," namely Gervais and Netflix.

The Advocate reported two weeks ago, Bradley Curry was facing the prospect of going across the Boonville High School graduation stage after the principal addressed him by a name he no longer recognized or skipping the day and maintaining his dignity instead.Curry had recently announced on his Facebook page that he was considering not attending his high school graduation because the school principal was enforcing his anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-trans beliefs on the local community.He explained that Boonville High School principal Michael Whitten warned the teen and his parents that he would not call Bradley by the name his family, teachers, and friends have called him since he was 12 years old. People from all over the country were outraged by Curry's post and expressed their support and shock, anger, and disgust on social media."This is so sad," one user on Facebook wrote.

Ricky Gervais is facing backlash.

Ricky Gervais’ new comedy special SuperNature was released on Netflix just hours ago, but he’s already getting a lot of heat over his graphic jokes mocking the trans community.

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Ricky Gervais is stirring up controversy once again.

in his just-released Netflix special “SuperNature.” The British “Office” creator’s name was trending on Twitter Tuesday as the LGBTQ community urged viewers to boycott the special — with some folks vowing to cancel their Netflix subscriptions.“I love the new women,” Gervais snarks in the special, which has only been on the streaming platform for several hours as of Tuesday morning. “They’re great, aren’t they? The new ones we’ve been seeing lately.

are ladies — look at their pronouns! What about this person isn’t a lady?’ ‘Well, his penis.’ ‘Her penis, you f—ing bigot!’ ‘What if he rapes me?’ ‘What if she rapes you, you f—ing TERF whore?'”Gervais marks the second comedian in recent months to have a special on Netflix with jokes about trans people, following Dave Chappelle. During his special, Gervais addresses recent reactions to insensitive jokes, referring not to Chappelle, but to Kevin Hart dropping out as Oscars host in 2018 for his own past homophobic tweets. And in that joke, Gervais doubled down on his comments toward trans people.“You can’t predict what will be offensive in the future,” Gervais said.

Child abuse victims who are LGBTQ+ face a unique set of challenges in disclosing their experiences, accessing support and forming adult relationships, a ground-breaking report has found.

William Earl Ricky Gervais’ Netflix comedy special “SuperNature” has only been released on the streamer for a few hours, but it has already drawn criticism for a string of graphic and hurtful transphobic jokes.Four minutes into the special, Gervais dives into material about the trans community seemingly calculated to draw controversy.“Oh, women!” he starts. “Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs.

Kit Connor has revealed what he hopes to see from his character’s storylines in Heartstopper’s upcoming second season.

why have toilets become such a moral panic around trans people, when we are the ones who suffer the most in them?Before I came out, I was considered ‘too gay’ and the boys would harass me, berate me or refuse to share a locker room with me at school because I could ‘perve’ on them.After I came out as trans at the age of 17, things changed overnight, and now I was suddenly a ‘threat’ to women — despite being a victim of constant harassment growing up, sexual violence and abuse myself.Never at any point during debates about toilets or gendered spaces do people wonder what it’s like for a trans person to navigate them — and the reality of violence and harassment trans people face in those situations.While it’s not really an issue for me today and hasn’t been for over a decade, I would forgive you for thinking trans people literally just showed up out of nowhere and started raiding gendered spaces at an alarming rate.The public discourse surrounding this topic has become incredibly toxic and hostile. Trans people have been quietly using gendered spaces openly for decades without it ever proving to be a real issue. If we truly were the dangerous criminals and sexual predators some claim we are, we’d have a much larger issue at hand.But the reality is the exact opposite of what people believe, as trans people are at heightened risk of abuse and violence in society.

Several notable queens from different Rupaul’s Drag Race series around the globe returned to Twitter last night after being mysteriously absent from both social media and performances for the past month, and all signs point to a new crossover season having just finished filming. Some of the recently missing queens returned to social media with less-than-subtle nods to their time away, while others have yet to announce their reappearance.

Montana is failing to comply with a court order that blocked a law that would have made it more difficult for transgender residents to change the gender on their birth certificates, the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana says.The state passed last year passed Senate Bill 280, requiring proof of surgery and the approval of a court in order to change the gender marker, whereas for the previous four years trans Montanans had been able to obtain a new birth certificate through a simple online form. The form was taken down after SB 280 became law.The ACLU sued on behalf of two trans residents, and in April a judge issued an injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the law and ordering the state to go back to the online form.

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As part of GCN’s In & Out Festival of LGBTQ+ Creativity, Sporting Pride is delighted to invite you to a live online discussion with elite transgender athlete Chris Mosier. Transgender inclusion in sports is a topic that has been discussed all too often without the presence of transgender athletes – the voices of those most […]

The governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, has promised to veto the state’s harmful anti-LGBTQ+ bill in a new statement.