Right-wingers are now raging at a farm supply store – because they have LGBTQ+ staff initiatives (www.thepinknews.com)
Rural retail chain company Tractor Supply are facing calls for a boycott for, amongst other things, donating money to diversity and inclusion causes, which included projects that support LGBTQ+ youth....
The Tokyo Marathon Will Introduce a Nonbinary Category in 2025 (www.them.us)
JK Rowling agrees to meeting with Labour about gender transition policy (www.theguardian.com)
This country sucks so bad, why couldn’t the weird transphobic internet lady just stick to her castle and keep tweeting about how wizards used to just shit on the floor bcs they were too stupid to use plumbing
Guidance on responding to the NHS Constitution consultation (transactual.org.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/23817777
LGBT Workers Need Unions, Not Rainbow Capitalism (inthesetimes.com)
Over 10,000 Poles participate in Pride parade in Warsaw (www.euronews.com)
Last weekend a parade in Warsaw drew over 20,000 people, including two government ministers for the first time. #EuropeNews
Queer Activists Are Making BDS a Key Question of Pride This Year (truthout.org)
All 64 of the countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ – and yes, it’s all colonialism’s fault (www.thepinknews.com)
We take a look at all the countries and territories where it is still illegal to be gay or LGBTQ+ – and examine the role colonialism played.
Trans Youth Suicides Covered Up By NHS, Cass After Restrictions, Say Whistleblowers (www.erininthemorning.com)
Whistleblowers allege that the NHS in Great Britain covered up a large spike in suicides after restrictions on trans care. The number of suicides appears to have been omitted from the Cass Review.
Idaho bar celebrates 'Heterosexual Awesomeness Month' in response to Pride Month (www.nbcnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16796082...
A Second Trump Term Would Double Down on Erasing Trans Rights. Here’s How Advocates Are Preparing. (www.teenvogue.com)
If Dolly Parton can be canceled, we’re in serious trouble (www.cnn.com)
Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial, found 100% effective (www.cnbc.com)
Emails Reveal the Playbook Used Against Libraries Planning ‘Drag Story Time’ Events (www.404media.co)
‘Monumental step forward’: Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage (edition.cnn.com)
Thailand will become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage after the kingdom’s Senate approved a marriage equality bill on Tuesday, with supporters calling it a “monumental step forward for LGBTQ+ rights.”
A Retired Army Colonel’s Obituary Shares a Secret: ‘I Was Gay All My Life’ (www.nytimes.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/NShNn
Decorated veteran comes out in his own heartbreaking obituary: 'I was gay all my life' (www.usatoday.com)
Watching some documentaries on drag queens, what other cool movies for Pride month? (www.factualamerica.com)
Movie suggestions don’t have to be documentaries
Massachusetts House passes bill strengthening LGBTQ+ parents' rights (apnews.com)
Massachusetts House lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill aimed at updating the state’s parentage laws to include LGBTQ+ parents and families that used methods such as assisted reproduction and surrogacy.
Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 86 (www.latimes.com)
Lynn Conway, who died Sunday at 86, was a leader in the development of personal computers and microprocessor technology, and a symbol for generations of transgender individuals.