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The original title of this book was Maryam Was a Dyke, as Lamya H said in their interview on the podcast Gender Reveal (if you speak English, grab the episode or transcript, if you prefer French, the translated transcript will be on this blog soon). They then changed it because some friends said that would alienate more...

I will be calling my representatives and letting them know that I would sooner see the government shutdown than see any of these proposals become law.

Was definitely worth staying up until 3 this morning to watch on tv, some sad and enraging and potentially triggering parts, but otherwise empowering and massively uplifting. Fantastic soundtrack, too! If you haven't seen it, do (if you're in the UK it's probably on all4, otherwise I'm sure it's available to watch elsewhere).

Abrosexuality is sexuality that changes over time, similar to genderfluidity.

Vice News has interviewed trans children and their families who are reporting that bullying has become unbearable, to the point where some children had to drop out of school entirely.

cross-posted from: fedia.io/m/queer@kbin.social/t/470166...

Article by Associated Press: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ anti-trans law have resulted in a school getting fined for allowing a young trans girl to play sports in a girls’ team.

Via Reddit

Article by Japan Times: “In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled as “unconstitutional” a clause in domestic law that requires transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery to change their gender assigned at birth in their family registry.”

Article by Unseen Japan, reporting on a ruling by Japanese court that allowed a trans man to change their legal status without undergoing sterilization. A law required this, but the judge now considered that part of the law unconstitutional and accepted the trans man’s request.

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2089998...