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A Trans Woman Died In A New York City Jail. Now Activists Are Helping Her Family Get Answers

By Mary Emily O’Hara “When you’re a young trans person, you have the trans ladies and people around you to look to once you imagine where you hope to be able to see yourself in your life,” Pose star Indya Moore mentioned at a Monday night protest in New York City. “Layleen was one of these ladies, for me.” Moore was referring to Layleen Polanco, some days called Layleen ..

What You Need to Know About The Crisis In Sudan

By Christianna Silva On Sunday, June 9, the opening starting day of the Sudanese work week, Khartoum was mostly deserted. Several of the stores in the Sudanese capital city were boarded up, according to CNN, amid a mass general strike soon after at least four people were killed at the hands of Sudanese security forces this weekend. Because the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors,..

London Mayor Condemns Homophobic Attack Against Lesbian Couple

By Lauren Rearick London’s Metropolitan Police Service confirmed four people were arrested on Friday, June 7, in connection with a homophobic attack carried out against a lesbian couple, the Guardian reports. On May 30, 2019, 28-year-old Melania Geymonat and her girlfriend Chris were attacked while in a bus ride in London, CNN reports. According to Geymonat, at least four boys app..

Should We Be Talking About 'Straight Pride' At All?

By Evan Ross Katz What to do as soon as satire becomes reality? Nearly three years back, on July 5, 2016, writer-performer Dylan Marron released a video through Serious.TV titled “Happy Heterosexual Pride Day!” “As an ally, I wanted to celebrate the brave commitment of straight folks to love out loud in a global that encourages them to do so,” Marron quipped. Although right ..

Columbine High School May Be Torn Down

By Lauren Rearick Columbine High School could soon be torn down. In a letter to the population of Columbine, Colorado, school district superintendent Jason Glass recommended demolishing and rebuilding Columbine High School, the building where two perpetrators killed twelve students and one teacher in 1999. At the time, the attack was the deadliest school shooting in United States hi..

4 States Have Banned LGBTQ+ "Panic Defenses" — Now Lawmakers Are Taking The Fight To The Federal Level

By Katelyn Burns On Wednesday, June 5, Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced expenditures that would ban the use of LGBTQ+ panic defenses on a federal level to the U.S. Residence and Senate. Such costs have been a long time coming: The American Bar Association called for an end to the practice of such defenses in 2013, while four states — California, Rhode I..

A High Schooler's Graduation Speech Was Cut Off After She Mentioned Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice

By Lauren Rearick A high school valedictorian’s microphone was silenced in the middle of a tribute she made to Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice at her graduation in Dallas, Texas. She believes it was an intentional action by her school. Rooha Haghar, a graduate of Emmett J. Conrad High School, intended to dedicate a portion of her valedictorian speech to unarmed Black children affect..

Beverly Hills Officially Bans Tobacco Sales — Yes, Even Your Juul

By Lauren Rearick Beverly Hills, California, is about to undergo a major change. Starting in 2021, several stores in city inside the greater Los Angeles county will no longer carry tobacco products. This is the opening time a city In America has banned the sale of tobacco products — which are defined as cigarettes, cigars, dissolvable products, electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacc..

The Trump Administration Is Making Conditions Even Worse For Migrant Children

By Lauren Rearick More than 13,000 migrant children are being contained at government-funded shelters while in the United States, and based on a new decision from President Donald Trump, these kids could lose access to education, recreation, and legal services. In a statement to the New York Times, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed on June 5 that the Office..

The School Deputy Who Was On Duty During The Parkland Attack Has Been Arrested

By Lauren Rearick In a press conference on Tuesday, June 4, Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported it intended to charge Scot Peterson, the on-duty school resource officer throughout the February 2019 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, for his lack of response throughout the shooting. Seventeen people, the majority students, were killed any time whenever a per..

How LGBTQ+ Creators Are Making Representation Happen On Their Own Terms

“Where do you draw the line on what to relate to?” Lachlan Watson asked. By this point, they were deep into a discussion with actor Ian Alexander, comedian Sydnee Washington, influencer Stephon Mendoza, and moderator John Paul Brammer, managing editor of The Trevor Project. Each person had come with each other to talk identity, representation, and Pride Month for MTV News’s Soun..

Texas Police Report The Death Of Another Black Trans Woman, Chynal Lindsey

By Lauren Rearick Police in Dallas are starting an investigation into the death of 26-year-old Chynal Lindsey, after her body was noticed on June 1. Per CBS News, her body showed “obvious signs of homicidal violence.” Lindsey’s death comes two weeks right after 23-year-old Muhlaysia Booker was killed in an act of “homicidal violence.” Dallas police have confirmed the death..

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