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> More than 800 records of service members who were kicked out of the military under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy were recently upgraded to receive honorable discharges, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday.
www.erininthemorning.com
> The billionaire’s donations failed in 2022 and 2023, making him one of the early contributors to anti-trans causes. Now, his PAC is partnering with an offshoot of the anti-trans Turning Point USA.
> A program that helps refugees resettle in the United States has expanded to include LGBTQ+ people who have been threatened and harassed in their home countries.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23599017 > The number of suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth in states that passed anti-transgender laws increased by as much as 72% over five years, according to a study released on Thursday.
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> > > Tributes paid to Kesaria Abramidze as ruling party and allies are accused of state campaign against minorities > >
i designed a new pride flag for the queer community and shared svg images of it on my repo: [gay](https://codeberg.org/user0/gay) ___ # Queer Symmetry Flag ___ The Queer Symmetry Flag combines queer pride flags in an attempt to represent all queer identities in an elegant new design. In contrast to other flags, this one builds onto the [Transgender Flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_flag) which represents all queer [gender identities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity), and so: >The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it is always correct, signifying us finding correctness in our lives. ~[Monica Helms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Helms) [\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Flag#cite_note-transcastro-53) A rainbow, representing all queer [sexual identities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_identity) and [romantic identities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_orientation), refracts through the Transgender Flag, symbolizing the interconnections of gender, sexuality, and romanticality, how gender identity can shape sexual and romantic identities. Brown and black stripes, representing black, indigenous, (and) people of color (BIPOC), extend from the inner part of the refracted rainbow, wrapping around the [Intersex Flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_flag), which "symbolizes the right to be who and how we want to be" in the fight "for bodily autonomy and genital integrity" of all [intersex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex) people ([Morgan Carpenter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Carpenter)).[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Flag#cite_note-23)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Flag#cite_note-24)[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_Flag#cite_note-25) In some versions of The Queer Symmetry Flag, the Transgender Flag peeks through the area containing the Intersex Flag, symbolizing the interconnections between intersex identity and gender identity, how intersex people can identify as trans-feminine, trans-masculine, non-binary, or something else entirely. ___ The Queer Symmetry Flag exists in three main variants - classic style, triangular design - alternative style, a unique new hexagonal design - heart style, a unique new heart-shaped alternative design There are a few versions of each style, including a simplified version in which the Intersex Flag fills the area containing it.
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>For the latest cover of Rolling Stone, Roan told the publication that she originally intended to accept the White House’s invitation to the event — but she planned to protest the Biden administration’s involvement in Israel’s attacks on Gaza instead of performing one of her songs. >“I had picked out some poems from Palestinian women. I was trying to do it as tastefully as I could because all I wanted to do was yell,” she said. “I had to find something that’s tasteful and to the point and meaningful, and not make it about me and how I feel. I don’t know if I’ll ever get that close in direct sight of the president ever in my life. This is my shot.” >While Roan said that her publicist ultimately talked her out of her protest (saying, “You f–k with the president and the government, your security is not the same, and neither is your family’s”), she firmly stands by her decision not to attend the event. “I’m not going to go to the White House because I am not going to be a monkey for Pride,” she explained, before criticizing the administration’s walked-back statement about gender-affirming surgery for minors. “Thank God I didn’t go because they just made a huge statement about trans kids.”
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19418149 > Paywall removed: https://archive.is/dNW9T > > >An ambitious new compilation, Transa, will collect music from Sade, Sam Smith, Jeff Tweedy, Laura Jane Grace, and more than 100 other artists to celebrate trans and nonbinary people. The album, which features nearly 50 tracks and runs nearly three-and-a-half hours, will come out Nov. 22 via the Red Hot Organization.
truthout.org
> Those who previously had access to gender-affirming care are being notified that their care will no longer be provided.
