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Rallies for trans rights in France over right-wing bill on gender transition for minors

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Thousands of demonstrators protested in French cities on Sunday at what they called an “offensive” against transgender rights after right-wing Senators tabled legislation on gender transition for minors. Issued on: 06/05/2024 – 00:18 1 min Thousands of demonstrators protested in French cities on Sunday at what they called an “offensive” against transgender rights after right-wing Senators tabled legislation on gender transition for minors. Activists, left-wing members of parliament, trade unionists and young people rallied, chanting and brandishing placards calling for “health resources for transitions”. “Anti-patriarchy, anti-capitalism, solidarity with trans people all over the world,” chanted protesters in Paris. More than 800 groups and personalities launched the call for demonstrations, including the left-wing party France Unbowed and the Socialists. Some 10,880 people demonstrated across France, including 2,500 in Paris, according to the Interior Ministry. In Paris, protesters gathered at Place de la Republique in the early afternoon. Demonstrators also rallied in Lyon, Marseille and Montpellier over the weekend, as well as in Brussels and Liege in Belgium, according to organisers. Hundreds joined the Montpellier protest, which included a sit-in and speeches. Two …

Democracy & Religious Freedom: The Next Generation

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“You can’t wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.” With that powerful quote from former US Rep. Pat Schroeder, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush teed up an in-depth look at strategies for protecting the vote and religious freedom for all, as well as an introduction to a series of inclusive conversations around LGBTQI+ lives in Texas, The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, this week. Paul’s with Adam Friedman, Interfaith Alliance organizing and elections strategist, getting into opportunities for all Americans to actively participate in safeguarding the election, from volunteering at polling sites to engaging in educational initiatives against Christian nationalism. The conversation also delves into the importance of supporting LGBTQ inclusion, reproductive freedom, and combating censorship in education. Adam and Paul call on individuals of all faiths and beliefs to use their voices, offering hope and actionable steps through resources from Interfaith Alliance like an election year issue primer and a Speakers Bureau program. The episode is a rallying cry for unity and action …

Sweden votes on controversial gender reassignment law

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Sweden was the first country to introduce legal gender reassignment in 1972, but a proposal to lower the minimum age from 18 to 16 to be voted on by parliament Wednesday has sparked controversy. Issued on: 17/04/2024 – 04:31 3 min The debate has also weakened conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s standing, after he admitted to caving into pressure from party members on the issue. Beyond lowering the age, the proposals also aim to make it simpler for a person to change their legal gender. “The process today is very long, it can take up to seven years to change your legal gender in Sweden,” Peter Sidlund Ponkala, president of the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights (RFSL), told AFP. Under the proposal, two new laws would replace the current legislation: one regulating surgical procedures to change gender, and one regulating the administrative procedure to change legal gender in the official register. If parliament adopts the bill as expected on Wednesday, people will be able to change their legal gender …

JK Rowling reported to police by trans activist India Willoughby for misgendering

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JK Rowling called India Willoughby a ‘man’ on social media – Bruce Glikas/Gareth Cattermole JK Rowling has been reported to the police by trans broadcaster India Willoughby over “misgendering” on social media. The Harry Potter author became embroiled in an online row with India Willoughby, in which she referred to the transgender newsreader, Loose Women host and former Big Brother contestant as a “man” and with “he” pronouns. Willoughby, who was born male and underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2015, made a complaint to police over Rowling’s posts on X, formerly Twitter, claiming she had “definitely committed a crime”. The broadcaster, who holds a gender recognition certificate, claimed to be “legally a woman”, although Rowling pointed out there was no law which compelled her to “pretend” that Willoughby was a woman. Northumbria Police confirmed that it had received a complaint and said it was waiting to speak to Willoughby further. Downing Street declined to comment on the specifics of the dispute, but pointed to comments from Rishi Sunak in which the Prime Minister said “definitions …

Does everything need a live-action remake?

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This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is Katherine J. Wu, a staff writer at The Atlantic who has reported on what we still don’t know about long COVID, the devastation of the bird flu, and the mysteries of fetching behavior in cats. Katherine recently started watching Chad, a show that parallels the conceit of Pen15 and reminds her why cringe comedy lands. During her downtime, she can be found browsing Buy Nothing groups on Facebook, rewatching Parks and Recreation episodes, or reading Fuzz, by Mary Roach, who never fails to make her “laugh and gasp with wonder.” First, here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic: The Culture Survey: Katherine J. Wu My favorite way of wasting time on my phone: Since …

Trump’s Plan to Police Gender

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His campaign is promising a more repressive and dangerous America. Matt Huynh December 7, 2023, 6 AM ET Editor’s Note: This article is part of “If Trump Wins,” a project considering what Donald Trump might do if reelected in 2024. After decades of gains in public acceptance, the LGBTQ community is confronting a climate in which political leaders are once again calling them weirdos and predators. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate the parents of transgender children; Governor Ron DeSantis has tried to purge Florida classrooms of books that acknowledge the reality that some people aren’t straight or cisgender; Missouri has imposed rules that limit access to gender-affirming care for trans people of all ages. Donald Trump is promising to nationalize such efforts. He doesn’t just want to surveil, miseducate, and repress children who are exploring their emerging identities. He wants to interfere in the private lives of millions of adults, revoking freedoms that any pluralistic society should protect. Explore the January/February 2024 Issue Check out …

How the Democrats Won Virginia

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On the eve of Election Day in Virginia, Russet Perry was confident she’d knocked on enough doors in Loudoun and Fauquier Counties to know what voters wanted. “Abortion is a huge thing here, with Virginia being the last southern state to have the protections promised in Roe,” she told me. For months, Perry and other Democrats across the state had stressed that the stakes of yesterday’s election were clear: Republicans had control of the House of Delegates, and the state Senate was the only thing preventing an abortion ban from making it to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. And in the state’s Thirty-First District, where Perry was on the ballot, voters could help maintain that majority. Last night, those voters delivered the seat to Perry; she defeated Juan Pablo Segura by more than 5,000 votes. Perry was part of a trend: Across the state, Democrats won expensive, sharply contested races and not only kept the senate but won back the House of Delegates as well. The Democratic victories in Virginia—as well as the passage of …

Will Republicans Pay a Price for Extremism?

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As president, Donald Trump imposed an array of deeply divisive immigration restrictions on both Latinos and Muslims. And yet from 2016 to 2020, he increased his share of the vote among both groups. Even some Latino and Muslim voters who opposed Trump’s immigration agenda moved to support him anyway because of his record on other issues, particularly the economy and conservative social priorities. Now Trump and several of his rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination are doubling down on the bet that they can target each group with harsh immigration policies without paying an electoral price. For months, they have proposed an escalating succession of hard-line measures aimed at deterring mostly Latino undocumented migrants from crossing the southern border. And following the Hamas terror attack on Israel earlier this month, they rolled out a wave of exclusionary proposals aimed at Muslims. Trump has pledged that, if returned to the White House, he will restore his travel ban on people from a number of majority-Muslim nations, expand ideological screening of all potential immigrants to ensure …

The Atlantic’s 2023 Report on Diversity & Inclusion

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October 23, 2023, 2:40 PM ET The Atlantic has released its 2023 “Report on Diversity & Inclusion,” an annual report showing gender and race metrics across the company. The data represent the composition of The Atlantic’s staff as of June 30, 2023. We have committed to run and release this report annually. In addition to these data, the report details The Atlantic’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through our daily work and in our workplace. It outlines actions we have taken and will be taking within our community as part of this ongoing commitment. We are mindful that the data in this report do not include every measure of identity (e.g., sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, military service, faith). Because collection of data about race and gender is mandated federally, this data set provides the best measure of our progress in diversifying our staff to date. Find the PDF here. Source link

Tracing the Decline of Trust in America

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Plus: A case for a new veep Samuel Corum / Getty September 14, 2023, 3:52 PM ET Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here. Question of the Week Do you trust America’s institutions more than, less than, or as much as you did a decade ago? Why? Feel free to respond generally or to focus on one particular institution, or more, in your emails. Send your responses to [email protected] or simply reply to this email. Conversations of Note In the New York Post, Gerard Baker, the writer, columnist, and former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, previews his new book, American Breakdown: Why We No Longer Trust Our Leaders and Institutions and How We Can Rebuild Confidence. The problem as he sees it: Congress, the presidency, the FBI, the judiciary, the media, colleges and universities, big business, churches, scientists, technology companies, labor unions, public health leaders. What …

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All posts tagged: gender identity

Rallies for trans rights in France over right-wing bill on gender transition for minors

Democracy & Religious Freedom: The Next Generation

Sweden votes on controversial gender reassignment law

Does everything need a live-action remake?

Trump’s Plan to Police Gender

How the Democrats Won Virginia

The Atlantic’s 2023 Report on Diversity & Inclusion