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Toxic Masculinity has Links to Homophobia and Misogyny, says American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) recognized toxic masculinity as having negative effects on men and boys, as well as links to homophobia and misogyny in a new, first-of-its-kind report, according to...

First Trans Person Murdered This Year in Alabama

Transgender woman Dana Martin from Alabama was murdered on Sunday – the first reported murder of a trans person in the U.S. in 2019. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Martin, 31, was fatally shot and f...

Donald Trump Jr. Shares Transphobic Meme on Instagram

Donald Trump Jr. shared a transphobic meme on Instagram on January 6. The president’s son shared an image of someone in a dress with blue hair – someone who many assumed was trans or gender nonconforming. ...

House Democrats Pass LGBTQ Protections for Staff

On the first day of the 116th Congress, House Democrats got to work after taking back the majority by passing a LGBTQ rights protection for the staff, reported PinkNews. A rules package passed in the House o...

New Michigan, Wisconsin Governors Sign Orders Against Anti-LGBT Bias

Newly seated governors in Michigan and Wisconsin signed on Monday executive orders against anti-LGBT discrimination as among the first acts in their new roles. In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an ex...