Week of 10/29 through 11/2/2021:
Quebec Bill 2 require GCS to change birth certificate- Quebec tables Bill 2, ‘most regressive bill proposed on trans rights’: advocates - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
NC Lt Gov refuses to resign after he calls LGBTQ people “filth” - One of North Carolina’s Highest-Ranking Lawmakers Called LGBTQ+ People “Filth” | them.
The Times (UK) runs a fake news article about how the conversion therapy ban targets gender affirming treatment - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/368a4c08-382e-11ec-8ef4-8e6db1a4b82 (The UK government immediately called the report false: Tory minister shuts down claim trans charity would be target of conversion ban) but LGBTQ groups have concerns about the consultation wording: 4 huge red flags from Tory government's proposed conversion therapy ban
Meanwhile, while the UK and Canada struggle to ban conversion therapy, France is closing in on a ban – France Is One Step Closer to Outlawing Conversion Therapy After Unanimous Vote | them.
Transphobic professor forced to resign after three weeks of protests – LGBT+ Sussex students claim 'victory' after Kathleen Stock quits
One I missed from last week – Dr. Rachel Levine name first openly transgender US Admiral – Dr. Rachel Levine Just Became the First Trans Woman to Be Appointed a U.S. Admiral | them.
Recent study shows 47% of America supports trans bathroom bans – Support for Transphobic “Bathroom Bills” Is Increasing Amid Nationwide Attack on Trans Rights | them.
Trans health care resource used to harrass medical providers – Co-opting the message: How anti-trans activists hijacked a tool meant to help trans people | Salon.com
Jessi Hart 43rd trans/GNC person killed in 2021 – What Happened to Jessi Hart, a 42-year-old Trans Woman Killed in Oregon? | Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
BBC facing increasing pressure to apologize after toxic article last week — After Netflix Protests, BBC Faces Demand for Apology Over 'Toxic' Transgender Article
Meanwhile, Lily Cade, from the BBC article, published a neo-nazi manifesto calling for the extermination of all trans women. Way to pick your sources, BBC. Anti-Transgender Activist Quoted by BBC Calls For Trans Women to Be 'Lynched'
Manifesto – Strong content warning: https://twitter.com/christapeterso/status/1455574098717913096