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American Library Association President Emily Drabinski: ‘It’s Been Devastating’ Fighting Book Bans

7Apr

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American Library Association President Emily Drabinski: ‘It’s Been Devastating’ Fighting Book Bans

It’s that time of year again: National Library Week! A time to celebrate the endless adventures that children can experience in books that are free and accessible to all, and the safe spaces that libraries provide for learning and creating a sense of community.Or, it’s a time to reflect on how we got to a place where librarians are living in constant fear. They have become the targets of Republican politicians and far-right groups like Moms for Liberty that are hellbent on banning books about LGBTQ+ people, people of color and racism. Some librarians are quitting their jobs because of constant harassment; others are getting fired for refusing to clear shelves of books that conservatives don’t like.More recently, and perhaps most alarmingly, the GOP’s censorship campaign has shifted from b...

Republicans Attacked LGBTQ Rights All Year

30Dec

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Republicans Attacked LGBTQ Rights All Year

Almost every morning, Christynne Lili Wrene Wood goes to her water aerobics class at the YMCA. The ritual isn’t just about exercise. Over the last decade, the routine has given her a welcoming community of fellow retired women, whom she affectionately refers to as her “aqua sisters” in the conservative suburb of Santee, California.Wood and her friends often go out for breakfast after class and, on occasion, spend weekends floating along a lazy river. When a teenage girl complained about Wood to the YMCA staff in early January ― and later asked the Santee city council why Wood, who is a transgender woman, was allowed to use the women’s locker room ― those same friends had her back.Seemingly overnight the teen’s testimony gained traction in the far-right pockets of the internet, and far bey...

Judge Blocks Most Of An Iowa Law Banning LGBTQ+ Topics In Schools

30Dec

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Judge Blocks Most Of An Iowa Law Banning LGBTQ+ Topics In Schools

At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions. That is why we are committed to providing deeply reported, carefully fact-checked news that is freely accessible to everyone.Our News, Politics and Culture teams invest time and care working on hard-hitting investigations and researched analyses, along with quick but robust daily takes. Our Life, Health and Shopping desks provide you with well-researched, expert-vetted information you need to live your best life, while HuffPost Personal, Voices and Opinion center real stories from real people.Help keep news free for everyone by giving us as little as $1. Your contribution will go a long way.At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs ...

The National Fight Over LGBTQ+ Rights Began In This California Suburb

28Dec

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The National Fight Over LGBTQ+ Rights Began In This California Suburb

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. ― Pastor Casey Tinnin leads a congregational church in the Sacramento suburb of Loomis. He is also gay. After one Sunday service this past January, a man named Kyle approached, looking for some advice. As Tinnin remembers the conversation, Kyle said that he and his wife Alley had a transgender teenager and were worried about what living in Loomis would be like. Tinnin understood the concern.Loomis sits in Placer County, an island of political and cultural red in the sea of California blue. It has relatively few ethnic and racial minorities, at least by California standards, with a significant population of Mormons and an even larger number of evangelicals. In the western part of the county that includes Loomis and the other Sacramento suburbs, many attend a Pentecost...

Judge Temporarily Blocks Idaho’s Ban On Transgender Youth Health Care

27Dec

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Idaho’s Ban On Transgender Youth Health Care

At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions. That is why we are committed to providing deeply reported, carefully fact-checked news that is freely accessible to everyone.Our News, Politics and Culture teams invest time and care working on hard-hitting investigations and researched analyses, along with quick but robust daily takes. Our Life, Health and Shopping desks provide you with well-researched, expert-vetted information you need to live your best life, while HuffPost Personal, Voices and Opinion center real stories from real people.Help keep news free for everyone by giving us as little as $1. Your contribution will go a long way.At HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs ...

Pregnant Trans Men Mistreated By U.S. Health Care System

7Dec

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Pregnant Trans Men Mistreated By U.S. Health Care System

This article was published in partnership with The 19th, a newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy.Three days after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Sam Guido gave birth to his first child. His doctors, unsure of what was still legal, didn’t prescribe misoprostol — a drug used in medication abortions — to help with contractions. That was another blow, another way in which Guido felt he wasn’t in control of his labor. Guido hadn’t wanted to give birth in a hospital at all — he was afraid to be there. As a transmasculine and nonbinary person, they have faced the same ignorance and discrimination in medical institutions that many trans people in the United States experience. But a home birth just wasn’t an option; health insurance wouldn’t cover that or midwife care, and Guido’s apartme...

Director Todd Haynes Opens Up About New Film ‘May December’

21Nov

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Director Todd Haynes Opens Up About New Film ‘May December’

Todd Haynes first received the script for his latest movie, “May December,” from Natalie Portman during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. With Hollywood and other industries shuttered, the director found himself drawn to the “pleasurable uncertainty” that the film’s two female protagonists relayed.“There was humor, and there was also darkness, and the way those things interwove was so masterfully done. Just when you thought you knew what you were thinking and feeling, the ground would shift,” Haynes told HuffPost. “Natalie and I started to talk about it, and we found so many commonalities about what attracted us to the material, from expectations about who these characters are to the judgments and moral groundings around these women.”“May December,” which opened in theaters...

Barry Manilow Explains Why He Didn’t Come Out As Gay Until His 70s

13Nov

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Barry Manilow Explains Why He Didn’t Come Out As Gay Until His 70s

Barry Manilow says he was in no rush to publicly come out as gay because it was a “non-event” to him.The crooner was asked why he waited until he was 73 to go public about his sexuality during a sit-down on HBO’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” that aired on Friday.In the interview shared by TMZ, Manilow explained the several reasons coming out never crossed his mind ― until later in life.Wallace broached the subject by asking if the “Mandy” singer’s sexuality was why his first marriage to his high school sweetheart didn’t last.While Manilow said he “really did love” his wife, he admitted “the gay thing was pretty, pretty strong ... I couldn’t deny it.”Pointing out how the singer met manager and now-husband Garry Kief in 1978 and wed him in 2014 in a “private ceremony,” Wallace then wond...

Trans Kids Are Escaping America For Other Countries

12Nov

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Trans Kids Are Escaping America For Other Countries

Until a few years ago, Grey Wilson’s journey as a trans person had largely been a peaceful one. A week before his 13th birthday, he came out to his mother, Lauren, in a PowerPoint presentation that laid out why he should be allowed to transition. It had previously proven to be a successful method of getting what he wanted: Every time he yearned to adopt a dog or a bunny, he would create a slideshow detailing the costs of pet ownership, appropriate feeding schedules, and where to obtain the animal in question. (Grey only got turned down when he asked Lauren for a snake.) Lauren, a self-described data nerd, found herself convinced by the research Grey had compiled on the psychological benefits of gender affirmation. When the presentation concluded, she thought to herself, “Yep, that’s my so...

Hulu Documentary Shines Light On LGBTQ+ Families

10Nov

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Hulu Documentary Shines Light On LGBTQ+ Families

For decades, major cities like New York and San Francisco have been seen as safe and supportive environments for the LGBTQ+ community. A new documentary, however, is about to take an in-depth look at the queer folks who have chosen to live outside of those urban bubbles, and the challenges they’ve faced in doing so.On Thursday, Hulu unveiled an emotional trailer for “We Live Here: The Midwest.” Directed by Melinda Maerker, the film is billed as “an authentic portrait of courageous families in America’s heartland,” and is due out Dec. 6.Among those profiled in “We Live Here: The Midwest” are a trans/queer family with five children in Iowa who have been expelled from their church, a gay Black couple and their young daughter in Nebraska, and a lesbian couple who reside on a farm in Kansas, w...