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A new and tragic record has been set this year for the number of transgender people murdered in the United States. Transgender women of color continue to be the people most at risk of violence.
A new study of Intersex individuals shows a high level of anxiety and depression experienced by those who are intersex and a lack of long-term mental and physical heath support available to this community.
The City of West Hollywood, CA is set to become the first to name an official City Drag Laureate, an idea that came from San Francisco, but that yet to be acted upon.
Outbeat News is a service of North Bay Public Media and can be heard Sunday nights at 8:00 pm as part of Outbeat Radio on KRCB FM Radio 91.
(Photo: Transgender Pride flag - Foreign and Commonwealth Office, CC BY 2.0)
Last week Governor Newsom nominated the first openly gay man to the California State Supreme Court.
The United States Supreme Court began their new term last week and two of the court’s most conservative justices called for a case to overturn marriage equality for LGBTQ people. The brazen statement could become a reality with the almost certain addition of a 6th conservative justice.
This year’s Out Watch Film Festival will be presented virtually with four amazing films.
(Photo: Martin J. Jenkins will be the first openly gay man to serve on the California Supreme Court – via YouTube)
Outbeat News is a service of NorCal Public Media and can be heard Sunday nights at 8 pm as part of Outbeat Radio on KRCB FM Radio 91l.
Donald Trump justified his ban on transgender people serving in the military in part by citing the cost of trans troops’ healthcare. Leaked copies of Trump’s tax returns show that in 2010, he claimed a $73 million refund – 28 times the cost of yearly healthcare costs for almost 15,000 servicemembers.
An Indiana High School formally apologized to a transgender student after she was listed erroneously as a candidate for prom king using the students dead name.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several LGBTQ favorable bills into law including one that requires the state’s prison system to recognize the gender identity of persons in its custody.
(Photo: Ted Eytan / CC BY-SA 2.0)
A Republican lawmaker running for re-election in Illinois is in hot water for racist and homophobic comments she made on the radio about her opponent, democrat Ken Beal, a gay African American man.
On Tuesday of last week, President Trump called into Fox News and Friends and accused the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s granddaughter of being a liar.
In lighter news, at last week’s Emmy Awards, out gay writer and director Dan Levy took top honors along with other members of the cast for the 6-season hit, Schitt's Creek.
(Photo: Courtesy of Ken Mejia-Beal)
