#AM_Equality: Investigating parents of transgender youth has Texas’ CPS on ‘brink of collapse’; race for MPV vaccines exposes global health inequality – Human Rights Campaign
HRC LAUNCHES “HAPPILY EVER AFTER: THE CASE FOR THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT”: With a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) likely taking place this September, HRC is keeping the pressure on the Senate to pass this critical legislation. To show the world why protecting marriage equality is a necessity, HRC has launched an opportunity for members and supporters to share stories and photos of their wedding or engagement day. To share your story, please visit HRC.org.
UN EXPERT “DEEPLY ALARMED” AT STATE OF LGBTQ+ EQUALITY IN THE U.S.: “I am extremely concerned about … a concerted series of actions at state level … to attack and to roll back the rights of LGBT persons,” said Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN’s independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity. More from Insider and LGBTQNation.
HOW TRANS STUDENTS — AND THEIR TEACHERS — ARE DEALING WITH A NEW SCHOOL YEAR AND NEW LAWS: More from them.
RACE FOR MPV VACCINES EXPOSES GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUALITY: Supplies of the MPV vaccine have mostly gone to the United States, but some hard-hit nations such as Brazil and Peru still have none according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More from Gay Times.
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOMB THREAT: HOW RIGHT WING MEDIA ESCALATE HARASSMENT OF LGBTQ-FRIENDLY PLACES: More from Forbes and the Washington Post.
LGBTQ+ YOUTH WITH PARENTS IN THE MILITARY FACE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RISK OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, RESEARCHERS SAY: More from New York Daily News.
SECOND GENTLEMAN DOUG EMHOFF MET WITH LGBTQ+ YOUTH: Emhoff hosted a virtual roundtable with LGBTQ+ high school students from across the country to learn how they feel about returning to school in the wake of widespread attacks on LGBTQ+ rights in classrooms. More from the Advocate.
THE TREVOR PROJECT WAS “INUNDATED” BY FAR-RIGHT 4CHAN TROLLS: Trevor Project says that the fake pleas for help and other trolling led to increased wait times for people who genuinely needed assistance. More from Buzzfeed News.
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INVESTIGATING PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER YOUTH HAS TEXAS’ CHILD PROTECTION AGENCY ON ‘BRINK OF COLLAPSE,’ STAFF WARNS: In a brief filed with the Austin appeals court, 16 current and former employees at the Department of Family and Protective Services said there has been an exodus from the agency. “The great mass of DFPS employees did not choose the child welfare profession to break up loving families who, with no ill motive, malice, or negligence toward their child, are simply following medical advice and administering medicine under a doctor’s supervision.” More from Dallas Morning News.
OPINION: RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT WOULD CEMENT RESPECT FOR ALL MARRIED COUPLES. IT’S UP TO UTAH’S SENATORS TO ENSURE IT DOES: More from the Salt Lake Tribune.
SUBURBAN CHICAGO LIBRARY STANDING BY ITS DECISION TO HOLD DRAG QUEEN BINGO NIGHT FOR TEENS: More from NBC 5 Chicago.
OPINION: NEVADA DOES LEGWORK TO PROTECT ITS LGBTQ+ RESIDENTS THROUGH LAWS: More from Las Vegas Sun.
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WATCH: THE BEST QUEER FILM AND TV TRAILERS THAT DROPPED IN AUGUST 2022: More from Queerty.
LAVERNE COX JOINS IN WITH MEMES AFTER BEING MISTAKEN FOR BEYONCÉ: More from Pink News.
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