Queer Lives Matter

15/07/2023

30k+ people showed up for Trans Pride Brighton! 🏳️‍⚧️

13/07/2023

🌟 History has been made today 🌟

On July 13, in a historic move for reproductive health, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a birth control pill for over-the-counter (OTC) use!

The United States will now join over 100 countries where birth control pills are available without a prescription.

08/07/2023

We can't wait to meet you all in South Shields this month! 🌈

🗓️ Sunday 23 July

Find out what's on and how to book here 👉

Learn some new skills to champion LGBTQ+ youth in your community!

05/07/2023

Petition: Help stop the UK government's hateful guidance!

The new guidelines on trans children which subject every child to surveillance based on the clothes they wear, their haircuts and how they want to be referred to. The guidelines also ban children who use different pronouns from participating in competitive sport, and require teachers to tell parents of any changes to their kids’ uniform or clothing choices.

Please share and let's reach 25k!

Stop the government's hateful guidance: protect our kids

20/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/20/republican-suggests-defunding-us-army-over-pride-celebrations/

Republican Congressman Chip Roy from Texas is calling on the Department of Defense (DOD) to eliminate a letter permitting LGBTQ Pride events on military bases. He argues that if the DOD doesn’t comply, Congress should halt funding for the U.S. Armed Forces. Roy voiced his concerns on social media ...

20/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/20/manville-schools-sued-over-transgender-students-su***de/

The mother of a Manville High School student who died by su***de has filed a lawsuit against the school district, claiming that they failed to address the bullying her child faced during their transition from a girl to a boy. Myles Fitzpatrick, a 17-year-old student who was set to graduate in June,....

20/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/20/parents-of-transgender-kids-seek-to-block-desantis-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/

The parents of three transgender children in Florida are trying to get a federal judge to stop a new law that bans gender-affirming care for kids. This law is a signature policy of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares to run for president. Friday, an attorney for three families argued their c...

13/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/13/gop-megadonor-partnered-with-hate-group-to-defund-trans-pediatrics-in-texas/

A Republican donor took part in a massive pressure campaign to force a Texas hospital to turn away transgender patients. Image by Nightryder84 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80516832 A recently leaked batch of emails has revealed how a Republican megadono...

13/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/13/us-supreme-court-unanimously-rules-in-favor-of-trans-woman-seeking-refuge/

The US Supreme Court unanimously found in favor of Estrella Santos-Zacaria, a trans woman from Guatemala seeking asylum in the US, in a landmark ruling. Santos-Zacaria had faced physical abuse and death threats in Guatemala as a result of her gender identity and s*xual orientation, and she worried f...

13/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/13/sri-lankas-supreme-court-paves-the-way-for-decriminalizing-homos*xuality/

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled that a private members bill to legalize homos*xuality is not unconstitutional, paving the way for the decriminalization of homos*xuality in the country. Currently, individuals found guilty of homos*xuality in Sri Lanka face imprisonment under a statute enacte...

12/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/12/florida-gov-ron-desantis-signs-bill-legalizing-anti-lgbtq-medical-discrimination/

Image: WPTV News on Youtube Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed the “Protections of Medical Conscience Act” into law. The act permits healthcare providers and payers to refuse service based on their “conscience-based objection,” which could be rooted in ethical, moral, or religious...

12/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/12/more-gay-and-bis*xual-men-can-donate-blood-under-new-fda-rules/

Most gay and bis*xual men who are in monogamous relationships with other men will no longer need to abstain from s*x to donate blood. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new regulation that will broaden the pool of homos*xual and bis*xual men eligible to donate blood. Under the...

12/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/12/defense-picket-rupaul-drag-convention-at-the-la-convention-center-5-13-830-am/

Text from organizers: This Saturday an anti-abortion group has announced that it is protesting the RuPaul Drag Convention at the LA Convention Center (5/13) at 9am. We are organizing a defense picket starting at 8:30am. Please come and or help spread the word.“We have spent far too long fighting f...

12/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/11/washington-governor-signs-bill-protecting-transgender-kids-from-estranged-parents/

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill into law that will protect minors who are receiving gender-affirming care from estranged parents attempting to intervene. The new law will enable host homes to shelter young people without needing to contact their parents, allowing them to reach out i...

12/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/11/vermont-governor-signs-bills-protecting-trans-healthcare-and-abortion/

Image: Vermong Governer Phil Scott Vermont Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, has signed into law two bills that provide comprehensive protections for transgender and reproductive healthcare in the state. The bills, House Bill 89 and Senate Bill 37, were hailed by LGBTQ+ rights groups as some of the...

12/05/2023

Missouri State Rep. Chris Sander says he is “questioning” whether he is still a Republican after his GOP colleagues voted to approve two new anti-trans bills.

06/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/06/after-anheuser-buschs-ceo-distanced-the-brand-from-dylan-mulvaney-jared-polis-vowed-to-boycott-budweiser/

Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer, has been subjected to harassment from the right-wing for the past month. One congressman even went so far as to call Mulvaney a “pedophile” because of a marketing partnership agreement she signed with Bud Light. Instead of supporting her, the owners of B...

06/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/06/indiana-governor-signs-dont-say-gay-bill-that-forces-teachers-to-out-trans-kids-to-their-parents/

Indiana’s Republican governor has signed a bill that could potentially expose transgender students to their families by banning the discussion of “human s*xuality” in schools. According to the Associated Press, if a student requests to be addressed by a different pronoun, title, or word, the s...

05/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/05/more-non-binary-people-in-europe-and-us-than-ever-thought-5-3-of-gen-z-identify-as-non-binary/

A new Mastercard study shows improved gender acceptance, even though 74% of non-binary individuals have experienced physical or verbal abuse · Almost half (49%) understand if people do not want to identify as male or female.· Non-binary people feel unsafe when going out (63%), shopping (59%) or ev...

05/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/05/maryland-passed-a-law-protecting-trans-healthcare-and-abortion/

A year ago, both pro- and anti-abortion groups were alarmed by a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that may spell the end of federal abortion rights under Roe v. Wade. The judgment was made official in June, and it is now up to the legislators of each states to establish their own policie...

05/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/05/florida-passes-anti-trans-bathroom-bill-and-dont-say-gay-expansion/

On the same day, the Florida Senate expanded the state’s infamous “don’t say gay” statute and enacted a “bathroom bill” that targets transgender people. The law might make it such that families are even less likely to accept transgender people’s existence and even less likely to provid...

04/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/04/mpox-the-state-of-affairs/

Last summer, the LGBTQ community was particularly affected by an outbreak of mpox (formerly known as ‘monkeypox’. A vaccination campaign started slowly but surely, and partly because of that it ended with a fizzle. However, we are not completely rid of mpox yet. “When I first heard about mpox,...

02/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/02/gay-parents-are-being-held-back-in-italy/

Italy is making it harder for LGBT parents to live openly in the country. Despite previous opposition, the practice of registering both parents at the registry office is now legal in some jurisdictions. Sometimes the decision was even reversed retroactively. I am no more than a babysitter in the eye...

01/05/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/05/01/trans-woman-says-maryland-imprisoned-her-with-cis-man-who-s*xually-assaulted-her/

Black trans woman Chelsea Gilliam is suing the state of Maryland for allegedly locking her up for months with cisgender males, one of whom assaulted and r***d her. Gilliam said that authorities not only locked her up in isolation but also withheld care she desperately needed. Gilliam was first taken...

30/04/2023

30/04/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/04/30/police-arrests-suspect-for-murder-of-black-trans-woman-who-appeared-in-sundance-documentary/

Last week in Atlanta, Georgia, Rasheeda Williams, a 35-year-old Black trans woman who had been featured in a recent documentary on trans s*x workers, was killed. Unidentified male suspect, 17, has been taken into custody by police. Police discovered Williams at a west-central shopping area on April....

29/04/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/04/29/kansas-legislators-impose-awful-anti-trans-bathroom-law/

On Thursday, Republican legislators in Kansas passed what might be the most profound transgender restroom law in the country, overriding the Democratic governor’s veto of the bill without knowing how it will be implemented. The House vote was 84-40, giving supporters the two-thirds majority requir...

17/04/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/04/17/hungarys-new-law-lets-locals-report-on-same-s*x-families/

Hungarian lawmakers passed a bill that enables citizens to report anonymously on same-s*x couples who raise children to authorities. In accordance with the law, which was enacted earlier this week, individuals are permitted to report those who challenge the “constitutionally recognized role of mar...

17/04/2023

https://queerlivesmatter.org/2023/04/17/russia-arrests-gay-youtubers-for-propaganda-videos/

A gay couple who publish videos about their lives on YouTube from Russia has been arrested by the Russian authorities. Their videos are said to be in violation of anti-gay legislation and are labeled as ‘gay propaganda’. Youtubers Haoyang Xu and Gela Gogishvili are originally from China and Geor...