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@kbin.socialhttps://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2024/02/05/israel-palestine-gaza-genocide-queer
Israel continues to paint itself as a pro-LGBTQ haven in the Middle East, using this alleged tolerance as justification for its genocide in Gaza. Queer activists around the world are pushing back.
https://www.autostraddle.com/griselda-netflix-bisexual/
What’s the line between the raw knuckled ambition of greed and capitalism that are at the root of crime genres, and the slimy, glamorous girlboss-ification of a notorious killer?
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-candidates-disqualify-ohio-legislature-6fb2dbf82707e5b20ae8a138d8bfd447
A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House is now cleared to run after her certification was called into question for omitting her former name on circulating petitions.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/wave-of-transgender-slayings-in-mexico-spurs-anger-and-protests-by-lgbtq-community/
Over the past six years, the rights group Letra S has documented at least 513 targeted killings of LGBTQ+ people in Mexico.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/greece-s-mitsotakis-plans-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage-soon
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that his country is close to allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/09/europe/gabriel-attal-french-prime-minster-intl/index.html
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal to become the country’s next prime minister.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/01/same-sex-couples-able-to-marry-in-estonia-from-new-years-day
Registrations open after country became first former Soviet-ruled nation to legalise gay marriage
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/pacific/same-sex-marriage-bill-12222023100333.html
The Marriage Equality Bill is expected to unlock rights traditionally reserved for husbands and wives.
https://apnews.com/article/greece-lgbtq-marriage-orthodox-church-d13cd46d593fad0d7becedee0b0df340
Greece’s center-right government says it will fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping political dissent and staunch opposition from the country’s influential Orthodox Church.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/after-a-year-of-anti-lgbtq-legislation-a-lifeline-for-trans-and-nonbinary-people-faces-cuts
The lifeline is facing a $2.5 million shortfall at the end of 2023, and has also paused its microgrants program.