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Transgender · WorcesterInternational Transgender Day of Remembrance provides a safe place to gather and honor dead transgender and nonbinary people. In 2023 alone, there were 26 known trans people killed in the United States through violence, according to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. An additional seven people died between last year's day of remembrance and the end of 2022.See the Story
YWCA of Worcester hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
Thanksgiving Parade · New YorkThe Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will come and go like every other year — even if 40,000 people sign a petition calling for a boycott. An online petition by One Million Moms is calling on viewers to avoid the annual Turkey Day float fest due to the apparent inclusion of non-binary participants, but the boycott campaign — which has about 39,000 signatures as of Nov. 20 — is already fizzling out. According to the New York Times, Macy’s declined…See the Story
Petition blasts Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade over non-binary participants, ‘LGBTQ agenda’
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
New York City · New YorkOut gay Manhattan Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell on Nov. 17 announced he will not run for re-election next year, concluding more than two decades of public service in Albany on issues ranging from marriage equality to gender-neutral bathrooms. O’Donnell, who represents upper Manhattan, did not disclose a specific reason for his forthcoming departure, but he nodded to the next generation and suggested he would remain involved in helping others. …See the Story
Daniel O’Donnell announces he will not seek re-election
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · PhiladelphiaNew documentary traces the history of LGBTQ representation in pro wrestling. Director Ry Levey and pro wrestler Mike Parrow talk about their new film. Levey: "I wanted to make a film for people who had no idea about wrestling" Parrow: "Wrestling has alienated its queer fans, even though it is very homoerotic"See the Story
Q&A with ‘Out in the Ring’ filmmaker Ry Levey
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Kathy Hochul · New YorkGovernor Kathy Hochul signed a bill requiring the New York State Department of Health to conduct a public information campaign about medically unnecessary treatments performed on intersex individuals. Intersex individuals are born with reproductive systems or anatomy that does not fit into a standard definition of male or female. Medical professionals widely agree intersex surgeries are medically unnecessary.See the Story
Hochul signs intersex education and awareness bill
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Queens County, New York · Queens CountySix out New York City lawmakers vying for another term in office easily disposed of the little competition they faced in their re-election bids on Nov. 7. At the same time, another member of the City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus, Kristin Richardson Jordan, did not run for re- election in Harlem.See the Story
LGBTQ Council incumbents cruise to victory in sleepy general election
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Kathy Hochul · New YorkNew York Governor Kathy Hochul declared November Transgender Awareness Month. The state will raise the transgender flag at the Capitol and illuminate 16 landmarks pink, white and blue in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. In 2022, the governor established the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, which allocates $2 million.See the Story
Governor Hochul declares November as Transgender Awareness Month
Coverage: 2 sources
LGBTQ+ · New YorkEddie Ashley pleaded guilty on Monday, October 23 to grand larceny, robbery, and identity theft charges. Ashley was one of six suspects arrested in the alleged scheme that targeted gay bars in 2021 and 2022, leading to the deaths of John Umberger, 33 and Julio Ramirez, 25. The two men were last seen walking out of separate Hell's Kitchen gay bars, one month apart.See the Story
Suspect in Yearlong Scheme to Drug and Rob Patrons of NYC Gay Bars Pleads Guilty
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
