Marisela Castro’s friend said the trans woman was “always so happy” and mourned her tragic death. (Human Rights Campaign) Marisela Castro, a trans woman who had a “bright and sunny” demeanour, was shot and killed just weeks shy of her birthday celebrations. Castro was killed early Friday (29 July) when a man got out of
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Timothy Farage’s deleted tweet next to his portrait. (image: Twitter/University photo) University professor Timothy Farage is under investigation after calling for a “cure for homosexuality”. Farage, a computer science professor at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), sparked outrage after he suggested ‘curing’ gay men in light of the monkeypox outbreak. He made the
Protestor holds ‘Trans Lives Matter’ placard during protest in Warsaw, 2018. (Getty/Maciej Luczniewski) Within the first week of 2022, seven US states have proposed nine bills that would roll back the rights of trans and non-binary youth. These proposed bills will negatively impact trans and non-binary youths’ right to privacy, restrict their ability to take
Texas governor Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 25 which bans trans athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity. (Getty/Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool) Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill banning trans athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identities. House
A lesbian who was cut out of her mother’s will has described the pain of being alienated by her entire family, simply because of her sexuality. Writing to The Oregonian, the anonymous Texan woman asks the Dear Annie advice column for help navigating a bitter family feud. She begins by explaining that she is now estranged
Trans politician Addison Perry-Franks. (Facebook) Addison Perry-Franks, a talented filmmaker and steadfast trans Texan Democrat who sought a career in politics to combat transphobia, has died. She was 39. Her wife, Lacey Franks, confirmed her death in a Facebook post 1 January. “The love of my life has passed away today,” she wrote. “I don’t
Joel Olsteen. (Screen capture via ABC13) Lakewood Church, the largest megachurch in the US led by a man who once called on gay people to “change” their sexuality, was handed a $4.4 million loan from the federal coronavirus relief program. Osteen’s net worth is estimated to be $100 million, and he lives in a 17,000
Trevor Wilkinson, 17, a senior at Clyde High School in Clyde, Texas (Twitter/GMA) Nearly 200,000 people signed a petition supporting gay teenager Trevor Wilkinson, who was suspended by his Texas school for wearing nail polish. Trevor Wilkinson, 17, a senior at Clyde High School in Clyde, Texas, ignited a row after he returned from Thanksgiving
Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the state capital on May 24, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Drew Anthony Smith/Getty) A Texas regulatory board has overturned a ruling that allowed social workers to freely discriminate against LGBT+ people, as well as people with disabilities. On October 12, Texas Republican governor Greg Abbott pressured the state’s regulatory board, the
Merci Mack was just 22 years old when she was shot and left in a Dallas parking lot. (HRC) Merci Mack, a 22-year-old Black transgender woman, was tragically killed by a gunshot to the head on June 30 in Texas, making her at least the 18th trans person murdered in the US so far this
Despite Texas Gov. Greg Abbott permitting movie theaters to re-open on May 1 in his state numbering nearly 30 million, big movies chains like AMC and Cinemark, which is located in Plano, TX, are still eyeing mid-summer re-opening, not only out of safety, but also due to the lack of new, fresh studio content. Abbott