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Earlier: Behind the curtain of the filters imposed by outsiders, the Valley boasts an abundance of creative, powerful, and joyful communities, one of them being the #LGBTQ+ community. https://www.texasobserver.org/rio-grande-valley-lgbtq-pride/

#SouthTexas #border #LGBTQIA+ #culture

The Rio Grande Valley as Heart of LGBTQ+ Resistance and Joy

As we celebrate Pride Month, I am struck by the contrast of what I know to be true about this region and what the popular narratives may be.

The Texas Observer

Workshop Announcement! đź‘€

Trans Kids Deserve Better are running a workshop on direct action for young people at this years Climate Camp Scotland.

There will be chats about protest rights, direct action and some zine making. This is a great workshop for young queer people in Scotland looking for ways to get involved in direct action. It will run during our week long protest camp near Glasgow.

Join us to camp: climatecamp.scot

#transrights #climatechange #activism #climate #scotland #trans

"And while low pay and job burnout remain key factors in their decision to quit the profession, #teachers say they’re also simply afraid. Since President Donald Trump’s return to office, the Department of #Education has launched an aggressive campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion, or #DEI, including targeted attacks on #queer teachers." https://newrepublic.com/article/196744/red-state-teacher-exodus-shortage?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily
American Teachers in Red States Are Walking Away for Good

The predictable consequences of the right wing’s war on public schools are being felt as educators leave their communities—and their profession.

The New Republic
Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that both mothers in same-sex couples must be allowed on their children’s birth certificates and be recognized as legal parents. The landmark ruling comes after the far-right government had forbidden nongestational mothers from being on their children’s birth certificates and even removed ones who were there. https://mombian.com/2025/05/22/italy-to-recognize-two-mom-couples-as-legal-parents/
#lgbtq
Italy to Recognize Two-Mom Couples as Legal Parents - Mombian

Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that both mothers in same-sex couples must be allowed on their children's birth certificates and be recognized as legal parents. The landmark ruling comes after the far-right government had forbidden nongestational mothers from being on their children’s birth certificates and even removed ones who were there.

Mombian
Three Oregon high school athletes file lawsuit over state's transgender athlete policy

Three Oregon high school athletes filed a lawsuit over the state's transgender athlete policy.

There’s a difference between witnessing and reliving. And for trans people, especially those of us who’ve lived through trauma or violence or disownment, watching those stories unfold on screen isn’t just painful. It can be retraumatizing.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/soldiers-girl-boys-don-t-cry-transgender-stories-that-hurt-too-much-fa850378b0b3?sk=5547e86984001f26169c969b9002e3bb

#LGBTQ #Transgender #Film #MentalHealth

Soldier’s Girl, Boys Don’t Cry, Transgender Stories That Hurt Too Much

I found Soldier’s Girl (2003) after I realized I was trans. I sought it out because I wanted to understand something about who I was — or who I might become. I was hungry for anything that reflected…

Prism & Pen
Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

The New York Times