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BREAKING: Judge blocks order banning medical care for trans youth
Judge Brendan Hurson today (Thursday, Feb. 13) issued a temporary restraining order block enforcement of Donald Trump’s Jan. 28 executive order banning gender-affirming health care for transgender youth under age 19. Brian K. Bond, CEO of PFLAG National, sa…
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Paxton lawsuit forces 3 Texas doctors to stop practicing medicine
Three Texas doctors have been forced to stop practicing medicine after becoming targets in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s ongoing war against transgender people, specifically trans youth, in the Lone Star State. Paxton’s move to force the three out of…
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Scenes from AHF’s sold out ‘Ohh Mamma!’ show at The Factory with Kylie Sonique Love
Last Thursday, it was a standing room only audience at The Factory in Deep Ellum for Kylie Sonique Love who headlined AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Ohh Mamma!, a burlesque-infused extravaganza that featured the RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner along with…
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Trump administration flips government’s stance on Tennessee law
MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government no longer backs transgender minors and their families in Tennessee who are challenging a state ban on gender-affirming care, the Trump administration told the Supreme Court Friday, Feb…
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Trump bans trans athletes in school
Donald Trump on Wednesday, Feb. 4, signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. He signed the order in the East Room surrounded by lawmakers and female athletes who have come out in support of a ban…
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UPDATED: 1 dead following shooting in Oak Lawn
UPDATE AT 10:45 A.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 6: Dallas Police have released this report regarding the shooting Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, in the 3900 block of Rawlins that left one man dead: “On February 5, 2025, at about 6:45 a.m., Dallas Police responded to a shoo…
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Lambda Legal, HRC file lawsuit to block trans military ban
Human Rights Campaign and Lambda Legal announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28, their intent to sue the Trump administration to block implementation of an executive order to bar transgender military service members from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces. The tr…
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Cassie Nova • 01-24-25
Food, good and bad Good day to you all. I am so glad to see we all survived the Snowmageddon that never was. To be honest, I didn’t even care whether we got any horrible weather; I was prepared. I could have been hunkered down for an entire month. I used it…
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Oak Lawn eateries Hattie B’s and Shug’s collab on a sammie for a limited time
On Tuesday monring, the teams of Hattie B’s and Shug’s Bagels announced their new pairing for sandwich that will debut this week. The new sandwich created by Hattie B’s Executive Chef Brian Morris and the team at Shug’s Bagels that puts Hattie B’s hot chick…
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US House passes anti-trans bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a HR 28 today (Tuesday, Jan. 14) that restricts transgender students from participating in school athletics. The bill amends the Education Amendments of 1972 so that, for the purpose of athletics, Title IX’s definiti…
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Cassie Nova • 12-27-24
Pronouns and stuff Hello good people of earth. I hope you are all having a joyful holiday season. Today, I wanna talk about something that everyone has an opinion about: Pronouns. I want to start out by saying that I am just a fucking drag queen, and I prob…
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Desoire: Genderless Fashion
MELISSA WHITLER | NBCU [email protected] At only 17 years old, Neha Sikder founded Desoire, her own fashion line of genderless clothing to inspire femininity for everyone. Desoire strives to be a sustainable brand challenging a fashion industry…
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