New York sneaks gender identity onto ballot; court OKs pediatric trans bans in FL/AL; TiM in Paralympics' women's track; Mermaids in trouble; Florida tourism website backtracks on LGBTQ+ page
Weekly News: 8/30/24
Here is the News Roundup for the week ending in August 30th, 2024.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Controversy erupts over a male sprinter competing as a woman in the Paris Paralympics.
02:18 The UK based charity Mermaids is falling on hard times.
03:18 Courts allow pediatric transition bans to go into effect in Florida and Alabama.
06:18 Florida tourism website takes down its LGBTQ-dedicated page.
07:18 Gender identity is on the ballot in New York.
Sources:
Controversy erupts over a male sprinter competing as a woman in the Paris Paralympics.
https://x.com/search?q=%40Martina%20pathetic%20cheater&src=typed_query
https://reduxx.info/german-female-athlete-speaks-out-against-trans-identified-male-competing-in-womens-paralympics-event/
The UK based charity Mermaids is falling on hard times.
https://x.com/HeadWarriorTWM/status/1829203224466780172
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63081644
Courts allow pediatric transition bans to go into effect in Florida and Alabama.
https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/1828193466284757451
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca11.87503/gov.uscourts.ca11.87503.49.0.pdf
https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-court-upholds-alabama-gender-221119880.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall
Florida tourism website takes down its LGBTQ-dedicated page.
https://x.com/theadvocatemag/status/1828417276422266934?s=46
Gender identity is on the ballot in New York.