Franklin Pierce University's Gender and Sexuality Acceptance Club

Today the Franklin Pierce community was informed of a forced policy change following a Title IV lawsuit, the school is no longer allowed to publicly keep our policy of inclusion for transgender athletes. Thankfully, the NCAA still has protections in place for our trans athletes and as such they will still be allowed to participate on FPU teams as normal, but this is a moral blow to the school's LGBTQ+ community, an attempt from transphobic groups to weaken the spirits of the trans community on campus and in the athletic world, and the GSA would like to voice our continued support for trans athletes at FPU and accross the country.
Regardless of what transphobic policies and organizations will tell you, you are valid, you matter, and we stand with you to make the FPU community and the sporting world a safe place🏳️‍⚧️

Hey everyone! Today we're hosting an interactive screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Frankie P. Music! The event starts at 7:00 PM in Spag Hall. There will be food, door prizes, and a raffle at the end of the screening! Please come in your Halloween costume and yell at the movie with us!

Happy monday, and happy Bis*xual Visibility day!

GOOD NEWS

N.H. Becomes 13th State To Add Non-Binary Gender Option On Drivers Licenses New Hampshire residents will soon have a third, non-binary option for gender indication on state driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs. Governor Chris

Hawaii Adds Third Gender Option For State-Issued IDs Gov. David Ige signed into law three bills that strengthened LGBTQ rights in the state, including one that added gender "X" to state IDs and driver's lic...

Happy (beleated) juneteenth and happy pride !!

7 black LGBTQ leaders in honor of Juneteenth and Pride month African Americans have long celebrated the legacies of leaders like Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., all formidable forces for change within the black community and beyond.

Telfer encourages others to live their best authentic life CeCe Telfer, who is a transgender athlete, joins OTL to talk about her 400-meter hurdles win at the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships and shares words of encouragement to those who face criticism over their identity.

All kinds of good news !!

Ecuador legalises same-s*x marriage Congratulations, Ecuador!

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Botswana scraps gay s*x laws in big victory for LGBTQ rights in Africa Botswana's High Court has overturned a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual same-s*x relations in a landmark victory for Africa's LGBTQ movements.

NCAA champion says being transgender gives her no advantage College senior CeCe Telfer tells Outsports in an exclusive interview "I have no benefit" by being trans.

Some more good news on this rainy friday.

House Passes Historic LGBT Rights Bill To Extend Civil Rights Protections To LGBT People The US House of Representatives on Friday passed the Equality Act, the nation’s most comprehensive bill to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in

Very good news !!

Taiwan legalizes same-s*x marriage in historic first for Asia Taiwan's lawmakers have passed a same-s*x marriage bill, making it the first place in Asia to bring in gay marriage.

If you could, please take a minute to sign our petition to the NH state government asking them to condemn the kingdom of Brunei for their persecution of LGBTQ+ people

Sign the Petition State of New Hampshire: Issue a Statement on the Persecution of LGBT+ people in Brunei

Amazing !

Medicaid to begin covering s*x reassignment surgeries SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WEEK) -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered the state's Medicaid program to begin covering the costs of s*x reassignment surgeries for

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Nevada bans 'gay panic' defense The panic defense allows people to argue in court they acted in a 'temporary insanity' because of unwanted same-s*x s*xual advances

Morehouse College To Begin Taking Transgender Men Next Year Students who transition from male to female, however, will not be automatically eligible to receive a degree from the institution.

its happening in Paris!

Disneyland to Host First Official 'Magical Pride' Event This Summer The happiest place on earth.

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Mass. lawmakers pass gay conversion therapy ban - The Boston Globe There are still procedural steps lawmakers must take before sending it to Governor Charlie Baker, who has already said he is “inclined to support” it.

Tomorrow, the country of Brunei will start stoning gay people to death. We need to do something now. Please boycott these hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei. Raise your voices now. Spread the word. Rise up.

Please consider signing the petition to stop the disgusting persecution of LGBT+ people in Brunei. Brunei’s government just passed a law against gay s*x where the punishment is death by stoning. This is disgusting and will not go unnoticed.

https://www.change.org/p/condemn-persecution-of-lgbt-people-in-brunei

Sign the Petition Condemn persecution of LGBT people in Brunei

Fantastic!

Puerto Rico governor signs executive order banning conversion therapy for minors Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Wednesday signed an executive order that bans so-called conversion therapy for minors in the U.S. commonwealth.

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New York enacts law to ban transgender discrimination

BREAKING: New York to become the 15th state to ban 'conversion therapy' nbcnews.to/2Hdf9Nb

Denver bans s*xual orientation conversion therapy for minors With a unanimous City Council vote Monday night, Denver became Colorado’s first jurisdiction to ban use of conversion therapy to try to change the s*xual orientation of minors.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3819927/Pentagon-pay-transgender-soldiers-gender-reassignment-surgery-retirees-family-service-members-not-covered.html

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Awesome days at the Make the Rainbow Bigger Conference!!! Huge thanks to Robyn Ochs for her spectacular presentations and insight. Hope to see you next year!!!!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/health/transgender-population.html?_r=0

Estimate of U.S. Transgender Population Doubles to 1.4 Million Adults The new figure is likely to raise questions about the sufficiency of services to support a population that may be larger than many assumed.