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Nearly 100K Trans Teens Lost Access to Health Care, Sports, or Bathrooms in 2023

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New report estimates the impact of five types of legislation on transgender youth
According to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, about 105,200 transgender youth aged 13 to 17 live in 22 states where gender-affirming medical care is banned. Nineteen of these bans—all except three—were enacted in 2023. An estimated 92,700 transgender youth reside in these states. About 26,000 transgender youth in five states with bans are currently able to access care due to court orders that prohibit enforcement of the laws.
Most gender-affirming care bans block access to a range of treatments, including…

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TRUE, NORTH, STRONG & FIERCE! CANADA’S DRAG RACE: THE OFFICIAL 2024 TOUR KICKS OFF THIS FEB 2024

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The Herstoric All-Finalist Lineup Includes: Queen of the North, Brooke Lynn Hytes,  RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season 12 Winner Jaida Essence Hall and Canada’s Drag Race Season 3 and Season 4 Finalists
Tickets go on sale Friday, November 17 at DragRaceTours.com
Announced today, Canada’s Drag Race: The Official 2024 Tour kicks off this February, werk-ing its way across the Great White North. Each double feature show will feature sickening performances from Canada’s Drag Race resident judge and Queen of the North, Brooke Lynn Hytes or RuPaul’s Drag Race, Season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall plus, for the first time in herstory, an all-finalist cast from Season 3 and 4. Tickets for this drag eh-xtravaganza goon sale Friday, November 17 at ticketmaster.ca and dragracetours.com.
Presented by Voss Events in collaboration with World of Wonder, the tour kicks off in Moncton, N.B. on February 8, with stops across the country throughout the month of February. Each epic show will feature Canada’s Drag Race, Season 3 winner Gisèle Lullaby, runner up Jada Shada Hudson…

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Fellow Travelers, A Review

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By Allen Ellenzweig
The eight-episode miniseries Fellow Travelers written by TV and movie writer Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia; episodes of Ray Donovan and Homeland), examines the attraction between two men employed by powerful U.S. Senators during the 1950s Red Scare.

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VIDEO INTERVIEW – Scott Helman Comes Home: Canadian Singer-Songwriter on the road again.

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It’s been a busy few years for Canada’s Scott Helman. He moved to LA, got engaged, released 4 singles, and is embarking on his first headline tour since 2019. We caught up with Helman at his mom’s house between rehearsals for the "Back Together" tour that kicks off in Calgary November 29th and Edmonton November 30th.

"It’s been a really long time. I mean, I’m honestly shocked and people are coming because it’s been so long. So, it’s just going to be awesome to get out and play songs and meet everyone again and all that. So yeah, can’t wait. It was really just about getting back on stage, and I just wanted it to be really intimate, but still feel super fun in full band. I played some little acoustic shows in LA just to dust off the rust. And I did six shows and by the sixth show, I didn’t even have a plan. I was kind of just vibing, but I think I just want to try to connect as deeply as I can with these people that have stuck with me, or if they’re new, I just really want to connect with everybody. So, I’m just going to focus on doing that and the best way to do that. And it’ll be a process, but I can’t wait."

When Helman last spoke to GayCalgary.com, the then 20-year-old was just starting to make waves with the song Bungalow. Two full length albums, 2 Eps and multiple singles later, we wondered what the 27-year-old would tell his younger self.

"I would maybe tell him to just try to enjoy it. I just think when you’re young, it’s so easy to get caught up in the future, and I still struggle with that today. But I think the biggest thing is I look back on those times so fondly and maybe at the time I was experiencing stress or anxiety or worrying about where I was going to end up, but I feel like I’ve hit all the highs and all the lows since then. I’ve experienced so many changes and so many kinds of successes and failures that it’s like the successes when they happen, they’re great, but it’s really not what it’s about. And the failures, they don’t hurt as much as you think they will. I think ultimately when you’re in the moment, you’re like, oh wow, this is what I was so afraid of, or I was so excited for. It’s not quite what you think. And so, I think just to enjoy…

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