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Anti-Trans Bigots Trolled By Fake Target Customer Service Accounts On Facebook

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And the haters were read for filth. From: NewNowNext  Irate customers are flocking to Target’s Facebook page to complain about the company’s decision to allow shoppers to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity, but they’re being met with hilarious responses from fake “Target Customer Service” accounts ready to put them in their place. Likely inspired by Mike Melgaard , who posed as a customer service rep on Facebook last year after Target’s announcement that they’d be switching to gender-neutral labels on their children’s products sparked similar outrage, more than one person decided to create a fake account to go in on those angry about the inclusive policy. The accounts, of course, are unofficial parodies, and Target’s PR team is unlikely to respond to these types of comments at all. But at least, for now, some of them are getting the responses they deserve. Check out some of the best below.

Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Obama’s School Guidelines For Trans Students

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Students in many districts across the country return to school this week. From: NewNowNext  A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction overriding President Obama’s guidelines advising schools to allow transgender students to use facilities that match their gender identity. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor made his ruling on Sunday in response to lawsuits filed by Texas and other states.  In May, the President and the Department of Education declared that Title IX protections required schools receiving federal funding to not discriminate against trans students. O’Connor’s order means that, until the lawsuit works its way through the courts, Obama’s directive is not enforceable. He justified the injunction because he felt there is a strong likelihood the states will win their case. O’Connor wrote that, in his mind, Title IX does not cover gender identity. “[I]t cannot be disputed that the plain meaning of the term ’sex’ as used… following passage of Title IX meant the biological an...

Bette Midler Deletes Transphobic Tweet: Sorry I “Misread The Temper Of The Times”

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The singer said her tweet misgendering Caitlyn Jenner was merely an "idle musing." From: NewNowNext  Bette Midler issued an ALL CAPS apology on Twitter Sunday after posting an offensive tweet that purposely misgendered Caitlyn Jenner. Like Cher and George Takei, the legendary 70-year-old singer uses Twitter to comment on pop culture and the state of the world through jokes, most of which are well-timed and hilarious. A comment she posted over the weekend about the cancellation of Jenner’s I Am Cait series didn’t go over so well with her fans, though. “Now that @IAmCait has been cancelled, will she go back to being Bruce?,” Midler wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “Will Kris take him back? Do I smell a re-wedding?!” The tweet was deleted within hours after Midler’s timeline was flooded with disapproval over the transphobic language. @BetteMidler @IAmCait Yes, because being transgender is just a phase? What a vile tweet. Will you go back to being irrelevant? — Josh Haigh (@jo...

The Olympian Who Gave Up His Dream To Transition

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New IOC regulations mean trans athletes like Balian Buschbaum can compete as their authentic selves. From: NewNowNext  As the book closes on another Summer Games, we’re looking at the stories of LGBT Olympians past and present. Some blazed a trail in both representation and athletic accomplishment, while others had to give up their dreams to live their truth. German track-and-field star Balian Buschbaum competed in the 2000 Games in Sydney as a female pole vaulter—his personal best 4.70 meters, or about 15.42 feet, was a national record for many years and is still among the country’s top scores.  But in 2007, Buschbaum announced he was retiring from the sport, due to a persistent injury and a desire to begin transitioning. In his memoir, Blue Eyes Remain Blue Eyes , Buschbaum revealed the name “Balian” was inspired by Orlando Bloom’s character in the film Kingdom of Heaven . Today he is a coach, nutritionist and trainer, and appeared in the German version of Dancing with the Stars in...

‘I Am Cait’ Gets The Axe Plus 8 Other Queer Reality Shows That Everyone Hated

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From: Queerty  Break out the fiddles. I Am Cait , the E! reality series that followed Caitlyn Jenner on her journey of self-discovery, has officially been canned due to shockingly low ratings. The show’s first season, which premiered last summer, started out strong. Reviews and ratings were favorable, and the show even picked up the Outstanding Reality Program award at the 27th GLAAD Media Awards. But as time progressed, and as Jenner regularly started making gaffes about how Hillary Clinton “couldn’t care less about women” and Donald Trump “would be very good for women’s issues,” she quickly fell out of people’s good graces. “It’s time for the next adventure,” the 66-year-old said this week, before thanking “the best girlfriends I could ask for!” Given Jenner’s vocal support of Trump and his anti-LGTBQ Republican friends, however, we can’t help but wonder if her girlfriends feel the same way. Scroll down for eight more queer reality TV shows that everyone hated…  Boy Meets Boy This 2...

Federal Court Rules It’s Okay To Discriminate Against Transgender Employees, Because Jesus

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"The Bible teaches that a person’s sex is an immutable God-given gift," claimed the owner of RG & GR Funeral Homes in Detroit. From: NewNowNext  A federal judge ruled this week that religiously motivated discrimination against transgender people is constitutionally protected. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Sean Cox held that the Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling allowing Hobby Lobby to opt out of Obamacare for religious reasons also protected a Detroit funeral home’s right to fire Aimee Stephens , a transgender employee at the firm.  Stephens told RG & GR Funeral Homes she was transitioning in 2013, writing a letter to her supervisor indicating she would soon start coming to work in appropriate women’s business attire. Two weeks later, Stephens was fired—her boss told her what she was “proposing to do” was unacceptable. In 2014, the EEOC declared her rights were protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits gender-based discrimination....

Transgender Handball Player Hopes To Go For The Gold Again

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Australian Hannah Mouncey, 26, aims to become the first Olympian to play for both a men's and women's national team. From: NewNowNext  In November, Hannah Mouncey found herself at the elite level of handball players, representing her native Australia at a tournament in Qatar with a hope of making it to Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympics. But Mouncey, 26, was also secretly battling crippling gender dysphoria and accompanying depression—in a hypermasculine environment in a strange country with no support network.  As she explains in a first-person essay on Outsports , the stress took its toll and she acted out—and was disciplined for swearing at teammates during matches and kicking water bottles on the court. “That my gender issues were at the root of that behavior is something I’ve never discussed with [my teammates], but I’m sure they figured it out,” she writes. “They’ve supported me all the way. This speaks volumes for the culture within Australian handball.”  Mouncey, who has ...

Nike’s “Unlimited Courage” Campaign Taps Trans Olympian Chris Mosier

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"Anything is really possible." From: NewNowNext Trailblazing trans athlete Chris Mosier appears in an empowering new commercial by Nike, which aired for the first time on NBC last night during prime time Olympic coverage. The groundbreaking short is just one in a new series called “Nike Unlimited,” which features athletes “who regularly push their limits — and who are poised to prove their unlimited potential this summer and beyond.” As the video notes, the 35-year-old duathlete “is the first transgender athlete to make the men’s national team,” making him one of a record-setting 42 openly LGBT athletes competing at this year’s games. Woke up thinking I had been dreaming, then saw 600+ alerts on my phone. Nope: this really happened! Thank you to everyone who reached out! Check out my @nike commercial on tv or online, link in profile. #UnlimitedCourage #nike #transathlete #nobaddays #nodaysoff #justdoit #duathlon #duathlete A photo posted by thechrismosier (@thechrismosier) on...