Story at a glance The award-winning producer, actress and LGBTQ+ activist Laverne Cox has been given her own Barbie doll. It’s the first time toy manufacturer Mattel, which owns Barbie, has released a transgender Barbie doll. Cox’s doll comes during a year in which hundreds of bills introduced in state legislatures have targeted LGBTQ+ people,…
Author: Brooke Migdon | May 26, 2022
Transgender community disgusted by ‘sick’ false rumors about Uvalde shooter
Story at a glance Transgender activists have expressed anger over a baseless claim spreading online that the shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school this week was a transgender woman. The baseless theory originated on the forum website 4chan and was repeated by high-profile Republicans including Arizona Rep. Paul…