In this episode of Cubs Out Loud, it’s another All T No Shade episode. As the calendar shifts into June, LGBTQ+ Pride rears its fabulous head once again. With this in mind, the guys reflect on what that means this year as legislation reaches new heights of removing all the progress that has been made in recent years. From drag & book bans to transfolk in sports & bathrooms, the cubs get frank and discuss the changing landscape of the community.
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ATNS: LGBTQIA+ Pride in 2023
At midnight June 1st, internet and social media codes around the world swapped basic images for ones with suddenly colorful versions of their corporate logos. The ‘gays’ awoke in the morning to choose wrath or being a demon. Which means it must be that season once again, PRIDE is here and it’s 2023. The landscape has changed vastly. Drag entertainment is at the height of professional productions while states have been legislating all over the place to reverse gains in equity over recent years.
- Anti-Drag Law in TN Found to be Unconstitutional – TMZ article
- ACLU Mapping Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Rights
- 2023 anti-trans bills tracker on translegislation.com
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