24 January 2025

State Dept Puts Freeze On Passport Gender Changes + More News

Some news items you might have missed:

• The Advocate: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has put a freeze on all passport applications with an “X” sex marker and changes to gender identity on existing passports following Trump’s executive order.

• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of the latest in LGBTQ publications including trans Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) covering The Advocate.

• Gay City News: A transgender woman accused of fatally stabbing a postal worker to death at a Harlem deli pleaded not guilty to a murder indictment claiming that she acted in self-defense after the victim berated and spat on her.

• JoeMyGod: Argentina’s President Javier Milei attacked the “cancer” of “wokeism” and the “LGBT agenda” during a keynote speech to world leaders today at Davos’ World Economic Forum.

“They are pedophiles.”

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— JoeMyGod (@joemygod.bsky.social) January 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM

• Florida Politics: Interest in virtual private network (VPN) services jumped 1,150% in Florida after Pornhub shut down access in the Sunshine state due to a new law requiring third-party age verification. Pornhub is now blocked in 17 states.

• AP News: Costco is defending its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back. More than 98% of Costco shareholders just rejected an attempt to constrain their DEI initiatives. Moral of the story – shop at Costco.

Costco defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back https://t.co/38FGnFDSSV

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 23, 2025

NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure

The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group:

“The proponent’s broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives.” – Costco Board

— Ian Johnson (@mrianjohnson.bsky.social) January 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM

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