{"id":13622,"date":"2023-06-14T03:05:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=13622"},"modified":"2023-06-14T03:05:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:05:52","slug":"america-the-economy-core-inflation-the-price-level-consumers-the-federal-reserve-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=13622","title":{"rendered":"America, the economy, core inflation, the price level, consumers, the Federal Reserve, inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kara Murphy, a transgender woman helping to organize the Union County Pride in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, is heartened to see Pride celebrations<\/a> across the country, big and small, shining a spotlight on transgender rights this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we look and see who\u2019s standing up for us, it kind of signals the strength of the movement,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s transgender grand marshals at the massive New York City Pride parade or a photo display of transgender victims of violence at the much smaller festival in Hastings, Nebraska, many celebrations this June are taking a public stand against state legislation targeting transgender people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Prides are putting transgender people front and center at events where they\u2019ve often been sidelined because of a historical emphasis on gay and lesbian rights, along with the same sorts of prejudice and misinformation held by many straight, cisgender people about trans lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing number of new laws and policies, including restrictions on gender-affirming care, public bathroom use and participation in sports, has prompted Pride organizers to more fully embrace a segment of the LGBTQ+ populace that hasn\u2019t always felt included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While trans activists have always been integral to steps toward greater LGBTQ+ rights, \u201ctoo often, the larger LGBTQ movement ignored or even actively erased the voices of trans and nonbinary folks,\u201d Kierra Johnson, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, said in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUplifting trans voices and fighting for trans liberation must be at the forefront of our movement\u201d when the rights of transgender and nonbinary people are \u201cunder a coordinated attack,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are specifically standing by and being supportive of those who are transgender, because we understand that they\u2019re under assault, that their rights are under assault,\u201d said Jonathan Swindle, organizer of Pride in Corpus Christi, Texas. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed legislation<\/a> that would make Texas the most populous state to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors. At least 20 others<\/a> have similar bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, Swindle said, steps to show solidarity include displaying the blue, pink and white transgender flag, offering Pride T-shirts in just pink and blue, involving trans advocacy groups at events, and offering resources for trans people, including legal help with changing gender designations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smaller events are also planned that bring people together, but Swindle said those won\u2019t be widely advertised because of security concerns and potential threats. This year, he said, \u201cthe static in the air and the temperament is so much different\u201d from 2022, when Pride seemed more celebratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One transgender board member, he noted, abruptly resigned last month and deactivated their social media accounts because they didn\u2019t want to be in the public eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year, it\u2019s like no, we have to fight through our messaging, as well as reach the young generation to help them understand that it\u2019s going to be OK,\u201d Swindle said. \u201cYes, they\u2019re doing this, but we will be there. There are resources for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prides across the U.S. are using the annual event, often held in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall rebellion<\/a> in New York City \u2014 an uprising partly led by trans women of color<\/a> \u2014 to highlight their support for transgender people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many are also supporting the drag community<\/a>, which has also been the target of protests and legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Reading, Pennsylvania, Pride organizer Enrique Castro Jr. said that instead of a parade, a march dedicated to both the trans and drag-performer communities is planned. In addition to displays of flags honoring those communities, there will be a rally afterward at which Dr. Ashley Grant, a specialist in gender-affirming care, will speak and march with the group to her clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent Pride in Hastings, a central Nebraska city of 25,000, was \u201cedgier\u201d than past years, acknowledged organizer Randal Kottwitz. With the theme \u201cRise Up\u201d and dedicated to victims of trans violence, it included a speech by state Sen. Michela Cavanaugh, who told the crowd,<\/a> \u201cYou are loved and you matter.\u201d She led the unsuccessful fight against legislation signed into law<\/a> by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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