On March 20, 2019, International President Loeb officially established the first IATSE Pride Committee and appointed Nate Richmond, Carl Mulert, Rachel McLendon, Kim Holdridge and Doug Boney to serve. Since then, the Committee has remained unchanged. But, with the recent uptick in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, it became increasingly clear that the time to expand had come. […]
IATSE Pride Statement on Recent Executive Orders Click to enlarge February 6, 2025 Like many of you, we have watched in horror as the newly re-elected President wasted no time using his office to attack our community. Through a firehose of executive orders, he has bypassed Congress to inflict pain upon our community, and he’s […]
Today marks the annual Transgender Day of Visibility, which occurs every year on March 31st. It’s a day that aims to celebrate members of the trans community and focuses on positive visibility to help combat bias. Yet it’s hard to be positive when we witness the current wave of anti-trans hate that is sweeping across […]
Click to enlarge By now you’ve heard of the mass shooting that occurred over the weekend at Club Q in Colorado Springs, CO. The result was 5 deaths and 25 injuries, stopped only by some courageous patrons who managed to intervene. Tragedies happen all too often, but when it’s specifically targeted at our community, in […]
Click to enlarge As the 2022 midterms approach, numerous bills are being pushed across the U.S. which discriminate against LGBTQ+ people. In Florida, the state legislature just passed what is known as the “don’t say gay” bill, a law that outright bans public school districts from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten […]
The Advocate In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden ranged over a wide variety of issues but took time to call for passage of the Equality Act and give a shout-out to transgender Americans. Biden Tells Trans Youth ‘Your President Has Your Back’ (advocate.com)
Sisters, Brothers and Kin, The 2021 legislative session has seen almost three dozen state legislatures in the United States pushing anti-trans legislation, with over 115 bills introduced since the beginning of the year. These bills include bans on doctors providing gender-affirming treatment, keeping trans kids from playing sports, mandating which gender a person is eligible […]
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