Gender Neutral

When it came to naming their third son a few weeks ago, Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green sidestepped traditional boys names like Ethan and Jacob for the gender-agnostic name Journey, which may have been a subtle nod to the couple’s much-chronicled attempts to work their way back from the brink of divorce.  Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell also opted ...

Score one for Canadian progressives, who managed to change the country’s national anthem, “O Canada” to include more “gender neutral” lyrics. CTVNews reports: The House voted 225-74 in support of a bill by terminally ill MP Mauril Bélanger that will change the line “in all thy sons command” to “in all of us command.” Bélanger was present for the vote, ...

Britain has issued a travel warning to anyone who is planning to visit North Carolina or Mississippi due to recent legislation commonly referred to as the “bathroom bill” which prohibits transgender people from entering restrooms of the opposite sex. The travel advisory states: The US is an extremely diverse society and attitudes towards LGBT people differ hugely across the country. ...

Bryan Adams has canceled his Thursday performance in Biloxi, Mississippi, in protest over the state’s new law that allows religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples.  Adams’s last-minute decision comes days after Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band canceled a Sunday show in Greensboro, North Carolina, in a protest over that state’s new law ...

Sharon Stone has cancelled filming of an upcoming project in Mississippi as a result of the state’s newly passed anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom on steroids’ bill, HB 1523.  The film’s producers informed Mississippi Film Studios president Rick Moore that the law was a deal-breaker for Stone.  The unnamed film project reportedly tackles the consequences of cyberbullying. James Cromwell is slated to direct. ...

Canada-based circus and theater entertainment company Cirque du Soleil has canceled its upcoming shows in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh in North Carolina to protest the state’s Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act.  “Cirque du Soleil strongly believes in diversity and equality for every individual and is opposed to discrimination in any form,” the group announced Friday in a press release. “The new HB2 legislation passed in North Carolina ...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have canceled their Sunday night concert in Greensboro, North Carolina to protest the state’s passing of the controversial Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, also known as the “bathroom bill.” In a note on the rocker’s official website, Springsteen condemned lawmakers for passing legislature that infringes so heavily on the rights of the state’s LGBT ...

Ringo Starr has followed in the footsteps of Bruce Springsteen by calling off his concert in North Carolina over the anti-gay ‘bathroom law’.  The former Beatles drummer has made the decision not to play his planned gig on June 18 at the Koka Booth Amphitheater in protest over the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which decides which toilet a ...

Paypal has decided that North Carolina is wrong to restrict its citizens from using the bathroom of the opposite sex and has canceled its expansion plans to bring millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs to the state.  Prior plans included hiring 400 people for an outpost of the company in Charlotte as part of a $3.6 million expansion. PayPal ...

Just a few weeks after Washington implemented new regulations allowing people to choose their restroom based on their selected “gender identity,” the state has encountered its first case of a man using the law to justify his use of a women’s restroom.  According to Seattle television station KREM, Seattle Parks and Recreation is trying to figure out what to do ...

In yet another case of political correctness gone awry, the retailer Target has announced its intention to phase out gender labels from several kids sections after “outrage” from customers. [16] Target Corp. is removing gender labels from most of its children’s departments after customers complained about signs designating certain toys for girls. This means that the kids’ bedding section will ...