Idaho bill banning public funds for gender-affirming care goes to Senate
Opponents of House Bill 668 said bill is discriminatory, could lead to more lawsuits
By Mia Maldonado, Idaho Capital Sun - March 14, 2024LGBTQ+
Last year, lawmakers approved the Reproductive Health Protection Act, which shields health care providers in Maryland from liability if they help out-of-state patients obtain an abortion, as long as the services provided are legal under Maryland law.
By Danielle J. Brown, Maryland Matters - February 16, 2024GOP lawmakers are continuing to advance anti-trans proposals under the guise of protecting women and minors despite the threat of a veto from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror - February 14, 2024Hundreds of activists rallied in the Iowa Capitol rotunda Monday evening as lawmakers held a public hearing on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill defining of “male” and “female” in Iowa Code and excluding transgender people from sex-segregated spaces. House File 2389 has already passed through the committee process, and is available for debate by the House of […]
By Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch - February 12, 2024Recent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texas’ conservative movement could be wading into a complicated Constitutional morass the country hasn’t dealt with since before the Civil War.
By Eleanor Klibanoff, Texas Tribune and William Melhado, Texas Tribune - February 09, 2024For years, Parkinson has been a part of the D.C. Republican establishment.
By Jesse Valentine - February 06, 2024Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House in December
By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle - January 31, 2024Added as an amendment in committee, a public hearing on the proposal has not taken place in the Senate this year
By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent - January 24, 2024Debate highlights rancor between hardline Freedom Caucus and larger House GOP Caucus
By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette - January 18, 2024Legislation banning gender transitioning surgery, hormone therapy and puberty-blocking drugs for minors under 18 is on the fast track in the South Carolina House, with approval by the GOP-dominated chamber coming as early as next week.
By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette - January 10, 2024In January, Luanne Peterpaul will be the first out gay woman to become a New Jersey legislator, a move toward increasing LGBTQ representation in Trenton at a time when the queer community feels increasingly under attack in statehouses nationwide.
By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz - November 20, 2023Before the newly elected U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson was in public office, the Louisiana Republican’s restrictive stances on gender identity, abortion and sexuality were honed at the conservative Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, where he served as a senior spokesperson and attorney. Alliance Defending Freedom, or ADF, is the legal force behind dozens […]
By Amanda Becker, The 19th - November 02, 2023Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said the order is in response to the wave of legislation attacking transgender rights across the country.
By Will Fritz - October 19, 2023Hate crimes based on gender identity were up 32.9% year over year.
By Will Fritz - October 19, 2023The White House released a statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death.
By Will Fritz - October 17, 2023The bills, which would ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and sports participation for trans girls and women, will likely be vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.
By Will Fritz - October 16, 2023Conservative attacks on education are doing real harm, advocates say.
By Will Fritz - October 12, 2023The Commonwealth Policy Center, which wants to ban abortion in Kentucky, sent mailers supporting Republican Daniel Cameron.
By Emily Singer - October 11, 2023'The leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration is needed now more than ever,' Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.
By Oliver Willis - October 11, 2023The Biden White House has condemned social media harassment of a Department of the Interior staffer.
By Will Fritz - October 10, 2023One bill would ban best-practice care for trans minors.
By Will Fritz and Rebekah Sager - October 06, 2023A judge blocked a Montana law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth.
By Will Fritz - October 03, 2023A school in suburban Chicago has been subjected to three bomb threats after the social media account Libs of TikTok shared images of a pride flag in one of the school’s classrooms.
By Will Fritz - September 29, 2023The Texas judge who ordered the FDA to rescind approval of an abortion drug says drag shows aren’t protected by the First Amendment.
By Will Fritz - September 25, 2023A high school student painted the mural last year after winning an art contest.
By Will Fritz - September 22, 2023Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the NAACP’s travel advisory for LGBTQ+ people and minorities, and two California school boards voted to ban pride flags.
By Will Fritz - September 18, 2023Melissa Tempel slapped her old school district with a lawsuit after it fired her for criticizing its ban of a song with inclusive themes.
By Will Fritz - September 11, 2023A Maryland judge ruled parents can’t opt kids out of inclusive lesson plans.
By Will Fritz - August 28, 2023Blue states aren’t immune from conservative culture wars. Here's what happened after three far-right candidates were elected to the Temecula school board.
By Will Fritz - August 24, 2023A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction that had been placed on the Alabama law by a federal district judge.
By Will Fritz - August 22, 2023A California store owner was allegedly killed for hanging her pride flag, more school districts are exploring anti-trans policies, and a Texas university's LGBTQ+ resource center prepares for the state's ban on diversity offices.
By Will Fritz - August 21, 2023