News | LGBTQ Rights New Ohio Gender-Affirming Care Ban Requires Erroneous Mental Health Screening This provision ignores scientific consensus that conditions like depression don't "cause" someone to be trans. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning June 17, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Anti-Trans Bills Spark Mass Migration as 130-260K Trans People Flee Home States A new survey shows that hundreds of thousands have left their home states, and over a million more may soon follow. By Erin Reed , ErinintheMorning June 16, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Michigan Legislature Advances Bills to Ban Conversion Therapy in the State The incredibly dangerous practice is currently banned in just 21 states and Washington, D.C. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 15, 2023 Truthout
Interview | LGBTQ Rights New Film Explores Intersex Community’s Fight for Recognition, Bodily Autonomy “Every Body” tells the stories of activists whose childhoods were marked by shame, secrecy and nonconsensual surgeries. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 12, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights These Companies Condemned Anti-LGBTQ Bills But Funded the Bills’ Sponsors Anyway Since January 2022, 25 corporate PACs have contributed $13.5 million to anti-LGBTQ politicians, one analysis found. By Harshawn Ratanpal & Taylor Giorno , OpenSecrets June 12, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Blue State “Shield” Bills Link Protections for Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Advocates say these protections are crucial as bans on both evolve in scope and threaten interstate access to care. By Grace Panetta & Orion Rummler , The19th June 9, 2023 Truthout
Interview | LGBTQ Rights Human Rights Campaign Declares State of Emergency as LGBTQ People Face Crises There have been more than 70 anti-LGBTQ+ bills signed into law so far in 2023 — more than double last year’s number. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 7, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Fed Judge Notes Transphobia as Factor in Florida’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care The ban on gender-affirming treatments for trans youth in the state likely violates the Constitution, the judge wrote. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 7, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Poll: Support for Gay Marriage Is at All Time High Despite Right-Wing Attacks A record 71 percent of Americans say same sex couples should enjoy the same rights as straight ones. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 6, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Louisiana Republicans Double Down on Anti-Trans Bills, But Youth Are Resisting A previously killed ban on gender-affirming care for minors was resurrected and has advanced with other bills. By Frances Madeson , Truthout June 6, 2023 Truthout