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![Protesters march from the capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the governor's mansion to urge Gov. John Bel Edwards to invoke his veto powers against all anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-child bills, on May 27, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/IMG_8896-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Didi Blue Hart performs in drag during a drag show and story hour held at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0604-drag-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules Tennessee Anti-Drag Law as Unconstitutional
The judge noted the chance that law enforcement officers could abuse the wide discretion of the law.
![People participate in the 15th annual Miami Beach Pride Celebration parade on April 16, 2023, in Miami Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0604-florida-pr-400x300.jpg)
Fleeing Home Due to Anti-LGBTQ Hostility Is Heartbreaking. I Know Because I Did.
I share in the grief, determination and hope of all the LGBTQ+ people fleeing their homes due to legislative attacks.
![A person with a sign attends a rally to protest the passing of SB 150 on March 29, 2023, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0604-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
To Protect Trans Health Care, We Need to Fight Bigotry — and Win Medicare for All
Trans people are up against bigoted legislation, bureaucratic red tape, and the U.S.’s cruel lack of health care access.
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Montana Library Cancels Transgender Native American Author’s Event Over Drag Ban
The speaker, Adria Jawort, is a Two Spirit author who planned to discuss trans and indigenous history at the event.
![People chant during a protest at the Texas State Capitol on April 20, 202,3 in Austin, Texas. Community members and activists rallied together in protest against numerous anti-LGBTQIA+ and drag bills being proposed in the legislature.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0602-lgbt-laws-400x300.jpg)
More Than 530 Anti-LGBTQ Bills Have Been Proposed Across the Country in 2023
The U.S. soon could witness "the most substantial Pride celebrations in recent memory," one bill tracker said.
![A still from the Disney film Strange World.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0601-strange-world-400x300.jpg)
Students Decry Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Teacher Who Showed Disney Film
"The system is broken," the teacher in question, Jenna Barbee, said at the board meeting this week.
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US Evangelists Exported Hate That Led to Anti-LGBTQ Law, Says Ugandan Activist
The law makes same-sex relationships punishable by life imprisonment. Some LGBTQ people may receive the death sentence.
![People hold signs during a joint board meeting of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine gather to establish new guidelines limiting gender-affirming care in Florida, on November 4, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Dozens of GoFundMe Users Seek Funds to Flee States Passing Transphobic Laws
Many trans individuals and their families see little recourse but to leave their states in response to anti-trans laws.
![Demonstrators gather at a rally to protest the passing of SB 150 on March 29, 2023, at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-trans-rights-k-400x300.jpg)
Autistic Youth and Those With Mental Health Conditions Target of Anti-Trans Laws
Withholding hormone therapy based on the presence of depression, anxiety or suicidality may cause harm, experts say.