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In Response to MO’s Attack on Trans People, Kansas City May Become a Safe Haven
Trans advocates say that the safe haven designation is needed to combat the state’s attacks on LGBTQ people.
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Analysis: WI Taxpayers Fund Anti-LGBTQ Schools Through State Voucher Program
Some voucher schools allow the expulsion of students who simply support their LGBTQ peers, the analysis found.
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Testosterone Access Could Be Limited as COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends
Options for patients in "care deserts" to remotely access gender-affirming care may soon dwindle.
![A transgender person holds a sign reading "Trans Folks Have Always Been Here" as LGBTQ+ activists march during the Los Angeles LGBT Center's "Drag March LA: The March on Santa Monica Boulevard," in West Hollywood, California, on April 9, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1251215609-400x300.jpg)
Trans People in FL May Soon Be Charged With Misdemeanor For Using the Bathroom
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is widely expected to sign the bill into law.
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Indiana Governor Signs Bill Requiring Teachers to Out Trans Students to Parents
The law will create potentially harmful living situations for transgender youth in the state, critics contend.
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TX School Cancels Theater Trip After Parents Complain About “Cross-Gender” Roles
Actors have played roles that don’t align with their gender "since the creation of theater," one theater employee said.
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Florida Republican Admits During Speech His Party Has Hatred for LGBTQ People
GOP Rep. Jeff Holcomb's speech earlier this week was met with audible gasps in the chamber.
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Judge Denies Zooey Zephyr’s Legal Bid to Return to Montana House
The ruling is a "dangerous and undemocratic continuation" of GOP attempts to silence those who speak up, Zephyr said.
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Nazis Carrying Banner That Says, “There Will Be Blood” Protest Ohio Drag Brunch
This neo-Nazi presence follows a similar Nazi protest of a drag story hour that took place in March in Wadsworth, Ohio.
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Trans Teen Receiving Award From Iowa Gov. Shouts “Trans Rights Are Human Rights”
Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed two anti-transgender bills into law this year, negatively impacting trans students in Iowa.