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LGBTQ Rights

BFP supporters and South Asian Lives Representative Saanvi Gambhira protest against anti-trans legislation in Louisiana at Benjamin Franklin High School.
News
LGBTQ Rights

The GOP Is Attacking LGBTQ Rights in Schools. These Students Are Fighting Back.

Anti-racist and LGBTQ youth are organizing in school to resist the onslaught of Republican attempts to silence them.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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May 18, 2022
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LGBTQ Rights

Families of Trans Kids in Texas Struggle With Options Amid Crackdown on Care

Transgender young people and their families in Texas are scrambling to find providers and maintain access to medication.
by
Sandy West,
Kaiser Health News
May 14, 2022
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News
LGBTQ Rights

Judge Orders Partial Block of GOP-Backed Law Targeting Trans Youth in Alabama

Judge Burke said Alabama’s argument that gender-affirming care for youth is “unsettled science” was not persuasive.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
May 14, 2022
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LGBTQ Rights

Florida School Board Reverses Plan to Censor “Don’t Say Gay” Page in Yearbook

Students pointed out that the yearbook is student-run and financed by them, not the district.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
May 12, 2022
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Op-Ed
LGBTQ Rights

Will Demise of “Roe” Be a Death Knell for Contraception, Marriage Rights?

A Supreme Court majority is poised to overturn “Roe,” which could imperil other constitutional rights besides abortion.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
May 5, 2022
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News Analysis
LGBTQ Rights

“Don’t Say Gay” Bills Aren’t New. Some States Have Had Them for Decades.

At least 20 states have introduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. Oklahoma passed the nation’s first in 1987.
by
Kate Sosin,
The 19th
April 23, 2022
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News
LGBTQ Rights

Florida’s Anti-Trans “Guidelines” Are a Partisan Attack That Could Harm Youth

Florida officials’ statement holds no legal weight, but it is still a vehicle for spreading fear.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
April 21, 2022
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News
LGBTQ Rights

Alabama GOP Anti-Trans Restroom Bill Also Muzzles Education on LGBTQ Issues

“We’re turning into bullies to these kids and it’s not a good feeling,” one Democratic lawmaker said.
by
Chris Walker,
Truthout
April 8, 2022
Truthout
Op-Ed
LGBTQ Rights

Dark Money “Women’s Groups” Are Using Anti-Trans Scaremongering to Oppose ERA

Anti-feminist women’s groups set on quashing the Equal Rights Amendment are stoking baseless fears about trans women.
by
Julia Peck,
Ansev Demirhan &
Alyssa Bowen,
Truthout
March 22, 2022
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News
LGBTQ Rights

GOP Attacks Threaten Gender-Affirming Care for a Third of Trans Youth in the US

Fifteen states are moving to restrict gender-affirming care for an estimated 58,000 youth and young adults.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
March 22, 2022
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