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![California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with media before the start of the second GOP debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on September 27, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/2023_1010-gavin-newsom-400x300.jpg)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes 4 Bills to Expand LGBTQ Protections
The Democratic governor has vetoed a total of five LGBTQ-related bills this legislative session.
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Wisconsin Judge Blocks School District’s Gender-Affirming Pronoun Policy
“Horrific.… This is compelled speech and forced outing of trans youth,” a transgender activist said.
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Nebraska’s New Guidelines for Trans Youth Likened to Conversion Therapy
All trans youth seeking treatment must undergo five months of therapy that is “not in a gender affirming context.”
![People gather for a rally organized by LGBTQ youth and adults in opposition to Senate Bill 150 and also to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 31, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0929-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Teachers Are Leaving Jobs in Kentucky and Florida as Anti-LGBTQ Laws Proliferate
Laws restricting discussion about race, gender and sexuality have prompted some teachers to leave these states entirely.
![A person looks at books at a Miami-Dade Public Library on July 19, 2023, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0928-florida-1-400x300.jpg)
FL Superintendent Orders Librarians to Purge LGBTQ Books From School District
“These characters and themes cannot exist,” the school district superintendent told librarians.
![Texas drag queen Brigitte Bandit speaks during a news conference after a court hearing for Senate bill SB12 at the Bob Casey United States Courthouse on August 29, 2023, in Houston, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0928-texas-drag-400x300.jpg)
Judge Blocks Texas’s Anti-Drag Show Law, Citing First Amendment Speech Rights
“Drag shows express a litany of emotions and purposes” that warrant protection, the judge wrote.
![LGBT refugees from South Sudan, Uganda and DR Congo walk on the way to their protest to demand their protection at the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 17, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0925-lgbt-uganda-400x300.jpg)
Fleeing Violence, LGBTQ+ Ugandan Refugees Face Long Journey to Resettlement
LGBTQ+ Ugandans must navigate both dangerous homophobia and the hostility and stigma that can come with being a refugee.
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Missouri Closes Trans Health Clinic, Taking Page Out of Anti-Abortion Playbook
Missouri's restriction on clinics serving trans youth bears a striking resemblance to liability laws targeting abortion.
!["Gender Queer" by Maia Kobabe is held as a selection of banned and challenged books are seen during Banned Books Week 2022, at the Lincoln Belmont branch of the Chicago Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1246493838-400x300.jpg)
Kansas Librarians Sue After Being Fired for Displaying Rainbow Autism Symbol
The display featured two rainbow images for autism awareness.
![Kat Duesterhaus of the Florida National Organization for Women, talks to the media during a rally in support of gender-affirming care following a committee meeting of members of the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine on Oct. 28, 2022, in Orlando, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1244332357-400x300.jpg)
Federal Judge Refuses to Lift Restrictions on Trans Adult Care in Florida
The law creates significant barriers for transgender adults to access hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgeries.