News | LGBTQ Rights Florida Passes Bill That Allows for “Legal Kidnapping” of Transgender Children The bill would allow courts to intervene in custody disputes and remove trans children from gender-affirming parents. By Zane McNeill , Truthout April 25, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Lizzo Performs With Drag Queens in Defiance of Statewide Ban in Tennessee Tennessee’s ban on drag shows has been blocked by a federal injunction since March due to free speech concerns. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 24, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Trans Missourians Are Losing Access to Gender-Affirming Care Due to New AG Rules The draconian rules issued by AG Andrew Bailey are scaring doctors into denying their transgender patients care. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 21, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Transgender Lawmaker Responds After Montana Freedom Caucus Misgenders Her State Rep. Zooey Zephyr said there would be "real-world consequences" of "hateful and harmful" anti-trans bills. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 20, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights LGBT Allies Are Working Together to Jam Missouri’s Anti-Trans “Tip Line” The form was created in response to dubious whistleblower claims about a children's hospital. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 19, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Over 400 Transphobic Bills Have Been Proposed Since the Start of 2023 Twenty-nine anti-trans bills have already become law this year -- more than twice as many as in all of 2022. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 18, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Washington Becomes Sixth State to Pass Shield Law Protecting Trans Residents LGBTQ advocates say that laws protecting trans health care in safe haven states could prove to be lifesaving. By Zane McNeill , Truthout April 17, 2023 Truthout
Interview | LGBTQ Rights A Draconian New Anti-LGBTQ Bill in Uganda Could Impose Death Penalty Frank Mugisha, a leading Ugandan LGBTQ and human rights activist, discusses the legislation. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 17, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights “Nakedly Unconstitutional”: Missouri AG Limits Trans Health Care for All Ages Trans advocates say the rule essentially functions as a ban that makes it impossible to receive gender-affirming care. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 14, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Groups Issue Travel Advisories for Florida Civil rights organizations have warned that any travel to Florida should be approached with “extreme caution.” By Zane McNeill , Truthout April 14, 2023 Truthout