News | LGBTQ Rights Missouri Bill Would Put Teachers Who Use Trans Kids’ Pronouns on Sex Registry “This is fascism,” said one LGBTQ advocate. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 4, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ People May Be Disproportionately Affected If IVF Becomes Inaccessible Queer people already face discrimination as many insurance companies don't cover IVF for same-sex couples. By Sravya Tadepalli , Prism March 1, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Kentucky Bill Charges Parents With “Neglect” If Trans Kids Use “Wrong” Restrooms The bill updates state code to feature "educational neglect," which includes failure to tell kids which restroom to use. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 1, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Tennessee House Votes to Prohibit Rainbow Pride Flags in Public Schools “This will create an environment that will lead to more deaths of students,” one advocate said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout February 28, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights Our Mourning for Nex Benedict Calls Us to Action Against Transphobia and Fascism Nex Benedict, a gender-expansive teen in Oklahoma, died the day after enduring a beating in their high school bathroom. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout February 23, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights House Republicans Threaten Government Shutdown in Push for Anti-Trans Policies These policies encompass bans on pride flags and the defunding of children’s hospitals that offer gender-affirming care. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning February 22, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Montana Reinstates Ban on Gender Marker Changes for Birth Certificates Montana is rated as one of the most dangerous states for transgender people. By Zane McNeill , Truthout February 22, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Will Maryland Become Next State to Pass a Transgender Sanctuary Law? Advocates say the bill goes farther than the governor’s executive order that enacts policies to protect trans people. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning February 16, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Transgender Advocates Rally at Colorado Capitol in Support of Chosen Name Bills “When you center trans voices you are inherently centering people at the front lines,” one advocate said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout February 16, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Greece Becomes the 37th Nation to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage The reform also opens the door to adoptions and parental guardianship rights to both parents in same-sex partnerships. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams February 16, 2024 Truthout