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![Virginia Go. Glenn Youngkin makes remarks at a press conference in Arlington, Virginia, on June 13, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0811-glenn-youngkin-400x300.jpg)
Gov. Glenn Youngkin Aims to Force Teachers to Out LGBTQ Students to Parents
Forcing teachers to tell parents about a child's LGBTQ identity could create “immeasurable trauma,” one activist said.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with attendees at the 2022 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on July 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0805-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
Ron DeSantis and the Florida GOP Are Targeting Trans Youth for Political Gain
Trans people in Florida are being targeted by their own governor, who “desperately wants to be president.”
![Transgender flag held up by hand](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0804-trans-flag-400x300.jpg)
Judge Rules West Virginia’s Medicaid Program Must Provide Gender-Affirming Care
The state's exclusion “targets transgender people because they are transgender,” Judge Chuck Chambers ruled.
![LGBTQ Pride flag pin on coat](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0802-lgbtq-pin-400x300.jpg)
WI District Bars Teachers From Displaying Pride Flags & Using Pronouns in Emails
The district is failing at making students and staff feel “safe, valued and welcome,” one critic said of the policy.
![A man waves a rainbow flag as he rides by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0801-lgbtq-scotus-400x300.jpg)
Right Wing Is Waging Attacks to Limit Key LGBTQ Rights Protected in “Bostock”
A federal judge's block on Biden's Title IX rule is part of a broader effort to target nondiscrimination protections.
![Michigan Hall of Justice building, seen from below.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0729-michigan-hall-of-justice-400x300.jpg)
Michigan High Court: Anti-Discrimination Law Applies to LGBTQ Residents
“Our lives have worth and our work provides value,” one openly gay lawmaker said in response to the ruling.
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Texas Republican Seeks to Limit HIV Medication Access After Winning Abortion Ban
Lawyer Jonathan Mitchell is most well-known for helping to craft Texas’s abortion bill, last year’s first blow to “Roe.”
![Sen. Marco Rubio talks to a reporter between votes at the U.S. Capitol on July 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0722-marco-rubio-400x300.jpg)
GOP Senators Disparage Marriage Equality Bill, Call It a “Stupid Waste of Time”
The bill would codify marriage rights for LGBTQ couples currently recognized by the Supreme Court.
![A view of the U.S. Capitol Dome on June 21, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0721-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Marriage Equality Bill Could Break Senate Filibuster, Lawmakers Say
The bill will need at least 10 Republicans to join every member of the Democratic caucus to pass a Senate filibuster.
![An abortion rights activist holds a Pride flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0720-lgtbq-400x300.jpg)
House Passes Bill to Protect Same Sex Marriage With Only 47 GOP “Yes” Votes
Advocates say that while protections for gay marriage are important, more measures are needed for true LGBTQ liberation.