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Marjorie Taylor Greene Proposes Bill to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
For many transgender children, gender-affirming care has the potential to be life-saving.
Boston Children’s Hospital Targeted by Anti-Trans Harassment Campaign
“We are deeply concerned by these attacks,” the hospital said, adding that the threats were “fueled by misinformation.”
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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 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.
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.”
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.