News | LGBTQ Rights Democrats Introduce Bill to Amend Civil Rights Act to Include LGBTQ Protections The bill would codify protections established by the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Amid Right-Wing War on Higher Ed, Montana State Students Fear for Their Lives LGBTQ students targeted by death threats say they have dropped out of classes and have trouble going to sleep at night. By Meghan Krausch , Truthout June 20, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Wisconsin County Declares Itself a Sanctuary for Trans People The resolution "draws a circle of safety and protection around trans people," its sponsor said. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 20, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights New Ohio Gender-Affirming Care Ban Requires Erroneous Mental Health Screening This provision ignores scientific consensus that conditions like depression don't "cause" someone to be trans. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning June 17, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Anti-Trans Bills Spark Mass Migration as 130-260K Trans People Flee Home States A new survey shows that hundreds of thousands have left their home states, and over a million more may soon follow. By Erin Reed , ErinintheMorning June 16, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Michigan Legislature Advances Bills to Ban Conversion Therapy in the State The incredibly dangerous practice is currently banned in just 21 states and Washington, D.C. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 15, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Tennessee’s Anti-Drag Law Is Latest Chapter in State’s Century of Censorship Almost 100 years after the Scopes Monkey Trial over evolution, Tennessee has again become a censorship battleground. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout June 14, 2023 Truthout
Interview | LGBTQ Rights New Film Explores Intersex Community’s Fight for Recognition, Bodily Autonomy “Every Body” tells the stories of activists whose childhoods were marked by shame, secrecy and nonconsensual surgeries. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! June 12, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights These Companies Condemned Anti-LGBTQ Bills But Funded the Bills’ Sponsors Anyway Since January 2022, 25 corporate PACs have contributed $13.5 million to anti-LGBTQ politicians, one analysis found. By Harshawn Ratanpal & Taylor Giorno , OpenSecrets June 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pence Uses LGBTQ Hate and Christian Nationalism to Launch Presidential Bid For the first time in 83 years, a former vice president and his ex-boss are running against each other for president. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 7, 2023 Truthout