News | LGBTQ Rights California Attorney General Sues School District Over Anti-Trans Policies The new policies violate "state laws safeguarding" student rights, state Attorney General Robert Bonta said. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 30, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Texas Ban on Youth Gender-Affirming Care Will Go Into Effect Amid Legal Battle The ban will go into effect Sept. 1 as it awaits review by the Texas Supreme Court, blocking health care for trans kids. By William Melhado , TheTexasTribune August 26, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Right-Wing Judges Are Allowing Alabama Trans Health Care Ban to Go Into Effect Doctors or parents who administer puberty blockers or other hormonal therapy could face up to 10 years in prison. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams August 22, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Judge Blocks GA Ban on Hormones for Trans Youth Seeking Gender-Affirming Care A "broad ban" on hormone treatment for trans kids isn't likely "to serve the state’s interest," the judge said. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 21, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ Ally Shot and Killed for Defending Pride Flag in Front of Her Store Lauri Carleton was “a pillar in [her] community [and] an immovable force in her values for equality, love, and justice.” By Zane McNeill , Truthout August 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Fifth-Grade Teacher in Georgia Fired for Reading Children’s Book to Class “My Shadow Is Purple” is a Scholastic-approved book recommended for lower primary schools. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning August 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Most US Students Say Their School’s Curriculum Doesn’t Include LGBTQ Topics LGBTQ kids across the country have had to learn about their history from sources beyond textbooks and classrooms. By Orion Rummler , The19th August 20, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth I Moved to Florida to Teach Despite Right-Wing Censorship. Here’s Why. I’m confident our union can organize sufficiently to fight back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war on public education. By Zachary Levenson , Truthout August 19, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights 4 in 5 LGBTQ Americans Feel Less Safe Because of Bans on Gender-Affirming Care Anti-LGBTQ laws and policies "codifies discrimination and stigma into law," the Human Rights Campaign said. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 18, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights North Carolina Legislature Overrides Governor’s Vetoes of Anti-Trans Bills A local trans rights advocate called the vote "an all-out attack on queer and transgender youth in North Carolina." By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 17, 2023 Truthout