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Texas AG Ken Paxton Asked Agency to Compile List of Trans Residents in the State
“Nothing good ever comes out of the government creating a list of people from a marginalized community,” a critic said.
The Violence Queer and Trans People Face Is State-Sanctioned
The Colorado Springs shooting targeting an LGBTQIA+ club was stoked by the white supremacist, Christian-fascist right.
Right-Wingers Who Stoke the War on Trans People Have Club Q Blood on Their Hands
The mass shooting of people at an LGBTQ nightclub came amid the right’s systemic attack on trans and queer people.
Senate Takes Crucial Step Toward Codifying Marriage Equality
After the Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, Biden said he would “promptly sign it into law.”
For the First Time, LGBTQ Candidates Are on the Ballot in All 50 States
There are 678 LGBTQ candidates across the country who are on the ballot in the general election.
GOP Lawmaker’s Federal “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Is More Restrictive Than Florida’s
“This is their end game,” one critic of the GOP bill said, “to censor and ban LGBTQ from all public life.”
Gov. Youngkin’s Anti-Trans Policies Trigger Massive Student Walkouts in Virginia
“We have to be here, because they’re trying to take away our rights,” one organizer of the walkouts said.
Texas Banned More Books Than Any Other State Last Year, Analysis Finds
The books that were banned frequently included themes or characters focused on marginalized communities.
Judge Halts Texas “Child Abuse” Investigations Into Trans Youths and Families
The judge’s order was limited in scope due to a previous ruling by the state Supreme Court earlier this year.
Court Upholds Block of Arkansas’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
The ban discriminates against transgender children in the state “on the basis of sex,” the appellate court said.