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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.
GOP Candidate With Violent Past Has Said Gay People Are “Worthy of Death”
Scott Esk, who has a history of domestic violence and child abuse, is competing in a primary runoff in Oklahoma.
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.
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.
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.
Feel Like Everything Is Crumbling? This Oral History of the Future Offers Hope.
Where will we be in 30 years? M.E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi offer a hope-filled vision of interdependence and care.
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.