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Trans Rights

KS Sports Ban on Trans Athletes Could Include “Genital Inspection,” Critics Say
The passage of the anti-trans bill into law “breaks my heart,” said Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.

Planned Parenthood Sues Missouri AG After Being Targeted in Anti-Trans Inquiry
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has made attacks on transgender health care a bedrock of his office.

Trans Organizers Forced to Cancel DC Protest Following Violent Far Right Threats
Incendiary lies about the protest were spread by far right figures like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Majority of Voters See GOP Attacks on LGBTQ+ Rights as “Political Theater”: Poll
The poll also found that a majority of voters think the Democratic Party should do more to protect LGBTQ+ rights.

Democrats Reintroduce Federal Trans Bill of Rights Amid GOP Attacks
The bill declares the federal government has a duty to protect trans and nonbinary people from discrimination.

The Right Is Weaponizing the Nashville Shooting to Whip Up an Anti-Trans Panic
I’m filled with terror by the right’s lies about an “epidemic” of trans shooters and push to “eradicate” people like me.

Montana Bill to Narrowly Define Sex Is Most Expansive Yet, Experts Say
It would effectively prevent trans and gender-nonconforming people from being protected by anti-discrimination laws.

Anti-LGBTQ Parents Bill of Rights Is a Cruel Attack on Our Kids and Our Schools
Republicans have brought their moral panic over schools to the national stage, unleashing hate on families like mine.

Gender-Affirming Health Care Bans Also Impact Families and Medical Providers
Essential providers like children’s hospitals offering care to trans kids have been targeted for harassment and threats.

Trans and Nonbinary Youth Say Their Health Care Shouldn’t Be Up for “Debate”
The wave of anti-trans bills is injecting dangerous misinformation about LGBTQ people into the mainstream.