House committee advances legislation that would restrict the rights of Alaska trans kids

A resolution to be considered by North Dakota Republican Party delegates at their upcoming convention would define life as beginning at fertilization and call for criminal penalties for “anyone who kills a pre-born human being.”

A bill that could lead to LGBTQ youth being placed in families with moral or religious objections to their sexual orientation or gender identity was approved by the Tennessee Senate on Tuesday.

A bill aimed at protecting the mental health of student athletes became a bill banning transgender students from bathrooms, requiring schools to notify parents every time their child checks out a book from the school library, stopping transgender kids from participating in girls sports and banning sex education before sixth grade in a Senate committee Tuesday.

GLAAD survey also finds broader public not supportive of anti-trans policies and candidates

Opponents of House Bill 668 said bill is discriminatory, could lead to more lawsuits

Last year, lawmakers approved the Reproductive Health Protection Act, which shields health care providers in Maryland from liability if they help out-of-state patients obtain an abortion, as long as the services provided are legal under Maryland law.

GOP lawmakers are continuing to advance anti-trans proposals under the guise of protecting women and minors despite the threat of a veto from Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Hundreds of activists rallied in the Iowa Capitol rotunda Monday evening as lawmakers held a public hearing on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill defining of “male” and “female” in Iowa Code and excluding transgender people from sex-segregated spaces. House File 2389 has already passed through the committee process, and is available for debate by the House of […]

Recent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texas’ conservative movement could be wading into a complicated Constitutional morass the country hasn’t dealt with since before the Civil War.

For years, Parkinson has been a part of the D.C. Republican establishment.

Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House in December

Added as an amendment in committee, a public hearing on the proposal has not taken place in the Senate this year

Debate highlights rancor between hardline Freedom Caucus and larger House GOP Caucus

Legislation banning gender transitioning surgery, hormone therapy and puberty-blocking drugs for minors under 18 is on the fast track in the South Carolina House, with approval by the GOP-dominated chamber coming as early as next week.

In January, Luanne Peterpaul will be the first out gay woman to become a New Jersey legislator, a move toward increasing LGBTQ representation in Trenton at a time when the queer community feels increasingly under attack in statehouses nationwide.

Before the newly elected U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson was in public office, the Louisiana Republican’s restrictive stances on gender identity, abortion and sexuality were honed at the conservative Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, where he served as a senior spokesperson and attorney. Alliance Defending Freedom, or ADF, is the legal force behind dozens […]

Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said the order is in response to the wave of legislation attacking transgender rights across the country.

Hate crimes based on gender identity were up 32.9% year over year.

The White House released a statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death.

The bills, which would ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and sports participation for trans girls and women, will likely be vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.

Conservative attacks on education are doing real harm, advocates say.

The Commonwealth Policy Center, which wants to ban abortion in Kentucky, sent mailers supporting Republican Daniel Cameron.

'The leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration is needed now more than ever,' Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.

The Biden White House has condemned social media harassment of a Department of the Interior staffer.

One bill would ban best-practice care for trans minors.

A judge blocked a Montana law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth.

A school in suburban Chicago has been subjected to three bomb threats after the social media account Libs of TikTok shared images of a pride flag in one of the school’s classrooms.

The Texas judge who ordered the FDA to rescind approval of an abortion drug says drag shows aren’t protected by the First Amendment.

A high school student painted the mural last year after winning an art contest.