Alaska House committee advances, expands proposal to bar trans girls from girls sports
Amended bill would add elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school
By Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon - April 16, 2024LGBTQ+
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the NAACP’s travel advisory for LGBTQ+ people and minorities, and two California school boards voted to ban pride flags.
By Will Fritz - September 18, 2023Melissa Tempel slapped her old school district with a lawsuit after it fired her for criticizing its ban of a song with inclusive themes.
By Will Fritz - September 11, 2023A Maryland judge ruled parents can’t opt kids out of inclusive lesson plans.
By Will Fritz - August 28, 2023Blue states aren’t immune from conservative culture wars. Here's what happened after three far-right candidates were elected to the Temecula school board.
By Will Fritz - August 24, 2023A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction that had been placed on the Alabama law by a federal district judge.
By Will Fritz - August 22, 2023A California store owner was allegedly killed for hanging her pride flag, more school districts are exploring anti-trans policies, and a Texas university's LGBTQ+ resource center prepares for the state's ban on diversity offices.
By Will Fritz - August 21, 2023Texas was sued over its restrictions on drag performances, an Oregon clinic was shut down by a bomb threat, and Florida reversed its ban on high school AP psychology curriculum.
By Will Fritz - August 14, 2023The ruling will force families of trans youth to take their children out of state for health care.
By Will Fritz - August 01, 2023Act 372 would have put librarians and booksellers at risk of prosecution for displaying content deemed ‘harmful to minors.’
By Will Fritz - August 01, 2023Missouri’s ban on gender-affirming care faces a legal challenge, the U.S. Senate failed to pass an amendment that would have banned pride flags from federal buildings, and more.
By Will Fritz - July 31, 2023Michigan joins 22 states in banning a practice that research says doesn't work and harms LGBTQ+ youth.
By Will Fritz - July 27, 2023Lawyers representing families of transgender minors, health care providers, and LGBTQ+ civil rights groups are suing to block Missouri’s law before it goes into effect on Aug. 28.
By Will Fritz - July 27, 2023Lawyers seek to stop Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care, Sen. J.D. Vance introduces a bill to ban all gender-affirming care, and more.
By Will Fritz - July 24, 2023The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will render a final decision on bans in both Kentucky and Tennessee by Sept. 30.
By Will Fritz - July 24, 2023Vance's bill would criminalize the provision of puberty blockers and hormone treatments to most people under the age of 18.
By Will Fritz - July 19, 2023Kentucky's ban on gender-affirming care went into effect, a Michigan salon owner says transgender people are unwelcome, and more.
By Will Fritz - July 17, 2023The Ohio secretary of state joins a competitive GOP primary to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
By Josh Israel - July 17, 2023The judge’s ruling came nearly a week after the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction halting enforcement of a similar law in Tennessee.
By Associated Press - July 17, 2023An image on Instagram of what appears to be a campaign mailer for the Republican member of Congress accuses California Gov. Gavin Newsom of 'defending pedophiles.'
By Will Fritz - July 17, 2023Two hundred and twenty-one GOP lawmakers also voted to bar gender-affirming health care.
By Josh Israel - July 14, 2023Federal courts had recently blocked every anti-trans state law they'd ruled on — until the Sixth Circuit ruled in a case in Tennessee.
By Will Fritz - July 13, 2023The latest events impacting LGBTQ+ communities and their rights.
By Will Fritz - July 10, 2023The Republican Party and conservative activists aren't shy about saying they don't support any legal protections for trans people.
By Nick Vachon - July 07, 2023The group made headlines with its summit in Philadelphia last week.
By Will Fritz - July 06, 2023Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidates attended a conference with Moms for Liberty, which has pushed to ban books from schools.
By Oliver Willis - July 05, 2023Opposition in local politics to pride displays isn’t new, but elected officials and activists say it has become more visible this year.
By Will Fritz - July 05, 2023The latest events impacting LGBTQ+ communities and their rights.
By Will Fritz - July 05, 2023Organizers with a national public school advocacy campaign, joined by local activists, gave away books on Thursday to kick off a weekend of counterprogramming against Moms for Liberty's second annual gathering.
By Nick Vachon - June 30, 2023A former Florida congressional candidate and adviser to Hillary Clinton and John Kerry shares her story.
By Will Fritz - June 26, 2023Across the globe, policies similar to those championed by many in the GOP have gone hand in hand with illiberal and anti-democratic politics.
By Nick Vachon - June 26, 2023