Oregon representative compared supporting LGBTQ+ people to supporting child abuse
Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House in December
By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle - January 31, 2024
Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House in December
By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle - January 31, 2024
Added as an amendment in committee, a public hearing on the proposal has not taken place in the Senate this year
By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent - January 24, 2024
Debate highlights rancor between hardline Freedom Caucus and larger House GOP Caucus
By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette - January 18, 2024
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.
By Will Fritz - October 16, 2023
The Commonwealth Policy Center, which wants to ban abortion in Kentucky, sent mailers supporting Republican Daniel Cameron.
By Emily Singer - October 11, 2023
'The leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration is needed now more than ever,' Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson said.
By Oliver Willis - October 11, 2023
The Biden White House has condemned social media harassment of a Department of the Interior staffer.
By Will Fritz - October 10, 2023
One bill would ban best-practice care for trans minors.
By Will Fritz and Rebekah Sager - October 06, 2023
A high school student painted the mural last year after winning an art contest.
By Will Fritz - September 22, 2023
A 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, 2023
The ruling will force families of trans youth to take their children out of state for health care.
By Will Fritz - August 01, 2023
Vance'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, 2023
The Ohio secretary of state joins a competitive GOP primary to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
By Josh Israel - July 17, 2023
Two hundred and twenty-one GOP lawmakers also voted to bar gender-affirming health care.
By Josh Israel - July 14, 2023
Secretive right-wing donors and foundations have given millions of dollars to prominent anti-trans groups.
By Nick Vachon and Matt Cohen - May 31, 2023
‘Going through the wrong puberty, every day your body is a little bit farther from what feels like you,’ one trans teenager said. ‘And eventually, you don’t even recognize yourself in the mirror.’
By Associated Press - March 29, 2023
Republican lawmakers want to cut taxes for the rich, ban books from schools, and pass anti-abortion legislation.
By Emily Singer - February 15, 2023
The new House majority leader broke campaign promises and has authored just one minor law.
By Josh Israel - December 23, 2022
California is believed to be the first state to have approximately 1 in 10 of their state lawmakers who are members of the LGBTQ+ community.
By Associated Press - November 22, 2022
Healey and her running mate, Kim Driscoll, were also one of the two all-women gubernatorial tickets that won election this year.
By Associated Press - November 09, 2022
As a state senator, the GOP nominee for governor has consistently supported legislation that would roll back rights for LGBTQ people in the Keystone State.
By Nick Vachon - November 08, 2022
Republican Washington U.S. Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley is a supporter of anti-LGBTQ evangelical leader Franklin Graham and groups such as Focus on the Family.
By Matt Cohen - November 04, 2022
Don Bolduc is spreading anti-transgender conspiracy theories and lies about schools.
By Josh Israel - October 28, 2022
Republican Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon called for the resignation of Michigan’s top education official over videos intended to train school staff on how to support LGBTQ students who are struggling.
By Adrian Cole - September 23, 2022
The New Hampshire GOP Senate nominee has repeatedly spoken out against same-sex marriage, trans people playing sports or receiving healthcare, and protections against discrimination.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2022
Staff in Florida schools face legal jeopardy, attention from hate groups, and demonization from conservatives if they show support for LGBTQ children.
By Adrian Cole - September 13, 2022
The Arizona Republican Senate nominee has a long history of bigotry.
By Josh Israel - August 29, 2022
Jarrin Jackson tweeted that Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake said, ‘RINOs & the Soros media attack him relentlessly because he’s over the target. Jarrin is a winner and a fighter we need in the state senate!’
By Emily Singer - August 19, 2022
‘I hope that we can organize enough people around the fact that we want our personal freedoms in this country,’ said Sykes, candidate for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.
By Casey Quinlan - August 19, 2022
Arizona Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters calls LGBTQ-inclusive books ‘disgusting sex stuff’ and transgender women ‘men in women’s bathrooms.’
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