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School Library Book Bans are Seen as Targeting LGBTQ+ Content
Longstanding disagreements about content in school libraries often focus this year on books with LGBTQ themes as policymakers nationwide also consider limiting or banning gender-affirming care and drag shows, and other measures targeting LGBTQ people.
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Concerns Founders of Color
In the hours after some of Silicon Valley Bank's biggest customers started pulling out their money, a WhatsApp group of startup founders who are immigrants of color ballooned to more than 1,000 members.
Wyoming Governor Signs Measure Prohibiting Abortion Pills
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.
Michigan Adds LGBTQ+ Protections to Anti-Discrimination Law
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Thursday codifying LGBTQ protections into the state's civil rights law, permanently outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state.
Florida Aims to Revoke Hotel's Liquor License for Drag Show
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is moving to revoke the liquor license of a Miami hotel that hosted a Christmas drag show, a crackdown as the Republican looks to shore up his conservative credentials ahead of an expected 2024 presidential bid.
New Hampshire Senate Passes GOP-Backed Parents' Rights Bill
A "parents' bill of rights" that critics say is designed to target transgender youth passed New Hampshire's Republican-led Senate on Thursday.
Iowa Lawmakers Send School Bathroom Bill to Governor
Transgender students won't be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity under a bill that Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds was expected to sign into law after it got final legislative approval Thursday.
Kentucky Lawmakers Struggle to Finish Transgender Bill
Kentucky GOP lawmakers struggled to wrap up a bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors, as internal differences complicated their push to beat a Thursday deadline to complete the sweeping proposal denounced by outside voices within their party.
Wellesley College Students Call for Admission of Trans Men
A fierce debate at Wellesley College over who should be admitted to the women's school has intensified with students approving a referendum to allow the admission of transgender men and nonbinary people who do not identify and live as women.
Arkansas Lawmakers Send Gov. Sanders School Bathroom Bill
Transgender people at Arkansas public schools would not be able to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday.
Nebraska Lawmaker 3 Weeks into Filibuster over Trans Bill
State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has slowed the business of passing laws to a crawl by introducing amendment after amendment to every bill that makes it to the state Senate floor and taking up all eight debate hours allowed by the rules.
Former Kentucky Lawmaker Makes Plea on Gender-Affirming Care
For years, Jerry Miller was a fixture at legislative hearings in Kentucky, but this time was different: the GOP ex-lawmaker opened up about how his young grandchild could be hurt by a bill to ban access to gender-affirming medical care for those under 18.
Sanders Signs Arkansas Trans Care Malpractice Bill into Law
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation making it easier to sue providers of gender-affirming care for children, a move that could effectively reinstate a blocked ban on such care.
GOP Leader 'Pausing' Social Media after Liking LGBTQ+ Posts
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally announced Monday that he is "pausing" all social media activity after revelations that he repeatedly commented on posts of nearly nude photos of a young gay model and other LGBTQ personalities.
DeSantis Bills on Diversity, Gender Pass Florida Committees
Florida Republicans on Monday advanced two key initiatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run — banning gender affirming care for minors and eliminating diversity programs in colleges.
Man Dresses as Julius Caesar to Protest LGBTQ+ Teacher's Attire
A New Hampshire man showed up a school board meeting in Concord, New Hampshire dressed as "Julius Caesar" to protest the the attire of a LGBTQ+ teacher allowed by the school.
West Virginia GOP Legislature Passes Transgender Care Ban
A bill that would ban evidence-based health care for transgender minors in West Virginia, the state estimated to have more transgender youth per capita than any other in the nation, is headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice.
GOP-Led Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Limit Drag Shows
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky advanced a bill Friday to put limits on drag shows, capping a free-wielding Senate debate as supporters touted it as a child-protection measure and opponents called it an unconstitutional attack aimed at LGBTQ groups.
WV Senate Joins GOP Effort to Limit Trans Youth Health Care
West Virginia's Republican supermajority Senate followed a growing national trend of GOP opposition to health care for transgender youth by passing a bill that would ban certain treatments and therapies.
Listen: Conservative Catholic Group Spent $4 Million to Out Gay Priests
A Denver-based Catholic group reportedly spent $4 million to track gay priests on dating apps — and then outed them to the church hierarchy.