The bill that will do this, known in a masterpiece of doublespeak as the "Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act," will also make providing gender-affirming medical care to trans youth a felony. Imagine you’re a high school freshman English teacher and...
Judge Rules Abbott’s Anti-Trans Order Unconstitutional; Questions of Corruption Remain
"Investigate them without exception" is what administrators of Texas's Department of Family and Protective Services were told about reports describing the providing of gender-affirming care for transgender youth as "child abuse" -- even if they thought the complaints...
NC Bill Orders Any School Employee to ‘Immediately’ Notify Parents if a Child ‘Exhibits Gender Nonconformity’
Proposed by Republican Ralph Hise and currently on its way through the North Carolina General Assembly, the so-called "Youth Health Protection Act" would forbid all trans-related health care for those under 21 within North Carolina. A North Carolina bill attacking the...
Arkansas Governor Signs Pro-Religious Discrimination Bill Allowing Doctors to Refuse to Treat LGBTQ Patients
Late last week, Arkansas's Governor signed into law the "Medical Ethics & Diversity Act," which -- in classic Republican doublespeak fashion -- actually legalizes discrimination against LGBTQ patients for reason of "conscience." Arkansas Republican Governor Asa...
Bob Good’s Path To Congress: Inciting Fear of Transgender People
Bob Good, who successfully wrested the Republican nomination for Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seat away from incumbent Denver Riggleman, is using fears of "a man dressed as a woman" in his campaign literature. We haven't checked in on the Republican Party...
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