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Missouri to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

Missouri to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

By Summer Ballentine | Mar 21, 2023

Missouri's Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely.

Gwyneth Paltrow to Stand Trial for Deer Valley Ski Crash

Gwyneth Paltrow to Stand Trial for Deer Valley Ski Crash

By Sam Metz | Mar 21, 2023

Gwyneth Paltrow will stand trial on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by a retired optometrist who said that the actress-turned-lifestyle influencer violently crashed into him in 2016 while skiing in Utah at one of the most upscale ski resorts in the U.S.

Report: PrEP An HIV Prevention Success for Mostly White Gay Men

Report: PrEP An HIV Prevention Success for Mostly White Gay Men

By Emell Adolphus | Mar 20, 2023

Progress for PrEP to curb new HIV infections has reportedly stagnated in the U.S.

Drag Superstars Join In for 'Drag Isn't Dangerous' Campaign & Telethon

Drag Superstars Join In for 'Drag Isn't Dangerous' Campaign & Telethon

Mar 20, 2023

A coalition of LGBTQ media groups and companies is teaming up to fight back against harmful political and media narratives about drag performers and trans people.

Alex Murdaugh's Surviving Son Buster Calls Involvement in Gay Man's Death 'Vicious Rumors'

Alex Murdaugh's Surviving Son Buster Calls Involvement in Gay Man's Death 'Vicious Rumors'

Mar 20, 2023

Alex Murdaugh's surviving son, Buster, on Monday "unequivocally" denied "vicious rumors" that he was involved in the death of a gay former classmate he was linked to romantically.

School Library Book Bans are Seen as Targeting LGBTQ+ Content

School Library Book Bans are Seen as Targeting LGBTQ+ Content

By Scott McFetridge, Anthony Izaguirre and Sara Cline | Mar 20, 2023

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

Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Concerns Founders of Color

By Kat Stafford and Claire Savage | Mar 19, 2023

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 Governor Signs Measure Prohibiting Abortion Pills

Mar 18, 2023

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 Adds LGBTQ+ Protections to Anti-Discrimination Law

By Joey Cappelletti | Mar 17, 2023

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 Aims to Revoke Hotel's Liquor License for Drag Show

By Adriana Gomez Licon | Mar 17, 2023

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

New Hampshire Senate Passes GOP-Backed Parents' Rights Bill

By Holly Ramer | Mar 17, 2023

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

Iowa Lawmakers Send School Bathroom Bill to Governor

By Scott McFetridge | Mar 17, 2023

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 Lawmakers Struggle to Finish Transgender Bill

Mar 16, 2023

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

Wellesley College Students Call for Admission of Trans Men

By Mark Pratt | Mar 16, 2023

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

Arkansas Lawmakers Send Gov. Sanders School Bathroom Bill

By Andrew DeMillo | Mar 16, 2023

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

Nebraska Lawmaker 3 Weeks into Filibuster over Trans Bill

By Margery A. Beck | Mar 15, 2023

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

Former Kentucky Lawmaker Makes Plea on Gender-Affirming Care

By Bruce Schreiner | Mar 15, 2023

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

Sanders Signs Arkansas Trans Care Malpractice Bill into Law

By Andrew DeMillo | Mar 15, 2023

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

GOP Leader 'Pausing' Social Media after Liking LGBTQ+ Posts

By Kimberlee Kruesi | Mar 14, 2023

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

DeSantis Bills on Diversity, Gender Pass Florida Committees

By Anthony Izaguirre and Brendan Farrington | Mar 14, 2023

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.

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