Category: legislature

  • The GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet

    The GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet

    Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, December 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary The Latest GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet Megyn Kelly opened the floor for candidates to openly attack transgender youth on Wednesday night. By Nick Visser Dec 6, 2023, 11:22 PM EST |…

  • New Poll: 76% Say Trans Care For Trans Youth Should Be Decided By Parents Or Doctors

    New Poll: 76% Say Trans Care For Trans Youth Should Be Decided By Parents Or Doctors

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, November 17, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary New Poll: 76% Say Trans Care For Trans Youth Should Be Decided By Parents Or Doctors Over the past three years, 21 states have implemented bans or severe limitations on gender-affirming care for transgender youth. These…

  • Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’?

    Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’?

    Rating: Transsupportive, Dallas Morning News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’? Max Hightower was cast in ensemble roles for theater productions throughout high school. Then, finally, his teacher offered him one of…

  • Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate

    Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate

    Rating: Transneutral, CBS News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem makes history as first openly transgender person elected to Virginia state Senate BY SHAWNA MIZELLE UPDATED ON: NOVEMBER 8, 2023 / 8:22 PM EST / CBS NEWS Danica Roem has made history Tuesday as the first openly…

  • Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South

    Rating: Transsupportive, New York Times, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South A Democrat in her third term in the Virginia House of Delegates and a former journalist, she won a competitive race in the northern part…

  • Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms

    Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms

    Rating: Transsupportive, The Capital Times, November 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-trans prison housing bill raises alarms Rylee Jenich spent 10 years incarcerated in various Wisconsin men’s prisons. For the last six of those years, Jenich — a trans-feminine person who uses they/them pronouns — publicly identified as…

  • As transgender health care draws patients to New Mexico, waitlists grow

    As transgender health care draws patients to New Mexico, waitlists grow

    Rating: Transsupportive, CBS News, October 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary As transgender health care draws patients to New Mexico, waitlists grow ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This summer, Sophia Machado packed her bags and left her home in Oregon to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where her sister lived and…

  • Abusive Practices And Conversion Therapy Ties: The Right Latches Onto Finnish Doctor Kaltiala

    Abusive Practices And Conversion Therapy Ties: The Right Latches Onto Finnish Doctor Kaltiala

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 31, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Abusive Practices And Conversion Therapy Ties: The Right Latches Onto Finnish Doctor Kaltiala On Monday, Bari Weiss’ platform, “The Free Press,” published an article by Dr. Riitakerttu Kaltiala, the chief psychiatrist in the department of adolescent…

  • Alabama lawmaker & Moms for Liberty want to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law to all grades

    Alabama lawmaker & Moms for Liberty want to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law to all grades

    Rating: Transneutral, LGBTQ Nation, October 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Alabama lawmaker & Moms for Liberty want to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law to all grades Five-year-olds in the state are watching sexually explicit X-rated movies in school libraries, according to Republican state Rep. Mack Butler of Alabama.…

  • Idaho Bathroom Ban Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals

    Idaho Bathroom Ban Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Idaho Bathroom Ban Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the bathroom ban for transgender students in Idaho could not proceed, at least for the…