Category: legislature

  • CA Gov Gavin Newsom “Completely Aligns” With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast

    CA Gov Gavin Newsom “Completely Aligns” With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, March 6, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary CA Gov Gavin Newsom “Completely Aligns” With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast The California Governor, in the launch of his new podcast, announced that he completely aligned with far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie…

  • US Senate Democrats block bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports

    US Senate Democrats block bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports

    Rating: Transsupportive, Guardian, March 4, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary US Senate Democrats block bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports Democratic senator says trans athletes ‘deserve an ally’ after Republican-led bill quashed in razor-sharp 51-45 vote Joseph Gedeon in Washington Tue 4 Mar 2025 10.21 EST US Senate Democrats banded…

  • Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies

    Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, March 3, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies The failed legislation reflects a wider effort to disallow trans women (or anyone suspected of being a trans woman) from women’s sports and spaces. S. BAUM…

  • Draft Response to 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport

    Draft Response to 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, March 2, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary I oppose the proposed change in passport requirements and forms in response to an ill-advised executive order as described here: “To comply with E.O. 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to…

  • Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections

    Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, February 27, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary Iowa Legislature Votes to Strip Trans People From Civil Rights Protections The bill will now go to the Governor for a final signature, and will mark the first state to strip any…

  • Tennessee Legislative Campaigns Week of March 2

    Tennessee Legislative Campaigns Week of March 2

    Rating: Transsupportive, Tennessee Equality Project, February 26, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Legislative Campaigns Week of March 2 posted by Chris SandersFebruary 26, 2025 Several anti-LGBTQ bills are on the calendar for the week of March 2. Find information about them below. More campaigns will be added over the coming…

  • Bill removing transgender civil rights sparks protests at Iowa State Capitol

    Bill removing transgender civil rights sparks protests at Iowa State Capitol

    Rating: Transneutral, We Are Iowa, February 25, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary Bill removing transgender civil rights sparks protests at Iowa State Capitol House Republicans advanced the bill Monday on a 13-8 vote, making it eligible for floor debate as soon as Thursday. Author: Connor O’Neal…

  • Indian state proposes sweeping LGBTQ policy

    Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, February 15, 2025, (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Suggest/Improve an Action on the Action Portal! Content Summary (Washington Blade photo by Ernesto Valle) The government of Tamil Nadu in southern India has proposed a policy that is designed to improve the lives of LGBTQ and intersex people in…

  • States move to restrict transgender adult care amid gender-affirming youth care battles

    States move to restrict transgender adult care amid gender-affirming youth care battles

    Rating: Transneutral, ABC News, February 14, 2025, (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Suggest/Improve an Action on the Action Portal! Content Summary States move to restrict transgender adult care After months of targeting transgender youth medical care, legislators are setting their sights on restrictions against care for transgender adults. Carma Marshall Bell After…

  • There’s a Reason Even ‘Smart’ People Surrender to Trump

    Rating: Transsupportive, New York Times, February 13, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary By Patrick Healy and M. Gessen Produced by Vishakha Darbha The deputy editor of Opinion, Patrick Healy, speaks with the columnist M. Gessen about why so many people and institutions, including Democrats, have bent the knee to Trump, despite strongly disagreeing…