Category: legislature
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Maine Adds Gender Affirming Care To Youth-Consent Care At Age 16
With many states passing laws targeting transgender youth with care bans, Maine has gone in the opposite direction. A new law has passed allowing trans youth to consent to care at 16. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, July 12, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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SNP MP Mhairi Black stepping down at next general election, blaming ‘toxic’ Westminster workplace
Openly lesbian Black told The News Agents podcast of her decision on Tuesday (4 July). Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 4, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Suella Braverman condemned for latest anti-trans attack in House of Commons
On Monday (3 July), the home secretary took aim at Labour leader Keir Starmer with an anti-trans dig which fell flat. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, July 4, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Supreme Court Lets Gender Dysphoria Ruling Stand in Win for Transgender Rights
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let stand a federal appeals court ruling that found people with gender dysphoria should be protected against discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Rating: Transsupportive, HealthDay News, July 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Supreme Court Lets Gender…
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Michigan Pronouns Law Declared an ‘Abomination’ by Former Judge
Michigan’s recent bill making it a felony for people to harass or intimidate someone by misgendering them and using the wrong pronouns has sparked controversy in the state, with former judge and television personality Joe Brown calling the measure an “abomination.” Rating: Transneutral, Newsweek, July 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Louisiana governor vetoes bills targeting gender-affirming care, pronoun usage
Louisiana Gov. Jon Bel Edwards (D) vetoed three bills targeting the LGBTQ community on Friday. Rating: Transsupportive, The Hill, June 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Kansas, Other States Threaten To Undo Legal Gender Changes; What To Do
Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, and Tennessee all have passed laws “defining sex” to exclude trans people. Now Kansas intends to revert all gender changes back legally. Here’s what you can do. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, June 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Delaware state senator Sarah McBride launches bid to be first trans member of Congress
The highest-ranking transgender elected official in the United States, Sarah McBride, has launched a bid to become Delaware’s sole member of the US House of Representatives. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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June Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map
A map of the risk for anti-trans laws. For Pride, America feels like it has cleaved into two countries – one which targets transgender people everywhere, and one that has taken huge protective steps. Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, June 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)