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Category: legislature

  • В гендерном переходе заподозрили уклонение

    Translation: Gender transitions suspected in evasions В ближайшее время в Госдуму будут внесены поправки, запрещающие официальную смену пола без проведения хирургической операции. Об этом “Ъ” рассказала глава думского комитета по вопросам семьи, женщин и детей Нина Останина. Ранее с такой инициативой выступил Минюст. Источник “Ъ” в Думе поясняет, что внимание законодателей привлекли участившиеся случаи, когда…

  • Judge Rejects Zooey Zephyr’s Effort To Return To Montana House

    Lawyers working under Attorney General Austin Knudsen said any intervention by the courts on Zephyr’s behalf would be a blatant violation of the separation of powers. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, May 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr Sues After Being Barred From House Floor

    Zephyr, one of the state’s first transgender lawmakers, said the effort to silence her was “a disturbing and terrifying affront to democracy itself.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, May 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • Zooey Zephyr Banishment Spotlights Rise Of GOP Far-Right Caucuses

    Across the country with varying levels of success, the groups have followed the playbook of the House Freedom Caucus. Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via Huffington Post, April 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • ‘Let Her Speak!’: Trans Montana Lawmaker Stands Firm In Dispute

    Montana Republicans want to silence Rep. Zooey Zephyr after she said they would have “blood on their hands” if they banned gender-affirming medical care. Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via Huffington Post, April 24, 2023 (PDF archive)

  • Pride sponsors, stand up for your trans employees in Missouri

    Show us that you value our community. Tell Attorney General Bailey and Governor Parsons that this will not stand. Spread the word! Share this petition with the hashtag #NOMODiscrimination and this link: https://chng.it/48GZHRPGzf See also: this update. Rating: Transsupportive, Change.org, April 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)

  • Erin Reed on Transgender Rights and Politics

    Erin Reed talked about transgender rights and equality, including transgender athlete legislation. Rating: Transsupportive, C-SPAN, April 21, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • Florida GOP lawmaker likens trans people to “mutants”

    During bill hearing, Rep. Webster Barnaby said “We have people that live among us today on planet Earth that are happy to display themselves as if they were mutants from another planet.” Rating: Transneutral, CBS, April 11, 2023 (Video archive)

  • Florida Republican apologizes after calling transgender people ‘mutants’

    A Florida Republican apologized Monday after he called transgender people “demons” and “mutants” during a hearing on a bill that would make it a misdemeanor offense for someone to use a bathroom that doesn’t align with the sex they were assigned at birth. Rating: Transneutral, Politico, April 10, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)

  • What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows

    Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its benefits for trans people’s health Rating: Transsupportive, Scientific American, May 12, 2022 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary What the Science on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids Really Shows Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its…