Category: Florida
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Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via Politico, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via NBC, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via WMUR, June 20, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive)
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Transgender care bans cause families to flee to other states
‘I’ve kept her safe’: Families flee states with transgender care bans to protect their children Rating: Transsupportive, USA Today, June 20, 2023, PDF archive, HTML archive
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Florida’s drag ban is facing a new test: comic conventions
OPINION: The gender experimentation offered by the cosplay community must be preserved as conservatives continue on their mission to destroy gender nonconformity Rating: Transsupportive, Xtra, June 15, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Fund The Fight To Stop Republicans From Defunding Libraries Now!
Despite their significant importance, states like Florida, Missouri, Texas, and Idaho are working to pass legislation that will do everything from limiting access to books and resources, to reducing staff, forcing libraries to cut programs and services or outright close. Rating: Transsupportive, National Campaign for Justice, June 14, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Opinion: Love your own family, stop hating families of LGBTQ+ kids
It is once again June. For the LGBTQ+ community, it’s officially recognized as Pride Month — an opportunity for us to reflect on our history of tribulations, celebrate our triumphs and unite around the experience of existing as we are, in a world that often tells us we should not. Rating: Transsupportive, Detroit Free Press,…
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Teacher, ACLU file challenge to new K-3 ban on ‘human sexuality’ education
A new Indiana law that critics say will effectively ban discussions about LGBTQ+ people in schools under the guise of blocking conversations around “human sexuality” now faces a legal challenge. Rating: Transneutral, News and Tribune, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats. Though no explosives were discovered, the incidents tie into the backlash over the retail chain’s Pride Month merchandise. Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, June 12, 2023 (PDF archive)
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How Trans Organizers Are Fighting Back Against Ron DeSantis
“Ron DeSantis accidentally created the most powerful resistance that he could ever imagine because we’re angry and we’re connecting and we’re caring for each other.” Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 11, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)