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Category: laws

Namibians Take the Fight for LGBTQ Rights to the Supreme Court

Rating: Transsupportive, Vice, May 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Namibians Take the Fight for LGBTQ Rights to the Supreme Court May 2, 2023 Namibians fighting for equal rights have taken their case for marriage equality to their Supreme Court — meet the family behind the case.

May 2, 2023
LGBTQ+ Legislative Tracking Community Spreadsheet

This community-based spreadsheet tracks federal and state LGBTQ+ legislation in the United States.

April 24, 2023
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)

April 24, 2023
Transformations Project Tracks Anti-Trans Legislation

The Transformations Project is tracking anti-trans legislation in the U.S. They have the following resources:

April 22, 2023
ACLU Tracks Anti-Trans Legislation

The American Civil Liberties Union is tracking anti-trans legislation in the United States at https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights

April 22, 2023
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)

April 21, 2023
Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban

Montana’s Republican governor indicated Monday he would sign a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, but he suggested changes to make it clear that public funds could not be used to pay for surgery or hormone treatments for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press, April 17, 2023 (PDF archive)

April 17, 2023
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)

April 11, 2023
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)

April 10, 2023
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…

March 30, 2023