A Kansas judge temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a ban on gender-affirming care for youth, ruling that a legal challenge arguing the law violates parental rights is likely to succeed.
Douglas County District Judge Carl Folsom issued an injunction on the law, saying a lawsuit challenging the statute under the Kansas Constitution has a strong likelihood of prevailing, according to…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster just signed a bathroom law impacting all public schools and universities.
The new law passed earlier this year by the South Carolina legislature segregates multi-stall bathrooms and changing spaces at public K-12 schools and public colleges and universities to be designated based on sex assigned at birth. That applies to school restrooms, locker rooms, and…
Despite the fame and notoriety she experienced in her lifetime, not enough people today know about the trailblazing Black trans artist Sir Lady Java. Fortunately, thanks to a newly published zine by Fugitive Materials, you can learn a lot more about the dynamic star and activist.
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A prominent gay civil rights attorney is launching a primary challenge against Delaware’s sitting attorney general, setting up what could become one of the state’s most closely watched Democratic contests this year.
Dwayne Bensing, the legal director of the ACLU of Delaware and a longtime LGBTQ+ advocate, announced Sunday that he is running for Delaware attorney general, challenging…
A group of conservative parents and students has filed a federal lawsuit against a Wisconsin school district over its policy allowing transgender students to use bathrooms aligned with their gender identity.
The case, filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, targets the New Richmond School District, a small system near the Minnesota border. The…
An appellate court said Iowa can enforce a ban on LGBTQ+-themed books in libraries and the Hawkeye State’s “don’t say gay” law.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit removed preliminary injunctions that had blocked provisions of a law signed by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim…
The Idaho House passed legislation that could make it a felony for transgender people to step foot in a bathroom matching their gender identity.
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The legislation takes aim directly at trans individuals using the restroom or locker rooms, threatening those who “knowingly” and…
Two transgender men sued Kansas on Friday, challenging a newly enacted law that abruptly invalidated their driver’s licenses and empowers private lawsuits against people accused of using the “wrong” restrooms in government buildings.
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The lawsuit, filed in Douglas County District Court…