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ASU transgender students on guard as bills move forward, recognition lapses
Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
via Daily Independent (Arizona)PHOENIX — Lawmakers across the country — including those in Arizona — are introducing anti-trans bills at increasing rates, with the number spiking more than 28 times higher, from …
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Texas students say K-12 DEI ban and other anti-LGBTQ+ bills threaten their safety, voice and mental health
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
via KPRC (Texas)Students are concerned the legislation could silence supportive teachers, dismantle safe spaces, lead to overenforcement and prevent honest conversations about identity.
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Shaun Hogan for Brunswick School Department board
Monday, April 28th, 2025
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)During my years of service in the U.S. Navy, a supervisor once told me if you're going to complain about a problem, ensure you are willing to offer a solution. After years of watching the Brunswick…
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AG Ellison’s suit against Trump over anti-trans executive orders draws mixed reactions
Sunday, April 27th, 2025
via Duluth News Tribune (Minnesota)Democrats tout the move from Ellison, while Republicans say the suit is a waste of money
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He fought against anti-trans bathroom bills a decade ago. Now Michael Hughes is fighting back again
Sunday, April 27th, 2025
via Post Bulletin (Minnesota)As President Donald Trump sets about marginalizing trans people, a Rochester man finds it impossible to stay silent.
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Texas passes anti-trans bill restricts bathrooms use, other private spaces
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
via KXAN (Texas)TEXAS (KTAL/KMSS) — Today, the Texas Senate passed the 'Women's Privacy Act,' ensuring women are safe in their bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers. However, it explicitly prohibits trans people from sharing those spaces. Mary Elizabeth Castle, Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, said, 'The vote today in the Senate was a landmark vote for […]
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Minnesota sues Trump administration over anti-trans executive orders
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
via Star Tribune (Minnesota)The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, takes aim at executive orders banning trans kids from sports and defining two sexes
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Maine banned transgender discrimination 20 years ago. Few noticed — until now.
Sunday, April 20th, 2025
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)Dozens of trans students have competed in high school sports in Maine since 2013, but such participation has suddenly become a flashpoint in a high-stake political and legal battle with the Trump…
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All In: Maine is right. Trans youth athletes deserve chance to play
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via Times Union (New York)The ongoing efforts to vilify trans youth and those who compete for fun with their friends, for exercise and the joy of playing is abhorrent.
LGBTQ+
Wisconsin’s name-change law raises safety risks for transgender people
Friday, April 18th, 2025
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper. Families and advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as President Donald Trump has attacked transgender rights.
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Arkansas lawmakers approve anti-trans bill targeting bathroom use in public buildings
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)Arkansas lawmakers passed a bill that would allow Arkansans to sue the state or local governments if they encounter the opposite sex in a multi-occupancy restroom.
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Pride flags, bathroom rules: Idaho laws are ‘frightening,’ trans advocates say
Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
via Idaho Statesman (Idaho)'Women want our spaces to be private for women,' one lawmaker said.
LGBTQ+
Lawmakers pass bill barring discipline against students who refuse to use peers’ preferred names, pronouns
Monday, April 14th, 2025
via Daily Inter Lake (Montana)The Montana Senate on Friday cast the final vote approving a bill restricting public schools from taking action against students or staff who decline to use the preferred names or pronouns of other…
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How Trump administration’s transgender athlete order affects California high schools
Monday, April 14th, 2025
via The Mercury News (California)The CIF is under federal Title IX investigation for policies on transgender athlete participation in sports, says it is abiding by California law.
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The Texas Legislature is having big battles over gender and sexuality. Track them here.
Monday, April 14th, 2025
via The Texas Tribune (Texas)Lawmakers are quietly pushing bills that would limit access to bathrooms and measures preventing trans people from changing government documents.
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GOP Rep. Nancy Mace praises Iowa ending trans civil rights, uses anti-trans slur in Clive
Sunday, April 13th, 2025
via Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa)In Iowa, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., praised the law removing gender identity protections from the Iowa Civil Rights Act and repeated an anti-trans slur.
LGBTQ+
How Trump’s executive orders have forced these Michiganders to change
Sunday, April 13th, 2025
via Detroit Free Press (Michigan)Three Michigan transgender residents and people who love them talk about how Trump's decisions have changed their lives.
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Bill that bars Montana teachers from disciplining for pronoun misuse heads to governor
Saturday, April 12th, 2025
via Missoulian (Montana)HB 400 expands on 2023 legislation that said misgendering trans youth — known as deadnaming and seen as harmful — can't be considered unlawful discrimination.
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Should transgender athletes be able to compete in high school sports? Here’s what Maine students say about it.
Sunday, April 6th, 2025
via Sun Journal (Maine)As state and federal officials argue over whether allowing transgender athletes to compete violates the law, we asked students for their thoughts on the issue.
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Colorado lawmakers push for stronger transgender protections as the Trump administration pushes restrictions
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
via The Gazette (Colorado)Colorado lawmakers propose new protections for transgender people amid rising anti-trans efforts. Bills aim to strengthen rights and affirm care for the community.
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