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State of Texas: Plea for education funding special session rejected by Gov. Abbott
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
via KXAN (Texas)AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas Democrats urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for a special legislative session Monday, citing 'the urgent need to address school finance and improve …
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Bill to bar transgender girls from girls’ school sports now in N.H. governor’s court
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)The proposal passed in a party-line vote shortly after one GOP senator collapsed inside the chamber and was taken to the hospital.
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The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via Georgia Public Broadcasting (Georgia)Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of "homemaker" in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking "in his personal capacity."
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‘Hopeless’: Idaho trans teens seeking to transition cope without gender-affirming care
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Idaho)Inside a Boise clinic in April, Dr. Marvin Alviso was meeting with a transgender patient who had been on puberty blockers for a year. The Boise teen was ready and 'giddy' to start taking testosterone,…
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Louisiana Senate committee unanimously advances two measures targeting LGBTQ students
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via The Times-Picayune (Louisiana)'I don't know how y'all continue to hear things from us about our pain and our trauma and just still pass bills,' Peyton Rose Michelle said.
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The 11 Colorado legislative primaries to watch this election year
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
via The Colorado Sun (Colorado)Voters will select Republican or Democratic candidates in 23 legislative contests on June 25, 2024.
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KKK is Democratic Party’s ‘militant wing,’ Pa.’s Scott Perry says
Thursday, May 9th, 2024
via PennLive (Pennsylvania)"A lot of young people think somehow it's a right-wing organization when it is the military wing of the Democratic Party," the central Pa. lawmaker said during a briefing.
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5 things to know today: Federal lawsuit, Resignation calls, Ethics probe, MMIP crisis, Celebrity wives
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
via InForum (North Dakota)A select rundown of stories found on InForum
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RSU 21 candidates are focused on DEI, budget
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
via Portland Press Herald (Maine)Two want to champion diversity, another says he's against political correctness and 'social engineering' in schools – and a fourth wants the district to be a lifeline for students facing adversity.…
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Sanders says state won’t comply with Title IX changes, swipes again at trans students
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)Judging from Sanders and Gaines speeches, you'd think the new Title IX rules require universities to let transgender girls to play in womens' sports leagues. They do no such thing.
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Riley Gaines’ selection as commencement speaker riles some Adrian College alums • Michigan Advance
Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)The buzz is building for Adrian College's commencement speaker this weekend, but the current is not all positive. Both students and alumni of the private liberal arts school, located about 40 miles…
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Why are there so many bills about gender identity in New Hampshire? Experts weigh in
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
via Foster's Daily Democrat (New Hampshire)Republicans in NH support bills regarding transgender girls playing sports and gender identity bathroom bills. Here's a look at why.
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Court says state health care plans can’t exclude gender-affirming surgery
Monday, April 29th, 2024
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)A federal appellate court in Richmond became the first in the country to rule that state health care plans must pay for gender-affirming surgeries, a major win for transgender rights amid a nationwide…
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Push to restrict LGBTQ+ rights hits a snag in state legislatures
Monday, April 29th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Montana)State legislatures have passed few bills targeting gay and transgender Americans this year, raising questions about whether the push to restrict LGBTQ rights is losing momentum.
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As veto override looms, Kansas advocates fear anti-trans bill bans social transitioning
Friday, April 26th, 2024
via Topeka Capital-Journal (Kansas)LGBTQ advocates fear that a Kansas bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths would also ban social transitioning, including at school.
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Tennessee legislature adjourns. Here’s what lawmakers did and did not accomplish this year
Friday, April 26th, 2024
via Tennessean (Tennessee)The 113th Tennessee General Assembly concluded on Thursday. Your guide to what lawmakers did and did not accomplish.
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In speech, Gov. Greg Abbott suggests trans people should be banned from teaching school
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
via San Antonio Current (Texas)Texas' Republican governor said he wants the state to 'end' teachers wearing clothes that don't conform to their gender identity.
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The ‘radical feminist’ group helping push Ohio’s trans bathroom ban • Ohio Capital Journal
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)A 'radical feminist' group called the Women's Liberation Front that has helped shape anti-trans laws nationwide has also played a role in developing a proposed Ohio transgender bathroom ban in schools…
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First nonbinary state lawmaker reflects on public service
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)Oklahoma state Rep. Mauree Turner, D-Oklahoma City, is one of just a few nonbinary lawmakers in the U.S. — a distinction that comes with prominence and pressure.
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