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CT lawmakers: Protect children from deceptive, unfair and dangerous policies
Thursday, March 7th, 2024
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)Our proposals are consistent with good public policy and are also overwhelmingly supported by voters.
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Supporting LGBTQ+ students
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
via Sun Journal (Maine)BETHEL — 'Correct pronoun use is suicide prevention,' said Training Coordinator August Sender of OutMaine. '[Using someone's correct pronouns] is like saying, ‘I see you, I hear you … ,'' Sender…
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A heated custody battle over a transgender child in California stokes a viral debate
Monday, March 4th, 2024
via Los Angeles Times (California)Adam Vena claims California took his child because he wouldn't accept the child is transgender went viral. The case is far more complicated than that.
LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
Nex Benedict’s school will be investigated over possible federal civil rights violations
Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)The 16-year-old's death has drawn national scrutiny to Owasso Public Schools.
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Missouri Bill Makes Teachers Sex Offenders If They Accept Trans Kids’ Pronouns
Friday, March 1st, 2024
via Riverfront Times (Missouri)Provide support or information related to the "social transition" of a child and you're a felon, apparently
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Some states are trying to make sex binary. Transgender people see their existence denied
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
via Arizona Daily Star (Arizona)Efforts in Republican-led states to write definitions of male and female into law are leading to outcry that the measures deny transgender people legal recognition.
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Swelling rage around LGBTQ+ student’s death outed Owasso’s troubling history
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)The death of Nex Benedict following a school fight has cast a glaring light on Oklahoma and the city where it happened over the safety of transgender and gay children.
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LGBTQ+ Gun Owners Are Breaching The Right-Wing Arms Bubble
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
via Washingtonian (District of Columbia)In a time of rising fear and polarization, liberals are increasingly taking up arms—and challenging a gun culture long dominated by conservatives.
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Direct link between politics & teen’s death
Thursday, February 29th, 2024
via The Dominion Post (West Virginia)An Oklahoma teenager died earlier this month after being beaten up during a fight with some older girls in a school bathroom. The school failed to call […]
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Marching for change: OU community gathers in support of Nex Benedict
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
via Norman Transcript (Oklahoma)A crowd of people marched Wednesday from the University of Oklahoma's South Oval to bring attention to the death of Nex Benedict with the hope of changing the way the
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‘We have so much to lose’: Georgia LGBTQ advocates fight several bills moving through Capitol
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
via WABE (Georgia)This story was updated at 11:14 a.m. Georgia's LGBTQ advocates are raising concerns over several bills advancing through the statehouse this session. They filled Liberty Plaza across from the state…
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Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell: Anti-trans proposals endanger kids
Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
via Hartford Courant (Connecticut)For a child struggling with their identity, even one caring adult can be lifesaving, lending powerful support at a time of vulnerability and profound self-discovery.
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Does a senator’s ‘filth’ statement reflect Oklahoma? The impacts of rhetoric on state’s LGBTQ community
Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
via The Oklahoman (Oklahoma)Sen. Tom Woods put a capstone on what many believe has become the toxic atmosphere of Oklahoma's government that critics say marginalizes those who are different.
LGBTQ+
Fears of witch hunts over Utah ban on trans athletes in girls’ sports
Monday, February 26th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Florida)A state board of education member targeted a high school student on social media, alarming the transgender community and infuriating many Utahns.
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Candlelight vigil on Boston Common honors nonbinary teen who died following fight at Okla. high school
Sunday, February 25th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Attendees, who stood wrapped in winter coats against the breezy cold night air, brought small electronic candles while others used the flashlight on their mobile phones and held them up in the air, creating a scene of sparkling light on Boston Common.
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Minnesotans gather to mourn and honor Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict
Saturday, February 24th, 2024
via MPR News (Minnesota)Student organizers from the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at Edison High School in northeast Minneapolis organized the vigil in honor of Oklahoma teen Nex Benedict.
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Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity
Friday, February 23rd, 2024
via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving Biden allies new fuel for…
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How the death of a nonbinary Oklahoma teenager has renewed scrutiny on anti-trans policies
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via The Associated Press (Oklahoma)The death of a 16-year-old nonbinary high school student in Oklahoma whose family says was bullied has renewed scrutiny of anti-trans polices and political rhetoric over gender identity.
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OK police say nonbinary teen’s death was not result of injuries from fight
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
via Spectrum News (New York)The student has been identified as Nex Benedict.
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