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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…
Book Bans, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+
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.
LGBTQ+
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.
LGBTQ+
Oklahoma police are investigating a nonbinary teen’s death after a fight in a high school bathroom
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via The Associated Press (Oklahoma)Police in Owasso, Oklahoma, are investigating the death of a 16-year-old student who died after being involved in a fight with other students in a high school bathroom.
LGBTQ+
Nebraska State Patrol to release more information on Bloomfield double homicide
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)Nebraska State Patrol officials and the Knox County Sheriff's Office will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. to discuss a double homicide that occurred Tuesday morning in Bloomfield.
LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
Syria says an Israeli strike killed 2; American Airlines raising bag fees; Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
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Landmark federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman’s killing
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
via Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)Attacks on the LGBTQ+ community have surged in recent years, but until 2009, federal hate crime laws did not account for offenses motivated by the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.
LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
New York Archdiocese denounces transgender activist’s ‘scandalous’ St. Patrick’s Cathedral funeral
Monday, February 19th, 2024
via The Buffalo News (New York)The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned what it called the 'scandalous' St. Patrick's Cathedral funeral of Cecilia Gentili, a leading transgender advocate and performer.
LGBTQ+
Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing “a defense game”
Saturday, February 17th, 2024
via The Buffalo News (New York)With unprecedented attacks in state legislatures, two of the biggest transgender rights groups will join forces to counter the onslaught.
LGBTQ+
Bill to protect the use of students’ chosen names in Colorado schools brings heated debate to state Capitol
Friday, February 16th, 2024
via Durango Herald (Colorado)Should K-12 schools in Colorado be required to use students' chosen names on unofficial documents such as rosters and student IDs, without a legal name change or parental notification? That question w...
School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
Trans adults on edge as legislatures broaden focus beyond children
Thursday, February 15th, 2024
via The Washington Post (North Carolina)Lawmakers have filed a record number of bills impacting how transgender people live their lives. Increasingly, they are turning their focus to trans adults.
LGBTQ+
‘Heartbreaking’ findings in survey of Nevada LGBTQ+ students
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024
via Reno Gazette Journal (Nevada)Students say they don't feel safe talking with school staff and face discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Book Bans, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement
School board member who questioned teen’s gender faces calls to resign
Monday, February 12th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Utah)Natalie Cline, a Republican member of the Utah State Board of Education, erroneously implied that a girls' basketball player was transgender, eliciting calls for her to resign.
School Board – General, LGBTQ+
A timeline of Utah school board member Natalie Cline’s controversies
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)A timeline of Natalie Cline's comments — from accusing schools of "grooming" kids and inciting violence against a teacher — show what has led up to the most recent uproar with the Utah school board…
Racism, School Board – General, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+
A West Virginia ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ is an effort to suppress transgender people, critics say
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
via The Washington Post (Virginia)Dozens of speakers have condemned a bill in the West Virginia Legislature that would narrow the definitions of gender
School Board – General, LGBTQ+
Youngkin administration play to change policy for transgender high school athletes falls short in Charlottesville
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)A Youngkin official submitted, then mysteriously pulled, a change to the rules.
LGBTQ+
Ohio trans college students denounce proposed bathroom ban bill as dangerous
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Trans students at Ohio colleges are calling a proposed bill from Ohio House Republican lawmakers to ban them from using bathrooms that match their gender identity "dangerous," "scary," and promoted by…
LGBTQ+
NO SLAM DUNK FOR YOUNGKIN
Thursday, February 8th, 2024
via The Daily Progress (Virginia)TRANSGENDER ATHLETE DEBATE
LGBTQ+
Missouri Ranks Dead Last in National Survey of LGBTQ+ Equality
Friday, February 2nd, 2024
via Riverfront Times (Missouri)But despite the dire portrait by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, local advocates aren't giving up
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