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We know there are many ways to make a family. Why doesn’t state law see it?

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)

Too often, LGBTQ people still must fight to be recognized as full parents of children they have raised since conception.

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Judge Dismisses Disney Lawsuit vs. Gov. DeSantis

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

via Florida Daily (Florida)

Share this Story via Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookJudge Allen Winsor dismissed a federal lawsuit that Disney filed against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that alleged DeSantis…

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Parents debate over children’s library section

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

via WAFF 48 News (Alabama)

Parents representing Moms for Liberty and Read Freely Alabama presented arguments regarding library books to the Huntsville library board Tuesday night.

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New Year brings new anti-trans laws to Concord

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

via Manchester Ink Link (New Hampshire)

Soon after the New Year came around in 2024, Republican lawmakers in the New Hampshire state government submitted a series of bills aimed at fundamentally ending all legal recognition of any kind for…

School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Tennessee bill to ban pride flags in public schools delayed amid intense debate

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

via Tennessean (Tennessee)

The House K-12 Education Subcommittee's hearing room was filled to standing room only on Tuesday for debate on the proposal.

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Trial continues for Cullman attorney accused of sex crimes

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

via WAFF 48 News (Alabama)

Attorney and landlord Randy Hames is accused of soliciting sexual favors from female tenants in lieu of rent payments

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Federal complaint accuses NC Parents’ Bill of Rights of anti-LGBTQ discrimination

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

via The Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)

A North Carolina group is asking federal officials to intervene against the state's Parents' Bill of Rights and the Fairness in Women's Sports Act.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Inspired by anti-abortion group, Iowa bill would require schools to show pregnancy video

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

via The Des Moines Register (Iowa)

Iowa's human growth and development classes would have to show students a video of the stages of pregnancy based on controversial .

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Ohio Republican lawmakers voted to take away parents’ rights in favor of political control

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024

via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)

Ohio Republican lawmakers masquerading as champions of parents and protectors of children just voted against parents deciding what's best for their children and against protecting Ohio children from…

LGBTQ+, Parent Involvement

Florida lawmakers offer shifting views on how much to protect children

Monday, January 29th, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

House Republicans say one thing while discussing social media, another when talking about teens on construction sites.

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Miami to Palm Beach lawyers lauded for representing vulnerable clients with free work

Saturday, January 27th, 2024

via Miami Herald (Florida)

10 South Florida members of the Florida Bar were honored at The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Awards.

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Oklahomans foot bills for Ryan Walters’ travel

Friday, January 26th, 2024

via The Journal Record (Oklahoma)

State Superintendent Ryan Walters jetted to Washington for media appearances and policy meetings, hobnobbed with conservative pundits at a movie premiere in Texas and spoke at conferences on education…

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Florida lawmakers move to bar kids from social media in latest statehouse push

Friday, January 26th, 2024

via The Washington Post (Ohio)

The Florida proposal is latest in a slew of statehouse bills aimed reducing the harm of social media on children.

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State pays for Walters travel, despite governor’s ban

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

via Muskogee Phoenix (Oklahoma)

Walters filed more than $4,000 in claims for out-of-state travel expenses during his first year in office, according to reimbursement forms obtained by The Frontier. He expensed the trips despite

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Florida House passes social media minor ban, age verification requirement for porn sites

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)

Both measures still must pass the Senate.

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State lawmakers act to ban gender-affirming health care

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

via The Vindicator (Ohio)

COLUMBUS — Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women's and girls' participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling…

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Bridget Ziegler attends first Disney meeting after GOP sex scandal

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)

Her husband was ousted as leader of the Florida Republican Party amid a police investigation into rape allegations.

School Board – General, Parent Involvement

Libs of TikTok creator’s controversial library appointment sparks backlash in Oklahoma

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

via Tulsa World (Oklahoma)

Right-wing Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik lives in New York but has been named to an Oklahoma library panel. Critics want to know why.

School Board – General, Book Bans, Parent Involvement

‘I’m here.’ Bridget Ziegler attends 1st in-person Disney meeting after GOP sex scandal

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024

via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

Bridget Ziegler attended her first meeting Wednesday of Gov. Ron DeSantis' Disney World oversight board in person since a sex scandal involving her and her husband made national headlines, costing …

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