LGBTQ

AP report: Many bills restricting trans health care came from handful of far-right groups

By Jeff McMillan, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press, Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America

At least 17 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative…

Missouri lawmakers ban transgender care for minors, restrict coverage for adults

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Transgender minors won't have access to puberty blockers, hormones or surgery under legislation passed in Missouri.

Illinois moves toward gender inclusivity as other states move away

By Claire Savage, Associated Press

Illinois lawmakers passed a trio of bills that would update existing laws to be more gender inclusive and add protections for LGBTQ marriages.

At CPAC, Hungary's Viktor Orban decries LGBTQ+ rights, migration

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

Hungary's populist prime minister has likened liberalism to a "virus" in an opening speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hungarian capital on Thursday.

WATCH: At White House briefing, 'The L Word' cast praises Biden's LGBTQ record

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Cast members and the creator of the Showtime series “The L Word” praised President Joe Biden on Tuesday for his support of LGBTQ rights.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Kansas' Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures that included a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teens.

WATCH: House votes on anti-trans school sports bill

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male from competing on girls or women's sports teams.

Florida Board of Education expands 'Don't Say Gay' classroom ban to all grades

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

The Florida Board of Education has approved a ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.

Indiana Senate backs bill requiring teachers to notify parents of student name, pronoun changes

By Arleigh Rodgers, Associated Press

The Republican-dominated state Senate voted 37-12 on Monday to advance a House bill that some worry could out transgender kids to their families.

North Dakota lawmakers fail to override governor veto of bill that restricts personal pronouns in schools

By Trisha Ahmed, Associated Press

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers failed to override the governor's veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators.