Mar 10 GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate passes bill to limit drag shows By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill to put limits on drag shows. The measure won Senate passage on a 26-6 vote Friday after a free-wielding debate. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 11:03 Parents concerned as new state laws restrict rights of transgender children By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings Across the country, at least 150 bills have been filed by Republican legislators targeting transgender Americans. Roughly 100 of those bills specifically restrict doctors and other providers from offering transition-related health care for minors. We hear from concerned parents whose… Continue watching
Mar 01 Democrat-controlled Michigan Senate votes to protect LGBTQ rights By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Michigan senators have voted to expand the state's civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Continue reading
Feb 09 Pence group to run ads in Iowa against gender-affirming school policies By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Pence is stepping up his outreach in Iowa ahead of a possible 2024 presidential campaign. He's rallying conservatives against transgender-affirming policies in schools, like one adopted in an eastern Iowa district last year. Continue reading
Feb 07 Japanese LGBTQ groups demand the country adopt equal rights law by G-7 summit By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japanese LGBTQ people and rights groups have condemned a recent discriminatory remark by a senior aide of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida… Continue reading
Jan 29 Utah governor signs bill banning gender-affirming health care for youth By Associated Press Utah’s Republican governor on Saturday signed bills that ban youth from receiving gender-affirming health care and allow families to receive scholarships to pay for education outside the public school system, both measures that are part of larger nationwide movements. Continue reading
Jan 25 Pope Francis says homosexuality is a sin but not a crime By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as "unjust," saying God loves all his children just as they are. Continue reading
Jan 12 Wisconsin Republicans block ban on ‘conversion therapy’ By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Wisconsin Republicans have again allowed therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients' gender identities and sexual orientations — a scientifically discredited practice known as conversion therapy. Continue reading
Jan 10 988 mental health line receives over 2 million calls and texts in 6 months By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The 988 mental health and suicide prevention helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched. It has received just over 2 million calls, texts and chat messages since July. Continue reading
Dec 27 Israeli doctors, health care workers reject Netanyahu allies’ anti-LGBTQ remarks By Isaac Scharf, Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Health care workers from around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in hospitals and businesses. Continue reading