"➡️ Virginia's new Governor Abigail Spanberger is on a roll, signing legislation that will allow voters to weigh in on the state's ban on same-sex marriage, as well as a proposed reproductive rights amendment. We also have an encouraging update on Florida's funding cuts for HIV medication, and Republicans in Utah are ignoring research they commissioned themselves to pass a ban on gender-affirming care for youth."
"Florida has reversed funding cuts for HIV medication - but only until it can go through the formal rule-making process. Utah Republicans have passed a bill restricting gender-affirming care for youth, ignoring research they commissioned. Through "heightened surveillance, arrest, and conviction," Black Americans are more likely to be criminalized for their HIV. The nation, which has a far-right government, lags many others in Europe when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality."
Virginia enacted legislation enabling voters to decide on the state's same-sex marriage ban and a proposed reproductive rights amendment. Florida temporarily restored funding for HIV medication pending formal rule-making. Utah lawmakers passed a ban on gender-affirming care for youth despite their own commissioned research. Black Americans experience disproportionate criminalization related to HIV through heightened surveillance, arrest, and conviction. Italy, under a far-right government, trails many European countries on LGBTQ+ equality even as the Winter Olympics begin. These developments reflect ongoing legal, healthcare, and civil-rights conflicts across jurisdictions.
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