House panel advances anti-"political litmus test" bills
Republican bills aim to end political litmus tests on college campuses
Legislation would impact public higher education and accreditation agencies
New Republican bills aim to ban trans people from public spaces
Republican bills proposed in West Virginia aim to ban trans people from public places, 'cure' them, and refer to them as 'obscene matter.'
The bills include a total ban on gender-affirming care for trans people up to the age of 21, criminalization of the public presence of trans people, and classifying trans people as 'obscene matter.'