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LGBTQ Nation
5 days ago
LGBT

Georgia GOP hijacks mental health bill to make it anti-trans while Ohioans testify against new rules

State legislatures are implementing severe restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights, particularly transgender individuals.
There are ongoing legislative issues affecting LGBTQ+ individuals in various states, including bans on gender-affirming care and bathroom restrictions.
LGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
LGBT

Republicans think that their anti-trans crusade will help them win in the fall

Republicans have introduced a record number of anti-trans bills in state legislatures, with the ACLU tracking 387 bills.
Republicans in Congress have also pushed for anti-trans measures, including targeting trans health care in the defense spending bill.
LGBTQ Nation
2 months ago
LGBT

Almost 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have already been filed across the country in 2024

There have been 285 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced in state legislatures in the first two weeks of 2024, surpassing the number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed in all of 2023.
Transgender individuals are particularly affected by these legislative attacks, which aim to control their bodies and lives and deny them freedom and rights.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
LGBT

Spice Girl Emma Bunton declares support for trans youth

"Baby Spice" has spoken.Or at least she has posted.After actress Jamie Lee Curtis - a vocal trans ally and the mother of a trans daughter - posted on Instagram about LGBTQ+ rights, former Spice Girl Emma Bunton joined the conversation by reposting Curtis's message to her story."I will say gay and I will protect trans kids," the post declared in large, bold letters the colors of the trans and LGBTQ+ pride flags.
New York Daily News
10 months ago
LGBT

Activist forcibly removed from Texas statehouse, banned for 1 year for displaying banner in support of trans kids

A prominent transgender advocate in Texas said she was forcibly removed - and subsequently banned for a year - from the state Capitol after displaying a banner in support of trans kids during a protest on Tuesday.Sofia Sepulveda was protesting against SB 14, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
www.lgbtqnation.com
1 year ago
LGBT

Megan Rapinoe says trans people have given us the gift of humanity

Megan Rapinoe celebrates after winning the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final match between The United State of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 7, 2019 in Lyon, France.Photo: Shutterstock Out soccer star Megan Rapinoe dedicated her speech at the Time Women of the Year Gala to thanking the trans community.
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Axios
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

AI legislation spikes across U.S. states to combat deepfakes

State legislatures are considering AI-related bills, with nearly half of those bills addressing deepfakes.
There has been a six-fold increase in AI draft legislation compared to a year ago.
Education
time.com
1 month ago
Education

Public Schools Are Not Sunday Schools

Families and faith communities, not the government, should direct the spiritual development of children.
Bills similar to Texas SB 763 are being introduced in state legislatures across the country.
Advocate.com
4 months ago
Education

How American Classrooms Are Being Censored in 2023: Report

There has been an alarming rise in educational gag orders, particularly targeting LGBTQ+ issues.
State legislatures have introduced bills restricting educational content on critical social issues, such as LGBTQ+ discussions and critical race theory.
english.elpais.com
10 months ago
Education

To improve kids' mental health, some schools start later

In the hours before he's due at Upper Darby High School, senior Khalid Doulat has time to say prayers, help his mother or prepare for track practice.It's a welcome shift from last year for him and thousands of students at the school, which pushed its start time back by more than two hours from a 7:30 a.m.
LGBTQ Nation
10 months ago
Education

High school musicals are being canceled over LGBTQ+ themes

Earlier this year, an Ohio school district made headlines when it canceled a student production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, after officials reportedly objected to LGBTQ+ characters in theTony-winning musical.The show's original creators eventually stepped in to help, and the production ultimately went on as planned, with the gay characters included.
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California
Sacramento Bee
2 months ago
California

Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted

Republican-led state legislatures are considering new bills restricting medical care for transgender youths and adults.
Legislators are proposing restrictions on puberty-blocking drugs, hormone treatments, pronoun use, sports teams, and bathroom use for transgender individuals.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Newsom launches longshot push for U.S. constitutional amendment on gun control

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called for a U.S. constitutional amendment on gun control that would ban assault weapons and mandate background checks and waiting periods for purchasing firearms, a longshot proposal with little chance of passing in a nation deeply divided on the issue.
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www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
US politics

Democrats Set Ambitious Spending Plan for State Legislative Races

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (D.L.C.C) is planning to allocate its largest campaign budget ever in an effort to flip five chambers in swing states and defend three recently earned majorities.
State legislatures have become increasingly important, as they have the power to govern issues such as abortion access and voting rights.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

At least 11 states have enacted restrictive voting laws this year, new report finds

At least 11 states have enacted 13 restrictive voting laws this year, according to a new analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at New York University's law school.The Brennan Center said the 13 restrictive laws enacted so far this year is greater than the number of restrictive laws enacted in any year in the last decade with an exception to 2021 in which at least 14 states, during about the same time frame, had passed 22 restrictive laws following the 2020 election.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Rick Perry teases possible presidential bid, declines to support Trump campaign

Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Sunday teased a possible 2024 presidential run while declining to support Donald Trump's campaign, becoming the latest onetime Trump appointee to distance himself from the former president's third presidential bid.Perry, who unsuccessfully sought the 2012 and 2016 GOP presidential nominations, told CNN's Jim Acosta in an interview that he hasn't written off the idea of running for president in 2024, saying there was a lot of time before a decision would need to be made.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Supreme Court urged by DOJ and other parties to sidestep independent state legislature dispute

As the Supreme Court deliberates behind closed doors over a case that many believe could be one of the most consequential voting rights disputes ever to reach the high court, the Justice Department and some other parties involved are suggesting the case be dismissed due to major developments since oral arguments.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Supreme Court asks for more briefings in major voting rights case in North Carolina

The US Supreme Court on Thursday asked parties involved in a major voting rights case out of North Carolina to file additional briefs to address new developments that occurred in the state after the justices heard oral arguments in the dispute last year.The request comes as some believe the blockbuster case might eventually be rendered moot depending on what happens in state courts.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Colorado discipline office moves toward ethics complaint against ex-Trump attorney for 2020 election gambits

The disciplinary office that regulates attorney conduct in Colorado is taking steps toward potentially bringing an ethics complaint against Jenna Ellis, the lawyer who played a prominent role in former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.Colorado's Attorney Regulation Counsel, an independent office in the state, indicated last week that it had been authorized to prepare and file a formal complaint against Ellis, according to a February 17 email provided to CNN by Project 65, a group of bipartisan lawyers that is asking for disciplinary action against Ellis and other pro-Trump attorneys who tried to overturn and undermine the 2020 election.
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www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Indigenous Leaders Elated by Supreme Court Ruling on Adoptions

Maryanna Harstad was stunned and then elated when she heard that the Supreme Court had upheld a law on Thursday aimed at keeping Native American adoptees with their tribes and traditions.Adopted herself by a white family nearly two decades before the law was passed in 1978, she was worried about the effect that overturning it could have had on Native children.
RT @DianaCialino: Meadows Texted With 34 House Republicans About Overturning Election
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Texted With 34 House Republicans About Overturning Election

Dozens of GOP lawmakers encouraged Meadows to continue to "fight" the legitimate 2020 presidential election results.Former White House Chief of Staff during the Trump administration Mark Meadows speaks during a forum titled House Rules and Process Changes for the 118th Congress at FreedowmWorks headquarters on November 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer / Getty Images Recently released text messages between former President Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows and dozens of Republican members of Congress reveal the extent to which Trump's inner circle sought to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
10 months ago
Privacy professionals

States Should Not Skirt Federal Rules on Fiber Infrastructure

Across the country, states are designing broadband plans to begin spending billions of federal dollars made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and past COVID-19 rescue dollar investment programs.The Biden administration has consistently made clear that states are to build future-proof infrastructure to deliver broadband that will be useful for communities for decades.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

1 in 4 Black transgender and nonbinary youth attempted suicide in past year, survey finds

A quarter of Black transgender and nonbinary youth reported a suicide attempt in the previous year, according to a new study, more than double the rate of suicide attempts among Black cisgender LGBQ youth.The new research by the Trevor Project, which surveyed nearly 34,000 LGBTQ youth ages 13 to 24 across the United States in fall 2021, also found that Black and nonbinary young people reported higher rates of anxiety and depression than their Black cisgender LGBQ peers.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Californians driving bigger cars could be charged more in vehicle registration fees

Big cars and trucks could end up costing California drivers more in vehicle registration fees, if a new bill that was introduced in the state Legislature is approved.Vehicle registration fees in California are based on the value of the car, but a bill introduced by Assemblymember Christopher M. Ward (D-San Diego) would look at what the impact could be if there was a fee based on weight.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Ron DeSantis appoints anti-LGBTQ+ activist to college board to "reconquer" schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has appointed far-right anti-LGBTQ+ activist Christopher Rufo to the board of trustees of the New College of Florida - a school with a reputation for being progressive and queer-friendly.In addition to virulently targeting the LGBTQ+ community, Rufo has spent years helping to build a movement against the teaching of so-called critical race theory - an academic term conservatives have manipulated to essentially mean teaching children anything about the history of racism in the U.S.

My goal this year is for 10+ state legislatures to pass curriculum transparency bills, requiring public schools to make all teaching materials easily available to parents via internet.
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www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Missouri governor signs gender-affirming care ban for minors and anti-trans sports bill

Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed into law two bills targeting the rights of transgender people in the state, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and a prohibition on trans women and girls from playing on sports teams that align with their gender.Parson defended the signing of both bills in a tweet, calling it an effort to protect the integrity of female sports and Missouri children from potentially harmful experimental surgeries and treatment.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Nebraska to Vote on Restrictions on Abortion and Transgender Care for Minors

Nebraska lawmakers were expected to vote on Friday on a bill addressing two of the most fraught issues in state legislative sessions around the nation this year: access to abortion and medical care for transgender youth.During the final days of a session that was notable for vociferous debate and persistent filibustering over the two issues, conservative legislators bundled provisions restricting access to both forms of medical treatment into a single bill.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Republican governors call for withdrawal of proposed Title IX rule changes around transgender student athletes

A group of 25 Republican governors called on the Biden administration Friday to withdraw or delay recently proposed rule changes to Title IX that could prevent states from enforcing anti-transgender sports bans.As several bills that aim to ban transgender students from participating on sports teams consistent with their gender identity make their way through GOP-led state legislatures across the country, the governors argued in a letter sent to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona that such bans ensure fairness.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Medicine

Wyoming Becomes First State to Outlaw Abortion Pills

Gov. Mark Gordon of Wyoming, a Republican, signed that state's abortion pill ban on the same day that he said he would allow another more sweeping measure banning abortion to become law without his signature.That law, which takes effect on Sunday, would ban abortion under almost all circumstances, making it a felony to provide an abortion.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Bans on medical care for trans youth are moving quickly through state legislatures

State legislatures around the U.S. are passing bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth at a quickening pace.ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Bills to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth are quickly moving through state legislatures.Already this year, five such bans have been signed into law.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: A North Carolina case imperils the US electoral process. The Supreme Court can't let that happen.

Perhaps the first time you heard the phrase "checks and balances" was in middle school civics class.Not surprising, since it's a cornerstone of American democracy.The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government act as counterweights to each other, so that no single branch dominates.
Truthout
9 months ago
Left-wing politics

Nevada's GOP Gov Signs Dem Abortion Proposal Into Law, Protecting Privacy Rights of Individuals Traveling to State

The bill forbids the state from sharing information with others over who has traveled to Nevada to obtain an abortion.Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo stands at the podium at a Republican midterm election night party at Red Rock Casino on November 08, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Maryland governor signs bills protecting abortion rights and gender-affirming care

Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed bills into law Wednesday that enshrine abortion rights and protect gender-affirming care.In our state, no one should ever have to justify their humanity, Moore said at the signing.In our state, no one should have to justify their own humanness.The governor's approval comes as some Democratic-led states have enacted similar protections, while several state legislatures with a GOP majority have moved in the opposite direction to pass near-total bans on abortion and gender-affirming care for minors.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
LGBT

More than 100 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have already been proposed this year

Over 100 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have already been filed in state legislatures in 2023.NBC News reported that the bills are concentrated in 22 states, with Texas leading the charge, followed by Missouri, North Dakota, and Oklahoma.Most of the bills target trans youth, but this year, some of them are also looking to restrict health care for trans adults.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

When the People Decide - San Francisco Bay Times

By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large-
On Election Day 2022, reproductive rights were on the minds of voters as they went to the polls.In the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Services U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, the future of reproductive rights, health, and choice-and all the privacy issues they impact, including LGBT rights-have been a source of uncertainty and extreme concern.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

New Hampshire's James Roesener becomes first trans man to be elected to a state legislature

A 26-year-old from Concord, New Hampshire, this week became the first openly transgender man to be elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund.Democrat James Roesener defeated Republican Dennis Soucy to represent Merrimack County District 22 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Abortion is on the ballot in Montana. Voters will decide fate of the 'Born Alive' law

MONTANA  Abortion is on the ballot in Montana this year.Voters are being asked to approve a law declaring that an embryo or fetus is a legal person with a right to medical care if born prematurely or survives an attempted abortion.LR-131, a referendum for the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, would require doctors provide resuscitative care to infants born at any stage of development, or face penalties.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Faith

The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer

New guidance from the Department of Education says a school may take reasonable measures to ensure students aren't pressured to join in their teachers' or coaches' prayers.FatCamera/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has issued updated guidance on prayer and other religious expressions in public schools.
Trans kids throw underwear with slogans like “leave my genitals alone” at Florida GOP lawmakers
LGBTQ Nation
11 months ago
Parenting

Trans kids throw underwear with slogans like "leave my genitals alone" at Florida GOP lawmakers

On Wednesday, Florida's House of Representatives passed three anti-transgender bills, one of which could put parents' custody of their trans kids in jeopardy.The move came a day after a protest at the state Capitol building that reportedly resulted in several trans and nonbinary children being temporarily separated from their parents and guardians.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Law

A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory

Demonstrators gather outside the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., with a "FLUSH GERRYMANDER" inflatable on the day the state's highest court held a rehearing for the redistricting case known nationally as Moore v. Harper.Bob Karp/ZUMA Press/Alamy North Carolina's highest court has overruled its earlier decision in a congressional redistricting lawsuit, throwing into question the case's status at the U.S. Supreme Court and whether that court's justices will rule on a contentious elections issue.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

What does the Respect for Marriage Act do? The answer will vary by state.

Today, the Respect for Marriage Act got one step closer to becoming one of very few federal laws expressly protecting LGBTQ Americans.It's expected to be signed into law by President Biden soon.But even when it is signed, the legality of same-sex marriage will still rest on the the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which found that same-sex marriage is constitutionally protected.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Supreme Court weighs controversial election-law case

North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, a Republican, speaks Wednesday to reporters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.State Republicans want the court to overturn a decision by the state Supreme Court that ruled that the Republican legislature, in drawing new congressional district lines after the 2020 Census, had violated the state constitution with an extreme partisan gerrymander.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

The landmark Voting Rights Act faces further dismantling at the Supreme Court

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Tuesday in a case that could put another nail in the coffin of the landmark Voting Rights Act, first passed in 1965 and aimed at eliminating race discrimination against minority voters.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Reese Minshew: Government can do more to make transgender Illinoisans safe

Friday is International Transgender Day of Visibility, which is intended to celebrate the contributions of transgender and gender-expansive (TGE) people at home and around the world.This year, the celebratory aspects of Transgender Day of Visibility are being overshadowed by threats to TGE visibility in the form of hundreds of bills attacking TGE adolescents, their families and their providers.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Letters: Why do we continue to have these mass shootings? The answer is simple.

Here we go yet again.March 27 was just another Monday in today's America when three 9-year-olds and three adults were slaughtered in another school shooting.The question is asked over and over again: Why do these mass shootings continue to occur, not only in our schools but also countless other venues?
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Clarence Page: A new generation offers new hope for abortion rights

Elections send messages.When the voters failed to come up with the "red wave" for which Republicans dreamed, they did happen to send a very different message of hope: Reproductive rights are making a comeback.That was not necessarily supposed to happen, if you followed the conventional wisdom of pollsters and pundits in the days leading up to the midterms.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Laura Washington: Campaign rhetoric in Illinois Supreme Court races belies vows of impartiality

The 2022 races for the Illinois Supreme Court have been far from supreme.The candidates aspire to the state's high court, but their campaigns are wallowing in the mud.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

In 'The Teachers,' passion motivates, even as conditions grow worse for educators

Alexandra Robbins' The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession opens with this line: "You may think you know what's inside, but you don't."And Robbins delivers on this promise.I taught four different high school classes for two years in Austin before the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed me what teachers experience.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

North Dakota Supreme Court ruling keeps the state's abortion ban on hold for now

BISMARCK, N.D.The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.But a district judge had put it on hold this summer while the Red River Women's Clinic (RRWC) pursued a lawsuit arguing the state constitution protected a right to an abortion.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Nebraska Democrat Vows to Filibuster All Legislation Until Anti-Trans, Anti- Abortion Bills Are Defeated

If the anti-trans bill advances, Democratic state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has vowed to "make it painful for everyone."The Nebraska state capital building is pictured in Lincoln, Nebraska.ChrisBoswell / iStock / Getty Images Plus A Nebraska state lawmaker has vowed to filibuster every bill in the legislative session if Republicans don't immediately withdraw two bills seeking to ban abortion and gender-affirming care.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

How a major election theory case at the U.S. Supreme Court could get thrown out

A demonstrator holds up a sign that reads "HANDS OFF OUR STATE COURTS!" during a December 2022 rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP An unusual move by North Carolina's highest state court has raised the question of whether the U.S. Supreme Court will end up throwing out a major election case about a once-fringe theory that could upend federal elections across the country.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Here's a look at some odd Texas laws that are still on the books

AUSTIN, Texas When the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature opened this week in Austin, it was another case of our law-making body facing 21st-century problems under a state constitution that's 147 years old.The legislature meets only every other year while most state legislatures in the U.S. meet every year.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Lawmakers in New York get pay raise making them nation's best-paid

Just in time for the New Year, New York lawmakers have become the highest paid state legislators in the nation under a bill signed Saturday.Members of both houses are getting a pay raise of $32,000, for a base salary of $142,000, under a bill Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a day before her inauguration Sunday.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

The Battle For Online Speech Moved To U.S. Courts: 2022 in Review

EFF and our supporters have fought off numerous wrongheaded attempts by Congress to regulate online speech, including several that we wrote about last December.The bevy of bad internet regulation proposals coming out of Congress hasn't stopped.In 2022, the EARN IT Act was re-introduced.This wrongheaded bill would have allowed states to strip away critical legal protections for any websites, apps, or platforms, as long as state lawmakers linked their proposals to child abuse.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden says efforts to restrict transgender rights close to sinful'

President Joe Biden called efforts to restrict transgender rights in Florida close to sinful in an interview released Monday, suggesting federal laws should be passed to protect those rights in all states.What's going on in Florida is, as my mother would say, close to sinful.It's just terrible what they're doing, Biden said during an interview with Kal Penn for The Daily Show.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
LGBT

NY Times Accused of Anti-Trans' Coverage by Judd Apatow, Lena Dunham, Gabrielle Union, NYT Contributors, and Activists in Scathing Letter

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan The biggest organizations fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. today released a scathing letter Wednesday morning demanding changes at the New York Times over what the hundreds of signatories see as biased coverage of transgender people in the Times.We won't stand for the Times platforming lies, bias, fringe theories, and dangerous inaccuracies, the letter reads, adding, We demand fair coverage, we demand that the Times platform trans voices as both sources and full-time writers and editors, and we demand a meeting between Times leadership and the transgender community.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

An anti-LGBTQ+ NBC sports host fell for the furries lie & Twitter came for him

Former NFL coach and current NBC football analyst Tony Dungy recently found himself at the mercy of Twitter after touting a long-debunked far-right conspiracy theory about students dressing up as animals and using litter boxes at school.In a since-deleted tweet, the former football coach responded to a post from the right-wing publication The Daily Wire about a Minnesota legislator supporting a bill that would require menstrual products to be placed in boys' bathrooms at schools.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

GOP lawmaker decries furries in schools

A Republican lawmaker has come under fire for saying in a speech that teachers and schools are being forced to recognize furries as cats and "to respect it.""In schools today there's just such goofy things, I mean, people are saying they feel this and they feel that, feelings we know are obviously not accurate," North Dakota state Sen. Judy Estenson (R) said during a state senate judiciary committee hearing.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

This Map Shows States Where Trans Kids Are Safest And Most At Risk

Over the last two years, hundreds of anti-trans bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the country.These bills range from legislating which bathroom students are allowed to use, to banning them from playing sports, to removing transgender children from their homes and charging their parents with child abuse if their parents support their identity and gender-affirming treatment.
Queerty
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Jill Biden has royally pissed off conservatives (again)

First Lady Jill Biden has once again inflamed anti-LGBTQ+ right wingnuts.This week, Dr. Biden, along with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hosted the 17th annual International Women of Courage Awards.The State Department has handed out awards to over 180 women from more than 80 countries since 2007.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Newsom, 19 Other Governors, Form Reproductive Freedom Alliance to Combat Anti-Abortion Efforts

California "can't do it alone," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in announcing the coalition of states.Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference at the reunification center in Half Moon Bay, California, on January 24, 2023.Shae Hammond / MediaNews Group / East Bay Times via Getty Images Twenty Democratic governors launched a coalition this week with the stated goal of expanding and protecting reproductive rights, with particular emphasis on strengthening abortion access, both for in-state and out-of-state residents who may travel to them to obtain the medical procedure.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Lawmakers in 7 States Are Working Together to Tax the Rich

Lawmakers are introducing wealth tax proposals as federal lawmakers fail to combat wealth inequality.Participants hold signs during a protest outside then-Governor Andrew Cuomo's offices in Manhattan on January 5, 2021.Erik McGregor / LightRocket via Getty Images Across seven states on Thursday, lawmakers will be introducing bills aimed at taxing the wealth of the richest Americans as Congress has repeatedly failed to raise taxes on the rich or target wealthy tax-dodgers.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Groups Associated With Anti-Abortion Judicial Activist Leonard Leo Have Spent $31M on State Court Packing

Leonard Leo has spent decades influencing courts at the federal and state levels to advance far right politics.Every sitting conservative Supreme Court justice had some boost from Leonard Leo and his dark money network when they were being selected.Jared Rodriguez / Truthout A new investigation finds that groups associated with prominent anti-abortion judicial activist Leonard Leo - who has had a hand in the nomination of every sitting conservative Supreme Court justice - have poured tens of millions into significant state court races over the past two decades, demonstrating the depth of Leo's campaign to pack U.S. courts with far right judges.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Texted With 34 House Republicans About Overturning Election

Dozens of GOP lawmakers encouraged Meadows to continue to "fight" the legitimate 2020 presidential election results.Former White House Chief of Staff during the Trump administration Mark Meadows speaks during a forum titled House Rules and Process Changes for the 118th Congress at FreedowmWorks headquarters on November 14, 2022, in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer / Getty Images Recently released text messages between former President Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows and dozens of Republican members of Congress reveal the extent to which Trump's inner circle sought to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

The Violence Queer and Trans People Face Is State-Sanctioned

On Transgender Day of Remembrance, queer and trans communities were already in mourning.Many of us were marking the day by echoing the names of those who were taken from their kin, their friends, and their (chosen) families.We also woke up to mourn another atrocity - five people were killed, and another 18 were injured when a gunman opened fire inside an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Tips on Buying Tickets the Next Time Your Favorite Singer Is in Town

First: Hearing Bruce Springsteen live in concert last week was fantastic, and I'd buy tickets again.I paid nearly $175 apiece, including fees, last July for semi-nosebleed seats at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., a few hours from where I live.Not bad, I thought at the time.And I got to see Mr. Springsteen, appearing fit and feisty, as he opened with No Surrender and then rocked his way through his catalog for about three hours.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

The Curious Rise of a Supreme Court Doctrine That Threatens Biden's Agenda

WASHINGTON It has been only eight months since the Supreme Court first invoked the major questions doctrine by name in a majority opinion, using it to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's power to address climate change.Last week, the court seemed poised to use it again, to kill the Biden administration's plan to cancel more than $400 billion in student loans.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
LGBT

Nearly 9 In 10 Trans Youth Say Recent Wave Of Anti-LGBTQ Policies Negatively Affected Their Mental Health, Poll Says - Towleroad Gay News

Published by New York Daily News
The recent explosion in anti-LGBTQ rhetoric across the country is dramatically affecting LGBTQ youth - especially transgender and nonbinary kids and young adults - according to a poll released Thursday.An overwhelming majority of queer and transgender youth in the U.S. say the growing number of policies restricting their rights have negatively impacted their mental health, leading to feelings of anxiety, fear, sadness and stress, the poll found.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
1 year ago
Social justice

Sounding the Alarm for Democracy: Voters and Advocates Rally in D.C. as SCOTUS Considers Moore v. Harper

On December 7, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Moore v. Harper, a case legal experts are calling "the most important debate over federalism in decades, if not in the nation's history."Voting rights advocates are calling Moore's argument, which is based on a fringe legal argument called the Independent State Legislature Theory (ISLT), a grave threat to our democracy.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
1 year ago
Social justice

MEDIA ADVISORY: Common Cause, SCSJ, to Co-Host Pre-Moore v. Harper Rally, Post-Argument Press Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Common Cause and Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) will host a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court beginning at 9:30 a.m.ahead of oral arguments in Moore v. Harper.A press conference outside the Court will follow the arguments, which will be streamed here after the court gavels in at 10 a.m.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice
1 year ago
Social justice

Media Briefing: How Democracy Will Be Protected in Upcoming SCOTUS Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Common Cause, Southern Coalition for Social Justice and global law firm Hogan Lovells held a media briefing Thursday, Dec. 1, outlining the legal arguments and strategy behind our fight to defend our democracy in Moore v. Harper.The U.S. Supreme Court case, stemming from the legal fight for fair maps in North Carolina, is scheduled for oral arguments at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

Did Damar Hamlin experience commotio cordis? What to know about the rare phenomenon

Fans watch as Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin leaves Cincinnati's Paycor Stadium in an ambulance on Monday night after experiencing a cardiac arrest during a game.Kirk Irwin/Getty Images Damar Hamlin's shocking midgame collapse has people hoping for the best and looking for answers.The Buffalo Bills said in a tweet early Tuesday morning that the 24-year-old, who is in critical condition, experienced a cardiac arrest after a hit.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Science

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know

Every state except Hawaii and Arizona currently observes daylight saving time.But each year, more states say it's time to stop futzing with the clock and embrace daylight saving time year-round.Anna Blazhuk/Getty Images Millions of Americans want to abandon the time change we endure twice each year, disrupting our circadian rhythms and creating confusion.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Roe vs. Wade reversal could affect millions of Latinas, UCLA study finds

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs Wade could make it more challenging over time for more than 5 million Latinas to access abortions, according to a new report.Researchers said in a report released last week by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute that millions of Latinas of child-bearing age live in states with strict anti-abortion policies, making them vulnerable to being disproportionately affected.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Experimenting with trans boyhood to bring my adult self back to life

This summer, I turned 1.
time.com
1 year ago
US politics

American Democracy Is Under ThreatAgain

For the second time in just over a month, American democracy is at the barrel of a gun.And for the second time, we may get lucky and dodge the bullet.The question we need to ask now is why the gun's still hanging around, threatening to be fired again.The first time, it was a worry about efforts to deny, perhaps violently, the midterms' outcomes after a drumbeat of threats against election officials.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Gonzalez Goofs Up Again, AG Pushes Supreme Court to Overrule Harney Judge, and MORE Classified Docs Found in Trump Storage Unit

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND!After a too-long pandemic break, it's BACK!
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: TriMet Wants Fare Increase, Drazan Won't Admit She Lost, and Gonzalez Deletes Problematic Tweet-But We've Got the Receipt

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!Expect a few showers today, and a mostly sunny weekend, but check it out: temps will get close to freezing each morning for the next week!
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Mass. has the least conservative legislature in the country, says new CPAC report

Politics Republicans, after all, are largely outnumbered on Beacon Hill.This likely comes as no surprise.Massachusetts state lawmakers have supported the conservative position on bills at a lower rate than any other state legislature in the country, a new report from the Conservative Political Action Coalition says.
Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
1 year ago
Boston real estate

Boston Real Estate for Sale: Veterans Day Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

The Uniform Holiday Bill (Public Law 90-363 (82 Stat.250)) was signed on June 28, 1968, and was intended to ensure three-day weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day.It was thought that these extended weekends would encourage travel, recreational and cultural activities and stimulate greater industrial and commercial production.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Girls

A diverse field of candidates make history in the midterms.

Maura Healey, the nation's first openly lesbian governor; Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the first Generation Z member of Congress; Wes Moore, the first Black person elected governor of Maryland; Katie Britt, the first woman elected to the Senate from Alabama.Credit...Sophie Park for The New York Times; Giorgio Viera/A.F.P.  Getty Images; Pete Marovich for The New York Times; Charity Rachelle for The New York Times The first Generation Z member of Congress.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | $1.5 Billion Powerball Is Fun. It's Also a Policy Failure.

Fun? Yes.Prudent?Not exactly.(Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America)You're not going to win the lottery.To be more precise, your chances of winning Saturday's $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot are 292,201,338 to 1.If your goal is making money - as opposed to having fun - it's hard to make a worse bet.
Advocate
1 year ago
LGBT

State ID Laws Could Decimate Trans Voting Power

Over 160 state bills across the country have been proposed that will directly affect and restrict trans rights, with restrictions extending all the way to the voting booth, the American Civil Liberties Union warns."People who might be inclined to harass marginalized voters at the polls are more aware of trans people's existence," Olivia Hunt, the policy director at the National Center for Transgender Equality, told NBC News.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

For the First Time, Voters in All 50 States Will Have an LGBTQ Candidate on the Ballot

For the first time in U.S. history, voters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. will have the chance to vote for an LGBTQ candidate, a new report finds.According to a new report by the LGBTQ Victory Fund , there will be at least 678 LGBTQ candidates on the ballot for the general election in November, an increase of 18 percent from 574 in 2020.
therealdeal.com
1 year ago
LA real estate

Realtor Association Apologizes for Past Discrimination

CAR president Otto Catrina, incoming CAR president Jennifer Branchini and Derrick Luckett (CAR, LinkedIn, Getty) California Association of Realtors, the state's largest real estate trade group, made a formal apology Oct. 21 on behalf of its predecessor organization, California Real Estate Association's activism in housing segregation during the 20th century.
www.verifythis.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

No, the CDC isn't requiring children to get the COVID-19 vaccine for school

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory committee on vaccines voted Thursday, Oct. 20 to add the COVID-19 vaccine to a list of recommended childhood immunizations.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Biden to Vow to Make Codifying "Roe" First Priority If Democrats Win Congress

President Joe Biden plans to vow that, if Democrats win big in the midterms, the first bill he will send to the next session of Congress will codify abortion rights afforded under , according to a Democratic official.
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