The Supreme Court recently ruled that a Maryland school district must allow parents to opt their children out of instruction relating to LGBTQ+ identities, but only a minuscule number of families have actually done so. Data from the Montgomery County School District, the largest in the state, shows that only 58 opt-out requests from 43 families have been submitted on religious grounds. With 160,000 students in the district, that means a measly 0.03% will be removed from the classroom when certain topics are discussed.
State of play: Bolsonaro and his co-accused were charged in February following a two-year investigation into the fallout from the 2022 election that Bolsonaro never formally conceded, which saw his supporters storm the presidential palace and other government buildings on Jan. 8, 2023. Four of the five Supreme Court justices voted to find Bolsonaro and seven other defendants guilty and one judge voted to acquit him.
Shares in lenders exposed to the UK car finance scandal surged at the start of trading in London, with Close Brothers jumping 27% following a favorable Supreme Court ruling.
By dismissing trans identities and rights as Prime Minister Starmer has done, the government risks repeating historical injustices that have profoundly affected LGBTQIA+ communities.
The fragility of rights that scares many within the community, where the unanimous ruling has sent shock waves and ignited fears reminiscent of past violence against transgender individuals.
The proposed state budget had outlined two years of revenue limit increases, for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. By editing out the text in red, Mr. Evers allowed increases until 2425.