Arkansas rolls back gender-neutral ID policy: The change in policy also impacts identification markers for trans residents.
abcnews.go.com/US/arkansas-rolls-back-gender-neutral-id-policy/story
Arkansas rolls back gender neutral ID policy: The state will require ID holders to use either a male or female designation.
axios.com/2024/03/12/arkansas-gender-neutral-id-sarah-huckabee-sanders
Arkansas rolls back gender-neutral driver’s license policy: Arkansas will no longer allow drivers to use an “X” for their gender on driver’s licenses ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4527952-arkansas-rolls-back-gender-neutral-drivers-license-policy/
Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on transgender care for minors
nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/federal-appeals-court-hears-arguments-nations-first-ban-transgender-ca-rcna147476
Republican Governor Bans Employees From Using Certain Words: Many terms banned in official state government use are focused on gender-neutral issues and can be ...
newsweek.com/republican-governor-bans-employees-using-certain-words-1836499
Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals: Many of this year's statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths ...
apnews.com/article/transgender-health-model-legislation-bills-4eb5e34c72f8a0d91d00158586289ba3
Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge struck down Arkansas' ...
apnews.com/article/politics-arkansas-gender-lgbtq-legislation-us-news-2a0d032f4e4f3195c180d879239e6521
Quick Glance: Judge overturns Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
- U.S. District Judge Jay Moody has overturned the ban on gender-affirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers, or surgery for minors in Arkansas.
- The law would have prohibited doctors from offering such treatments to anyone under 18 or referring them elsewhere for such care.
- Moody's ruling emphasized that the banned medical care improves the mental health and well-being of transgender patients and that the ban undermines the interests the state claims to be promoting.
- "Gender-affirming care is necessary to ensure these young Arkansans can thrive and be healthy."
Abbott Signs Bill Banning Transgender Care for Minors in Texas: The measure makes Texas the largest state to ban transition medical treatment for people under 18 ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/03/us/transgender-care-bill-abbott-texas.html
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
apnews.com/article/libraries-books-bans-arkansas-758f28c04c573d03b869ad2738e2b06d
Quick Glance: Judge blocks Arkansas law criminalizing librarians over 'harmful' materials
- A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Arkansas from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing 'harmful' materials to minors.
- The law would have also created a new process to challenge library materials and relocate them to areas inaccessible to children.
- A coalition, including the Central Arkansas Library System, challenged the law, citing concerns that it would discourage libraries and booksellers from carrying controversial titles.
- The lawsuit comes as lawmakers in conservative states are pushing for measures to ban or restrict access to books.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law restricting which bathrooms trans students can use - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/03/22/sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas-transgender-bathroom-ban/2301679532371/
Quick Glance: Arkansas prohibits transgender children from using their preferred toilets.
- A governor in the United States has prohibited transgender students from using their preferred toilet in public schools.
- Arkansas is the fourth state to impose such a restriction on schoolchildren, with several more expected to do so this year.
- 'The Governor has said she will sign laws that focus on protecting and educating our children, not indoctrinating them, and believes our schools are no place for the radical left's woke agenda,' said a spokesperson for the governor.
- " rights strategist for Lambda Legal, said: " said Paul Castillo, senior counsel and students' rights strategist for Lambda Legal.
House Speaker Johnson scheduled to talk at Christian anti-trans event: The event will be hosted by Answers for Genesis, a Christian apologetics ministry that ...
businessinsider.com/house-speaker-mike-johnson-scheduled-talk-christian-anti-trans-event-2023-10
Quick Glance: The Role of Speaker Mike Johnson's Religious Views in Politics
- Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, currently serving his fourth term in Congress, is gaining attention for his strong religious views and how they shape his political decisions.
- During a recent interview on Fox News, Johnson was asked by a member of the media about his thoughts on various topics.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Johnson for his extreme anti-abortion stance.
- Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign, described Johnson as the most anti-equality Speaker in the U.S. in a statement to ABC News.
Librarians Sue Over Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Arkansas Book Ban: A new law threatens prison for Arkansas librarians who let kids access books deemed objectionable ...
thedailybeast.com/librarians-sue-over-sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas-book-ban
Anti-trans laws face legal roadblocks in several states: A raft of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in mostly Republican-led states faces mounting legal challenges ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/anti-trans-laws-face-legal-roadblocks-in-several-states
The forces behind anti-trans bills across the U.S.: The push by Christian and conservative groups represents a multimillion-dollar effort to limit LGBTQ rights.
axios.com/2023/03/31/anti-trans-bills-2023-america
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders jumps on Bud Light backlash bandwagon: She tweeted a campaign re-election ad selling koozies emblazoned with her face and ...
axios.com/2023/04/26/arkansas-sarah-huckabee-sanders-bud-light-trans
Kansas passes trans bathroom bill; Arkansas OKs own version: A Kansas proposal with some of the nation’s broadest bathroom restrictions and a ban on transgender ...
denverpost.com/2023/04/04/kansas-passes-trans-bathroom-bill-arkansas-oks-own-version/
Sanders signs Arkansas gender-affirming care malpractice bill into law: Sanders on Monday signed the new law, which won't take effect until this summer ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/sanders-signs-arkansas-gender-affirming-care-malpractice-bill-into-law
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Tries to Roast Bud Light With Corny Merch Launch: The governor hyped the new beer koozies, which cost $15 for a two-pack ...
thedailybeast.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders-tries-to-roast-bud-light-with-corny-merch-launch
Catch up quick: All the anti-trans bills Arkansas has passed or is pursuing: The state became the first in the U.S. to make gender-affirming care for patients ...
axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2023/03/30/arkansas-transgender-legislation-sanders
Arkansas lawmakers wrap first session under Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: The 94th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature adjourned Friday after filing more ...
axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2023/04/10/arkansas-lawmakers-first-session-gov-sarah-huckabee-sanders
State Lawmakers Are Pushing Anti-Trans Legislation at Record Rates: A rundown of the bills targeting LGBTQ rights in states across the US
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-05/state-lawmakers-are-pushing-anti-trans-legislation-at-record-rates
Arkansas Senate passes "bathroom bill" and heads to House Judiciary Committee next
axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2023/03/08/arkansas-senate-passes-bathroom-bill
Trans people face hostile rhetoric from state lawmakers: The Human Rights Campaign says at least 150 bills targeting transgender people have been introduced this ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/trans-people-face-hostile-rhetoric-from-state-lawmakers
Arkansas library gets funding slashed due to its Pride displays, LGBTQ-themed books
theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-arkansas-library-gets-funding-slashed-due-to-its-pride-displays-lgbtq/
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Bill to classify drag shows as ‘adult-oriented businesses’ clears Arkansas Senate
thehill.com/homenews/3829078-bill-to-classify-drag-shows-as-adult-oriented-businesses-clears-arkansas-senate/
Taking on drag shows, ‘Latinx’ and more, Ark. moves from rhetoric to action: Early in the year, public officials in Arkansas have introduced a flurry of ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/01/arkansas-bills-anti-woke-crt-latinx-drag-shows/
How some US media reports are trying to link Nashville shooting to so-called radical transgender activists
wionews.com/world/how-some-us-media-reports-are-trying-to-link-nashville-shooting-to-so-called-radical-transgender-activists-576545
Arkansas bill criminalizing trans people's bathroom access revamped: An Arkansas bathroom bill that had been criticized as the most extreme in the country ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/arkansas-bill-criminalizing-trans-peoples-bathroom-access-revamped
Mississippi Senate passes limit on gender-affirming health care: The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/mississippi-senate-passes-limit-on-gender-affirming-health-care
‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?
theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/29/gillian-branstetter-interview-transgender-rights
Senate Vote on Same-Sex Marriage to Test Level of GOP Support : Motion to proceed opens effort to pass bill in both houses of Congress by end of year
wsj.com/articles/senate-vote-on-same-sex-marriage-to-test-level-of-gop-support-11668623694
Paid articlePaid Librarians sue Arkansas state over law banning them from giving ‘obscene’ books to children
theguardian.com/books/2023/may/31/librarians-sue-arkansas-state-over-law-banning-them-from-giving-obscene-books-to-children
Transgender bathroom bill approved in Kansas, while Arkansas OKs its own version: A Kansas bill that would bar transgender people from using public bathrooms or ...
orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-kansas-transgender-bathroom-bill-20230404-fddoq4ditbdivf4xqa5k6wf6eu-story.html
Paid articlePaid The forces behind anti-trans bills across the U.S.: The push by Christian and conservative groups represents a multimillion-dollar effort to limit LGBTQ rights.
axios.com/2023/03/31/anti-trans-bills-2023-america
Quick Glance: Kansas Republicans plan to override the governor's veto of a transgender bathroom bill.
- The bill addresses bathrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities, and strictly defines "sex" as "either male or female, at birth" - a move that LGBTQ+ advocates say would legally erase transgender people and deny recognition to non-binary, gender fluid, and gender non-conforming people.
- The Kansas bill defines male and female based on the physical anatomy of a person at birth.
- Carson made the remarks during a lobbying day for LGBTQ youth.
- The bill's language would prohibit transgender people from changing their driver's licences and birth certificates, but Kansas is subject to a federal court order that allows birth certificate changes, which was issued in 2019.
Arkansas bill seeks to restrict school bathroom use by gender: In 2021, Arkansas was the first state to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2023/01/19/arkansas-bill-school-bathroom-use-transgender
In Texas, members of LGBTQ community arm themselves to fight right-wing extremists
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-in-texas-members-of-lgbtq-community-arm-themselves-to-fight-right-wing/
Walmart Under Fire for LGBTQ+ Merchandise After Target Retreats: Walmart's Pride collection is now under fire from anti-trans activists.
newsweek.com/walmart-lgbtq-boycott-target-pride-merch-1802394
Senate Passes Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage: Measure will have to pass the House before heading to President Biden’s desk
wsj.com/articles/same-sex-marriage-bill-nears-senate-passage-11669748367
Paid articlePaid House Passes Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage, Sending It to Biden’s Desk: Proponents say congressional action was needed in case the Supreme Court ever ...
wsj.com/articles/house-set-to-vote-on-legislation-protecting-same-sex-marriage-11670506556
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: The United States House of Representatives passes legislation to safeguard same-sex marriage.
- On Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed legislation to safeguard same-sex marriage.
- Members who oppose "natural marriage" defend it.
- The legislation was opposed by the majority of Republicans in the House.
- Vicky Hartzler, a Republican from Missoury, urged colleagues to vote against the bill, which she said opposes "natural marriage" between a man and a woman.
I’m a trans doctor. What happened to me in front of the Arkansas senate was utterly mortifying
independent.co.uk/voices/trans-doctor-arkansas-senate-video-b2283620.html
Sixty years after King's 'dream' speech, thousands gather in Washington: By Rachel Nostrant and Timothy Gardner
gazette.com/news/us-world/sixty-years-after-kings-dream-speech-thousands-gather-in-washington/article_cb500e8f-0cfe-5945-a25b-9afedaf3760c.html
Quick Glance: Six Decades After King's 'Dream' Speech, Thousands Gather in Washington
- Thousands of Americans commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a pivotal event in the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his galvanizing 'I have a dream' speech.
- Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy group, tells the crowd that the march 60 years ago opened doors and spurred new tools to fight discrimination.
- When our right to vote falls, all other civil and human rights can fall too, but we're here today to say 'not on our watch'.
- Ashley Sharpton, activist with National Action Network and daughter of the Reverend Al Sharpton, says Americans need to turn demonstrations into legislation and cannot allow the sacrifices of ancestors in the fight for equality to have been in vain.
Arkansas Drag Ban Is the Cover for Bigger Anti-LGBTQ Attack, Activists Say: Arkansas’ SB 43 would not just ban drag performances, activists say ...
thedailybeast.com/arkansas-drag-ban-is-the-cover-for-bigger-anti-lgbtq-attack-activists-say
Arkansas Senate Approves Bathroom Bill That Critics Call Extreme: A bill that would criminalize transgender people using restrooms that match their gender ...
huffpost.com/entry/bathroom-bill-arkansas-gender-identity_n_640901d9e4b0c140fa120396
Jon Stewart Nails Arkansas AG On Ban Of Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth: The TV host asked Leslie Rutledge why she would take a doctor's advice if her kid ...
huffpost.com/entry/jon-stewart-leslie-rutledge-trans-rights_n_63408e42e4b0b7f89f4bcb38
Michigan residents vote to defund public library again over LGBTQ books: Residents of a Western Michigan town on Tuesday voted for a second time to defund their ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3731380-michigan-residents-vote-to-defund-public-library-again-over-lgbtq-books/
Only library in Michigan town to close after voters defund it for refusing to ban LGBTQ books
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/11/10/lgbtq-books-library-mi-defunded-jamestown/8323736001/
Federal appeals court says Arkansas can't ban treatment for transgender kids
pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-appeals-court-says-arkansas-cant-ban-treatment-for-transgender-kids
House Passes Bill to Protect Same-Sex and Interracial Marriages : Democrats say bill is needed after Supreme Court ruling striking down abortion rights
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Quick Glance: Republicans Say They Will Not Support Gay Marriage. They said the same thing about Roe.
- Before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
- Republicans are already downplaying the threat to other rights granted by the Supreme Court, such as contraception and same-sex marriage privileges.
- Ted Cruz (R-Texas) stated the Supreme Court "was overreaching" and "clearly wrong" when it legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015.
- A few Senate Republicans, like Ohio's Rob Portman, Maine's Susan Collins, and Alaska's Lisa Murkowksi, have publicly supported same-sex marriage.
World Cup protesters are using AR Snap filters to display the pride flag: As people have faced detainment or confiscation for rainbow items, this tool shows ...
mashable.com/article/world-cup-lgbtq-protest-rainbow-flag-snap-filter
First trial over state ban on trans youth care begins in Arkansas: The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/first-trial-over-state-ban-on-trans-youth-care-begin-in-arkansas
Court: Arkansas can't ban treatment of transgender kids: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on ...
apnews.com/article/health-arkansas-gay-rights-asa-hutchinson-08d27112399e14ab2f7ed8c34d1bfd30
Lizzo Took To Twitter To Call Out Bigotry: “Don’t get it twisted— I don’t care why people are bigoted. That’s a waste of my imagination.”
buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonyrobledo/lizzo-tweets-bigotry-discrimination
Arkansas GOP bill targeting drag confusing, may not even affect drag: The bill would classify drag performances as adult-oriented businesses ...
businessinsider.com/arkansas-gop-bill-drag-queen-lgbtq-community-2023-1
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Arkansas loses bid to revive ban on gender transition for minors: A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to revive Arkansas's first-of-its-kind law ...
reuters.com/legal/arkansas-loses-bid-revive-ban-gender-transition-minors-2022-08-25/
How The “Don’t Say Gay” Law Is Affecting Florida LGBTQ Students And Teachers: “You feel the sense of danger — like, school does not feel safe.”
buzzfeednews.com/article/hallielieberman/dont-say-gay-lgbtq-students-schools-florida
"Conservatives want to close our library, it's dividing our community"
Read more: http://newsweek.com/i-am-director-patmos-library-conservatives-shut-library-lgbt-books-1741607
One down: With Arkansas gender care ban struck down, others should follow: With a federal judge having struck down the Arkansas ban on administering ...
nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-trans-youth-pride-federal-judge-court-legislature-hormone-puberty-block-20230625-msbreuvqozbzdk2wnnn6urvtya-story.html
Arkansas Court Case Will Decide Future of Trans Youth Health Care: HB 1570 was the first law passed in the U.S. that would ban doctors from prescribing treatment ...
thedailybeast.com/arkansas-court-case-will-decide-future-of-trans-youth-health-care
Federal Court Extends Injunction Against Arkansas Anti-Trans Law: A federal appeals court has ruled against an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming medical care ...
democracynow.org/2022/8/26/headlines/federal_court_extends_injunction_against_arkansas_anti_trans_law
Speaker Wishes Death on LGBTQ People at Shocking Conway Arkansas School Board Meeting
thedailybeast.com/speaker-wishes-death-on-lgbtq-people-at-shocking-conway-arkansas-school-board-meeting
Federal trial on youth transgender care starts in Little Rock: Two doctors testified Monday in Little Rock's U.S. District Court about the negative impacts ...
axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2022/10/19/federal-trial-on-youth-transgender-care-starts-in-little-rock
Landmark trial begins over Arkansas' ban on trans youth care: It is the nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children.
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/landmark-trial-begins-over-arkansas-ban-on-trans-youth-care/
Romance Novelist Nora Roberts Gave $50,000 To A Library That A Town Voted To Defund Over LGBTQ Books
buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/nora-roberts-michigan-library-donation
Illinois Walmart stores hit with discrimination complaint after denying service to transgender customer
thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/3611205-illinois-walmart-stores-hit-with-discrimination-complaint-after-denying-service-to-transgender-customer/
Speaker Wishes Death on LGBTQ People at Shocking Conway Arkansas School Board Meeting
thedailybeast.com/speaker-wishes-death-on-lgbtq-people-at-shocking-conway-arkansas-school-board-meeting
US state bans transgender people from using toilet in public schools that matches their gender identity
standard.co.uk/news/world/us-transgender-arkansas-school-toilet-bill-sarah-huckabee-sanders-b1069103.html
Librarian shames conservatives who 'threatened' her over LGBTQ books: "I was taught to love your neighbor as you love yourself," the Patmos Library worker said ...
insider.com/michigan-librarian-conservatives-threats-lgbtq-books-2022-12
Court Blocks Arkansas Ban On Treatment For Transgender Children: Arkansas is one of nearly two dozen states that have proposed or enacted bans targeting trans ...
forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/08/25/court-blocks-arkansas-ban-on-treatment-for-transgender-children/
Paid articlePaid Corporations also to blame for supporting DeSantis’ anti-LGBTQ+ agenda | Commentary
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Alabama joins 21 states in suing Biden administration over transgender policy, school food program
al.com/news/2022/07/alabama-joins-21-states-in-suing-biden-administration-over-transgender-policy-school-food-program.html
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Watch Jon Stewart Refute Arkansas A.G.'s Trans Comments In New 'The Problem With Jon Stewart' Episode
decider.com/2022/10/09/watch-jon-stewart-refute-arkansas-a-g-s-trans-comments-in-new-the-problem-with-jon-stewart-episode/
Steve Marshall: Biden using free lunches to push ‘genderlessness’ schools on Alabama
al.com/news/2022/10/steve-marshall-biden-using-free-lunches-vows-to-push-genderlessness-schools-on-alabama.html
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Brands Made a Ton of Promises to the LGBTQ+ Community This Summer. Have Any Delivered?
money.com/brands-pride-lgbtq-allies/
The Beauty Of Pride Month: Brands That Give Back To The LGBTQIA+ Community: We're showcasing brands that are proud to donate to various regional and ...
essence.com/beauty/pride-month-brands-that-give-back-to-the-lgbtqia-community/
Opinion: Extremists are using sports to discriminate against trans athletes. We can't let them.
usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2021/11/18/trans-kids-being-discriminated-against-extremist-attack/8651181002/
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