Anti-trans bills
Republicans Just Banned Montana’s First Trans Legislator From the House Floor
Rep. Zooey Zephyr had been banned from speaking for nearly a week, after saying the GOP would have “blood on their hands” for a ban on transition care for minors.
GOP Lawmakers Are Silencing Montana’s First Out Trans Lawmaker
Republicans won’t allow Rep. Zooey Zephyr to speak about bills on the House floor for the rest of this year’s legislative session.
Gender-Affirming Care for Adults Is Now Basically Banned in Missouri
The state’s Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an emergency regulation that erects enormous barriers to care for trans people of all ages.
Trans Kids Are Being Forced to Detransition: ‘What The Fuck Are These Families Going to Do?’
Trans youth in South Dakota and their families are “scared” and “considering leaving” after the state banned gender-affirming care for minors.
Anti-Trans Bills Are Sweeping Across the US With Alarming Speed
The current legislative session has seen more than 350 anti-trans bills introduced in 36 states, a record.
Some Trans People Are Preparing to Flee the US and Seek Asylum Abroad
“All you need to do is look at the news and see how bad it’s going to get.”
An Out Trans Man Was Just Elected to a State Legislature for the First Time Ever
The historic victory is part of a “rainbow wave.”
Republicans in Idaho Are Trying to Outlaw Public Drag Shows
The president of the right-wing Idaho Family Policy Center, which reportedly helped draft a bill to ban the shows, compared drag to blackface.
A Man Said LGBTQ People ‘Deserve Death’ at a School Board Meeting in Arkansas
At the meeting, the board approved a set of policies that force students and staff to use bathrooms according to their gender assigned at birth.
Parents Demanded School Check the Gender of Girl Who Beat Their Kids in Sports
The Utah parents demanded an investigation into whether the child athlete was transgender, and the state high school athletics association complied.
Texas Investigated a Trans Boy’s Family After He Tried to Kill Himself
“They live in fear of what this directive means for their future,” a lawyer representing the family said, of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to investigate parents who affirm their transgender kids.
This Mom Started Her Own Church to Support Her Trans Son
Tiffany Holloway formed the Church of Prismatic Light to fight back against political attacks on LGBTQ youth—including her own family.