Nebraska Legislature set to vote on transgender health bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Nebraska Legislature set to vote on transgender health bill

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It also saw Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt promising to join fellow Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s effort to filibuster every bill that comes before lawmakers for the rest of the 90-day session if the bill advances. It was cited as the genesis of a nearly three-week, uninterrupted filibuster carried by Cavanaugh, who followed through on her vow in late February to filibuster every bill before the Legislature — even those she supported — declaring she would “burn the session to the ground over this bill.” She stuck with it until an agreement was reached late last week to push the bill to the front of the debate queue. Instead of trying to eat time to keep the bill from getting to the floor, Cavanaugh decided she wanted a vote to put on the record which lawmakers would “legislate hate against children.” The Nebraska bill, along with another that would ban trans people from using bathrooms and locker rooms or playing on sports teams that don’t align with the sex listed on their birth certificates, are among roughly 150 bills targeting transgender people that have been introduced in state legislatures this year. Introduced by Republican Sen. Kathleen Kauth, a freshman lawmaker, the bill would outlaw gender-affirming therapies such as hormone treatments, puberty blockers and gender reassignment surgery for those 18 and younger.

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"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"
2 weeks ago

"It's about the cruelty": Experts worry SCOTUS trans rights case could "creep into other areas"

Salon  

The Supreme Court last week appeared likely to support a contentious Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral argument in one of the most pivotal cases for transgender rights in the nation's history. "We think it would be sufficient for the Court to recognize that a law that on its face says you …

Montana legislators vote against toilet ban for transgender state representative
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Montana legislators vote against toilet ban for transgender state representative

India Today  

Montana legislators on Tuesday rejected an attempt to ban a transgender member of the state House of Representatives from using the women's restroom at the state Capitol, with some Republicans joining Democrats in opposing the measure. Democratic Representative Zooey Zephyr, a transgender woman first elected to the statehouse in 2022, praised her colleagues who voted down the proposed ban in …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

Associated Press  

— A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state’s high court acknowledged in its ruling that abortion and gender-affirming care “are distinct types of medical …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

LA Times  

Activists at the Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln protest a bill last year that combined proposed restriction on abortion and gender-affirming care for people under 19. A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of …

A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails

Associated Press  

— A bill that that would bar transgender students from school bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity failed Friday to get enough votes to advance in heavily conservative Nebraska. An amended version would have gone a step further by barring students taking male hormones from girls’ teams, even if they were assigned female at …

Efforts to restrict transgender health care endure in 2024, with more adults targeted
11 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press  

Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. Last year’s limits included a Florida law that has made it nearly impossible for many transgender adults in the state …

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment

Associated Press  

— As Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect this weekend, families with transgender children and the doctors who treat them are steeling themselves for change. Only those minors who have shown “a long-lasting and intense pattern of gender nonconformity or gender dysphoria” would be allowed to start puberty blocking or hormone treatment, and only under …

Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth
1 year, 3 months ago

Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth

Associated Press  

Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order strictly defining a person’s sex. The order notably does not use the term “transgender,” although it appears directed at limiting transgender access to certain public spaces. It orders state agencies to define “female” and “male” as a person’s sex assigned at birth. “As Governor, it is my duty to protect our kids …

North Carolina formally bans transgender girls in school sports and all youth gender-affirming care
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina formally bans transgender girls in school sports and all youth gender-affirming care

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper had previously …

North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth

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Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery
1 year, 4 months ago

Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery

Associated Press  

A Nebraska judge on Friday rejected an effort to block a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery. “I was proud to sign into law a measure that protects kids and defends the unborn, and I am pleased that it has been upheld.” Mindy Rush Chipman, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union …

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Transgender rights are taking center …

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender rights took center stage Tuesday in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly advanced legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports. Hours after the House Health Committee advanced a bill banning state facilities from treating trans minors with hormones and gender-affirming surgeries, the Senate voted 31-17 to ban trans girls from playing …

Nebraska lawmakers guard ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to help pass stricter abortion ban
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska lawmakers guard ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to help pass stricter abortion ban

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier that day, Nebraska Examiner reporter Paul Hammel …

Christy Armendariz: Nebraska GOP senator who voted for anti-trans bill admits she wasn’t paying attention
1 year, 7 months ago

Christy Armendariz: Nebraska GOP senator who voted for anti-trans bill admits she wasn’t paying attention

The Independent  

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Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— Republican Nebraska Gov. “Just as we have seen in other states, these bans will result in significant harm, most intensely hurting already vulnerable communities.” Nebraska had not passed a new abortion ban since 2010, when it became the first state to limit the procedure at around 20 weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood, which operates two of Nebraska’s three abortion …

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jim Pillen is scheduled to sign a bill …

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

LA Times  

Protesters of a bill that would limit gender-affirming care for trans youth gather outside the legislative chamber Friday in Lincoln, Neb. The head of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, Mindy Rush Chipman, said in a statement that “every option is on the table to undo these regressive measures.” Politics Voters reject abortion bans. “Just as we have seen …

Lizzo blasts Nebraska bill banning abortion access and gender-affirming care: ‘You deserve to be protected’
1 year, 7 months ago

Lizzo blasts Nebraska bill banning abortion access and gender-affirming care: ‘You deserve to be protected’

The Independent  

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Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— The Nebraska Legislature on Friday approved a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 in a move so contentious that lawmakers on both sides have said they may be unable to work together in the future. Hundreds of businesses and medical professionals signed letters warning that both the abortion ban and the trans …

Nebraska Legislature votes to fold abortion ban into bill banning trans health care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska Legislature votes to fold abortion ban into bill banning trans health care for minors

Associated Press  

— Conservatives in the Nebraska Legislature got just enough votes Tuesday to fold a proposed 12-week abortion ban into a bill that would ban gender-affirming health for minors. “If you can’t go out there and face the people you are hurting, then you are not worthy of this job.” Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, who has led an epic effort to filibuster …

Nebraska conservatives gamble on combining abortion, trans health bans
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska conservatives gamble on combining abortion, trans health bans

Associated Press  

— Conservative Nebraska lawmakers are taking what could be an all-or-nothing bet by proposing to merge two of the legislative session’s most contentious proposals — one to restrict abortion and another that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. The unconventional move follows conservatives’ failure by a single vote last month to advance a bill that would have banned abortion at …

Abortion-restriction effort reintroduced in Nebraska
1 year, 7 months ago

Abortion-restriction effort reintroduced in Nebraska

Associated Press  

A new effort was introduced late Monday in the Nebraska Legislature to restrict abortion access in the state, less than two weeks after a bill that would have banned abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy failed to overcome a filibuster. Drawing even more outrage was the way the measure was introduced: as an amendment to a bill that would …

US culture wars dominated North Dakota’s legislative session
1 year, 7 months ago

US culture wars dominated North Dakota’s legislative session

Associated Press  

North Dakota’s House and Senate have adjourned, capping a session in which state lawmakers aggressively passed bills to restrict transgender rights, abortion access and library content — offering a glimpse of how Republican-controlled states have responded to these national hot-button issues. TRANS RIGHTS House and Senate lawmakers passed several bills with veto-proof majorities that were signed into law by the …

Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

Associated Press  

— Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids Friday when its Republican governor signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave “blood” on their hands. The bill “protects Montana children from permanent, life-altering medical procedures until they are adults, mature enough to make such serious decisions,” Gianforte …

Nebraska 6-week abortion ban fails to advance in Legislature
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska 6-week abortion ban fails to advance in Legislature

Associated Press  

— An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature on Thursday. “It gives me hope that the direction we’ve been seeing — across the country — could turn around.” The bill failed to get the crucial 33rd vote when Sen. …

North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor
1 year, 7 months ago

North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor

Associated Press  

Public school teachers in North Dakota would be allowed to ignore the pronouns their transgender students use, under a bill that state Senate lawmakers passed Thursday with a veto-proof majority. The passage comes just days after House lawmakers also passed the bill with a veto-proof majority, which means the bill could become law without Republican Gov. Speaking in support of …

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

Associated Press  

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations, but it has increasingly come …

Nebraska Advances Trans Care Ban For Minors -- With A Twist
1 year, 8 months ago

Nebraska Advances Trans Care Ban For Minors -- With A Twist

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LINCOLN, Neb. — A bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Nebraska is one final step from passing after lawmakers advanced it Thursday, but not before a promise was made behind closed doors to hammer out a compromise between supporters and opponents of the bill before it’s passed. Sen. Brian Hardin of Gering said those …

Nebraska trans care ban for minors advances -- with a twist
1 year, 8 months ago

Nebraska trans care ban for minors advances -- with a twist

Associated Press  

— A bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Nebraska is one final step from passing after lawmakers advanced it Thursday, but not before a promise was made behind closed doors to hammer out a compromise between supporters and opponents of the bill before it’s passed. Sen. Brian Hardin of Gering said those urging lawmakers to follow accepted …

Nebraska lawmakers taking up debate on abortion restrictions
1 year, 8 months ago

Nebraska lawmakers taking up debate on abortion restrictions

The Independent  

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North Dakota advances suite of restrictions on trans rights
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota advances suite of restrictions on trans rights

Associated Press  

The North Dakota Senate has passed a series of bills that would restrict transgender people’s rights in sports, health care, schools, workplaces and daily life. Doctors would be prohibited from providing gender-affirming care to people under 18, and transgender girls and women wouldn’t be allowed to join female sports teams in K-12 and college, under bills that passed with veto-proof …

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky
1 year, 8 months ago

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people — from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use. In praising the veto override, David Walls, executive director of The Family Foundation, said …

Nebraska Dem With Trans Son Drops Fiery Rebuke Of GOP-Backed Anti-Trans Bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Nebraska Dem With Trans Son Drops Fiery Rebuke Of GOP-Backed Anti-Trans Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt pledged to filibuster every bill for the rest of the legislative session after the Nebraska Legislature advanced a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for those under 19 ― which could impact her transgender son. The bill, backed by Nebraska Sen. Kathleen Kauth, would bar minors from seeking gender-affirming therapies including gender …

Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vow
1 year, 9 months ago

Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vow

Associated Press  

— The Nebraska Legislature voted Thursday to advance a contentious bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors, despite threats from some lawmakers that they would filibuster the rest of the session. It was cited as the genesis of a nearly three-week, uninterrupted filibuster carried by Cavanaugh, who followed through on her vow in late February to filibuster every bill …

Minnesota moves to strengthen status as ‘trans refuge state’
1 year, 9 months ago

Minnesota moves to strengthen status as ‘trans refuge state’

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota House was moving Thursday toward strengthening the state’s protections for children and their families who come for gender-affirming care by making Minnesota a “trans refuge state,” bucking a national backlash against transgender rights. “Gender-affirming care is lifesaving health care,” Finke said at a news conference before the debate. “Bans on gender-affirming care are creating …

North Dakota House passes school gender pronoun prohibition
1 year, 9 months ago

North Dakota House passes school gender pronoun prohibition

Associated Press  

Public schools and state agencies in North Dakota would be prohibited from referring to students and employees by any pronouns that don’t reflect the sex assigned to them at birth, under a bill approved by the legislature. “It’s another week of a legislative session, and we have another bill that’s telling certain people that they have value or don’t have …

Debate on Nebraska gender-affirming care bill gets combative
1 year, 9 months ago

Debate on Nebraska gender-affirming care bill gets combative

Associated Press  

— Debate that began Tuesday on a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors, which led one lawmaker to stage an epic weekslong filibuster, quickly grew contentious, with supporters and opponents angrily voicing their frustration and admonishing each other for a lack of collegiality. The bill introduced by Republican Sen. Kathleen Kauth, a freshman lawmaker in the officially-nonpartisan state …

Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on youth gender-affirming care
1 year, 9 months ago

Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on youth gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky passed a measure Thursday to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, completing whirlwind voting on a repackaged proposal that triggered outrage and tears among opponents unable to stop the sweeping policymaking on a culture wars issue. Republican House Speaker Pro Tempore David Meade, in presenting the revived bill in committee, said: “Our job …

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor
1 year, 9 months ago

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Transgender students won’t be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity under a bill that Republican Gov. Republican Rep. Steven Holt said the bill “applies to everyone equally.” Holt said children have long used different restrooms based on biological and physiological characteristics and this tradition should continue. “Forcing …

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill

Associated Press  

— It was a mundane, unanimously supported bill on liquor taxation that saw state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh take to the mic on the Nebraska Legislature floor last week. She really is leading this charge.” Both Cavanaugh and the conservative Omaha lawmaker who introduced the trans bill, state Sen. Kathleen Kauth, said they’re seeking to protect children. Cavanaugh and other lawmakers …

Indiana Senate joins states trying to limit transgender care
1 year, 9 months ago

Indiana Senate joins states trying to limit transgender care

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republican state Senators voted Tuesday to advance a ban on all gender-affirming care for those under 18, the latest in this year’s movement by conservative states aiming to limit the rights of transgender youth. “A child cannot understand the weight and permanency of these decisions,” said the bill’s author, Republican Sen. Tyler Johnson, an emergency medicine physician …

Indiana lawmakers advance ban on all gender-affirming care
1 year, 10 months ago

Indiana lawmakers advance ban on all gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Krisztina and Ken Inskeep’s son came out as transgender when he was a teenager, a transition they told an Indiana Senate public health committee on Wednesday that offered a remedy to years of his mental health struggles. Still, an Indiana Senate bill that the couple called “cruel and arrogant” — banning gender-affirming transition treatments for those 18 and …

Mississippi governor vows to sign limit on transgender care
1 year, 10 months ago

Mississippi governor vows to sign limit on transgender care

Associated Press  

Tate Reeves confirmed Tuesday that he plans to sign a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18 — part of a broad effort in conservative states to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows. I know from years of working directly with trans youth in Mississippi that they need support, love, and affirmation …

Idaho House passes ban on gender-affirming medical care
1 year, 10 months ago

Idaho House passes ban on gender-affirming medical care

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho House Thursday, despite warnings from opponents who said it would likely increase suicide rates among teens. The bill, which would subject physicians to felony charges if they provide puberty blockers, hormone treatment or gender-affirming surgeries to transgender youth under 18, is just one of several targeting …

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids
1 year, 10 months ago

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican attacks on gender affirming medical care for young people continued Wednesday in several conservative states that are among more than two dozen considering similar bans nationwide. Lawmakers in Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota considered bills Wednesday that would prohibit gender affirming treatments, like the use of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones, despite the endorsement of such treatments …

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids
1 year, 10 months ago

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids

LA Times  

State Sen. John Fredrickson, the first openly gay man elected to the Nebraska Legislature, speaks before a crowd on Feb. 8, 2023, at the state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Lawmakers in Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota considered bills Wednesday that would prohibit gender affirming treatments, such as the use of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones, despite the endorsement of such treatments …

S. Dakota lawmakers push bill to bar transgender youth care
1 year, 10 months ago

S. Dakota lawmakers push bill to bar transgender youth care

Associated Press  

— A state House committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in South Dakota. “Gender-affirming care is part of comprehensive primary care,” said Daniel Heinemann, chief officer of Sanford Health and chair of South Dakota’s American Academy of Family Physicians. “Family physicians are deeply concerned by the growing trend of recent legislative …

Column: A Republican governor vetoed a harsh anti-trans bill out of ‘compassion’ — then signed a worse one
1 year, 10 months ago

Column: A Republican governor vetoed a harsh anti-trans bill out of ‘compassion’ — then signed a worse one

LA Times  

Spencer Cox, shown in 2021, signed the most extreme anti-transgender law in the country on Saturday. Greg Abbott instructed state health officials to open investigations into families providing gender-affirming care for their transgender children on the grounds that the care could be defined as “child abuse.” Abbott’s order has been suspended by state judges pending the resolution of a lawsuit …

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