In South Dakota, Noem bends — partially — on transgender ban
3 years, 9 months ago

In South Dakota, Noem bends — partially — on transgender ban

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Just minutes after the GOP-led state legislature passed a bill banning transgender women and girls participating in women’s sports leagues, the Republican governor fired off a tweet declaring herself “excited to sign” the bill. “Let’s take action that really gives us the result of protecting women’s sports,” Noem said, likening the bill to a “participation trophy” that would inevitably be struck down if the NCAA sued. Susan Williams, the director of the advocacy organization Transformation Project, said she has tried to set up a meeting between the governor and families of transgender children but has heard nothing from Noem’s office. Noem cannot make an informed decision without meeting with transgender South Dakotans to learn about their experiences, the daily challenges they face, and the damage this bill will inflict on their lives,” Williams said.

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Louisiana’s transgender ‘bathroom bill’ clears first hurdle
9 months, 1 week ago

Louisiana’s transgender ‘bathroom bill’ clears first hurdle

Associated Press  

— A bill that that would effectively bar transgender people in Louisiana from using restrooms, locker rooms and sleeping quarters that correspond with their gender identity — in public schools, jails and domestic violence shelters — advanced out of a state legislative committee Monday. While a handful of other GOP-controlled states have recently passed legislation dubbed “bathroom bills,” LGBTQ+ advocates …

A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails
9 months, 1 week 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 …

“Flood” of anti-LGBTQ bills shows GOP wants to “eradicate trans people from public life”: advocate
1 year ago

“Flood” of anti-LGBTQ bills shows GOP wants to “eradicate trans people from public life”: advocate

Salon  

A bill that would have restricted healthcare access for transgender and gender expansive youth in Ohio was vetoed by the governor last week. HB 68 "actively harms trans, non-binary, gender expansive and intersex youth and young adults across Ohio," Rhea Debussy, a lecturer of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University at Newark, told Salon. Per the …

Judge to rule on temporary block of North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 2 months ago

Judge to rule on temporary block of North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota district judge said Tuesday he’ll decide soon on whether to temporarily block the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for children, among the latest in a series of similar lawsuits playing out across the U.S. Three families and a pediatrician are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in September. They say the ban violates the …

Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
1 year, 3 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 …

Families challenge North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children
1 year, 4 months ago

Families challenge North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Families and a pediatrician are challenging North Dakota’s law criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors, the latest lawsuit in many states with similar bans. State lawmakers “have outlawed essential health care for these kids simply and exclusively because they are transgender,” Gender Justice attorney and North Dakota state director Christina Sambor told reporters. They have made it a …

Noem seeks investigation after calls to tip hotline about liberal policies
1 year, 6 months ago

Noem seeks investigation after calls to tip hotline about liberal policies

Associated Press  

— A “whistleblower” hotline designed to report liberal practices at South Dakota universities has received calls about schools encouraging “transgender ideologies,” promoting race-based teaching and pushing mask mandates, Gov. When she announced the hotline on May 26, the Republican governor said it was a response to states allowing “liberal ideologies to poison their colleges and universities.” Shuree Mortenson, a spokeswoman …

Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature
1 year, 7 months ago

Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill banning transgender girls from playing on the middle school, high school and college sports teams that align with their gender identity is approaching the finish line in North Carolina as GOP-controlled state legislatures nationwide round out a record year of legislation targeting transgender residents. “This is only telling everyone that women’s sports is for women.” …

Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US
1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US

Al Jazeera  

A rush of legislation targeting transgender people has been introduced – and in some cases passed – in state legislatures across the United States as the topic has become a Republican priority. Most recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to announce his bid to be the Republican presidential nominee, signed bills that ban gender-affirming care for minors, restrict …

‘We will not be erased’: Critics slam Ron DeSantis for unprecedented bills attacking LGBTQ+ people
1 year, 7 months ago

‘We will not be erased’: Critics slam Ron DeSantis for unprecedented bills attacking LGBTQ+ people

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The bills – which restrict gender-affirming care for minors, threaten drag shows, forbid people …

North Dakota governor outlaws pronoun policies in schools
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota governor outlaws pronoun policies in schools

Associated Press  

North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that prohibits public schools and government entities from requiring teachers and employees to refer to transgender people by the pronouns they use, the governor’s office announced Monday. It’s only the latest measure restricting trans rights that Burgum signed after they were passed by North Dakota’s House and Senate with veto-proof …

US culture wars dominated North Dakota’s legislative session
1 year, 8 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 …

North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor
1 year, 8 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 limits bathroom use for transgender people
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people

Associated Press  

Transgender kids and adults in North Dakota won’t be able to access bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college dorms or jails, under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Last week, the governor signed a bill that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to …

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
1 year, 8 months ago

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — As a third grader in Utah, mandolin-playing math whiz Elle Palmer said aloud what she had only before sensed, telling a friend she planned to transfer schools the following year and hoped her new classmates would see her as a girl. “My body’s basically this ticking time bomb, just sitting there waiting for it to go …

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
1 year, 8 months ago

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans

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. “My body’s basically this ticking time bomb, just sitting …

Minn. Senate protects gender-affirming care, abortion rights
1 year, 8 months ago

Minn. Senate protects gender-affirming care, abortion rights

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate waded into the culture wars Friday by passing bills to make Minnesota a refuge for youth seeking gender-affirming care, out-of-state abortion patients and providers seeking protection, and to ban so-called conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth. First up was the conversion therapy ban, which passed 36-27 with two Republicans voting “yes.” The abortion refuge …

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
1 year, 8 months ago

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Associated Press  

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators. “Ask yourself, does Senate Bill 2231 treat others the way you would want to be treated?” Republican Rep. Emily O’Brien of Grand Forks said on …

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 …

North Dakota governor signs law limiting healthcare for transgender patients
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota governor signs law limiting healthcare for transgender patients

LA Times  

Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that restricts transgender healthcare and makes providing gender-affirming care to people under 18 a crime. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that restricts transgender healthcare in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota …

North Dakota governor signs trans athlete bans into law
1 year, 9 months ago

North Dakota governor signs trans athlete bans into law

Associated Press  

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday evening signed two transgender athlete bans into law, effectively prohibiting transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. Burgum said in a statement that over the past two years, with more than 27,000 students participating in North Dakota high school sports, “there still has not been a …

North Dakota advances suite of restrictions on trans rights
1 year, 9 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 …

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 …

Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions
1 year, 9 months ago

Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Senate advanced a pair of bills to prohibit gender-transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports, a hard-fought GOP win Tuesday following intense pressure from protesters to act. “What we got is a good start,” said Republican Sen. Mike Moon, who The measures reflect a national push led by Republicans to restrict …

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 …

Tennessee closes in on trans youth care ban; lawsuit pledged
1 year, 11 months ago

Tennessee closes in on trans youth care ban; lawsuit pledged

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s Republican-led Senate approved a measure Monday that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, spurring civil rights groups to promise an immediate lawsuit if and when it becomes law. Yet Tennessee in particular has been caught in the center of this conflict ever since video surfaced on social media last year of a Nashville doctor touting …

S. Dakota lawmakers push bill to bar transgender youth care
1 year, 11 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 …

Bill to ban care for transgender minors gets heated hearing
1 year, 11 months ago

Bill to ban care for transgender minors gets heated hearing

Associated Press  

— A proposed bill to deny gender-affirming care to young transgender people in Montana drew emotional testimony Friday. The bill by Republican Sen. John Fuller threatens health care providers with the loss of their licenses for a year if they use puberty blockers, hormones or surgery to treat transgender minors. Ren Zaluski rejected the “fad” argument, noting “there was a …

Mississippi House OKs ban on minors’ gender-confirming care
1 year, 11 months ago

Mississippi House OKs ban on minors’ gender-confirming care

Associated Press  

— The Republican-controlled Mississippi House voted Thursday to ban gender-confirming care for minors, joining about a dozen other conservative states in trying to restrict health care access for young transgender people. Bain said he thinks Mississippi should restrict hormones or surgeries for young transgender people because some of them might regret the treatment when they are older. “What are we …

Transgender youth reemerge as statehouse focal point in Utah
1 year, 11 months ago

Transgender youth reemerge as statehouse focal point in Utah

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers wasted no time this week before returning to an issue that has become a popular topic in GOP-led statehouses: Trying to limit medical options doctors are allowed to provide transgender youth. State Sen. Mike Kennedy, a Republican family doctor sponsoring Utah’s proposal, said it didn’t make sense that health care policy related to gender …

Transgender youth reemerge as statehouse focal point in Utah
1 year, 11 months ago

Transgender youth reemerge as statehouse focal point in Utah

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. State Sen. Mike Kennedy, a Republican family doctor sponsoring …

South Dakota GOP lawmakers push trans youth health care ban
1 year, 11 months ago

South Dakota GOP lawmakers push trans youth health care ban

Associated Press  

— A group of South Dakota Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday to outlaw gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, pushing the state to join at least a dozen others considering anti-transgender legislation this year. South Dakota Republicans have perennially considered bills aimed at limiting the health care, school facilities and sports teams that transgender youth can access. “Gender-affirming care …

Transgender lawmaker hopes her presence brings understanding
2 years ago

Transgender lawmaker hopes her presence brings understanding

Associated Press  

— Zooey Zephyr worked behind the scenes during Montana’s 2021 legislative session to oppose an ultimately unsuccessful effort to ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming health care, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery. “That they get to live their life, that they don’t have to hide the way I had to hide, the way other trans adults from past …

Arizona governor signs bill outlawing gender-affirming care for transgender youth and approves anti-trans sports ban
2 years, 9 months ago

Arizona governor signs bill outlawing gender-affirming care for transgender youth and approves anti-trans sports ban

CNN  

Washington CNN — Republican Gov. Ducey’s approval of the health care ban, as well as a law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on women’s and girls’ sports teams at some schools in the state, comes as GOP-led states are pushing laws that opponents say further marginalize members of the transgender community. Advocates have already vowed to challenge Arizona’s health care …

Vetoes show lack of GOP lockstep on transgender sports bans
2 years, 9 months ago

Vetoes show lack of GOP lockstep on transgender sports bans

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports — signs that there are some remaining fractures among GOP leaders over how to navigate gender’s reemergence as a culture war issue. Holcomb said in a veto letter that Indiana lawmakers’ rationale for a ban “implies that the goals of …

Vetoes show lack of GOP lockstep on transgender sports bans
2 years, 9 months ago

Vetoes show lack of GOP lockstep on transgender sports bans

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports — signs that there are some remaining fractures among GOP leaders over how to navigate gender’s reemergence as a culture war issue. Holcomb said in a veto letter that Indiana lawmakers’ rationale for a ban “implies that the goals of …

Vetoes show lack of GOP lockstep on transgender sports bans
2 years, 9 months ago

Vetoes show lack of GOP lockstep on transgender sports bans

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to …

Utah proposes panel to decide when transgender athletes play
2 years, 11 months ago

Utah proposes panel to decide when transgender athletes play

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to create a commission of political appointees to make decisions about transgender student-athletes participating in youth sports — diving into a heated debate that has taken place in dozens of Republican-led statehouses. Utah’s proposed “School Activity Eligibility Commission” would create criteria and evaluate transgender student-athletes’ physical characteristics and how they …

Criticism mounts against Indiana transgender athlete ban
2 years, 11 months ago

Criticism mounts against Indiana transgender athlete ban

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Opponents are continuing to ramp up pressure against an Indiana bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity, arguing that the proposal is unconstitutional, sexist and bigoted. “The supermajority for our General Assembly seem to value extreme culture wars and partnerships with this national hate group over creating …

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban
2 years, 11 months ago

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday signed a bill that will ban transgender girls and college-age women from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity, making zSouth Dakota the 10th state to enact such a law. The Republican governor touted the ban at a bill signing ceremony in the Capitol, telling reporters: “We will ensure …

Gov. Noem’s abortion ban stifled by Republican lawmakers
2 years, 11 months ago

Gov. Noem’s abortion ban stifled by Republican lawmakers

Associated Press  

— A Republican-controlled South Dakota House committee declined Wednesday to consider a proposal from Gov. “They showed up late to the game last minute, even last hour type stuff and it didn’t pass,” said House Speaker Spencer Gosch, a Republican. “Simple as that.” Gosch said he shared Noem’s goal of banning all abortions but that the language she proposed would …

South Dakota House backs restrictions on trans students
2 years, 11 months ago

South Dakota House backs restrictions on trans students

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota House on Tuesday passed two bills aimed at transgender students, seeking to restrict which bathrooms K-12 trans children can use and which sports teams trans girls and college-age women can join. Kristi Noem to ban transgender women and girls from playing in school sports leagues, including college athletes, that match their gender identity cleared its final …

South Dakota House committee approves trans athlete ban
2 years, 11 months ago

South Dakota House committee approves trans athlete ban

Associated Press  

— A South Dakota House committee on Wednesday approved a proposal from Republican Gov. All 11 Republicans on the House State Affairs committee voted in favor of the bill, which has been cast as “protecting fairness in women’s sports.” But advocates for transgender people decried the proposal as bullying that would deprive them of an opportunity to compete and belong …

Noem unveils abortion ban, mimics Texas’ private enforcement
2 years, 11 months ago

Noem unveils abortion ban, mimics Texas’ private enforcement

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday unveiled a proposal to ban nearly all abortions, mimicking a Texas law that leaves enforcement up to private citizens through lawsuits instead of through prosecutors and criminal charges. The law would prohibit abortions once medical professionals can detect fetal cardiac activity, which is usually around the sixth week and is before some …

Trans athlete ban pushed by Noem clears South Dakota Senate
2 years, 11 months ago

Trans athlete ban pushed by Noem clears South Dakota Senate

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday passed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Last year, a bill that would have created a similar ban caused a falling out between social conservatives and Noem, who issued a “style and form veto” against a bill she criticized as flawed Opponents have decried the latest proposal as an effort to bully children …

Transgender athlete ban, backed by Noem, clears committee
3 years ago

Transgender athlete ban, backed by Noem, clears committee

Associated Press  

— A South Dakota legislative committee on Friday approved a bill championed by Gov. “Passage of this bill would directly hurt children,” said Jennifer Phalen, whose transgender daughter aspires to participate in school gymnastics. “Allowing males to compete destroys fair competition and athletic opportunities for girls,” Rachel Oglesby, the governor’s policy advisor, told the committee. “This particular bill does nothing, …

Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban
3 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee governor OKs transgender youth treatment ban

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After signing two bills into law targeting transgender people over the past week, Tennessee’s Gov. Just a day earlier, the first-term Republican governor signed off on legislation that would require businesses and government facilities open to the public to post a sign if they let transgender people use multiperson bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms associated with …

Column: Hurting transgender kids to shore up the Republican base
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: Hurting transgender kids to shore up the Republican base

LA Times  

“There is no study to my knowledge that says doing yoga exercise converts people to Hinduism” — Rep. Jeremy Gray I imagine when Rep. Jeremy Gray sought the opportunity to represent the 83rd District in the great state of Alabama, he did not think he would need to convince people that yoga wasn’t some sort of Hindu gateway drug. Meanwhile, …

Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle
3 years, 8 months ago

Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle

NPR  

Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle Enlarge this image toggle caption Alliance Defending Freedom; Joshua Roper/American Civil Liberties Union Alliance Defending Freedom; Joshua Roper/American Civil Liberties Union Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? toggle caption Joshua Roper/American Civil Liberties Union "Think about us as real people" The Idaho …

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