Indiana bill on trans student name changes goes to governor
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana bill on trans student name changes goes to governor

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana schools would be required to notify parents if their child requests a name or pronoun change at school under a bill approved Monday by the state House despite worries that the step could out young transgender people to their families. Republican state Rep. Michelle Davis, a lead sponsor of the bill, said it would put parents in control of “introducing sensitive topics to their children.” Opponents derided the proposal during legislative hearings as an attack on the state’s LGBTQ+ students, especially young transgender people. Like Indiana, Republican-led legislatures around the country have been seeking to curb LGBTQ+ rights, especially targeting transgender people’s everyday lives — including sports, health care, workplaces and schools. Protesters against the Indiana legislation, which originally resembled Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law enacted last year, often filled the Statehouse hallways this session with thunderous cheers of “No hate in our state” and “Kill the bill.” The parental notification bill would also bar Indiana schools from teaching “human sexuality” in pre-K through third grade.

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Ohio’s GOP governor signs bill restricting trans students’ bathroom use
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio’s GOP governor signs bill restricting trans students’ bathroom use

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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 Republican-backed measure — labeled the "Protect All Students Act" — requires public and …

Ohio Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill As Backlash Gains Momentum
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill As Backlash Gains Momentum

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday that requires transgender students from kindergarten through college to use a bathroom that corresponds to their sex assigned at birth, although it has no enforcement mechanism. The bathroom bill requires public and private educational institutions to designate multiperson bathrooms and locker rooms “for the exclusive use” of either males …

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov. The Republican-backed measure — labeled the “Protect All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight …

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
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4 weeks ago

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

LA Times  

Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov. The Republican-backed measure — labeled the “Protect All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the …

Bill restricting school bathroom use by transgender students passes Ohio Senate, awaits governor’s signature
1 month, 1 week ago

Bill restricting school bathroom use by transgender students passes Ohio Senate, awaits governor’s signature

CNN  

CNN — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday greenlit a measure that would ban transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms associated with their gender identities. The bill, titled the “Protect All Students Act,” would amend Ohio’s existing college credit program for high school students. “Senate Bill 104 is a cruel invasion of students’ rights to privacy, which could result …

Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature and heads to governor
1 month, 1 week ago

Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature and heads to governor

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the exclusive use” of either males and females, based on one’s gender assigned at or near birth, in …

Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor
8 months, 1 week ago

Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee would join the ranks of states where public school employees have to out transgender students to their parents under a bill advancing in the Republican-supermajority Legislature. The bill’s progression comes as Tennessee Republican lawmakers have established the state as one of the most eager to pass policies aimed at the LGBTQ+ community as Republicans pursue legislation …

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 …

Colorado lawmakers clash over bills to protect transgender people’s use of a chosen name
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado lawmakers clash over bills to protect transgender people’s use of a chosen name

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado’s House was tense Friday morning as the Democratic majority pushed two bills through the chamber that would protect transgender people’s chosen names: one allowing those convicted of a felony to change their name to conform with their gender identity and another requiring school staff use a student’s chosen name. “If this was really about saying, ‘People with …

“Flood” of anti-LGBTQ bills shows GOP wants to “eradicate trans people from public life”: advocate
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Louisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Louisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban

Associated Press  

— Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards blocked a package of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from becoming law Friday, including the state’s version of what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a ban on gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people. During the waning days of Louisiana’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a series of controversial bills: a ban on gender-affirming …

Federal judge hears bid to block Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 6 months ago

Federal judge hears bid to block Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Legislature trampled upon the rights of young transgender patients and their parents with a new law aiming to ban them from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries, an attorney told a federal judge Wednesday. The lawsuit says the ban violates the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection guarantees as well as federal laws regarding essential medical services, and …

Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on trans care for minors
1 year, 6 months ago

Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on trans care for minors

Associated Press  

— Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday sent a package to the Democratic governor that includes a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. The Legislature also overwhelming passed Louisiana’s version of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a measure outlining pronoun usage for students. “This …

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 …

Bill to force schools to inform inquiring parents about transgender children fails in New Hampshire
1 year, 7 months ago

Bill to force schools to inform inquiring parents about transgender children fails in New Hampshire

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — A bill that would have required school officials to disclose to inquiring parents that their child is using a different name or being referred to as being a different gender was defeated Thursday in the New Hampshire House. The New Hampshire version sought “to establish a consistent mechanism for parents to be notified of information relating to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kansas governor vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas governor vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures, including a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers, but the Republican lawmakers who pushed them appeared to have the votes to override most of her actions. Kelly said in statement on the four vetoes that measures “stripping away rights” would hurt the state’s …

Indiana Senate backs bill on student names, pronoun changes
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana Senate backs bill on student names, pronoun changes

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana schools may soon be required to notify parents if their children request a name or pronoun change at school, after the state Senate on Monday advanced a House bill that some worry could out transgender kids to their families. Under the Indiana bill, which the House first sent to the Senate in February, a school would have …

Arkansas lawmakers OK restrictions on trans student pronouns
1 year, 8 months ago

Arkansas lawmakers OK restrictions on trans student pronouns

Associated Press  

— A bill that would require parental approval for Arkansas teachers to address transgender students by the pronouns and names that they use was approved by lawmakers Wednesday and is now headed to Gov. It requires parental approval for teachers at public schools, including colleges and universities, to use a minor student’s pronoun that is “inconsistent” with the student’s biological …

Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, making those states the latest to restrict transgender health care as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBTQ+ rights this year. “It only banned it for transgender persons.” Under the Indiana law that takes effect July 1, doctors who offer gender-affirming care to …

Indiana trans health care ban ‘clear as mud,’ governor says
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana trans health care ban ‘clear as mud,’ governor says

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Whether a ban all gender-affirming care for minors will become law in Indiana remains unclear after the state’s Republican governor said Tuesday that the bill on his desk is “clear as mud.” The bill Republican state lawmakers advanced last week would prohibit transgender youth under 18 from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and surgeries in the state. At …

Indiana bill banning gender-affirming care sent to governor
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana bill banning gender-affirming care sent to governor

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Republicans on Monday approved a bill that would ban all gender-affirming care for minors in the state, sending the measure to Indiana’s Republican governor amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation across the U.S. “This is good public policy to protect our children from irreversible, harmful, life-altering procedures,” said bill sponsor Indiana Rep. Joanna King of Middlebury. …

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure
1 year, 9 months ago

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a sweeping Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths that includes banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use. Andy Beshear said in a written veto message that the bill allows “too much government interference in personal healthcare issues and …

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 …

Editorial: Bills intended to shame and scare transgender students are despicable
1 year, 9 months ago

Editorial: Bills intended to shame and scare transgender students are despicable

LA Times  

People hold signs during a joint board meeting of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine on Nov. 4. Republican lawmakers across the nation have introduced more than 400 bills to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people in the current legislative cycle, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. One of them is Assembly Bill …

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 …

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 House advances bill that could out trans students
1 year, 10 months ago

Indiana House advances bill that could out trans students

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Republicans advanced a bill Thursday that would require public school teachers to tell parents about students’ social transitions and pronoun changes — a bill that some worry would erode student-teacher trust and force children to come out to their parents prematurely. Republican bill author Rep. Michelle Davis said Thursday that in voting for the bill, lawmakers …

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 …

Indiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill pivots to kids’ gender identity
1 year, 10 months ago

Indiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill pivots to kids’ gender identity

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Teachers in Indiana public schools could be required to tell parents if a student changes their gender identity or preferred name under a bill House committee members approved Monday. If a student questions their gender identity to a teacher, “the best answer is, you can talk to your parents,” said Micah Clark, executive director of the Indiana Family …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ohio education bill, transgender athlete ban die in House
2 years ago

Ohio education bill, transgender athlete ban die in House

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The latest proposal to give Ohio’s governor more power overseeing K-12 education cleared the state Senate with a ban on transgender student-athletes in girls sports — but hit a roadblock hours later when the legislation fell several votes short of passage in the House early Thursday. That part of the legislation says no school or athletic conference …

Oklahoma governor urges action on anti-transgender medicine
2 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma governor urges action on anti-transgender medicine

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health currently offers medical services related to gender identity for those up to age 24, including puberty blockers, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and help finding surgeons who perform gender-affirming surgeries, according to its website. Oklahoma’s action comes amid a spate of threats against doctors and institutions that provide medical care for …

Indiana Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban
2 years, 4 months ago

Indiana Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Indiana Gov. Holcomb, a Republican who describes himself as “pro-life,” swiftly signed the bill that made his state the first in the nation to pass new anti-abortion legislation since the Supreme Court decision. Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Indiana has seven abortion clinics that serve roughly 1.3 million women of reproductive age in the state ― …

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. The bill was proposed after Stillwater Public Schools declined to change a policy allowing students to use the bathroom that agrees with their gender identity unless forced by law to do otherwise. …

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill

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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. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the …

Indiana lawmakers override GOP governor’s veto to enact anti-trans sports ban
2 years, 7 months ago

Indiana lawmakers override GOP governor’s veto to enact anti-trans sports ban

CNN  

Washington CNN — Indiana banned transgender women and girls from competing on public school sports teams consistent with their gender after the state’s Republican-led legislature voted Tuesday to override a veto issued earlier this year by their GOP governor in order to enact the controversial law. Indiana’s legislation states that “a male, based on a student’s biological sex at birth …

Indiana lawmakers likely to override trans sports bill veto
2 years, 7 months ago

Indiana lawmakers likely to override trans sports bill veto

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Democrats and activists are holding out little hope of getting the votes needed to uphold the Indiana governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender athletes from competing in school sports. Holcomb signaled support for the bill in February but pointed in his veto letter to the Indiana High School Athletic Association, which has a policy covering transgender students …

It’s a ‘sad and scary time’ for LGBTQ students and their families
2 years, 8 months ago

It’s a ‘sad and scary time’ for LGBTQ students and their families

LA Times  

Paria Hassouri feels fortunate that her family lives in California and not Texas, where the Republican governor recently issued a directive to investigate parents who seek “gender-transitioning procedures” for their minors. “If I lived in Texas and supported my daughter when she was in transition,” Hassouri says, “I could be considered a child abuser.” Hassouri, a physician who runs the …

IHSAA praises Indiana gov’s veto of transgender athlete ban
2 years, 9 months ago

IHSAA praises Indiana gov’s veto of transgender athlete ban

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana High School Athletic Association on Wednesday commended Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports after the association previously held back from taking an explicit stance on the proposal. IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig expressed reservations that the proposed legislation only addressed “a single gender and the grievance …

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

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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 …

Indiana GOP governor faces pushback over trans sports veto
2 years, 9 months ago

Indiana GOP governor faces pushback over trans sports veto

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor is facing criticism from fellow Republicans and calls for an override of his veto on legislation banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports, a decision that put him at odds with a conservative cause that has led to similar state laws across the country. Holcomb signaled support for the bill last month but said …

GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban
2 years, 9 months ago

GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor on Monday vetoed a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports. Opponents of the transgender sports bill argued it was a bigoted response to a problem that doesn’t exist, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana saying it planned a lawsuit against what it called “hateful legislation.” Republican sponsors of the bill …

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