anti-trans bill

The chief judge said just because some officials disagree with the ban doesn’t mean it shouldn’t take effect.

It also requires schools to out trans kids to their parents.

Machaela Cavanaugh is determined to stop a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth – and she’s shut down Nebraska’s legislature to do it.

“Words without work are a waste, and let me tell you, West Virginians are not a waste.”

While the decision is a victory for trans rights in the state, another anti-trans bill aimed at students remains on the table.

“Please don’t force them to go back to that constant feeling of wrongness and danger,” the Jeopardy! champion said.

A key Republican vote switched after hearing transgender people talk about their lives.

But the “Real You Act” included children originally.

Sen. Tom Cotton didn’t address what LGBTQ equality advocates call “the staggering rate of sexual violence against transgender women in men’s prisons.”

66% of LGBTQ youth said the debates on trans rights around the country have had a negative impact on their mental health.

An ex-legislator that previously faced child abuse allegations and tried to ban trans youth from sports is now facing years of jail time.

“The bill that was killed last night will affect far more children than this bill ever will,” Harold Dutton claimed about his education bill. “And so, as a consequence, the chair moves that Senate Bill 29… do pass and be printed.”

A bill passed the Tennessee legislature that would require bathroom facilities that trans people are allowed to use be designated as allowing use by “either biological sex.” It now goes to the governor’s desk.

“We will see West Virginia in court,” the ACLU tweeted as Gov. Jim Justice signed the discriminatory law.

“I’ll veto this discriminatory bill if it gets to my desk,” Gov. Tom Wolf unequivocally stated. The Republican-majority legislature is unlikely to obtain a veto-proof vote to override him.

One mother said she’s “terrified” to speak out against the bill because her kids could be taken away from her if it passes. Republicans were not swayed.

Teddy Cook gave a reality check on a proposal to block so-called “gender fluidity” promotion in education. “I’m sorry to tell you, I don’t think you spoke to any trans people when you were thinking about that definition.”

Alabama’s governor signed the ban on trans youth in sports, despite opponents warning that this could jeopardize the state’s future NCAA events.

Burgum’s move comes after a week of similar actions across the country.