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Arkansas legislature now aims to ban trans people’s correct names & pronouns in schools
Fresh off overturning the Republican governor’s veto to enact one of the most anti-trans legislation in the country, Arkansas lawmakers now want to protect people who deliberately misgender and deadname others.
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Arkansas legislature override governor’s veto to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth
Trans rights advocates celebrated when Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed this bill yesterday. The legislature overrode his veto today.
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Arkansas governor announces he’ll veto bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth
“This is an example of where restraint is better than overbroad actions that interfere with important relationships in our society,” he stated.
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Arkansas becomes the first state to ban gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth
This is the third anti-LGBTQ bill passed in Arkansas this year and has been called “the single most extreme anti-trans law to ever pass through a state legislature.”
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This ad airing during the NCAA tournament names & shames lawmakers pushing anti-trans laws
The Human Rights Campaign aired a version of their ad during March Madness specifically shaming the governor of Arkansas.
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Arkansas will now allow medical workers to legally refuse treating LGBTQ people
The governor thinks giving doctors, nurses, and EMTs the right to object to treating patients is fine because of “the federal laws that prohibit discrimination.” Without the Equality Act, that doesn’t automatically include LGBTQ people.
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Arkansas becomes third state to ban trans girls & women from sports
This is just one of three anti-LGBTQ bills that the state legislature sent to the governor.
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Arkansas & Tennessee lawmakers pass transgender sports bans
The only thing that could stop these states from discriminating against transgender youth is their Republican governors.
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Arkansas legislature passes bill to allow EMTs & doctors to refuse to treat LGBTQ people
The bill to allow health care providers to turn away patients due to their religious beliefs is headed to the Republican governor’s desk.
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This Arkansas judge got tired of waiting for equality, so he shut things down
After waiting for months for the state to stop discriminating, the judge got fed up. Two hours later, the state complied.