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University of Kentucky drops DEI program under pressure from Republicans
Campuses in red states are tossing diversity programs as lawmakers threaten action.
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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds gender affirming care ban & abortion restrictions
The Supreme Court ruled 6-1 in favor of the restrictions.
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Conservative co-sponsors abandon their own bill after gay politician’s powerful speech
Nebraska’s anti-trans bill failed after the two state senators refused to vote for it.
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Minnesota, Hawaii, Maryland & other states are considering pro-trans rights legislation
Meanwhile, anti-trans legislation advanced in Idaho, Wyoming, and other states.
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Illinois is considering tax credits for trans people fleeing their states
West Virginia is trying to ban nonbinary birth certificates that don’t exist in the state.
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Man paints apartment building rainbow colors to get back at anti-gay neighbor
“It puts a smile on my face knowing that neighbor has to see it every day.”
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Healthcare providers are confused & angry over Nebraska’s new gender-affirming care regulations
The rules state trans youth must undergo 40 hours of “clinically neutral” therapy – and no one knows that means.
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Nebraska now requires trans kids to undergo 18 weeks of non-affirming therapy
It’s one of many new hurdles for teens to access gender-affirming care in the state.
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Does Mike Pence want to ban trans adults from getting gender-affirming care?
It seems so, especially considering that Republicans are already doing so at the state level.
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Nebraska governor defines trans people out of existence with new executive order
The proclamation is a thinly veiled attempt to erase trans identity in the state.