Utah

Mormons gave millions to fight against marriage equality over the last few decades. Why are they supporting this bill now?

Two laws in the state have converged to make this possible.

California ain’t playing around when it comes to standing up for LGBTQ rights.

The injunction is the first victory for three families of trans children who sued the state.

She’s cisgender, but that didn’t stop parents from saying she “doesn’t look feminine enough” and starting a state investigation.

A rightwing activist called the police to get the books removed, but the district downplayed their removal: “We’ve not had a book burning or anything.”

Brushing off the inevitable lawsuits as the “natural consequences” of his position, Jake Oaks says that the Constitution requires county clerks to ignore the constitutional rights of LGBTQ people.

“It’s one thing after another,” said one of the affected trans students. “It’s destabilizing and makes you worry about what’s coming next.”

Most anti-LGBTQ bills will be implemented today. Is your state on the list?

Derek Kitchen wants to “make sure that couples who are currently married stay married no matter what happens” with the Supreme Court.

“This law devastated me. I just want to play on a team like any other kid.”

Republican Gov. Spencer Cox sent an impassioned letter pleading with lawmakers not to pass the bill.

“I am not an expert on transgenderism,” Gov. Spencer Cox wrote. “When in doubt however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy, and compassion.”

Runners up include Idaho, Alaska, and Iowa.

“When we start talking about these ‘Verify that you’re girl enough, or verify that you’re boy enough’ [policies], these kiddos, they shake in their proverbial boots.”

The Davis School District tried to hide behind state law and claim they have to ban all flags that aren’t the American flag. The state board quickly clarified that wasn’t the case, and it turns out the ban isn’t on all flags.

State Rep. Merill Nelson argues the sanctity of the definitions of “gender identity” and “sex” is more important than the consequences for trans people.

After he was woken up by the city councilor, the attorney sent him an email threatening to “do everything in my power to see you will never get elected to any office higher than (a) dog catcher.”

These damaging bills were supposed to unite the Republican Party. Instead, they’re causing in-fighting and leaving bitterness in their wake.

Commenters on the school’s Facebook page called the video “nasty,” “shameful,” and “sickening.”