Molly Sprayregen

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Iowa governor signs education bill filled with anti-LGBTQ+ policies

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) has signed an education bill that includes several anti-LGBTQ+ policies.  S.F. 496 bans instruction on LGBTQ+ identities through sixth grade and requires schools to out trans youth to their parents. It also bans all books containing sex acts from school classrooms and libraries, which will undoubtedly lead to the banning of several LGBTQ+ books.  And despite the fact that Iowa has already banned gender-affirming care for trans youth, the bill explicitly establishes that parents and guardians have “the fundamental, constitutionally protected right, to make decisions affecting [their] child, including decisions related to the minor child’s medical care….”  The […]

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Namibia’s highest court recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other countries

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In a historic ruling, the Supreme Court of Namibia has ruled that the government is required to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other nations between citizens and foreign nationals.  In a 4-1 vote, the judges overturned a previous ruling from the country’s High Court that said these marriages could not be acknowledged.  The litigants spoke with LGBTQ Nation about their fight for equal rights. “This Court accordingly found that the approach of the Ministry to exclude spouses, including the appellants, in a validly concluded same-sex marriage… infringes both the interrelated rights to dignity and equality of the appellants,” stated […]

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These companies are working together to bring affirming clothing to as many trans youth as possible

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Jamie Alexander is the epitome of a supportive parent. Since his daughter Ruby came out as trans as a young child, he has done everything in his power to ensure she is loved and affirmed and can lead a happy life as her authentic self.  And that includes launching an entire company so that Ruby would have something to wear to the beach.  Tanius Posey said some negative comments have come from trans people who think he’s making them “look bad.”  Ruby had been having trouble finding a bikini that fit her well. For her own safety, her parents had […]

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Out civil rights warrior Rue Landau is running to make history on the Philadelphia City Council

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At just 54 years old, Rue Landau is already a living, breathing piece of LGBTQ+ history.  As a member of ACT UP during the height of the AIDS epidemic, she fought on the frontlines for better access to health care for people with HIV and AIDS. In 2014, while serving as executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, Landau and her wife, Kerry, became the first same-sex couple in Pennsylvania to get a marriage license.  The leaders did not acknowledge why Sims wasn’t their top choice.  Now, Landau could further embed herself in the fabric of Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ+ […]

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Neo-Nazis distribute anti-trans & antisemitic flyers across Atlanta

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Residents have been left stunned after antisemitic and anti-trans flyers were recently distributed across multiple Atlanta neighborhoods. According to Fox 5, the flyers appear to have come from a group called the Goyim Defense League, which the Anti-Defamation League describes as “a loose network of individuals connected by their virulent antisemitism” whose “goal is to cast aspersions on Jews and spread antisemitic myths and conspiracy theories.” Doctors could get up to 10 years in prison under the new law. One of the flyers said Jews are behind “the rise in transgenderism” and included photos of trans leaders superimposed with Jewish stars. The flyer also […]

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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoes 4 anti-trans bills

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On Thursday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed a slate of anti-trans bills passed by the Republican-dominated legislature.  One bill seeks to ban trans people from using bathrooms and other public facilities that align with their gender identity, and another attempts to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth. A third would ban trans students from rooming with cis students on overnight school trips, and a fourth would require trans prisoners to be housed based on their sex assigned at birth.  She was accused of using “inappropriate and uncalled-for language” while defending trans youth. In a statement on her vetoes,  Kelly […]

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Indiana bans gender-affirming care for trans youth & requires them to detransition

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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed a ban on gender-affirming care into law – and the ACLU is already suing.  The law not only prohibits trans youth from both gender-affirming medication and surgery, but it also requires youth already undergoing care to detransition. The bill’s sponsor said student-athletes physicals would be used to determine if girls are cisgender. It wasn’t clear at first whether Holcomb would support the legislation. Earlier this week, he called the bill “clear as mud” and said he wanted to clarify some of the “vagueness” before deciding whether or not to sign ACLU National and the ACLU of […]

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Woman sues Oregon for denying her application to foster kids because she’s anti-LGBTQ+

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A Christian woman is suing the state of Oregon for denying her application to foster and adopt children after she said she would not affirm any LGBTQ+ kids placed in her home. Jessica Bates, a widow and a mother of five, alleges that the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) discriminated against her religion and violated her right to free speech by requiring that foster parents affirm LGBTQ+ youth.  The most anti-LGBTQ+ gay person in Congress joined the right’s Two Minute Hate of the trans influencer. The lawsuit says that Bates “alerted the Department that she will gladly love and accept any […]

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Biden administration appeals judge’s decision that insurance companies don’t have to cover PrEP

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The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is appealing a judge’s decision to nullify a section of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires insurance companies to cover the HIV prevention drug regimen PrEP.  Last week, U.S. District Juge Reed O’Connor struck down a section of the ACA requiring coverage of certain preventive health care services, which, in addition to PrEP, includes some cancer screenings, contraception, immunizations, and more. O’Connor’s decision leaves over 150 million people vulnerable to the added costs of this care.  A coordinated effort by right-wing media and lawmakers has decimated community-based programs addressing healthcare for LGBTQ+ people in Tennessee O’Connor’s […]

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Republicans have taken away access to gender-affirming care from 22% of trans youth

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Almost 23% of trans youth in the United States have lost access to gender-affirming care.  A new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) found that of the 300,000 trans youth ages 13 through 17, there are 66,600 living in states that have passed bans on this lifesaving care. And 84,700 more trans youth (28.2%) live in states that are currently considering bans.  The state is the fourth to pass a law prohibiting trans students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.  According to the Movement Advancement Project, there are currently eight states that fully ban gender-affirming care for minors, along […]

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