Emergency rule would’ve gone into effect Monday if judge hadn’t placed temporary restraining order barring enforcement
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, LA Blade columnist Rose Montoya chats about two deeply related personal issues
Republican-majority legislature overrides Gov. Kelly’s veto to pass far-reaching ban & could put federal funding for state programs at risk
“The governor loves his family & values their perspectives. Our office will not discuss private conversations”
Outside of LGBTQ circles, the issues impeding SOGI data collection had largely flown under the radar until the COVID pandemic hit in 2020
Creates high financial risks for doctors & health insurers- they’d stop providing or covering gender-affirming care even for adults
A bill targeting most transition care was advanced by the Texas Senate. This could make it virtually impossible to get gender affirming care
For a small minority, transitioning is not the right thing, but for the vast majority it causes significant life and wellbeing improvements
The Texas Senate has passed all of Lt. Gov. Patrick’s priority LGBTQ bills — What the House does next will impact queer Texans’ lives
"They say they want an apology, but what they really want is silence as they take away the rights of trans and queer Montanans”
