This bill marks the second anti-trans bill enacted in 2022, and the 11th state to pass an anti-trans sports ban
"Gov. Abbott & Attorney General Paxton are joining a politically motivated misinformation campaign with no consideration of medical science"
"Almost everyone to whom the Blade reached out to for this article declined to comment"
"Knowingly subjecting children to abuse, abandonment, and neglect by forcing them to come out to their parents is cruel, dangerous"
“Look, words matter. Laws matter. When [LGBTQ youth] feel targeted by the words and laws of course, it can increase anxiety, depression”
At 87%, South Dakota had the highest rate of LGBTQ+ residents reporting those mental health conditions, compared to 63% nationally
The lawsuit comes after nearly a year of unsuccessful attempts to resolve the case outside of litigation, according to the SPLC
Democrats maintain a 21-19 majority in the Virginia Senate & have vowed to block any anti-LGBTQ bill that comes before them
He spray paints the word "ABOMINATION" onto a rainbow flag, and later is seen in a mask burning a rainbow flag in a trash can
Opposition to the legislation in Florida comes more from “people who don’t like the DeSantis agenda anyway”
