The Texas Senate has passed all of Lt. Gov. Patrick’s priority LGBTQ bills — What the House does next will impact queer Texans’ lives
"If anyone doubts that we can take meaningful action to protect our kids, I’ve got two words for you: Watch us." ~ Gov. Tim Walz
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and student activist leaders spoke out including Jack Petocz who had organized and led the student statewide protests
Also on Tuesday, a state Senate committee advanced a bill to ban transgender girls from playing girls sports in middle and high school
Williams Institute, a public policy research institute based at UCLA School of Law focuses on sexual orientation & gender identities issues
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GLAAD leads coalition in second protest of New York Times still asking after two months: “Why won’t you meet with trans community leaders?”
Kicked out, surviving by living on park benches & truck stops, these kids face a terrifying reality of discrimination, isolation, & violence
The country has been criticised by international human rights groups as discriminating against LGBTQ+ people
Florida's largest civil and human rights groups issued the warning as a result of the policies of Republican Governor Ron DeSantis