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Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers approve reversal of gender-neutral driver’s license policy • Arkansas Advocate

This story was updated at 10:55 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2024. Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to require driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs to reflect the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate. The state Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that had been in place since 2010 allowing driver’s license holders […]

Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers set to vote on reversal of gender-neutral driver’s license policy • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas lawmakers will vote Friday to require driver’s licenses and state-issued IDs to reflect the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate. The state Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday rescinded a policy that had been in place since 2010 allowing driver’s license holders to change their gender with no questions asked or to […]

Arkansas

Arkansas ends gender-neutral policy for driver’s licenses and IDs

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration rescinded a policy Tuesday that allowed state driver’s license and ID holders to electively change their gender without any “verifiable information” or use the gender-neutral “X” in place of gender. The ACLU of Arkansas said in a statement that policy changes like these threaten the “safety and dignity” […]

Alaska

Jim Minnery: Politics is weird, but Alaska gender politics is a whole new level of weird | #alaska | #politics

By JIM MINNERY | ALASKA FAMILY COUNCIL Republicans are good at getting elected to majorities in the State House and Senate. As far as organizing around common goals and strategies? Not so much. It seems like there are always a few Republicans (you know who you are) who give Democrats in the minority power and […]

Alabama

GOP attorney’s general blast Biden admin over new rule to ban Christians from becoming foster care parents over gender views | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (TND) — The Biden administration proposed a new rule that would essentially ban Christians from becoming foster care parents over their views on sexuality and gender identity. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined The National Desk’s Jan Jeffcoat to discuss the issue. “Clearly, this administration is trying to develop a two-tiered system of foster […]

Arkansas

Bill to classify drag shows as ‘adult-oriented businesses’ clears Arkansas Senate

Arkansas senators on Tuesday voted to classify drag shows as “adult-oriented businesses” under state law, advancing a bill meant to outlaw performances on public property or “where a minor can view” them. The measure, introduced earlier this month by Arkansas Sen. Gary Stubblefield (R), passed Tuesday in an unexpected 29-6 vote along party lines. It now […]

Alabama

House Republicans prepare to take over and pursue records on gender identity from Pentagon | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes) WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee will push the Defense Department next year to produce all records that include terms related to gender identity. The committee, led by Democrats until Republicans take control of the House next month, voted along party lines […]

Alabama

Florida to ban transgender health care treatments for minors | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Transgender children in Florida will be barred from receiving hormones or undergoing surgeries to treat gender dysphoria under a rule approved Friday by state medical officials at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Florida Board of Medicine and the state Board of Osteopathic Medicine voted at a joint meeting in […]

City Council

Omaha City Council considering sexual orientation protection in city charter | Regional Government | #citycouncil

Among the 10 proposed city charter amendments potentially heading before Omaha voters this November, a proposal to add sexual orientation and gender identities as protected civil rights categories drew the most scrutiny and praise during a public hearing before the City Council on Tuesday. Four speakers raised opposition to the proposal, with most advocating for […]

Alaska

Proposal seeks Alaska library funds cut over drag story time | #alaska | #politics

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The leaders of a southeast Alaska borough plan to hear a proposal that would cut library funding over the library’s story time event hosted by a drag queen. The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly plans on Monday to consider whether to place on the fall municipal ballot the proposal, which was offered […]