Arkansas rolls back gender-neutral driver’s license policy
Arkansas will no longer allow drivers to use an “X” for their gender on driver’s licenses, state regulators said Tuesday, rolling back a policy that was inclusive to nonbinary people. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration said the changes are being made to “safeguard” state IDs. The agency also announced it will make it […]
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Sylvia Swayne Is Alabama’s First Openly Trans Candidate; She Also Hopes She’ll Be the First Elected | #elections | #alabama
TV: What does your day-to-day look like from now until September 26? And if you don’t win, do you plan to stay politically active, whatever that looks like? SS: The next two weeks, it is absolutely boots on the ground: knocking on doors, making phone calls, getting people out to vote. Voter turnout is very […]
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Florida Parents Vow Legal Fight After GOP Passes ‘Dangerous’ Attack on Gender-Affirming Care | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Florida Republicans on Thursday approved a draconian bill that, among other things, would enable the state to take trans children away from their parents if they are receiving gender-affirming healthcare, even though such care is consistent with the guidance of every major medical organization in the United States. In addition to trying to authorize kidnapping, […]
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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 […]
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Landmark trial begins over Arkansas’ ban on trans youth care
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on gender-confirming care for children begins in Arkansas this week, the latest fight over restrictions on transgender youth championed by Republican leaders and widely condemned by medical experts. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody will hear testimony and evidence starting Monday over the […]
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Landmark trial begins over Arkansas’ ban on trans youth care | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The nation’s first trial over a state’s ban on gender-confirming care for children begins in Arkansas this week, the latest fight over restrictions on transgender youth championed by Republican leaders and widely condemned by medical experts. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody will hear testimony and evidence starting Monday over the […]
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