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 […]
Read More
A look at the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In the video player above: Gender-affirming care further explainedFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has highlighted efforts by Republican governors and statehouses across the country to embrace proposals limiting the rights of transgender people, signing new restrictions as he moves closer to a presidential bid.The restrictions are spreading quickly despite criticism from medical groups and advocates who […]
Read More
Transgender Woman at Center of YMCA Drama Tells City Council She Isn’t a Threat – NBC 7 San Diego | #citycouncil
Chrystinne Wood got a rousing applause from supporters during the Santee City Council meeting on Wednesday after the 66-year–old transgender mother shared the agony she says she’s suffered from what she calls a manufactured incident by a teenage girl. In December 2022, 17-year-old Rebecca Phillips claimed she saw Chrystinne exposed, using the women’s locker room at […]
Read More
2022 Was the Worst Year Ever for Anti-Trans Bills. How Did We Get Here? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
In 2019, South Dakota foreshadowed the next wave of attacks with several bills aimed specifically at trans youth, including a sports ban, a proposal to allow parents to refuse gender-affirming health treatments for their trans kids, and a bill prohibiting teachers from mentioning topics related to “gender dysphoria” until the 8th grade. Although each of those […]
Read More
A look back at Northwest Arkansas’ 2022
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios We reviewed the most-read stories from this year and considered their collective impact on our community. While it all seemed to happen in a mere blink, 2022 brought its fair share of change and forced public discourse on social issues, setting the political stage for next year. Why it matters: To paraphrase […]
Read More
Axios Northwest Arkansas Power Players: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the young Waltons
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Northwest Arkansas’ “power players” are influential people who’ve made a difference in our community in 2022, those who made head-turning moves. Why it matters: These influential individuals are helping shape Northwest Arkansas today and for generations to come. How it works: The five people and groups we highlight are elected officials, community […]
Read More
Arkansas candidates face off for gubernatorial debate
Gubernatorial candidates Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Chris Jones and Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. Photo: Courtesy of Arkansas PBS Arkansas’ three gubernatorial candidates met Friday morning to debate the issues, barb opponents and make their case to be elected the state’s leader. The big picture: It was the first and only time Arkansans have seen all three […]
Read More
Arkansas’ Libertarian candidate for governor Harrington calls for less government
If elected the next governor of Arkansas, Libertarian candidate Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. told Axios he would encourage lawmakers to overturn some state laws that restrict personal choice. The ban on abortion and blocking gender-affirming care for transgender youth were two measures he noted. Why it matters: Arkansas’ next governor will step into an office […]
Read More
A Campaign to Counter Christian Nationalism in State Politics | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Growing up in the heart of the Bible Belt in central Alabama, Chris Nelson attended a Pentacostal church. He explored other denominations in college and later became a Lutheran. But Nelson, 41, has fallen away from religion in recent years. He says he’s grown alarmed by the rise of right-wing politicians whose embrace of a […]
Read More