Alabama Mayor Bubba Copeland Kills Self After Right-Wing 1819 News Outs His Cross-Dressing
A small-town Alabama pastor and mayor killed himself Friday, days after a local conservative news website published a story that included photos of him wearing women’s clothing and makeup. F.L. “Bubba” Copeland, who was the mayor of Smiths Station and the pastor at First Baptist Church in Phenix City, shot himself in front of police […]
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Arkansas Governor Enacts Transphobic Executive Order
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday enacted an executive order mandating gender-specific terminology in official state documents. According to the Arkansas Advocate, this move aims to preserve femininity against what the governor calls “woke, anti-women words.” The publication is unrelated to The Advocate. The executive order necessitates the replacement of gender-neutral terms with “female-affirming” […]
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Pediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care in Arkansas, other states
by The Associated Press Fri, August 4th 2023, 5:28 PM UTC FILE – Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counter protest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. The American Academy of Pediatrics on Thursday, Aug. […]
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LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chairs criticize Musk for declaring “cisgender” a slur on Twitter | #citycouncil
It’s Pride Month and New York City lawmakers are seeking equitable treatment for the LGBTQ+ community. Around the country, 14 states are considering anti-drag show legislation, there are more than 120 anti-trans bills in state legislatures, and 19 states have laws restricting gender-affirming care. Talking Points Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson, co-chairs of the New […]
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New York City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus co-chairs criticize Elon Musk for declaring “cisgender” a slur on Twitter | #citycouncil
It’s Pride Month and New York City lawmakers are seeking equitable treatment for the LGBTQ+ community. Around the country, 14 states are considering anti-drag show legislation, there are more than 120 anti-trans bills in state legislatures, and 19 states have laws restricting gender-affirming care. Talking Points Tiffany Caban and Crystal Hudson, co-chairs of the New […]
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Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Struck Down by Judge
The first state law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors has become the first one struck down in court. In 2021, Arkansas legislators overrode then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto to pass a law banning the provision of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries for people under 18 for the purpose of gender transition. It banned referrals […]
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Decision striking down Arkansas law banning ‘gender reassignment’ for minors replaces fact with fantasy
On Radiohead’s 2000 album, Kid A, a song contains the refrain, “You’re living in a fantasy world.” Much of our current discussion on matters of sexual identity so resides. We have distorted and confused our biological and psychological nature as male and female, encouraging some to do permanent physical harm to their own bodies through […]
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Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors violates US Constitution
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions.Related video above: Arkansas state senator Bart Hester discusses proposed transgender surgery billU.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against […]
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Arkansas Federal Judge goes beyond Alabama court by striking down ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A federal judge struck down Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for children as unconstitutional Tuesday, the first ruling to overturn such a prohibition as a growing number of Republican-led states adopt similar restrictions. An Alabama judge blocked a similar measure in this state. U.S. District Judge Jay Moody issued a permanent injunction against the […]
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North Shelby Library dismisses public concerns — Votes to keep ‘Pride’ display in children’s area featuring books about transgender kids, other LGBTQ topics | #elections | #alabama
INDIAN SPRINGS — The North Shelby Library Board (NSLB) voted to keep a “pride” display in its children’s area on Monday as a large crowd gathered to speak for and against the display at its meeting. The display is in the room designated for the library’s children’s books and is located behind the help desk. […]
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