Arkansas Advances Bill Terming Drag Shows Similar to Porn
The Arkansas Senate passed the legislation along party lines Tuesday, and it now goes to the House.
January 24 2023 7:06 PM
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GOP Lawmakers Want to Classify Drag as Adult Entertainment - Like Porn
Pending legislation in Arkansas would put drag shows in the same category as erotic films or escort services.
January 13 2023 2:12 PM
Sarah Sanders, Anti-LGBTQ+ Trump Shill, Wins Arkansas Governorship
The former press secretary happily sold Donald Trump's lies for years. She'll now be in charge of an entire state.
November 08 2022 8:53 PM
Kroger Settles With 2 Anti-LGBTQ+ Workers for $180,000
The former employees sued the supermarket chain over rainbow hearts -- yes, really.Â
October 31 2022 10:49 AM
LGBTQ+ People 'Deserve Death' Says Arkansas Preacher
Tuesday's Conway School Board meeting sounded more like a fundamentalist sermon than a public school board meeting.
October 13 2022 10:10 AM
Arkansas Transgender Kids Can Continue Receiving Health Care: Court
A federal appeals court ruled that the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors would stay on hold while a lawsuit against it is heard.
August 25 2022 2:11 PM
Josh Duggar, Veteran Antigay Activist, Sentenced on Child Porn Charges
Duggar, a member of the 19 Kids and Counting family and a former Family Research Council employee, was found guilty of the charges back in December.
May 25 2022 6:41 PM
Elliot Page & Lilly Wachowski Help Fight a Trans Health Care Ban
The Arkansas law legally prohibits medical professionals from offering gender-affirming health care to trans youth.
January 20 2022 11:48 AM
Arkansas Man Gets 50-Year Sentence in Death of Trans Teen
Prosecutors said Trevone Miller killed Brayla Stone in order to cover up their relationship.
August 16 2021 1:43 PM
Judge Blocks Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care for Minors
The law, banning hormone treatment and puberty blockers as well as gender-affirming surgeries, was set to go into effect July 28.
July 21 2021 2:50 PM
Families Sue Arkansas Over Transgender Health Care Ban
"This law stands in the way of our child getting the medical care she will desperately need," says Amanda Dennis, mother of a trans daughter.
May 25 2021 7:13 PM
Drag Race's Symone Was Just a 'Little Girl From Arkansas' With a Dream
The RuPaul's Drag Race star discusses the season 13 finale, Black Lives Matter, and transphobia in her home state.
April 24 2021 2:02 PM
Rash of Teen Suicide Attempts After Arkansas Adopts Trans Care Ban
The state was the first one to enact a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. And more anti-LGBTQ+ legislation continues to advance around the nation.
April 19 2021 7:48 PM
Sponsor of Arkansas Anti-Trans Bill Says Kids Might Identify as Cats
Rep. Mary Bentley's bill would let teachers ignore students' preferred names and pronouns, and she says the state should do more in case a youth identifies "as a cat, as a furry."
April 09 2021 8:36 PM
With Veto Override, Arkansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Legislators Tuesday overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto, making Arkansas the first state with such a law.
April 06 2021 4:08 PM
Bill Banning Hormones for Trans Youth Vetoed by Arkansas Governor
The news was heralded by LGBTQ+ activists, but the legislature could still override the veto with a simple majority.
April 05 2021 3:10 PM
Arkansas Close to Banning Hormones, Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth
The state's Senate approved a bill Monday and the House had passed it earlier this month, so it now goes to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
March 29 2021 7:29 PM
Arkansas Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Sports Bill Into Law
Arkansas becomes the latest state to bar trans student athletes from competing under their gender identity.
March 25 2021 8:23 PM
Anti-Trans Sports Bills Sent to Governors in Arkansas, Tennessee
It's not certain whether the bills will be signed into law, but both governors are anti-trans Republicans.
March 22 2021 11:05 PM
Will Arkansas Governor Sign 'Religious Refusals' Health Care Bill?
Gov. Asa Hutchinson hasn't said if he supports the bill, which opponents warn will lead to discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and others.
March 19 2021 9:01 PM