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North Dakota allows doctors to refuse trans health care in the name of 'religious freedom'

A North Dakota court has permitted doctors to refuse to perform gender-affirming surgeries, and allowed employers to refuse to cover all gender-affirming care.

North Dakota Republicans Call on Homophobic State Rep to Resign After DUI Arrest

Video showed Nico Rios disparaging migrants and suggesting one officer had sexual relations with his mother.

Watch North Dakota GOP Lawmaker Spew Homophobic and Xenophobic Remarks While Being Arrested for DUI

An officer wrote that Republican state Rep. Nico Rios became “verbally abusive, homophobic, racially abusive and discriminatory,” toward him during the traffic stop.

Transgender Youth Face Hurdles Getting Gender-Affirming Care Even When It's Legal

Legal battles and provider concerns can complicate access to gender-affirming care.

Mitch McConnell Suffers Frightening Episode During Press Conference

The Republican leader suddenly stopped talking and stared off into the distance during his weekly press conference.

11 Republican Presidential Hopefuls and Their Awful Anti-LGBTQ+ Records

They outperform each other in their hate toward the LGBTQ+ community.

Google Doodle Honors Barbara May Cameron, Lesbian Native American Activist

It would have been the activist's 69th birthday.

North Dakota Governor Signs Bill That Outs Transgender Students

The legislation, which takes effect immediately, also restricts restroom use and allows teachers to ignore students' chosen pronouns.

Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Becomes Law in North Dakota

The bill signed by Gov. Doug Burgum restricts use of restrooms and other facilities in domestic violence shelters, college dorms, and correctional facilities.

North Dakota Governor Signs Bill Making Gender-Affirming Care a Felony

Providers could face up to 10 years in prison.

Nonprofit Group Working to Help Transgender People Escape the U.S.

TRANSport offers its clients resources and support as they seek to leave the country to start a better life elsewhere.

Veto of North Dakota Anti-Trans Pronoun Bill Stands, but More Bad Bills on Way

Lawmakers failed to override Gov. Doug Burgum's veto of the pronoun bill, but they're still pushing a health care ban, bathroom bills, and anti-trans sports legislation.

Leaked Emails Show GOP Lawmaker, Anti-Trans Activists Discuss Holy War

The level of religious rhetoric included in the messages makes for a script from the dystopian story, The Handmaids Tale.

N.D. Bill Targets Nonexistent Trend of Students Identifying as Animals

Six Republican representatives have introduced the bill as an "emergency measure."

North Dakota Bill Would Jail Librarians for Not Removing Certain Books

Calling books about sexual or gender identity disgusting, a Republican lawmaker seeks to ban them and imprison librarians who don’t comply.

North Dakota Advances Bill Terming Drag Shows 'Adult' Entertainment

The North Dakota House of Representatives approved a bill putting drag performers in the same category as strippers and limiting the venues for drag shows. It now goes to the Senate.

North Dakota Finds Novel Way to Ban Most Conversion Therapy

The only out state lawmaker, Joshua Boschee (pictured), was key to the effort to authorize a rule keeping licensed social workers from engaging in the practice.

North Dakota, Kansas Governors Veto Anti-Trans Sports Bills

Two governors -- one a Republican, one a Democrat -- have stood up to the harmful measures.

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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.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Sent to Governors in Four States

Will Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota (pictured) break with his fellow Republicans to veto homophobic and transphobic bills?