North Dakota

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.

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

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.

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

Bills aimed at keeping transgender girls and women off female interscholastic sports teams are moving forward in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Utah.

The exchange occurred during a meeting over the official flying of a Pride flag in Minot, N.D. 

When conservative Rep. Kevin Cramer criticized sexual assault survivors, Heidi Heitkamp shared a story about her mother, who survived an assault.