Anti-transgender laws may complicate access to the ballot for trans voters
Advocacy groups are mobilizing to safeguard access to the ballot as states implement laws that could deter trans people from voting in November.
September 2, 2024
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Advocacy groups are mobilizing to safeguard access to the ballot as states implement laws that could deter trans people from voting in November.
It was set to take effect Thursday.
Gov. Mark Gordon called the legislation "draconian" and "discriminatory" but let it become law without his signature. The state is also moving against abortion rights.
Arkansas becomes the latest state to bar trans student athletes from competing under their gender identity.
A Boise State University student and a member of the University of Idaho community brought the lawsuit in federal court.
The bill signed by Gov. Doug Burgum restricts use of restrooms and other facilities in domestic violence shelters, college dorms, and correctional facilities.
The decision means the two girls can play sports this school year.
The law, designed to stop Charlotte and other cities and towns across North Carolina from enacting LGBT civil rights protections, is also affecting other citizens claiming discrimination.
Under the legislation, trans students would be banned from nearly all single-sex facilities that are aligned with their gender identities.
Federal appeals courts have ruled against the laws, so the states are petitioning SCOTUS.
Adria Jawort, a Native American trans woman, was to speak on the history of LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit people in the state.
Many who live in states with anti-transgender laws feel threatened.
The state's governor is considering a special session to pass the anti-transgender law.
Utah's anti-transgender laws are putting even children who aren't trans in jeopardy.
It comes as more harmful bills are signed into law -- a discriminatory "religious refusals" bill in Arkansas and an anti-transgender sports bill in Tennessee.
The state can't limit access in buildings under its control, says a settlement of a case involving a notorious anti-transgender law.
The one and only presidential candidate who supports North Carolina's anti-transgender law is banking on conservatives to now abandon the frontrunner.
Suicide attempts among trans youth increased anywhere from 7 percent to 72 percent in states that enacted anti-trans laws.
The law will take effect next month.
As of July 1, only one’s sex assigned at birth as reflected on a birth certificate can be noted on identification documents in Tennessee.
The chief says the officer responsible for administrating the account was locked out.