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Ninety-three percent of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 — approximately 280,300 children — live in states that have considered or enacted laws restricting their rights.
Coverage of 2023's onslaught of transphobic legislation also varied widely in terms of tone and time spent, according to the watchdog group, with (surprise!) Fox News often amplifying anti-trans viewpoints.
Transgender trailblazers Candis Cayne and Danna Davis recently told The Advocate about their new production company, Mary, It's Mary Productions, and all the upcoming projects you won't want to miss.
The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.
It's only the latest anti-LGBTQ+ statements from North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has called LGBTQ+ people "filth" and "maggots."
HB 257 defines a “women’s bathroom” and “men’s bathroom” as spaces exclusively designated for females and males, and includes criminal penalties for those found in violation.
It was the worst year ever for anti-LGBTQ+ state legislation, but there were some significant victories.
The Republican governor now has to decide whether he will sign into law the bill that limit transgender people’s ability to go to which bathroom.
"It's actually surprisingly easy to be a parent to a trans kid," Rabbi Daniel Bogard told Missouri legislators. "The only hard part we have experienced is you all."
Do you think trans kids should be able to use the bathroom that aligns with their identity? This Ohio Republican fallaciously says the Bible wants you drowned.
Though the original law was written for public schools, the Florida Department of Education approved a new rule expanding it to private schools.
The law will take effect next month.
He issued a temporary restraining order that stops the new law from being implemented while a legal challenge makes its way through the court system.
The legislation, which takes effect immediately, also restricts restroom use and allows teachers to ignore students' chosen pronouns.
Both are now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The bill signed by Gov. Doug Burgum restricts use of restrooms and other facilities in domestic violence shelters, college dorms, and correctional facilities.
The Republican-majority House and Senate overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto by wide margins Wednesday.
State lawmakers have targeted gender-affirming care, pronouns, and are even trying to expand "don't say gay" to all grade levels.
His action comes shortly after the signing of "bathroom bills" in Arkansas and Iowa.
The Republican governor of Arkansas says it’s to protect children from the “left’s woke agenda.”
