Alabama Extends Anti-Trans Sports Policy to Colleges and Universities
Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill to that effect into law Tuesday.
May 31, 2023
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Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill to that effect into law Tuesday.
The legislation, signed Monday by Gov. Kevin Stitt, includes the possibility of felony charges for violation.
Legislators Tuesday overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto, making Arkansas the first state with such a law.
The measure will now be considered in the state House, over the outrage of transgender rights advocates.
The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry says bills like these can be dangerous for kids' mental health.
Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Missouri, representing the families and organizations suing to challenge the ban, plan to appeal.
The law would have placed medical professionals who provide such care for transgender people under the age of 18 at risk of fines up to $5,000 and a felony conviction, resulting in up to 10 years in prison.
It is the first time a federal court has allowed such a law to go into effect.
The state is just the latest one to pass such an anti-trans law.
The bill, passed by the House and now going to the Senate, calls for a prison sentence of up to 10 years for health care workers who authorize or provide the care.
The South Dakota House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate, but not before the House's only out member, Kameron Nelson, spoke passionately against it.
The law, banning hormone treatment and puberty blockers as well as gender-affirming surgeries, was set to go into effect July 28.
It’s the latest attack on trans rights in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Skrmetti ruling.
The ban violates the rights to privacy and free speech guaranteed by the Montana Constitution, and it amounts to discrimination based on viewpoint, Judge Jason Marks wrote.
Transgender young people and their parents can breathe a sigh of relief for now.
It was the first such ban enacted and now is the first one ruled unconstitutional.
State officials can't enforce most of the law's provisions while a suit against it is heard.
Despite pleas from transgender people and supporters of transgender people, Florida's two medical boards have outlawed gender-affirming care for minors.
The psychology professor has some questionable beliefs and a retracted study.
The state can enforce it against all state residents except those who sued to challenge it, the high court ruled Monday.