Is This the Next Supreme Court Case on LGBTQ+ Rights?
The ruling from the Sixth Circuit is the first court decision in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.
July 11, 2023
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The ruling from the Sixth Circuit is the first court decision in favor of a ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors.
The legislation, signed Monday by Gov. Kevin Stitt, includes the possibility of felony charges for violation.
The suit comes one day after Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the measure into law.
The proposed legislation would also ban the display of Pride flags by government agencies.
Gov. Bill Lee must now decide whether to sign or veto the measure. Meanwhile, Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a ban on sexual and gender diversity training.
The bill that's advancing would make it a felony to provide this care.
The law had been on hold until the judge could decide whether to block it while a suit against it is heard.
Gov. Kevin Stitt's executive order calls for binary definitions of gender according to that assigned at birth.
The restrictive measure is one of several pieces of far-right legislation Oklahoma has passed, including one of the nation's most draconian abortion laws.
It's rare that the winning parties in a case will ask for a review of their victories, but that's exactly what's happening in the three leading states with marriage equality cases.
When Fallin signed a discriminatory bill into law last week, it was far from her first anti-LGBT action.
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt tries to justify his veto of funding for the state's largest public TV operation.
The death of a nonbinary teen who was beaten in a restroom has brought the state's policies into sharp focus.