Gavin Newsom cut LGBTQ+ health funding. The CA legislature is set to restore $40 million
Newsom eliminated funds for health programs centered around LGBTQ+ youth, women, and transgender people last month.
June 13, 2025
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Strips LGBTQ+ Funds From State Budget
Just a day after he signed an anti-trans bill into law, the governor used his veto power to deny funding to LGBTQ+ services, including mental health care for survivors of the Pulse tragedy.
June 2, 2021
Ohio Governor OK's 'License to Discriminate' in Health Care
A so-called conscience protection amendment in the state's budget will enable discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and others, activists say.
July 8, 2021
Dem Candidates for Illinois Gov. Spar Over Who's Most LGBT-Friendly
Illinois -- a state with no shortage of problems, from violence to budget impasses -- has five LGBT-friendly Democrats vying to lead it.
December 7, 2017
S.C. Gov OK's Penalizing Schools for LGBT Curricula
The state budget requires two colleges to make up for having put LGBT-themed books on student reading lists by teaching about the nation's founding documents.
June 17, 2014
Oklahoma superintendent wants $3.3 million to put 55,000 Trump Bibles in classrooms
Ryan Walters recently asked the Oklahoma Legislature for $3 million in the state Department of Education's 2026 budget request to purchase Bibles for schools. But not just any Bible.
October 4, 2024
Love! Valour! Commerce!
The California marriage equality victory means big bucks for the state economy -- and good news for the budget crisis there. But as Jen Christensen finds out, businesses around the country are raking it in too.
June 4, 2008
Study: Legalizing Gay Marriage a $64 Million Boon for California
The recent legalization of same-sex marriage in California will add an additional $64 million to the state budget over the next three years, according to a new study released Monday by the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy. The study also found the state's wedding industry will grow by approximately $683.8 million in the same period, both from in-state marriages and the predicted 68,000 out-of-state couples who will flock to California to wed starting June 17.
June 10, 2008
Restraining orders block federal funding freeze
The freeze had targeted a wide swath of federal funds, including those allegedly promoting "woke gender ideology."
February 3, 2025
Ohio Democrats call out Republicans for targeting LGBTQ+ people in 2025-2026 budget
House members are slipping anti-LGBTQ+ measures into its proposed 2025 budget, banning Pride flags, restricting LGBTQ+ books, and denying transgender, nonbinary, and intersex identities.
April 6, 2025
Why Hillary Clinton's HIV Promises May Not Be Enough
The presidential candidate has big plans to combat the disease, but her initiatives will only work if state leaders wake up.
June 6, 2016
South Carolina Legislators Vote to Cut University Funding for Assigning LGBT Books
Republican legislators in South Carolina want to teach two state universities a lesson for assigning books with LGBT themes.
March 9, 2014
