Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Targeting Books & Librarians
Again the judiciary stands in the way of GOP attempts to erase LGBTQ+ people.
August 1, 2023
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More than a dozen Arkansas families filed suit Tuesday challenging the state's adoption ban.
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The law, banning hormone treatment and puberty blockers as well as gender-affirming surgeries, was set to go into effect July 28.
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Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Struck Down by Judge
It was the first such ban enacted and now is the first one ruled unconstitutional.
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With Veto Override, Arkansas Bans Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Legislators Tuesday overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto, making Arkansas the first state with such a law.
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Ark. Supreme Court Overrules Child Visitation Ban for Cohabitating Gay Parents
The state's highest court declared that judges may not restrict a parent's visitation rights based solely on that parent's cohabitation with a partner to whom they are not married.
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Kentucky Allowed to Enforce Trans Care Ban, Appeals Court Rules
The Sixth Circuit had ruled similarly in a case out of Tennessee.
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Arkansas Supreme Court stays ruling preventing X gender markers on driver’s licenses
Trans, nonbinary, and intersexed residents are no longer able to accurately represent their gender identity.
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Ban on gay foster parents dies in Arkansas
The Arkansas supreme court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that said gays and lesbians cannot be barred from the foster care system.
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Arkansas Gov. Signs Revised 'Religious Freedom' Act
Lawmakers rushed through a revised bill claiming to protect religious freedom, which Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed this afternoon.
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Arkansas Close to Banning Hormones, Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth
The state's Senate approved a bill Monday and the House had passed it earlier this month, so it now goes to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
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Idaho Sued by Trans Teens Over Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
Idaho's law making it a felony to provide such care to minors is unconstitutional, according to the suit.
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Arkansas Poised to Enact 'License to Discriminate'
The revived bill just needs a House vote and the governor's promised signature to become law.
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Founder of Walmart's Family Gives $1 Million to LGBTQ+ Organizations
The Walton family will give $25,000 worth of funding to organizations supporting LGBTQ+ people.
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'TransAmerica' Demonstrates the Daily Struggles of Trans Lives
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