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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The state judge who struck down Arkansas's statutory and constitutional prohibitions on same-sex marriage clarified his ruling today by voiding all state laws that refer to marriage solely as the union of one man and one woman.
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Arkansas Supreme Court stays ruling preventing X gender markers on driver’s licenses
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Alaska Appeals As Marriage Equality Heads Down South?
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Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors Struck Down by Judge
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Ark. Couples Rush to Marry, Fearing Court Stay
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Kentucky Families Ask Supreme Court to Review Gender-Affirming Care Ban
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Over 20 Republican-led states are challenging Biden admin's LGBTQ-inclusive Title IX rule
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Could Arkansas Voters Enact Marriage Equality in 2016?
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Arkansas County Clerk Resigns Over Marriage Equality
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Judges Block Tennessee, Kentucky Bans on Transition Care for Minors
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Republican AGs ask SCOTUS to uphold anti-trans sports laws
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