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Arkansas sued over new restrictions on driver's license gender markers

Transgender, nonbinary, and intersex residents are suing over a new policy that makes it nearly impossible to change their gender marker and bans the use of a gender-neutral one.

Fayetteville, Arkansas: Here We Go Again

Voters in Fayetteville, Arkansas once again voted on a fully inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance after repealing a similar ordinance last year.

Mike Huckabee Shocked by Gays in TV Commercials, Textbooks

The former Arkansas governor never expected to see LGBT people represented on television and in textbooks.

Pulse Survivor Organizes Day to Remember Hate Crimes

Christopher Hansen wants Reflections of Resilience Day to become a nationwide event.

Arkansas Seeks to Criminalize Trans People's Restroom Use

Under a bill advancing in the state, they could be charged with misdemeanor sexual indecency with a child in certain circumstances.

WATCH: The Duggars Respond -- via Funny or Die

Josh Duggar just made a mistake -- not like those hellbound homosexuals, Michelle and Jim Bob say in this Funny or Die spoof. 

Trump Judicial Nominee Has History of Antigay, Misogynistic Writings

Among other things, Steven Menashi accused the Human Rights Campaign of exploiting Matthew Shepard's murder. 

The Long Arm of the New Laws

California's Proposition 8 got all the attention, but successful antigay measures in Arkansas, Arizona, and Florida could have further reaching implications for those states' residents -- gay or straight.

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.

Arkansas Gov.: No Need for LGBT Protections

Asa Hutchinson thinks the revised 'religious freedom' bill is enough to protect gay and transgender people.

Arkansas Town Defies State Ban, Protects LGBT Citizens

Conway, Ark., became the state's second LGBT-affirming city Tuesday, but the fate of the town's nondiscrimination policy is uncertain in the wake of a statewide antigay law approved the same day.

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.

Arkansas's 'Gay Capital' Hold On To Antidiscrimination Law

Voters in Eureka Springs affirmed an LGBT-inclusive civil rights ordinance, even though a new state law will make it unenforceable.

Arkansas Governor Lets Antigay Bill Become Law

As expected, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson allowed a law banning local ordinances protecting LGBT people from discrimination to become law without his signature.

Equality Day: Why Is June 26 Momentous for LGBTQ+ Rights

The day has traditionally been a good one for queer rights!

PHOTOS: Same-Sex Couples Wed in Arkansas

Marriage equality officially arrives in the South as same-sex couples begin marrying in Arkansas following a state court ruling that struck down the existing constitutional and statutory ban on same-sex marriage.

Suspect Arrested in Death of Arkansas Trans Teen Brayla Stone

Trevone Miller, 18, is charged with capital murder, which carries a sentence of either the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

Gender-Affirming Care Bans Often Modeled by Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups: Report

Their language is identical or similar to that endorsed by the Family Research Council and a newer group called Do No Harm.

WATCH: They Don't Want Their Street to Be 'Gay'

Homeowners on Gay Drive launched a petition to change the street's name, saying their children felt embarrassed to live there. 

Arkansas Parents Sue Library System Over LGBTQ+ Book Censorship

The plaintiffs say they want the stigma of labels on LGBTQ+ books removed and the texts made regularly available again.