Arkansas Advances Bill Terming Drag Shows Similar to Porn
The Arkansas Senate passed the legislation along party lines Tuesday, and it now goes to the House.
January 24, 2023
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Arkansas Sen. Stephanie Flowers to Male Peers: You Going to 'Shoot Me?'
In a hearing on a proposed pro-gun law, Arkansas state senator Stephanie Flowers refused to be silenced and walked away victorious.
March 8, 2019
Arkansas Lawmaker: Pride 'Offensive to Christians'
In a Facebook rant, a Republican state senator claims his Arkansas town's long-standing Pride Parade is held on Sunday specifically to 'intimidate' Christians.
June 8, 2015
Miley Cyrus Wants Tom Cotton to Get His Priorities Straight
After the Arkansas senator said gay Americans should be grateful they don't live in Iran, the fierce LGBT ally let loose her Twitter legion.
April 3, 2015
WATCH: NOM Targets Ark. Dem. Who Opposes Marriage Equality
Being of two Senate Democrats who don't support marriage equality isn't antigay enough for the National Organization for Marriage's campaign in Arkansas.
October 31, 2014
GOP Lawmaker to Trans Witness in Hearing: 'Do You Have A Penis?'
Republican Arkansas state Sen. Matt McKee wanted to know what a witness's genitals looked like.
February 14, 2023
Antigay Legislation Quashed in Arkansas, Advances in Indiana
A so-called 'license to discriminate' bill has died in Arkansas, but similar ones remain pending in numerous other states.
February 26, 2015
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Appoints Homophobe to Arkansas Library Board
Jason Rapert, a former state senator, has condemned "the radical homosexual movement" and "LGBTQ insanity."
December 2, 2023
Arkansas House OK's Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
The bill, now headed to the Senate, would restrict trans students' use of restrooms and changing rooms in public schools.
February 3, 2023
Arkansas Gov.: No Need for LGBT Protections
Asa Hutchinson thinks the revised 'religious freedom' bill is enough to protect gay and transgender people.
April 10, 2015
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.
March 29, 2021
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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April 2, 2015
Arkansas City Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination
Eureka Springs moved to adopt its antibias ordinance as the state considers a bill that would forbid enacting or enforcing such laws.
February 10, 2015
Bill Banning Hormones for Trans Youth Vetoed by Arkansas Governor
The news was heralded by LGBTQ+ activists, but the legislature could still override the veto with a simple majority.
April 5, 2021
This Man Wants to Fire LGBT Employees Who 'Work in a Tutu'
As support for ENDA makes progress in the Senate, some Republicans try explaining their opposition.
June 19, 2013
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.
April 6, 2021
North Dakota Advances Bill Terming Drag Shows 'Adult' Entertainment
The North Dakota House of Representatives approved a bill putting drag performers in the same category as strippers and limiting the venues for drag shows. It now goes to the Senate.
January 27, 2023
WATCH: Why NOM Is Airing an Attack Ad in Senate Race
The ad denounces Hagan for voting to confirm the judge who brought marriage equality to the state -- but all other senators present voted the same way.
October 29, 2014
Which Lone Democratic Senator Isn't Attached to the Federal Marriage Bill?
Is it possible for the last Senate Democrat to flip his stance on marriage equality?
January 9, 2015
Rick Santorum Ends Campaign for President
The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania's resounding defeat in Iowa was apparently the death knell for his floundering bid for the White House.
February 3, 2016