Kansas Democratic lawmaker who voted against transgender people loses primary election
Attacking the rights of transgender Americans doesn’t appear to be a winning strategy.
August 8, 2024
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Attacking the rights of transgender Americans doesn’t appear to be a winning strategy.
Noah Bierig says he's using the incident to raise funds for a worthy cause.
While anti-LGBTQ+ bills are scary, we're doing better than you might think, Senior Manager of State Advocacy at the Trevor Project Gabby Doyle tells The Advocate.
The GOP senator doesn't think a ban on sex discrimination in health care should include gender identity, and he's making some baseless assertions to argue his case.
The extremist group joined one of the country’s most extreme attorneys general in suing the Biden-Harris administration over it’s protection of trans and nonbinary kids in school.
Kansas will require state-issued ID to view "acts of homosexuality" beginning July 1, which is considered "harmful to minors" under state law.
Two bills with ramifications for the state’s queer community have been sent to the governor for a signature.
The Kansas legislature has passed a bill that requires age verification to view "material harmful to minors," which includes "acts of homosexuality."
Fort Hays State University’s LGBTQ+ inclusive Ash Wednesday event draws attention and backlash, highlighting the tension between religious observance and the push for inclusivity.
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach says concealing students' transition violates parental rights.
Ali Waggy and Jessica Robinson have been gifted a wedding venue for free after being told the venue they had didn't approve of their relationship.
St. Marys Public Library yielded to city commission demands influenced by the Society of St. Pius X, an anti-LGBTQ+ group, which has sparked concerns over censorship of LGBTQ+ content.
Previously, Jarrett William Smith was convicted of disturbing bomb-making instructions and was charged with encouraging the assassination of former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.
Legislation was introduced to establish a dedicated museum within the Smithsonian Institution, which garnered broad support from the Congressional Equality Caucus.
They intended to support autism awareness and neurodiversity, but were fired because conservatives in town thought their colorful display supported the LGBTQ+ community.
A federal judge agreed with Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach.
They can make their voices heard as the state's Republican attorney general seeks to deny them the right to change the gender marker on their licenses.
The state’s Republican AG had sued the Democratic Governor, saying the practice violated new state law.
The lawsuit claims the practice is in violation of new anti-trans law.
He said he would “make shrapnel pressure cooker bombs for this event” and that he was going to “commit a mass shooting.”
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the bills, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, would strip away rights and hurt the state's economy.