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Minors in Nebraska will be able to access gender-affirming care, but only after attending 40 hours of therapy that could push back on their identity.
The suit from Planned Parenthood says the law combines two separate subjects in violation of the state's constitution.
A complaint against Sen. Megan Hunt claims she could benefit financially if an anti-trans bill fails. She says the complaint is nothing but harassment.
Lawmakers overcame a filibuster to pass the measure. Civil rights activists are outraged and may sue.
The legislature overcame a filibuster against the legislation led by Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh.
The regulations were combined into one bill, which opponents say violates the state constitution's requirement for all bills to be single-subject.
The law bans most abortions after 12 weeks and restricts gender-affirming care for trans people under 19.
The legislation, strongly opposed by Sens. Megan Hunt and Machaela Cavanaugh, will likely come to a final vote Thursday.
Bills seeking to restrict gender-affirming care have been introduced in 21 states so far this year — and in one of those, Utah, a bill has become law.
“I will burn the session to the ground over this bill,” Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh said.
The bills return to the legislature for expected overrides by Republicans, however.
Three legislators opposing an anti-trans bill have started a political action committee to support pro-equality candidates around the U.S.
The Campaign for Southern Equality filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, saying these statutes violate federal law.
“If you pass this bill today, know that you’re forcing me to use the bathroom with your daughters, wives, mothers, and sisters,” a bearded transgender man told the lawmakers.
The executive director of Point Foundation discusses the affects of anti-LGBTQ+ laws on students who seek to continue their education.
The Pennsylvania Republican congressman is being called a hypocrite for voting against a bill that would protect the marriage he celebrated with his gay son.
The former president made several eyebrow-raising remarks on Fox News a day after Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate shined in Pennsylvania.
As one of Harris’s many firsts, she is now the first sitting Vice President of the United States to visit the famed queer space.
