North Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of 3 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
The bills, restricting trans health care, trans sports participation, and LGBTQ+ content in schools, now become law immediately.
August 16, 2023
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The bills, restricting trans health care, trans sports participation, and LGBTQ+ content in schools, now become law immediately.
“This ruling acknowledges that every student deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported in their schools – without fear of being outed against their will,” Tony Hoang, executive director of Equality California, said.
The judge found the policy violated the state constitution by discriminating based on the student’s sex.
The former Donald Trump aide's legal group says Mesa Public Schools' inclusive policies violate parents' rights.
"It is a statewide issue that your biological sex matches which locker room and which restroom you're going into," said Republican Sen. Nick Schroer.
The Chino Valley district was the first in the state to adopt such a policy, for which it was sued by California's attorney general.
In settling the mother's lawsuit, the Spreckels Union School District in California denied all the allegations.
“I just don’t think teachers should be gender police,” Newsom said of the SAFETY Act.
Calls for national bans on gender-affirming care plus an assertion that trans people are mentally ill marked the event.
As school districts in conservative parts of California enact these policies, young people speak out.
The policy violates students' rights under the California constitution and state law, Attorney General Rob Bonta says.
School boards in Orange and Rocklin took the action even though the state attorney general has sued one district with such a policy and warned others.
Oklahoma officials have treated Nex's death as 'less than,' and if they are hiding behind suicide to protect Nex's assailants, they are putting the lives of other queer youth at risk in more ways than one.
Up-and-coming actress Pooya Mohseni tells The Advocate what it took to come out as trans at 37, offering a riveting tale of survival that took her from Iran to New York City.
After an investigation spanning six weeks, The Advocate reveals how those few voices arguing against gender transition are finding followers.