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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds anti-trans care, anti-abortion law

The law bans most abortions after 12 weeks and restricts gender-affirming care for trans people under 19.

Nebraskans Ask State Supreme Court to Overturn Abortion, Trans Care Restrictions

The regulations were combined into one bill, which opponents say violates the state constitution's requirement for all bills to be single-subject.

Nebraska trans youth can access gender-affirming care, but only after invalidating therapy

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.

Appeals Court: No Nebraska Marriage Equality Yet

Although the state's ban on same-sex marriage was struck down Monday, Nebraska's same-sex couples will have to keep waiting to walk down the aisle.

Nebraska Same-Sex Couple Seeking Divorce

The problem, though, is that the state doesn't recognize their marriage, performed in Iowa in 2009.

Senate Confirms Unqualified, Antigay Judge to Lifetime Appointment

Leonard Steven Grasz is on the board of directors of a group that opposes marriage equality and supports "ex-gay" therapy.

These 10 states are voting on abortion in November — is yours one?

Constitutional amendments to protect abortion will be brought to vote in November in 10 states.

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Supreme Court Wont Hear Case of Brandon Teenas Killer

The Supreme Court denied the appeal of John Lotter, who sits on Nebraska's death row for killing Brandon Teena, a transgender man, in a grisly 1993 triple murder depicted in the film Boys Don't Cry.

Suit Challenges Nebraska's Refusal to Recognize Same-Sex Parents

Two women, formerly a couple, are suing because the state wouldn't list both of them on their sons' birth certificates.

‘No Confidence’ in Anti-LGBTQ+ Senator Ben Sasse, UF Faculty Says

Sasse, a Republican senator from Nebraska, is under consideration to become the University of Florida's next president. 

Arkansas Blocks Same-Sex Couples From Birth Certificates

A state Supreme Court judge suspended a circut court judge's ruling striking down the state's birth certificate law as unconstitutional.

How the Midwest Will Be Won for Equality

Big groups like the HRC had focused on more populous states, but these days that seems to be changing.

Victory in Nebraska for Same-Sex Parents

Although officials aren't specifying how they will update the documents, they confirm a process to include both parents regardless of gender is under way.

Same-Sex Couples Demand Birth Certificate Recognition in Florida

Failing to list both parents is clearly unconstitutional, so a federal court should order the state to do so without a trial, the couples say.

LISTEN: Same-Sex Couples Denied Parental Rights

Same-sex couples are fighting to have both spouses's names on their children's birth certificates.

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Court restores Nebraska's sweeping same-sex marriage ban

Justices rule on Friday that the law is "rationally related to legitimate state interests."

Amy Klobuchar Under Fire for Vote Confirming Anti-LGBTQ Judge

Klobuchar is getting criticized particularly for a vote to confirm David Ryan Stras, who has objected to the Supreme Court ruling striking down antisodomy laws.

Iowa Gay Marriage: American as Apple Pie

As gay and lesbian couples prepare to walk down the aisle for the first time in Iowa, Steven Thrasher looks back on a time when Iowa was one of the few states that would marry his black dad and white mom.