Oklahoma Republicans Passed a Bathroom Bill. Now, a Trans Kid Is Dead.

Tragically, it’s not the first time that Owasso has punished one of its LGBTQ+ members. In April 2022, one of Benedict’s teachers at Owasso High School, Tyler Wrynn, was featured in a video by Libs of TikTok, a far-right account Continue reading Oklahoma Republicans Passed a Bathroom Bill. Now, a Trans Kid Is Dead.

How the Right Weaponized the Dobbs Ruling to Wage War on Trans People

True to form, the Circuit Courts in Skrmetti and Eknes-Tucker rejected the argument that gender-affirming healthcare bans implicated a protected class in which heightened scrutiny applied. According to the Sixth Circuit, “It’s highly unlikely, as an initial matter, that the Continue reading How the Right Weaponized the Dobbs Ruling to Wage War on Trans People

Republicans Reveal Their Endgame in the Fight Over Trans Kids

In the past three years, Republican legislators have proposed and passed a dizzying series of laws prohibiting gender-affirming care for trans kids. Due to these efforts, an estimated 36 percent of trans minors live in states where such care is Continue reading Republicans Reveal Their Endgame in the Fight Over Trans Kids

The GOP Doesn’t Want to Punish Trans People—It Wants to Eradicate Them

Then there’s the laughable notion that these sorts of bills will fail to pass. Once Heritage and ADF have made it unthinkable to oppose such bills, legislative hearings become a kangaroo court. During the last hearings to ban health care Continue reading The GOP Doesn’t Want to Punish Trans People—It Wants to Eradicate Them

Mike DeWine Is Following the Right’s Vicious Abortion Playbook on Trans Health Care

“In many ways, this outcome is even worse than the lack of a veto,” wrote Zinnia Jones, a researcher and writer of Gender Analysis, about DeWine’s new strategy. Jones has been analyzing and reporting on similar efforts at using administrative Continue reading Mike DeWine Is Following the Right’s Vicious Abortion Playbook on Trans Health Care

Florida Republicans Introduce Most Terrifying Assault on Trans Rights Yet

Florida is on the precipice of its latest prohibition against the LGBTQ community, this time proposing legislation that would end all legal recognition of trans persons living in the state. The bill would also effectively cease the issuance of drivers’ Continue reading Florida Republicans Introduce Most Terrifying Assault on Trans Rights Yet

Ohio’s Republican Governor Vetoes Bill Blocking Care for Trans Minors

Still, while state Democrats celebrated Boebert’s decision, it’s unclear whether the Democratic candidate for the 3rd district, Adam Frisch, can win without Boebert as his foil. The last time the district elected a Democrat was in 2008; Frisch came close Continue reading Ohio’s Republican Governor Vetoes Bill Blocking Care for Trans Minors

Alabama Judges Use Abortion Ban Logic to Block Care for Trans Minors

A trio of appeals court judges on Monday allowed Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect—and they justified the ruling by citing the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Alabama passed a law in April Continue reading Alabama Judges Use Abortion Ban Logic to Block Care for Trans Minors