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Christie Blasts DeSantis And Trump On Anti-Trans Laws

“We’re having a lot of arguments in this country about transgender issues, and there are some — including the governor or this state — who believe that he should decide what can happen in your family, with your children and not. I don’t want him deciding what happens inside my family. “We have this group now, folks like Ron DeSantis …

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MI Pastor Pleads Guilty To Murder Of Trans Woman

Michigan Live reports: A former Michigan pastor has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of a transgender woman nearly five years ago, authorities announced. Kelly Stough, 36, of Detroit, was shot to death around 6 a.m. on Dec. 7, 2018, in Detroit. Her body was discovered by a Detroit Police officer. Albert Weathers, then-46, of …

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Pence Vows To Reinstitute Trump’s Trans Military Ban

“We can embrace our role as leader of the free world to confront Russian aggression and Chinese provocations with a new military fitted to the challenges in the 21st century. And we can end the political correctness at the Pentagon, including reinstituting a ban on transgender personnel in the United States military.” – Mike Pence, to the cheers of the …

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Senate Vote Sets Up Showdown On Pentagon Funding

CNN reports: The Senate passed a critical national defense policy bill Thursday evening – setting up a showdown with the Republican-controlled House. The House passed its own version of the bill – known as the National Defense Authorization Act – earlier this month after adopting a series of controversial amendments pushed by hardline conservatives. Now that the Senate has passed …

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Louisiana GOP Overrides Gov’s Veto Of Anti-Trans Bill

Axios reports: A Louisiana bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth will become law after state legislators on Tuesday overturned Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto. During a relatively rare veto session, the House voted 75 to 23 to override the governor’s objection on House Bill 648, which bans hormone treatments, puberty-blocking drugs and other gender-affirming care for anyone younger than …

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19 Republican AGs Demand Info On Patients Who Obtain Abortions Or Transgender Care In Other States

The Mississippi Free Press reports: Mississippi authorities need access to information about residents who obtain abortions or gender-affirming care in other states, Attorney General Lynn Fitch told the Biden administration in a June 16 letter. Attorneys general from 18 other states attorneys general signed onto the letter. Fitch’s letter calls on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier …

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Russia Advances Bill To Erase All Transgender Rights

The Guardian reports: A sweeping Russian draft law to ban legally or medically changing gender has been approved by the lower house of parliament in its final reading, part of a crackdown against LGBTQ+ rights under the president, Vladimir Putin. The bill would bar Russians from changing their gender on official identity documents, which had been legal since 1997. Health …

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Appeals Court Reinstates Tennessee Anti-Trans Law

Reuters reports: A Tennessee law prohibiting doctors from providing medical care such as puberty-blockers and gender affirming surgery for transgender minors can go into effect immediately, a U.S. appeals court ruled Saturday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said advocacy groups that had challenged Tennessee’s law could not show they were likely to prevail on their claims …

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Christie: Trans Decisions Belong To Parents, Not Govt

“I don’t think anything can replace parents when you’re talking about major decisions that are needs to be made by our children. And I will tell you this. I want all parents out there to think about something. How many other decisions do you want the government making for you in your home regarding your kids? I don’t want any …

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Judge Strikes Down Florida Rule On Trans Healthcare

Reuters reports: A U.S. judge on Wednesday struck down a Florida rule and a statute that banned state Medicaid payments for transgender healthcare, marking the second defeat in two weeks for anti-transgender legislation in the state. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle declared the state’s practices invalid, saying they violated the constitutional right to equal protection under the 14th amendment in …

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Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Ban On Trans Youth Care

The New York Times reports: A federal judge in Arkansas on Tuesday struck down the state’s law forbidding medical treatments for children and teenagers seeking gender transitions, blocking what had been the first in a wave of such measures championed by conservative lawmakers across the country. The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on …

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CNN: Back When Trump Was Vocally Pro-Trans [VIDEO]

CNN reports: Years before he said he was running for president to “defeat the cult of gender ideology,” Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant. In spring and summer 2012, Trump celebrated the interest in a 23-year-old transgender woman named Jenna Talackova participating in a Canadian pageant. He then later effusively praised …

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Arizona Gov Vetoes Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill

The Arizona Republic reports: Arizona won’t be the latest state to limit students from using restrooms that fit their gender identity after Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have put legal requirements on public school bathrooms. Senate Bill 1040 is “yet another discriminatory act against LGBTQ+ youth passed by the majority at the state …

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National Hate Group Behind Many Anti-Trans Laws

The Associated Press reports: Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths, producing model legislation that an Associated Press analysis found has been used in at least three states, including Florida. The nonprofit, not widely known outside …

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22 GOP Senators Lobby WH Against Trans Athletes

The Washington Examiner reports: A group of 22 Republican senators called on the Biden administration on Monday to withdraw recently proposed rule changes to Title IX that could prevent states from enforcing bans on transgender athletes competing in sports that don’t correspond to their biological sex at birth. The Education Department’s proposed rule would allow schools to ban transgender students …

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Florida Grocer Sorry For Refusing “Trans Joy” Cake

The Orlando Weekly reports: Yasmin Flasterstein and Dandelion Hill had just one stop left on their way to a “transgender joy” event hosted by the Orlando group they co-founded, Peer Support Space. They walked into Publix at Colonialtown with the intention of picking out a cake and grabbing some flowers. But when the two asked the bakery associate to write, …

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Kansas City To Become Trans Rights “Sanctuary City”

The Associated Press reports: Officials in Missouri’s largest city are moving to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, defying state officials who are intent on banning it for minors and restricting it for adults. A Kansas City Council committee approved such a resolution Wednesday. The full council will now consider it Thursday. The council members …

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ND Gov Signs Bill Ordering Outing Of Trans Students

The Associated Press reports: North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that prohibits public schools and government entities from requiring teachers and employees to refer to transgender people by the pronouns they use, the governor’s office announced Monday. The new law also requires teachers to tell a parent or legal guardian if the student identifies as transgender. …

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Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr Proposes To Her Girlfriend

Pink News reports: Democratic representative and trans trailblazer Zooey Zephyr has proposed to her girlfriend, the independent journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Erin Reed. Reed told PinkNews that the couple had been “side by side through it all for the last several months” and they are “thrilled” to be “a source of happiness for our community”. The past few weeks have …

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DeSantis Gets Bill Allowing FL To Seize Trans Children

The New Republic reports: The Florida legislature passed a bill Thursday that will let the state take transgender minors away from their families if they are receiving gender-affirming care. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 26–13, mainly along party lines, and the House shortly after by a vote of 83–28, again along party lines. The measure now …

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