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Lawmaker Defends Child Marriage With Story of 12-Year-Olds

Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon cites preteen wedding after being attacked for his anti-trans bill

(Newser) - Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon says his aim in sponsoring a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors is to protect children—which a colleague attacked him for based on Moon's vote against a 2018 bill that put restrictions on child marriage. "You voted 'no' on making...

State Makes Itself a Haven on Abortion, Trans Care

Colorado enacts laws protecting health care access

(Newser) - Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a set of health care bills enshrining access to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications, as the Democrat-led state tries to make itself a safe haven for its neighbors, whose Republican leaders are restricting care. The goal of the legislation is to...

GOP Lawmaker Rants Against 'Demon' Transgender People

Florida Rep. Webster Barnaby got pushback from both Dems, Republicans after 'mutant' remarks

(Newser) - On Monday, a legislative hearing was held in Florida over the Safety in Private Spaces Act , which would bar anyone from using a restroom if it didn't match the sex they'd been assigned at birth. Comments from one particular lawmaker, however, stunned colleagues on both sides of the...

GOP Rep Boycotts Bud Light ... for Beer Owned by Same Corp.

Apparently Dan Crenshaw didn't realize Anheuser-Busch also owns Karbach

(Newser) - Rep. Dan Crenshaw is among the conservatives boycotting Bud Light after the beer brand used a transgender actress in a promo , but what he apparently doesn't realize is that the beer he favors instead is owned by the same parent company. Crenshaw, of Texas, is among those posting #boycottbudlight...

Feds Propose Rule on Trans Athletes
Feds Propose Rule
on Trans Athletes
Apr 7, 2023 11:58 AM CDT

Feds Propose Rule on Trans Athletes

It allows for restrictions in high school, college under certain conditions

(Newser) - The Biden administration is proposing a change to Title IX that would make categorical bans on transgender student athletes , now in place in 20 states, illegal under federal law. However, it would allow restrictions on trans athletes in high school and college if certain conditions are met. The proposed change...

Supreme Court Doesn't Enact Transgender Athlete Restriction

West Virginia law isn't in effect while it's being challenged

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday passed on a chance to put a state law into effect that would prohibit transgender athletes from playing on female school sports teams. The 2021 West Virginia law, which would apply to students in middle school through college, is on hold while an appeals court...

Why Conservatives Are Throwing Bud Light Away
Why Conservatives Are
Throwing Bud Light Away
THE RUNDOWN
Apr 6, 2023 12:00 PM CDT

Why Conservatives Are Throwing Bud Light Away

They're outraged by partnership with trans TikTok star

(Newser) - Transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney has partnered with Bud Light—and conservatives have been signaling their displeasure with over-the-top videos, including one from Kid Rock. "Grandpa's feeling a little frisky today," the singer said in a video he tweeted Monday night. He then fired a submachine gun...

2 More States Ban Gender-Affirming Care

Idaho, Indiana governors sign bans

(Newser) - Republican governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, making those states the latest to prohibit transgender health care as Republican-led legislatures work to restrict LGBTQ+ rights this year, the AP reports. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday signed legislation that will prohibit...

Kentucky Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of Anti-Trans Bill

Legal fight is expected

(Newser) - Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people—from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use. The votes to override Gov. Andy Beshear’...

Guy Pearce's Query on Trans Actors Doesn't Land Well

'Memento' star's question on who should be able to play what characters ignited a brouhaha

(Newser) - Guy Pearce was asking questions this week—including one that quickly got him into hot water with the transgender community. Deadline reports that on Monday, the Memento and LA Confidential star, who became famous for playing a drag queen in 1994's The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,...

MTG Runs Afoul of Twitter, Again
Twitter Restricts MTG's Account
Mar 29, 2023 6:39 AM CDT

Twitter Restricts MTG's Account

Congresswoman shared deleted graphic for event organized by transgender activists

(Newser) - Twitter has restricted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's congressional account for repeatedly sharing a graphic referencing a "Trans Day of Vengeance." The congresswoman said she shared a graphic for Saturday's event in Washington, DC, before Twitter " temporarily limited " some of her account's features, to...

House GOP Pushes Through 'Parents Rights' Bill

Dems say legislation, which will likely stall in Senate, is a stunt that's really designed to control

(Newser) - House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what's taught in public schools. It has little chance in the Democrat-run Senate, and critics say it will propel a far-right movement that has led to book bans, restrictions aimed...

World Track Bans Trans Athletes From Competition

Another set of rules is expected to keep Caster Semenya on the sidelines

(Newser) - Track and field banned transgender athletes from international competition Thursday, while adopting new regulations that could keep Caster Semenya and other athletes with differences in sex development from competing. In a pair of decisions expected to stoke outrage, the World Athletics Council adopted the same rules as swimming did last...

Disney Has Another Throwdown for DeSantis

Company to host major LGBTQ conference in September

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis' very public battle with Walt Disney World continues, now with another move by the latter to support LGBTQ rights. Disney World will be hosting a major summit from Sept. 11-14 to help boost lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights in the workplace, with execs and team members from...

Emergency Action to Limit State's Gender-Affirming Care

Experts say Missouri attorney general's move defies scientific consensus

(Newser) - Missouri's attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it wrestles with legislation to ban the practice for children completely. As hundreds of activists rallied at the Capitol to pressure lawmakers to act on the bill, Attorney General...

Wellesley Says It Won't Change Policy on Trans Men

Students supported new admissions policy in nonbinding referendum

(Newser) - Wellesley College students have voted to allow transgender men and nonbinary students who do not identify as women to be admitted as students—but the Tuesday vote was nonbinding, and college officials say there is no plan to change their admissions policy. The college also said it isn't planning...

School That Quit Tournament Over Trans Player Hit With Ban

Mid Vermont Christian School is 'disappointed,' plans to appeal

(Newser) - A Christian school in Vermont that pulled its girls basketball team out of a state tournament because an opposing team had a transgender player won't be taking part in any other tournaments. The Vermont Principals’ Association, the state's governing body for school sports, ruled that Mid Vermont Christian...

More US Adults Than Ever Before ID as LGBTQ
Oldest Generation Warms
to LGBTQ Identification
UPDATED
Feb 22, 2023 8:47 AM CST

Oldest Generation Warms to LGBTQ Identification

Slight uptick among those born before 1946, as overall rate among US adults hits 7.2%

(Newser) - The percentage of Americans who identify as LGBTQ has increased ever so slightly for a new record high, but has ultimately "leveled off," according to Gallup's 2022 polling of more than 10,000 adults. Some 7.2% of Americans identify as non-heterosexual, for a 0.1% increase...

Now Legal in Spain: Paid Menstrual Leave

Country also passes laws expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers

(Newser) - The Spanish parliament on Thursday approved legislation expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers, while making Spain the first country in Europe that will entitle workers to paid menstrual leave. The driving force behind the two laws was Equality Minister Irene Montero. The changes to sexual and reproductive rights mean...

NYT Chides Journalists Who Faulted Paper's Trans Coverage

Journalists behind Wednesday's open letter aren't pleased with the response

(Newser) - Hundreds of current and former New York Times contributors sent an open letter Wednesday criticizing the paper's coverage of transgender issues—and the Times apparently isn't having it. In an internal Thursday memo obtained by the Hill , executive editor Joe Kahn faulted the letter for containing "direct...

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