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Here are the restrictions on transgender people proceeding in US statehouses

Here are the restrictions on transgender people proceeding in US statehouses

Missouri and Nebraska proposals are poised for action and could add to the list of at least 17 states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender affirming care for minors.

May 18, 2023 5:40pm CDT
Taxes, tenure, transgender care, sports bills discussed amid Texas regular session ending

Taxes, tenure, transgender care, sports bills discussed amid Texas regular session ending

The Texas regular session ends this month, and Thursday was a critical moving day for several key pieces of legislation, including two bills concerning gender-affirming care and transgender collegiate athletes.

May 18, 2023 5:14pm CDT
Bill banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids sent to Texas governor

Bill banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids sent to Texas governor

If Senate Bill 14 becomes law, the ban would take effect on Sept. 1. This would also make Texas one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for transgender minors.

May 17, 2023 7:56pm CDT
Transgender sports bill wins critical second reading vote

Transgender sports bill wins critical second reading vote

Lawmakers debated Senate Bill 15 at the Capitol Wednesday. The bill would prohibit college athletes rom competing on a team opposite their biological sex.

May 17, 2023 5:35pm CDT
Texas House passes bill restricting the college sports teams transgender athletes can join

Texas House passes bill restricting the college sports teams transgender athletes can join

Senate Bill 15 would allow people to sue colleges or universities they believe violate a prohibition on trans athletes’ sports participation.

May 17, 2023 4:07pm CDT
Pivotal House vote moves Texas closer to banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids

Pivotal House vote moves Texas closer to banning puberty blockers, hormone treatments for trans kids

The House gave initial approval to a bill that would ban doctors from providing transition-related care to children. This is the furthest point the measure has reached in the Legislature.

May 12, 2023 8:49pm CDT
FDA finalizes blood-donation rules to allow more gay, bisexual men

FDA finalizes blood-donation rules to allow more gay, bisexual men

The updated FDA guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.

May 11, 2023 10:05am CDT
Gambling, drag show legislation causes conflict in Texas House

Gambling, drag show legislation causes conflict in Texas House

The Texas House is currently considering legislation overseeing drag shows, sexually explicit performances, online betting and destination casinos in Texas.

May 10, 2023 5:18pm CDT
Texas AG Paxton denounces decision to drop charges against transgender rights protester

Texas AG Paxton denounces decision to drop charges against transgender rights protester

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton criticized Travis County DA José Garza for dropping charges filed against an activist who was arrested while protesting Senate Bill 14.

May 5, 2023 2:44pm CDT
LGBTQ advocates removed from Texas Capitol as House debates ban on transgender youth healthcare

LGBTQ advocates removed from Texas Capitol as House debates ban on transgender youth healthcare

Moments before that, inside the House chamber, House Speaker Dade Phelan cleared the gallery after protesters began chanting, just as lawmakers had begun to debate the bill.

May 2, 2023 10:10pm CDT
Texas House debates ban on transgender youth healthcare

Texas House debates ban on transgender youth healthcare

Senate Bill 14 has been sent back to the House Public Health Committee due to an error, but has already cleared the Texas Senate.

May 2, 2023 6:13pm CDT
LGBTQ advocates booted from Texas Capitol; vote delayed for bill banning gender care for kids

LGBTQ advocates booted from Texas Capitol; vote delayed for bill banning gender care for kids

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan abruptly cleared the public from the chamber's gallery Tuesday, after LGBTQ Texans and parents of transgender kids chanted in opposition of a bill that would ban transition-related care for children.

May 2, 2023 5:45pm CDT
Texas House committee holds hearing on 'Save Women's Sports' bill SB 15

Texas House committee holds hearing on 'Save Women's Sports' bill SB 15

If approved, SB 15 would apply a 2021 law requiring Texas students only play on school sports teams corresponding to their biological sex at birth to all teams organized by public universities and colleges.

May 1, 2023 5:50pm CDT
Texas agriculture commissioner orders employees to wear clothes “consistent with their biological gender"

Texas agriculture commissioner orders employees to wear clothes “consistent with their biological gender"

The two-page policy applies to all employees for the agency that Miller leads, the Texas Department of Agriculture, as well as interns and contract employees.

April 25, 2023 3:39pm CDT
Texas House discuss bills aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials out of school libraries

Texas House discuss bills aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials out of school libraries

HB 900 would remove books from school libraries that are deemed to contain “sexually explicit material."

April 19, 2023 6:29pm CDT
CVS 'gender transition' guide says employees must use preferred pronouns, can use bathroom reflecting identity

CVS 'gender transition' guide says employees must use preferred pronouns, can use bathroom reflecting identity

In the guidelines obtained exclusively by FOX Business, employees are told they may be entitled to a medical leave of absence "under the Family and Medical Leave Act, state law, and/or CVS Health policy."

April 15, 2023 2:24pm CDT
Anheuser-Busch breaks silence after Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney controversy

Anheuser-Busch breaks silence after Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney controversy

Bud Light has faced backlash after releasing a marketing campaign featuring transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

April 15, 2023 8:53am CDT
Anheuser-Busch sheds roughly $5 billion in value since Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney pact sparked outrage

Anheuser-Busch sheds roughly $5 billion in value since Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney pact sparked outrage

Anheuser-Busch has seen its value drop roughly $5 billion since Bud Light’s partnership with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

April 13, 2023 1:58pm CDT
Oregon mom sues state for denying adoption over her gender beliefs

Oregon mom sues state for denying adoption over her gender beliefs

The mom of five alleges her religious beliefs on gender prevented her from adopting a pair of siblings in Oregon.

April 7, 2023 2:32pm CDT
Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Kansas approves bill to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth

The bill requires the state’s medical board to revoke the licenses of doctors who provide gender-affirming care to minors, even though professionals who deal with transgender youth see such care as vital to helping their mental health and preventing suicides.

April 7, 2023 7:01am CDT
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