Bill Text - AB-218 Change of gender and sex identifier.
Women, Gender, and Sex
"Bathroom Bill" Legislative Tracking
NCSL tracks the latest state legislative activity relating to bathroom bills.This page has information on all states that have introduced bathroom bill legislation, as well as an overview of recent federal action, including: the May 2016 "Dear Colleague Letter from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
SB 1138
AMENDING TITLE 32, CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY
ADDING SECTION 32-3230; RELATING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
S.B. 1165
AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY
ADDING SECTION 15-120.02; RELATING TO ATHLETICS.
Dh complaint dkt no 1Case 3:22-cv-00570
D.H., a minor, by her next friends A.H., mother, and
E.H., father,
Plaintiff,
v.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION; JASON GOLDEN, in his official
capacity as Director of the Williamson County
Schools; THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION; and PENNY SCHWINN, in her
official capacity as Commissioner of the Tennessee
Department of Education
SB1001
AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY
ADDING SECTION 15-509; RELATING TO SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
LB574 - Adopt the Let Them Grow Act
Nebraska Legislature - Legislative Document
Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure’s constitutionality plays out in the courts.
A federal judge could ban abortion pills as some states fight to expand access
A federal judge in Texas is expected to rule soon in a lawsuit that aims to block access to one of the two drugs typically used in medication abortions. Plaintiffs in the case are seeking a nationwide injunction, meaning the drug would become unavailable across the country.
Nine Months Later - This American Life
We talk to people who wanted abortions right when the laws were changing in their states.
Federal appeals court preserves limited access to the abortion pill mifepristone
A federal appeals court will allow partial access to the abortion drug mifepristone while a high-profile federal case plays out, but with new limitations on how the drug can be dispensed.
Daily Show for April 10, 2023
A daily independent global news hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González. “Unconscionable”: Planned Parenthood’s Alexis McGill Johnson Slams Texas Ruling on Abortion Pill; Jessica Mason Pieklo: Republicans’ Anti-Abortion Moves Are Part of Wider “Authoritarian Movement”; What Is the Comstock Act? Texas Judge Cites 1873 Anti-Obscenity Law to Halt Approval of Abortion Pill; Hotline Founder on the Struggle to Preserve Access to Abortion Pills Amid Relentless GOP Attacks; Arizona Abortion Provider: Texas Ruling on Mifepristone Leaves Patients & Clinics “in Limbo”
Pfizer, Biogen Among Hundreds of US Drugmakers Calling for Abortion Pill Ruling Reversal
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5 ways the landscape has changed since the end of Roe v. Wade 'upended' abortion access
In the nine months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a rapidly shifting patchwork of abortion bans and restrictions has emerged.
A federal judge suspends FDA's longtime approval of an abortion pill, but gives the government 7 days to appeal
The decision by a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas could upend access nationwide to the standard two-pill regimen for medication abortions.
Q&A: Linda Sarsour of the Arab American Association of New York
A Bay Ridge activist on anti-Muslim sentiment, the death of Eric Garner, and the fight to change Brooklyn for the better. Interview by John Surico
Tracking the States Where Abortion Is Now Banned
The New York Times is tracking the status of abortion laws in each state following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
State legislation tracker
H.R.1065 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Summary of H.R.1065 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Queer and Trans Youth Lead Marches on International Transgender Day of Visibility
Queer and trans youth led actions across the United States Friday, marking International Transgender Day of Visibility amid intensifying discrimination, violence and anti-trans laws pushed by Republicans. Here in New York, hundreds took to the streets in a march organized by NYC Youth for Trans Rights. Democracy Now! producers Tey-Marie Astudillo and María Taracena were there and spoke to 17-year-old Raven.
Raven: “It is so amazing to look around and see people like me that have had the same experiences as me, who know what it’s like to be trans. And it’s so great to just, you know, watch everybody be happy and be themselves in a safe place. … I’m the happiest I’ve been in a really, really long time here in this space with these people. And I think that it’s so good for people who think that they’re alone to know that they have people out there, people fighting for them, people fighting with them, people on their side, because, like, a lot of them just don’t have that. They go through so, so, so much. And gathering around, being able to look at people and hug people and talk to people that are like them, is something that can really heal the heart.”
Trans Day of Visibility: Activists Chase Strangio & Raquel Willis Demand Action on Anti-Trans Laws
On Trans Day of Visibility, we look at the wave of anti-trans laws being enacted across the U.S., with dozens more anti-trans bills making their way through state legislatures. The Arkansas Senate has approved one of the most harmful bans on access to healthcare for transgender youth by prohibiting the use of gender-affirming care, including hormones and puberty blockers. Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi have enacted new laws aimed at banning trans athletes from joining sports teams, and in South Dakota, two executive orders bar trans women and girls from playing school sports. “We are truly witnessing an escalation of attacks on trans people unlike anything I’ve ever seen in government,” says Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice with the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project. We also speak with journalist and activist Raquel Willis, who says higher visibility for trans people is not enough. “We can’t just rest on some of the social strides that we’ve made,” says Willis. “We also need to be using that action to change our material realities and protect our rights.”
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Democracy Now! covers Transgender Rights
Democracy Now! stories, posts and pages that relate to Transgender Rights.
THE FACTS (about transgender kids)
There's a LOT of misinformation out there about transgender kids. Most of it's based on outdated "science," and yet the mainstream media keep reporting the same bogus "facts." Find more at www.gendermom.com.
A Trans History: Time Marches Forward And So Do We
Every day, people question why we advocate for trans rights. “How many trans people are there, really?” we are asked. Or, “Isn’t this just a new niche issue that serves as a distraction from the issues that really matter?”
But trans people have always existed, and our lives have always mattered. And though we have and continue to face rampant discrimination, so too have we built beautiful communities and movements of resistance and love.
Through a collaborative video from the ACLU, Transparent producer and artist Zackary Drucker, Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox and the creative team of Molly Crabapple and Kim Boekbinder, we are telling the story of trans history and resistance.
This video comes on the heels of the President’s tweets seeking to ban transgender individuals from military service and in the midst of continued legislative efforts in states like Texas to ban transgender individuals from public restrooms. The consequences of this discrimination from our government are deadly.
In one comprehensive survey of over 27,000 transgender individuals in 2015, almost one in three respondents reported living in poverty, over half reported being denied health care related to their gender transition, one of every four indicated that they did not seek medical attention at all due to fear of discrimination and more than three of every four reported experiencing harassment in school because they were trans, ultimately leading to 17% of respondents dropping out of secondary school altogether.
All of this contributes to a cycle of discrimination and violence that leads to homelessness, incarceration and ultimately, for many — particularly trans women of color — premature death. Indeed, at least 15 trans people, almost all women of color, have been murdered so far this year in the United States. And two of every five American trans people attempt suicide at least once in their life.
Without accurate information about trans people, our lives and our rich histories, the impulse to push us out of public life will continue. But we continue to tell our vivid, vibrant and critical story of trans resistance. Time marches forward, and so do we.
Chase Strangio: Anti-Trans Measures in Republican-Led States Will Have “Catastrophic” Consequences
In Part 2 of our interview, ACLU attorney Chase Strangio describes in detail the state-level attacks on trans youth, and the intensifying international push to eradicate trans lives.
Chase Strangio on the GOP’s Push in Florida, Texas, Idaho to "Eradicate Trans Youth & Trans Lives"
We speak with Chase Strangio of the ACLU about recent anti-LGBTQ legislation in Florida, Texas, and Idaho, and pending bills in other states. Florida's "Don't Say Gay" education bill aims to ban the mere discussion of sexuality and gender identity in schools. A bill in Idaho criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for transgender children and teens. Meanwhile, welfare officials in Texas have begun to carry out Republican Governor Greg Abbott's directive to launch child abuse investigations against parents who seek gender-affirming care for their transgender children. "What we're seeing is a national, well-funded effort to attack and eradicate trans youth and trans lives specifically," says Strangio, who is also an attorney in the ACLU’s lawsuit against Abbott.
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How to Be a Girl
Marlo Mack and her young transgender daughter share their story in a short cartoon. Learn more on Marlo's blog, www.gendermom.com or check out her "How to Be a Girl" podcast.
“Eradicating Transness”: ACLU’s Chase Strangio on GOP’s Assault on LGBTQ Rights at CPAC & Nationwide
At least 150 bills have been filed by Republican lawmakers across the United States that target transgender people, with at least seven states enacting bans on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Other bills have targeted drag performers, doctors and trans adults seeking transition-related care. For more on growing conservative attacks on transgender people and the LGBTQ+ community, we speak to Chase Strangio, deputy director for trans justice with the ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project, who says the backlash “at its core has always been about pushing trans people out of public life and eradicating transness.”
Hobbs issues four more vetoes, bringing her yearly total to 24
Republican state legislators keep sending bills to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and she keeps vetoing them, including one she struck down Monday that critics say would have helped to codify fetal personhood.
Planned Parenthood Seeks to Block Utah Ban on Abortion Clinics
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