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House Republicans pass bill banning trans women from certain sports teams

Policy opposed by Democrats, who say it will ‘incite fear and hatred’, applies to school teams that receive public funding

The Guardian - US · Apr 20, 2023

Outrage as Florida Republicans pass ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents’ custody

‘These bills directly threaten transgender Floridians’ fundamental human rights and safety,’ an ACLU official says

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Transgender sex offender who attacked child in Morrisons toilet locked up in male prison

Katie Dolatowski was convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Kirkcaldy in 2018 as well as violent assaults on adults. She went against court orders to stay at her bail address at night.

Daily Record · Apr 20, 2023

House passes bill barring transgender athletes from sports - Roll Call

A House bill to bar trans athletes from women's sports is unlikely to clear the Senate, and the White House said Biden would veto it.

Roll Call · Apr 20, 2023

'We have no place': LGBTQIA2S+ Saudis forced into exile

LONDON: Turki finally summoned the courage last year to come out as gay, but his family's refusal to accept him forced the 20-year-old to seek safety -- and freedom -- outside conservative Saudi Arabia.

Bangkok Post · Apr 20, 2023

Missouri secretary of state predicts transgender restrictions won't stand

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At least one top Missouri Republican isn't defending Attorney General Andrew Bailey's rules on transgender medical care, which advocates say would make Missouri the first state to restrict treatments for adults.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 20, 2023

Montana Republicans want censure while misgendering lawmaker

A group of conservative Republican lawmakers in Montana has deliberately misgendered a transgender lawmaker in a letter demanding that she be censured for language she used on the floor in speaking against a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical care for children

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

North Carolina House approves ban on transgender athletes

Transgender girls in North Carolina would be prohibited from joining female sports teams in middle school, high school and college under legislation passed by the Republican-controlled House

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

DeSantis' "Don't Say Gay" triples down

Florida's Board of Education approved an expansion to "Don't Say Gay," extending restrictions through 12th grade

Salon · Apr 19, 2023

Lawsuit: Trans woman sexually abused, harassed in men's jail

A transgender woman says in a federal lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted, frequently ridiculed and subjected to other cruel and unusual punishment when she was held at a men's jail in Baltimore

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023