LGBTQIA+ Issues
Monday, November 27, 2023
NM's gender-affirming policy generates waitlists for health care
By Cecilia Nowell for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Serv…
Signature gathering starts for CA initiative to restrict transgender student rights
Three proposed ballot initiatives affecting transgender students are now in the signature-gathering stage in California. The group Protect Kids …
SD celebrates state's first LGBTQ resource center
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for next week as a South Dakota organization begins serving LGBTQ individuals at its new resource space…
Increasingly, politics make their way into students' college choices
By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Michigan News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News …
America’s 'culture wars' influence students' choice of college campuses
By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Co…
America’s culture wars advancing on college campuses
High school graduates are considering state and university positions on a number of hot-button issues - including abortion, gun, and anti-LGBTQ laws -…
Kansas City reassures residents after MO spike in religion-based hate crimes
Some Missourians fear an increase in hate crimes in the wake of a six-year-old's murder in Illinois this week - an incident authorities say was motiva…
Far-right candidates running in WA school board races
Extreme candidates are running for school boards across Washington state, and if they win, opponents warned they could threaten the safety of some …
NM observes 35 years of 'National Coming Out Day'
Unlike more conservative states, New Mexico has seen prominent advances in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in recent decades; a good …
AARP-VA holds workshops on sexual health, dating after 50
Sex and relationships after age 50 are the topics of a series of online workshops hosted by AARP Virginia, starting tonight. The group says the idea …
Concerns mount over 'extreme' school board candidates in MN
Nearly 100 school board elections are coming up in Minnesota this fall, with some gaining attention because of the candidates who are running…
Colorado College offers HAVEN for transfer students from anti-DEI states
In a growing backlash since the nation was rocked by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, five states have now passed anti-diversity…