LGBTQIA Issues
Monday, June 27, 2022
Organizations Call for Meaningful Corporate Support During Pride Month
June is Pride Month, and businesses are showing their support for the LGBTQ community in a number of ways. But some corporations are being called out …
Pride Month: LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Lingers in MT
Pride Month during June highlights the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities, which have long faced discrimination…
Arkansas Back in Court to Block Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Oral arguments were held this week on an appeal blocking an Arkansas law from going into effect. The law would prevent young people from getting …
Thwarted Attack on ID Pride Tip of Ramped-Up Extremist Activity
The arrests of 31 white supremacists outside of a Pride festival in North Idaho shook the country over the weekend. It's only part of a larger uptick …
IA Group: Planned Riot Will Not Intimidate LGBTQ Community
A leading LGBTQ organization in Iowa said community members won't back down after authorities in Idaho blocked a planned riot at a Pride event there…
Pride Month in MN Includes Voter Outreach
One in five LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are not registered to vote. During Pride Month, a Minnesota organization is ramping up efforts to help improve …
Utah Families Sue State Over Law Excluding Transgender Girls from Sports
Two families are suing the State of Utah over a controversial law that allows schools to exclude transgender students from competing in girls' sports…
LGBTQ+ Advocates Endorse NM Primary Candidates
While lawmakers in many states have introduced legislation to roll back LGBTQ+ rights within their borders, New Mexico is not one of them, and …
IN Poised to Pass Transgender-Student Sports Ban
Earlier this spring, Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a GOP-authored bill banning transgender girls from school sports. Now, Holcomb's own party is poised to …
Experts Sound Alarm on Rise of Authoritarianism in U.S., Globally
This story was produced with original reporting from Zoe Marks and Eric Chenoweth for Ms. MagazineBroadcast version by Lily Böhlke for …
States Form Coalition to Counter Anti-LGBTQ Bills
New Mexico and 18 other states have announced plans to introduce legislation they say will be needed to protect transgender kids from civil and crimin…
Roe v. Wade: What Happens Next in Texas?
Texas took the lead among Republican states last September in making abortion illegal once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Now, some fear the …