State police detained people protesting legislation that would prohibit trans kids from getting puberty blockers & hormone therapy
Creates high financial risks for doctors & health insurers- they’d stop providing or covering gender-affirming care even for adults
Commissioners had considered closing the three libraries in response to a ruling from a federal judge who ordered banned books returned
Students and First Amendment lawyers say Wendler’s portrayal of drag shows is off base and the cancellation violates free-speech rights
The anti-LGBTQ+ groups shouted out homophobic slurs “pedophile!” & “groomer!” Some among the far-right extremists also open-carrying firearms
Frisco ISD’s new bathroom policy & Keller ISD’s ban on books referencing gender violate federal rules prohibiting sex-based discrimination
"It's no different than someone dressed up like a superhero at a comic convention or someone who puts on a Halloween costume"
The directive could have led to transgender youth being placed in foster care and their parents criminally charged with child abuse
The threats of violence came after social media posts by the anti-LGBTQ+ Libs Of TikTok and far-right media outlet Blaze TV
According to reactions on social media, many felt it was about time that right-wing threats & intimidation were responded to in kind