In a statement, the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale, accused Hobbs of “abandoning God” with her veto
“We hope that they will uphold the same rights when they vote on HB 396, a bill that would also allow discrimination"
The 16-year-old's death on Feb. 8 sparked outrage and questions about the high school's response to the altercation
The senator accused the Democrats, "the socialist party" of "dividing the family" by "trying to bring gender together"
The victim’s mother told the Independent that Benedict had suffered bullying over their gender since the start of the 2023 school year
“This legislation doesn’t refer to anything with regards to state or federal law with regards to transgender"
A temporary restraining order (TRO) would allow use of public bathrooms for the National March to Protect Trans Youth in Orlando on October 7
"This is a coordinated & organized effort to erase not just trans people, but LGBTQ people from being able to publicly live our lives”
The opinion requires both school districts to continue to allow the plaintiffs access to the correct facilities while litigation continues
The student “lives as a female and was living as a female when she was denied the use of the girls’ restroom at her school"