Politics · May 16, 2023
Kentucky GOP Primary Heats Up with LGBT Education Battle
Kentucky GOP Primary sets stage for high-stakes battle on LGBT education. #KentuckyElections #GOPPrimary #LGBTQRights
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Politics · Mar 18
Kentucky Passes Controversial Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
Transgender rights under attack in Kentucky as lawmakers pass bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. #Kentucky #TransgenderYouth #LGBTQrights
Politics · Mar 16
Kentucky GOP Struggles to Pass Bill Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Kentucky GOP tries to pass sweeping bill restricting gender-affirming care for minors, sparking emotional debate. #LGBTQ #Kentucky #TransgenderRights
Politics · Mar 15
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Despite Emotional Pleas
Heartbreaking news out of #Kentucky as a bill banning access to gender-affirming medical care for minors is approved despite emotional pleas from LGBTQ advocates. #ProtectTransYouth #LGBTQRights
Politics · Mar 3
Kentucky Republicans Push Bill to Restrict Drag Shows, Igniting Protests
Kentucky lawmakers try to limit drag shows in the state, but opponents call it discriminatory and unconstitutional. #DragShows #KentuckyPolitics #FirstAmendmentRights #Discrimination
Law & Courts · Feb 18
Kentucky Senate passes bill allowing teachers to refuse to use transgender students' preferred pronouns
Kentucky Senate Republicans have passed a bill allowing teachers to refuse to use #transgender students' preferred pronouns, a move that has been criticised by Democrats and advocates for trans rights. #transrights #Kentucky #pronouns
Politics · Feb 18
Kentucky Republicans introduce bill to restrict drag shows near "locations that cater to minors"
Kentucky Republicans seek to keep drag shows at least 1,000 feet away from "locations that cater to minors," including schools, churches, and parks. This controversial bill is sparking outrage in the LGBTQ community. #Kentucky #Republicans #dragshows #LGBTQ #controversy
Politics · Jan 7
States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023
After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in on questions of bodily autonomy with new proposals to limit gender-affirming health…
Law & Courts · Mar 21
U.S. judge rules against Kentucky clerk who denied same-sex marriage licenses
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled that a former county clerk from Kentucky knowingly violated the rights of same-sex couples by denying them marriage licenses in 2015, clearing the way for a jury trial seeking damages agai…
Law & Courts · Sep 14
Kentucky reaches settlement over placement of foster kids
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials have reached an agreement over how the state will oversee treatment of foster children placed with private agencies. The settlement came from a two decades-old federal lawsuit a…
Politics · Aug 30
20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden’s administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections to LGBTQ people, ranging from trans…
Travel · Jun 29
California adds 5 states to list of places where state-funded travel is banned
June 29 (Reuters) - California has added five more states to its list of places where state-funded travel is banned because they have laws that discriminate against the LGBTQ community, California Attorney General Rob B…