Mississippi bill could ban trans youth healthcare
Republican senator Angela Burks Hill has filed a bill, with support of other Republican lawmakers in Mississippi, US, which could prevent trans youth from accessing all transition related healthcare.
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Indiana could outlaw conversion therapy
Indiana could become the next US state to ban the practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after JD Ford and Sue Errington, two Indiana Democrats, proposed bills to “make anti-LGBTQ+ practices illegal”.
Two trans Americans killed
Tyianna “Davarea” Alexander, a 28-year-old black trans woman, and Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, a trans man living in Puerto Rico, are the first American trans people to have been killed in acts of violence this year.
Sarah McBride sworn in as US senator
30-year-old Sarah McBride has been sworn in as the senator of Delaware after winning the November 2020 elections, making her the highest ranking transgender official in US history.
Arkansas proposes to enact hate crimes law
Lawmakers in Arkansas, US, have proposed hate crime laws be enacted so perpetrators could face longer jail times for targeting someone on the basis of their race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Anti-LGBTQ+ US education minister resigns
Betsy DeVos, the US secretary of education known for her track record of anti-LGBTQ+ policies, has resigned amid calls for Donald Trump to be removed from office.
Trump judges could hold back US civil rights
A new report from Lambda Legal, a US law firm, suggested the lawmakers Donald Trump appointed during his presidency could hold back civil rights progression.