General News Arkansas passes bill allowing for LGBTQ+ healthcare discrimination Arkansas, has passed a bill which will allow healthcare professionals to turn away LGBTQ+ patients on the basis of ‘personal beliefs’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Iowa bill could prevent discussion of trans identities in schools Eight Republican lawmakers in Iowa have proposed a bill which would prohibit state teachers from talking about the concept of gender identity independently from sex assigned at birth. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans woman files lawsuit against the NYPD DeAnna LeTray has filed a lawsuit against the state police department after claiming to have been unlawfully detained, harassed and sexually assaulted by officers in 2017. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News US bans LGBTQ+ housing discrimination Three weeks after Joe Biden signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a memo vowing to comply to the order. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Gov. Bill Lee General News Tennessee governor attacks trans athletes Republican Tennessee governor, Bill Lee, attacked the American trans community, saying it is unfair on cisgender women to allow trans athletes to compete alongside them. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Four US states advance anti-trans bills Mississippi, Utah, North Dakota and Tennessee have advanced bills which aim to prevent trans athletes from participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Tate Reeves General News Anti-trans governor criticises Biden’s inclusive policies Mississippi governor Tate Reeves has criticised Joe Biden for supporting the LGBTQ+ community, saying he is ‘pushing children to be trans’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News White House press secretary stands up for trans Americans White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, reaffirmed the Biden administration’s dedication to supporting trans Americans. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Fundraising News Mutual aid programme for black trans people raises over $1 mil Black trans-led mutual aid initiative, For the Gworls, recently announced that it has raised and redistributed over $1 mil in the past year and a half. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Report finds trans inclusion in sport doesn’t harm cis youth A new report by the Centre for American Progress (CAP) has found trans inclusion in school sports poses no threat to cisgender youth, despite the increasing number of bills which aim to limit trans athletes. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Survey finds LGBTQ+ more hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine A new survey has found LGBTQ+ people are nearly twice as hesitant as their straight, cis counterparts to get the Covid-19 vaccine. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Tennessee advances anti-trans bill Lawmakers in Tennessee, US, have advanced a bill which aims to prevent young trans athletes from participating in school sports. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
