New Hampshire - New Hampshire lawmakers reconsider bill on transgender rights that Sununu vetoed last year

Ross Ketschke

WMUR

Wilton, NH

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Iowa - Over 'trans rights' chants, bill making it a felony to take minors to drag shows advances

Marissa Payne

Des Moines Register

New Sharon, IA

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ezs note:  New Sharon residents - honestly, it's time to put goofy Helena Hayes into her rubber room... and YOU can help by campaigning against her!!!

national/world - Georgia lawmakers advance a bill to prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports

Charlotte Kramon

WABE

Atlanta, GA (Castleberry Hill)

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South Dakota - SD lawmaker has 'no regrets' over demotion for bill targeting Huron schools, trans youth

Dominik Dausch

Argus Leader

Rapid City, SD

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national/world - GOP-led Kansas Legislature sends anti-transgender bill to Gov. Laura Kelly

Tim Carpenter

Kansas Reflector

Coffeyville, KS

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Iowa - Bill would bar school discipline for not using transgender students’ name, pronouns

Robin Opsahl

Iowa Capital Dispatch

Boone, IA

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Montana - Montana Republican's bill would charge parents of trans kids with child abuse

Erin Reed

Advocate

Kalispell, MT

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ezs note:  No doubt about it - John Fuller (R-Kalispell) is DANGEROUS.  If you live in the Kalispell area, even though it might have been just a passing fancy, think twice about running against Fuller.  Thanks.

Missouri - Pre-filed bill would make Missouri’s ban on transgender procedures for minors permanent

 Marshall Griffin

Missourinet

Poplar Bluff, MO

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ezs note:  Missourians - take this 'bill' and shove it!  Call your state representative and  state senator and tell what you think of this bill - utter garbage.

California - Will Gavin Newsom sign California’s bill to license more gender-affirming doctors?

Greg Owen

LGBTQ Nation

La Cañada Flintridge, CA (r)

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Mississippi - Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools

Michael Goldberg, Emily Wagster Pettus

ABC News

Ackerman, MS

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ezs note: Mississippians - I don't know whether Republicans have scheduled this vote yet, but if they haven't done so yet, and you have a phone or cellphone, what are you waiting for???  Tell em' to vote NO on this stupid bill. 

Rhode Island - Advocates, Providers Praise Senate Passage of Bill to Safeguard Rhode Island’s Health Care System, Access to Essential Care

Staff

GLAD

Barrington, RI

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Arizona - GOP-backed bill critics say will ‘erase’ trans and nonbinary Arizonans heads to the governor

Gloria Rebecca Gomez

AZ Mirror

Avondale, AZ

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national/world - Transgender student athletes bill fails to advance in Nebraska Legislature

Gina Dvorak

WOWT

Lincoln, NE

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ezs note:  Awwwwwwwwwwwww...😀

Delaware - Gender-Affirming Care bill moves forward in Delaware

Madeleine Overturf

Coast TV

Arden, DE

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This West Virginia bill is trying to “cure” trans people. Here’s what you need to know

Denny

Reckon

Wood County, WV (Mike Azinger's district)

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ezs note:  Granted, beating Mike Azinger (R) is a tough prospect. But ya gotta WORK.  If Mike Azinger makes a dumb move (which ain't hard) put a letter to the editor.  If an opponent says   If Mike comes to town, SHOW UP.  If they give you the mike, critique hard.  You can do it!!

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Iowa Republicans set hearing on bill removing civil rights protections for gender identity

Stephen Gruber-Miller

Des Moines Register

Fairfield, IA

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ezs note:  Jeff Shipley (R-Fairfield) introduced a bill that would remove civil rights protections for gender identity.  REMOVE HIM WITH THE VOTE.  If you live anywhere in Iowa, even an hour can be constructive.

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Ohio House overrides DeWine veto of transgender health care, athlete bill

Haley BeMiller

The Columbus Dispatch

Fremont, OH (part of CDP Vickery?)

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ezs note:  Yick.  Look at smug Gary Click.  If, on the off chance you live in Sandusky or part of Seneca, please organize NOW.  Hey, no chances, but if you win, oh, will it feel good.

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Outrage as Florida Republicans pass ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents’ custody

 

Deutschland, Deutschland, űber alles...

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ezs note:  Before the Florida Legislature passes any more idiotic bills, you might want to try Connecticut. Yeah, the temperature down there is warmer, but the freedom here is much  warmer.

Texas Senate approves bill restricting which college sports teams transgender athletes can join

Kate McGee

The Texas Tribune

Galveston, TX

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Kansas governor Laura Kelly vetoes bill on transgender athletes, sets up fight with Kansas Legislature

AP

KMBC News

Topeka, KS

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