lead story - Time runs out on Texas House bill banning gender-confirmation health care for kids, but another attempt lives on in the Senate

Megan Munce

The Texas Tribune

Arlington, TX

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ezs note:  Texans - You still have a chance of killing SB1311 by telling your state Senator to vote NO on this odious bill.  Stick a fork in 'em!

Alaska - Alaska bill would bar transgender girls from female sports

Becky Bohrer

AP

Juneau, AK

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Wisconsin - Vos says bill to ban male-to-female transgender athletes from competing as women is moving forward

Adam Rogan

Journal Times

Ashland, WI

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Montana - Bill restricting transgender athletes passes Montana House, Senate

Press

Montana Sports

Whitefish, MT

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lead story - Kansas lawmakers likely to pass bill on transgender athletes

John Hanna

ABC News

Augusta, KS

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Florida - Bill Relating To Sports Eligibility For Transgender Women Heads To Florida House

Kevin Del Orbe

WFSU

Tallahassee, FL

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lead story - Arkansas governor vetoes bill that would ban gender-confirming treatments for transgender youth

Ivan Pereira

ABC News

Little Rock, AR

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Vermont - Winooski representative introduces bill banning panic defense

Kevin Gates

WCAX 3

Winooski, VT

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Pennsylvania - Observers: Bill to ban transgender athletes unlikely in Pa.

Candy Woodall

Herald-Mail Media

Mount Wolf, PA (!)

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Florida - Bill targeting transgender athletes moves in Senate despite pushback

Renzo Downey

Florida Politics

Lakeland, FL

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ezs note:  Lake and Polk counties (Florida) - To be sure, Kelli Stargel has the right to her own opinion.  What she does NOT have is the right to punish transgender athletes because of her deranged opinion.  If she insists on this, make Sen. Stargel into FORMER Sen. Stargel.

New Mexico - Bill seeks to prevent transgender females from competing in girls, women's sports

Hannah Grover

Farmington Daily Times

Farmington, NM

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ezs note:  New Mexico residents - please, tell your state Representative and state Senator to kill this stupid bill!

lead story - Transgender bathroom ‘sign’ bill being amended, not pulled from consideration

Gerald Harris

WKRN

Antioch, TN (part of Nashville)

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lead story - Kansas Senate passes bill banning transgender athletes in girl's, women's school sports

Staff

KMBC

Girard, KS

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ezs note:  Kansans - If you are belong to 24 state Senators who voted for this stupid bill, make sure he/she goes from Senator to former Senator.

Michigan - Michigan bill bans high school transgender athletes from playing under gender identity

Dave Boucher

Detroit Free Press

Brighton, MI

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lead story - South Dakota Passes Bill Restricting Transgender Girls From Sports Teams

Lee Strubinger

NPR

Onida, SD

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ezs note:  South Dakota residents - Gov. Kristi Noem has the right to her opinion, of course... but YOU have the right to use the vote to kick her out when the next election comes around. What are you going to do about it???

Arkansas - Arkansas Senate OKs Health Care Religious Objections Bill

 Andrew DeMillo

US News and World Report

Harrison, AR

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Maryland - Maryland bill would ease requirements for trans people to legally change their name

Bil Browning

LGBTQ Nation

Elkton, MD

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Virginia - Transgender Homeless People Struggle to Find Shelter in Richmond. This Bill Would Help.

Arianna Coghill

Dogwood

Richmond, VA

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Colorado - Brianna Titone Wants To Revive A Bill That Would Ban The ‘Gay Panic Defense’ In Colorado

Bente Birkeland, Andrew Kenney
CPR News

Arvada, CO

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lead story - Anti-transgender bill advances in Tennessee as lawmakers return to work

Kimberlee Kruesi
WKRN

Paris, TN

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