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A state Senate bill would allow patients to sue their physicians for “coercing” them into gender affirming care. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

Tennessee Senate allows lawsuits over transgender ‘coercion’

The Tennessee Senate passed legislation Monday allowing patients to sue their doctor for “coercing” them into seeking gender reassignment some 30 years after treatment. Republican Sen. Adam Lowe ...

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Courts Conversion therapy ban to go into effect after Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling By Richard Eberwein – 7/08/25

The liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday morning that a conversion therapy ban can go into effect in the state, axing a Republican effort to keep the practice legal.

Elections Proposed Ohio equal rights constitutional amendment would negate same-sex marriage trigger ban By Richard Eberwein – 7/07/25

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) has certified an effort to put an equal rights constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot, which could negate a same-sex marriage ban that is currently embedded in the state constitution.

Courts Challenge to North Dakota gender-affirming care ban in play, despite SCOTUS ruling By MIKE MOEN Prairie News Service – 6/19/25

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday released an opinion that allows Tennessee to keep in place a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. While seen as a setback for trans youth, a legal challenge ...

LGBTQ Ohio GOP introduce a bill recognizing ‘Natural Family Month,’ excluding single parents and LGBTQ+ families (UPDATED) By Richard Eberwein – 5/19/25

Ohio state Reps. Beth Lear (R-Galena) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Township) have introduced House Bill 262, legislation to implement “Natural Family Month” in the state, drawing criticism for excluding single parents and LGBTQ+ families.

Iowa Iowa legislature approves bill to ban DEI in public universities and state government By Richard Eberwein – 5/14/25

On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Iowa state legislature approved House File 856, a bill that would ban Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public entities in Iowa.

LGBTQ LGBTQ+ youth advocates want crisis line shielded from federal budget ax By MIKE MOEN Greater Dakota News Service – 4/29/25

LGBTQ+ advocates in South Dakota are reeling from passage of another state law they said harms their community. Now, there is concern possible changes to the federal budget could eliminate a tool ...

LGBTQ Transgender lawmakers in Montana lead unlikely defeat of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation with bipartisan support By Caleb Brennan – 3/07/25

On Thursday, two transgender Montana legislators in Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D- Central Missoula) and Rep. SJ Howell (D-Downtown Missoula) delivered potent speeches rejecting two anti-LGBTQ+ bills, inspiring an unlikely bipartisan take-down of the legislation.

Iowa BLEEDING HEARTLAND: Twelve powerful testimonies against Iowa’s transgender discrimination bill By LAURA BELIN Bleeding Heartland – 3/03/25

Originally published on March 2 Second in a series on Iowa’s wide-ranging law that removed legal protection against discrimination for transgender and nonbinary Iowans, as well as any path for ...

Iowa BLEEDING HEARTLAND: New Republican bill threatens trans Iowans — and many others By LAURA BELIN Bleeding Heartland – 2/24/25

Originally published on Feb. 23 Republican members of the Iowa House and Senate have introduced dozens of bills targeting LGBTQ people since the GOP gained full control of state government in ...

LGBTQ North Dakota House committee debates resolution asking SCOTUS to terminate Obergefell By Caleb Brennan – 2/18/25

On Monday, the North Dakota House Judiciary Committee began debating House Concurrent Resolution 3013, a Republican-written resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states in 2015.

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