Machaela Cavanaugh, who filibustered continuously for months to block legislation prohibiting gender-affirming health care, says she will “put aside” her own legislative goals for the remainder of her term to keep advocating for transgender youth.
During a press conference on Monday morning, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed Legislative Bill 574 into law, a piece of legislation that bans gender-affirming care for minors and puts severe restrictions on abortion procedures.
Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt (I) took her Republican colleagues to task on Thursday when two of them complained about their personal lives suffering from a months-long filibuster on a gender-affirming care ban bill.
During an appearance Terry Meiners’ NewsRadio 840 political talk show last Friday, Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft (R) compared transgender athletes to horses.
