LGBTQ

Courts

Center for Law and Liberty supports state’s policy on IDs for trans people

The ACLU sued the state on behalf of three trans Alabamians who asked that their licenses reflect their gender.

June 3, 2021

Bill to ban treatments for transgender minors dies before coming to the House floor

Opponents and medical associations said the bill would have cost young lives had it passed.

May 18, 2021

Marginalized humans feel GOP’s wrath

"The poor, the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims and immigrants — all have targets on their backs."

May 14, 2021

The anti-trans sports bill is hateful, and it’s about to get expensive

Before the bill was signed, major events were threatening to pull out of Alabama.

April 26, 2021

NCAA president speaks out on push to ban trans athletes from sports

President Mark Emmert expressed concern over legislative pushes in state legislatures to ban transgender youth from participating in public school sports.

April 5, 2021

House committee passes bill banning treatments for trans minors

Republican Rep. Joe Lovvorn expressed concern that the bill, if it becomes law, could result in more teen suicides.

March 17, 2021

Alabama Senate votes to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

The bill would ban puberty blocking and hormone treatments in minors, despite doctors warning such a ban could risk children's lives.

March 3, 2021

The bullies in the Legislature

"I wonder why the Alabama Legislature has to be so mean, so full of hate."

February 26, 2021

New Homewood charter school all about acceptance

"Alabama has never had a public school as progressive as the Magic City Acceptance Academy."

February 12, 2021

Brooks says ruling on LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination “dumbest” he’s ever read

U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, who represents Alabama’s 5th Congressional District, called the Supreme Court decision that federal anti-discrimination laws cover gay, lesbian and transgender workers the “dumbest” he’s “ever read.” The Supreme Court on Monday, in a landmark 6-3 ruling, found that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act offers protection against workplace discrimination … Continued

June 16, 2020