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.
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"The poor, the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims and immigrants — all have targets on their backs."
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Before the bill was signed, major events were threatening to pull out of Alabama.
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.
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.
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.
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"I wonder why the Alabama Legislature has to be so mean, so full of hate."
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"Alabama has never had a public school as progressive as the Magic City Acceptance Academy."
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
Group of 40 companies oppose legislation targeting transgender youth
Bills in the House and Senate would make it a felony for a physician to perform surgery or prescribe medicine intended to delay the onset of puberty to minors.