Ivey signs bill blocking trans women from college women’s sports
The bill is one of the few pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community that crossed the finish line in this legislative session.
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LGBTQ community marches on the Capitol to protest anti-trans bills
Hundreds of people marched from the Alabama Supreme Court to the Capitol, and then to the Statehouse.
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State has spent nearly $1.7M on experts, lawyers in transgender medical care suit
The state spent more than $500,000 on experts and nearly $1 million on legal counsel from influential D.C. law firm Cooper and Kirk.
State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth
Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the state is criminalizing a treatment that is the standard of care, and is discriminating against transgender youth.
Unitarian Universalists file brief in support of trans youth seeking gender-affirming care
Twenty-eight Alabama clergy also joined the brief.
November 18, 2022
Parents urge court to keep block on law criminalizing care for transgender youth
The law would criminalize parents and doctors attempting to provide gender-transition medical treatment to minors.
Alabama’s transgender bathroom and LBGTQ education-related bill takes effect
The law restricts discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in Alabama's kindergarten through fifth-grade classes.
Parent: Magic City Acceptance Academy says school is helping his child
Karl Julian said he's noticed remarkable improvements in his daughter's life since she began attending the LGBTQ-affirming charter school.
Alabama church apologizes over comments made by Tim James
The gubernatorial candidate made disparaging comments about tattoos and hairstyles of people he'd seen in Richmond, Virginia.