October 24, 2024
Queer People & Policy: the importance of voter registration
The 2024 Election is Coming Up – and queer voices are needed now more than ever The queer community has the power to impact change when we come together in solidarity. In the last several years, queer bodies have been politicized on the local, state, and national stages. As a queer person, you might validly…
April 30, 2024
Diversion Tactics
We’ve seen an alarming rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation over the past few years, and it’s important to name that it isn’t just happening out of the blue. The rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and bill proposals can be attributed to several factors, including political, social, and cultural shifts. Here are some key reasons for this trend:…
April 15, 2024
Don’t Say Gay Settlement
The Don’t Say Gay Bill (HB 1557), signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022, criminalized discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through eighth-grade classrooms, banned safe spaces and select books in public schools, and was intended to stoke an environment of hostility towards any teacher, staff, or student who held a Queer…
April 10, 2024
The Dangers of Copycat Bills: A Closer Look at Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation
The term “copycat bill”, otherwise known as model legislation, might sound innocuous at first. What harm could come from mimicking or modeling off of laws from other cities and states? However, when it comes to issues like LGBTQ+ rights, copycat bills can be incredibly dangerous. Let’s delve deeper into what exactly a copycat bill is…
March 27, 2024
SCOTUS Hearing on Mifepristone
What happened: Remember our post about Washington State passing a law (SB 5768) last session to protect access to mife for Washingtonians? The SCOTUS ruling to follow Tuesday’s hearing is what they were preparing for. Early on Tuesday, March 26th, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard arguments on access to the medication…
March 26, 2024
Anti-Trans Legislation in the U.S.: Outlook and Our Power
The Current Landscape For nearly a decade now, the U.S. has seen an enormous uptick in anti-trans legislation. This year, 2024 broke all previous records; nearly 500 anti-trans bills have been proposed this year, and it’s only March. Nearly 400 of these bills were proposed in January alone. Many of these bills are reintroductions of…
SB 5768
SB 5768 (WA): Protecting access to abortion medications by authorizing the department of corrections to acquire, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense abortion medications. What is the landscape that SB 5768 is responding to? This coming August, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will review a case which could reverse the Food and Drug…
March 3, 2024
Nex Benedict and Oklahoma Bill No. 615
CW: assault, death/murder, transphobia, bathroom “debate” The bathroom debate has been raging for decades but took center stage as a red herring tactic by politicians under the guise of protecting youth. Sadly, transphobia on this level is contagious and it has a major cost. Nex Benedict was a 16 year old member of the Choctaw…
February 12, 2024
About the Equality Act – Policy Post February 2024
Laws that Outlined Civil Protections In 1964, the landmark passage of the Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. As a result, discrimination on the basis of someone’s race, color, religion, sex or national origin in voting rights, employment, public accommodations, and against people who received…
February 1, 2024
Texas State Bill 14
As of September 2023, youth under the age of 18 are prohibited from accessing gender affirming care in the state of Texas. This law, State Bill 14, erodes avenues of support for trans youth and their families. In today’s post, we describe the law and provide a list of supportive recommendations to share with the…
