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A bill banning gender-affirming care for minors and criminalizes care is nearing the finish line.
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Senate Republicans have decided to focus on bills that target gender-affirming care for minors, drag performances, and school books that talk about gender and sexuality.
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Legislators will also discuss a bill that would prohibit trans athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
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Oklahoma’s State Board of Education passed several controversial new rules regarding gender and sex education in schools, and took action to clamp down on teachers’ unions.
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The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs also debated a measure Thursday that would deny state funds to libraries that host drag story hours.
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The Oklahoma House of Representatives moved to ban classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity Tuesday with the passage of a bill that uses nearly identical language to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” Bill.
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Oklahoma House Republicans removed Rep. Mauree Turner (D-Oklahoma City) Tuesday from all committee assignments, alleging Turner “harbored a fugitive” in their office last week following an incident involving a Highway Patrol trooper and transgender people attending a bill hearing.
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A lawmaker is accused of hypocrisy after it emerges that he once wore a dress. He says it wasn’t sexual.
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The resolutions approved by the Senate Tuesday included one recognizing Feb. 14 as Montgomery County Day and another one honoring Miss Texas 2022. But a resolution to recognize Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Advocacy Day never moved forward.
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LGBTQ Texans say lawmakers and right-wing figures are misrepresenting what happens at all-ages performances to propagate hate and violence against queer people.