Georgia Republicans Target Transgender People in "Women's Bill of Rights"
Georgia conservatives have introduced a bill that would end the legal recognition of transgender people in the state.
HB 1128, titled 'Georgia Women's Bill of Rights,' would deprive transgender individuals of their legal rights and protections and remove LGBTQ people from hate crime law. [ more ]
Ron DeSantis says new law limiting book challenges will stop liberals from abusing the system
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an education bill limiting book challenges in Florida schools, allowing only parents to challenge multiple books. [ more ]
Oklahoma hires Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik to help censor public school books
Ryan Walters, superintendent of the Oklahoma State Department of Education, appointed Chaya Raichik, an anti-LGBTQ+ activist, to the Library Media Advisory Committee.
Raichik has faced backlash for her posts targeting LGBTQ+ educators and allies, leading to bomb and death threats against schools.
Walters supports Raichik's work and believes her perspective will benefit Oklahoma students and families. [ more ]
Moms for Liberty is going to open a taxpayer-funded charter school
Citizens in Charleston are protesting a taxpayer-funded charter school that will include members from an anti-LGBTQ+ group on its governing board.
The charter school plans to use The 1776 Curriculum, a controversial teaching plan that downplays the United States' history of slavery and racism. [ more ]
Missouri GOP Candidate Torches Books in Bizarre Stunt for Office With No Book-Banning Power
A 24-year-old Republican candidate for secretary of state in Missouri is campaigning on an anti-LGBTQ platform.
The candidate posted a video of herself burning LGBTQ books and proclaiming that she would eradicate any mention of LGBTQ identity from schools and libraries.
The video has reached 2.3 million viewers and Twitter has restricted its visibility due to potential violation of rules against Hateful Conduct. [ more ]
House Speaker's Former Client List Includes Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Extremists
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who is second in line to the U.S. presidency, represented clients with far-right and often violent viewpoints as a constitutional lawyer.
Johnson worked on behalf of the far-right Christian group Alliance Defending Freedom, representing anti-abortion activists in a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee in 2009. [ more ]
Mike Johnson Friendly With Minister Who Said Gays Were Punished by Mpox, Obama Could Be Antichrist
House Speaker Mike Johnson is on the board of a right-wing Christian publishing house with a history of anti-LGBTQ+ views.
The founder and CEO of the publishing house, Ray Comfort, has made controversial statements linking diseases to being gay and expressing disappointment that condemning homosexuality is no longer socially accepted. [ more ]