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LGBTQ rights

Mar 2, 2023

Missouri debates ban on LGBTQ education for all grades

Missouri lawmakers argued Wednesday over a bill that would ban most LGBTQ education subjects for all grades in the state's public schools.

Feb 27, 2020

Gender identity bill faces criticism at Missouri Capitol

A Republican lawmaker has proposed a bill that would let Missouri parents remove their kids from classes and school events that touch on sexual orientation and gender identity, causing some parents to protest the measure at the state Capitol. Rep. Chuck Basye said he introduced the measure after hearing concerns about posters that were given […]

Feb 27, 2020

Gender identity bill faces criticism at Missouri Capitol

A Republican lawmaker has proposed a bill that would let Missouri parents remove their kids from classes and school events that touch on sexual orientation and gender identity, causing some parents to protest the measure at the state Capitol. Rep. Chuck Basye said he introduced the measure after hearing concerns about posters that were given […]

Jan 20, 2020

LGBT activists say new bills target transgender youth

At the urging of conservative advocacy groups, Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on transgender young people. One batch of bills would bar doctors from providing them certain gender-related medical treatment; another batch would bar trans students from participating on school sports teams of the gender they identify […]

Jan 20, 2020

LGBT activists say new bills target transgender youth

At the urging of conservative advocacy groups, Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on transgender young people. One batch of bills would bar doctors from providing them certain gender-related medical treatment; another batch would bar trans students from participating on school sports teams of the gender they identify […]

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