What the Election Means for Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills

As of January 16, 2023, thirteen days into the new congressional year, over 100 bills have been introduced across at least 11 states including Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana. The bills proposed include rights such as the ability to discuss LGBTQ rights, specifically sexual orientation and gender identity. 

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Kansas's SB 12 Bill

By: Ava Piliang

On January 9, 2023, SB12 was introduced to the Kansas State legislature. Kansas SB12 is an anti-trans healthcare bill out of Kansas aimed at blocking trans people from life-changing gender-affirming surgeries.

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The Passing of the Respect for Marriage Act: What it means

By: Ava Piliang

On November 30,2020 the H.R 8404 otherwise known as the Respect For Marriage Act was previously passed by the house on July 19,2022 on a 267-157 vote and was recently passed by the senate in a 61-36 vote. The senate vote on the Respect for marriage act was an extremely vital vote because the current makeup of the senate is 50-50 with the tie breaking vote being made by vice president Kamala Harris who is a Democrat.

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Transgender Awareness Week

By Ava Piliang

Transgender awareness week occurs between November 13-19 each year. It originated. Transgender Awareness Week is a week aimed at educating the greater community on trans stories and bringing awareness

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Queerbating: What it is and is not

By Ava Piliang

Queerbating is a common pop culture term that is used to describe a person onThe term queerbaiting refers to the practice of implying non-heterosexual relationships or attraction (in a TV show, for example) to engage or attract an LGBTQ audience or otherwise generate interest without ever actually depicting such relationships or sexual interactions.

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Asexual Awareness Week: Why it is important

By Ava Piliang

Asexual awareness week occurs in the last week of October, which this year is October 23-29. First celebrated in 2010, asexual awareness week is used to celebrate and spread awareness about every identity across the asexual spectrum, this includes people who identify as asexual, demi-sexual, graysexual, and aromantic.

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Anti-trans youth sports bill SB 46 in South Dakota

By: Ava Piliang

All trans kids, closeted or not in the US have been fighting anti-trans bills for their entire lives. Over 63 anti-trans sports bills across 30 states. Despite all of the anti-trans laws that have been past, there have been no laws in any state that protect trans athletes. South Dakota is the most recent state to pass an anti-trans bill.

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