Plaintiffs are dropping a lawsuit filed in 2022 challenging a state law that makes it a felony to treat people under age 19 with puberty blockers or hormones.
Alabama is among the states considering laws saying there are two sexes and rejecting the idea that people can change genders.
The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill that would define who is considered a man or a woman under state law, saying it must be based on reproductive systems and not gender identity.
Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation that would bar transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their current gender identity.
On Wednesday a bill was approved by an Alabama Senate Committee that would ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports. The bill, proposed by Republican Representative Scott Stadthegan of Hartselle would make it illegal for public schools in Alabama to participate in, sponsor, or provide staff for athletic events where transgender athletes are allowed to compete against athletes of…
On Tuesday, LGBTQ Alabamians and supporters gathered outside the Alabama State House to protest the House Bill 1, Senate Bill 10, and House Bill 319, pertaining to transgender children and student athletes. “Our hope is to come out here, be in their faces while they’re pulling into the parking lot,” said one protester, “so they know that we don’t want…
A controversial bill that would ban doctors and pharmacist from issuing gender changing and puberty locking drugs to children under 18, with or without their parents consent is makings its way through the state house. “This bill would obstruct an Alabama parents authority to determine that child’s healthcare,” says Cynthia Lamar Hart, parent of a transgender minor. Representative Wes Allen…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced that a federal court judge has granted a motion for a preliminary injunction by Alabama and 12 other states staying the Obama administration’s transgender school restroom access order. The U.S. District Court ruling allows schools in Alabama and nationwide to keep in place their current gender-based restroom and locker room policies. “The court decision is a victory for parents…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Despite the first day of school fast approaching, a federal judge isn’t ruling immediately on 13 states’ request to halt an Obama administration directive on bathroom rights for transgender students in public schools. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor heard arguments in Fort Worth on Friday from Texas and 12 other states seeking an injunction against the…
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is urging state schools to ignore the Obama administration’s directive on transgender students and school bathrooms. A statement issued Friday by the attorney general’s office says Strange sent a letter to the Alabama Board of Education calling the federal guidance improper. The administration has said schools could lose federal funding if they prevent transgender students…
