Transgender Americans are fleeing hostile red states. Seattle says it’s overwhelmed

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/seattle-trans-refugee-crisis

Conservatives are turning to American voters to target trans rights

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/war-on-trans-rights-continues

“I have never kidded myself about Kansas,” writes Luke Babb. “There are parts of it I love, sure, in the way any kid loves the home where they grew up. But I was not yet out of high school before I knew that I was never going to come back.”

https://wildhunt.org/2026/03/hestia-in-kansas.html

#pagan #witchcraft #hestia #kansas #antitranslaws #transrights

Hestia in Kansas

"I have never kidded myself about Kansas," writes Luke Babb. "There are parts of it I love, sure, in the way any kid loves the home where they grew up. But I was not yet out of high school before I knew that I was never going to come back."

The Wild Hunt

[Editorial] As trans Americans face escalating legal restrictions, religious liberty is being invoked not as protection for minorities but as justification for exclusion. For Pagan traditions that affirm gender diversity, the implications are profound.

https://wildhunt.org/2026/03/editorial-trans-rights-are-human-rights-and-religious-liberty-is-on-the-line.html

#pagan #witchcraft #transrightsarehumanrights #antitranslaws #christiannationalism #kansas #paganrights #supremecourt #transrights

Editorial: Trans rights are human rights — and religious liberty is on the line

As trans Americans face escalating legal restrictions, religious liberty is being invoked not as protection for minorities but as justification for exclusion. For Pagan traditions that affirm gender diversity, the implications are profound.

The Wild Hunt
Kaleidoscope Youth Center’s housing program for queer youth to close following funding cuts

In September, Kaleidoscope Youth Center announced the impending closure of their housing program for queer youth based in Columbus. In a press release, KYC said the Ohio Department of Health’s failure to renew their large grant — $241,500 — to the program for the 2025-26 fiscal year lead to the closure of their housing program, […]

The Lantern

Analysis: How #AntiTransLaws jeopardize #IndigenousPeoples’ rights, religious expression

by Rosalyn St Pierre, Jun 15, 2023

"In April [2023], Montana’s Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte became one of the latest to sign several new anti-transgender laws, including one that will prevent gender-affirming medical care for minors.

"One thing these new laws do not take into account is that the 12 federally recognized tribes in Montana have historically recognized multiple gender identities, including transgender identities. Most Indigenous peoples recognize multiple gender identities that are believed to be the result of supernatural intervention.

"In this regard, Montana state Rep. Donavon Hawk, a Democrat from Butte who is Crow and Lakota, said, 'It surprises me that this country is only a couple hundred years old, and we are not able to function with #LGBTQ people in our communities.' Indigenous communities have incorporated LGBTQ+ peoples within their societies for centuries.

"As an Indigenous scholar who studies the history and religion of Indigenous peoples, I am troubled by how these new anti-transgender laws might affect religious expression and the rights of Indigenous communities, not just in Montana but across the nation."

Read more:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/analysis-how-anti-trans-laws-jeopardize-indigenous-peoples-rights-religious-expression

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #LGBTQNativeAmericans #TwoSpirits #TwoSpirit #transgender #LGBTQRights #HumanRights

Analysis: How anti-trans laws jeopardize Indigenous peoples' rights, religious expression

Indigenous peoples have historically recognized multiple gender identities, which they believe are a result of divine intervention, an Indigenous scholar explains.

PBS News

No, supporting trans rights doesn’t cost elections

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/voices/democrats-trans-rights

Gov. Pillen then threw things over to Senator Kathleen Kauth, who championed and introduced the legislation on the Governor’s behalf, “I have talked to people about this issue and we might disagree on a lot, we might comment things from different perspectives, but on this issue: that men are men, women are women, and men should not be playing in women’s sports,” she said.

#NEPol
#AntiTransLaws

LIVE at 9 AM: Gov. Pillen to Sign the Stand With Women Act
https://www.1011now.com/2025/06/04/live-9-am-gov-pillen-sign-stand-with-women-act/

Governor Pillen signs the Stand With Women Act

Gov. Pillen signed LB89, the Stand With Women Act, on Wednesday morning.

KOLN