When the culture war comes to San Marcos #schools, “It does not escape me that my colleagues have to have those conversations with an openly gay man next to them, and I think that’s incredibly important because we’re not talking about this in the abstract.” https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#Idaho lawmakers on Friday approved #legislation to #criminalize the use of bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms, even in private businesses, by people whose sex at birth does not match the facilities’ sign on the door.
Senators approved 28-7 what might be the nation’s most restrictive #transgender bathroom bill Friday, after the Idaho House approved the ban last week. Gov. Brad Little, a #Republican, is expected to sign it.
#law #CriminalLaw #ignorance #bigotry #discrimination #LGBTQ
The #legislation makes it a #crime for a person of one “biological sex” to “knowingly & willfully” enter bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms “designated for the opposite” sex. Violating the #law would be a #misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in #prison. A second offense within five years would be a #felony, carrying up to a 5-year prison sentence.
#Idaho #CriminalLaw #ignorance #bigotry #discrimination #LGBTQ
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‼️ #Idaho #Criminalizes #Transgender Use of Some Bathrooms in Private Businesses‼️
The bill passed Friday by the Idaho legislature would make it a #crime punishable by up to a year in #prison to use a #gender designated bathroom that does not conform to a person’s sex at birth.
#law #CriminalLaw #ignorance #bigotry #discrimination #LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/idaho-transgender-bathroom-law.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
#Idaho lawmakers on Friday approved #legislation to #criminalize the use of bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms, even in private businesses, by people whose sex at birth does not match the facilities’ sign on the door.
Senators approved 28-7 what might be the nation’s most restrictive #transgender bathroom bill Friday, after the Idaho House approved the ban last week. Gov. Brad Little, a #Republican, is expected to sign it.
#law #CriminalLaw #ignorance #bigotry #discrimination #LGBTQ
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‼️ #Idaho #Criminalizes #Transgender Use of Some Bathrooms in Private Businesses‼️
The bill passed Friday by the Idaho legislature would make it a #crime punishable by up to a year in #prison to use a #gender designated bathroom that does not conform to a person’s sex at birth.
#law #CriminalLaw #ignorance #bigotry #discrimination #LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/idaho-transgender-bathroom-law.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Out today: “I had one of my biggest supporters call me, compliment me on my bravery, and then immediately pivot to say, ‘It’s just so unfortunate that you’ll never get reelected. That was the first experience, right out of the gate, of folks’ perceptions of what it means to be queer or gay or #LGBTQ in Texas.” https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
Texas Observer
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For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
“Not once has a family been in crisis because of transgender bathrooms. It’s families not being able to afford rent or put food on the table.”
New from our magazine, Kit @oconnell profiled Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay school board member from San Marcos, #Texas. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #news #education #schools #CentralTexas #politics #USpol
For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
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The International Congress of Mathematicians ( #ICM) decided not to meet in #Russia in 2022, for a list of reasons including Russa's "war of aggression in #Ukraine and the potential dangers…in regards to freedom of political expression and the safety of #LGBTQ participants." Now some ICM members have launched a petition asking it not to meet in the US in 2026, for a list of reasons including US aggression in #Gaza, #Greenland, #Iran, and #Venezuela, and "serious concern that academics (or anyone) traveling to the US may be denied entry."
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHJhc8X83b8oL6rH2KDX0I730eraum5I8_IlWY23F82mHuag/viewform?fbzx=7063048079651794343
The International Congress of Mathematicians ( #ICM) decided not to meet in #Russia in 2022, for a list of reasons including Russa's "war of aggression in #Ukraine and the potential dangers…in regards to freedom of political expression and the safety of #LGBTQ participants." Now some ICM members have launched a petition asking it not to meet in the US in 2026, for a list of reasons including US aggression in #Gaza, #Greenland, #Iran, and #Venezuela, and "serious concern that academics (or anyone) traveling to the US may be denied entry."
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHJhc8X83b8oL6rH2KDX0I730eraum5I8_IlWY23F82mHuag/viewform?fbzx=7063048079651794343