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337 items of 1682 · updated Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
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New Zealand High Court Rules Puberty Blocker Ban Is “Unjustified Discrimination” New Zealand High Court ruled a puberty blocker ban is unjustified discrimination, saying decisions about this healthcare are best made by patients and their doctors. Source: Erin in the Morning erininthemorning.com/p/new-zealand-high-court-r… (link to erininthemorning.com)
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IA HSB 61: A bill for an act prohibiting community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and engaging in certain other activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. IA bill HSB 61 would prohibit community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices; a committee report approved it on 2025-03-07, renumbered as HF 855. Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HSB61/ (link to openstates.org)
Links: openstates.org
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Trump’s Anti-DEI Agenda Threatens to Slash Land Mine Disposal Efforts Globally The Trump administration's expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs' land mine removal work. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/trumps-anti-dei-agenda-th… (link to truthout.org)
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Healthcare, Jobs and Equality: The Feminist Stakes of the Midterms An analysis of federal policies on healthcare, jobs and equality describes the feminist stakes of the midterms, citing federal workforce reductions that undermine economic security for Black women. Source: Ms. Magazine msmagazine.com/2026/10/19/healthcare-jobs-midte… (link to msmagazine.com)
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The City Council passed an order for a summons for Phillip Eng to appear before the Committee on Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Sarah Stogner, district attorney for Loving, Reeves and Ward counties, is investigating pamphlets mailed across Texas purporting to come from a transgender rights organization as potential forgery.
Source: The 19th (19thnews.org)
Workers in Queens filed a federal class action lawsuit alleging Brinker International's reliance on the tipped subminimum wage fosters racial discrimination and sexual harassment.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
The owner of the Anthem Orlando nightclub says Meta suspended the venue's Instagram account on Oct 20, two days after the city's Pride weekend.
Source: them (them.us)
Missouri voters to weigh in on an anti-abortion ballot measure; Rewire News Group reports the Supreme Court deals a blow to the Trump administration's anti-trans agenda.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
The Hill reports voters nationwide face major education decisions in the midterms, with ballot initiatives, school board elections, governor's races and Senate spots on the line.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Voters in Idaho, Nevada and Virginia will consider ballot measures to protect abortion rights in the November 2026 election, while Missouri voters will vote on an antiabortion measure.
Source: Ms. Magazine (msmagazine.com)
NJ A 5513 requires notification of complications of abortion-inducing drugs and a right to sue for injury; establishes a crime of criminal abortion by fraud; referred to Assembly Health Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 4874 requires notification of possible complications of abortion-inducing drugs and a right to sue for injury, and establishes a crime of criminal abortion by fraud.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1114 on data collection of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 471, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-26.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1237 (Civil Rights Department) was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1019, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
As many colleges roll back or eliminate such programs, Sacramento State has expanded its offerings for students of color.
Source: NPR (npr.org)
MN SF 3596 to establish onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties and Tribal governments had its Senate first reading and was referred to Housing Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Liechtenstein's hereditary prince Alois has used his veto for the first time in his reign to quash a parliament-approved bill aimed at bringing abortion laws in line with much of Europe.
Source: The Guardian: Abortion (theguardian.com)
A Texas transgender rights organization filed a petition in state court to uncover who is behind an impersonation campaign it says reached thousands of residents ahead of the November 3 election.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The Transgender Education Network of Texas filed a petition in state court seeking to uncover who is behind an impersonation campaign it says reached thousands of Texas residents.
Source: them (them.us)