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311 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
Conservative parents lament that anti-trans ads are teaching their kids trans people exist.
Source: Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
A federal judge ruled that DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking about immigration status and voting likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
26-4036, update by the Racial Justice Committee, is on the agenda of the Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
A Boston committee recommended an order authorizing the city to accept a $500,000 MOIA Mayors Migration Council grant for city-led programs for underserved communities; it passed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Communication received from Councilors Culpepper and Worrell regarding civil rights concerns with the Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan; status filed.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (boston.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
GOP attack ads in Texas may be teaching kids the word 'transgender', in a story that mentions Ken Paxton.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
GOP-aligned ads targeting Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico highlight his advocacy for transgender people, upsetting some parents.
Source: them (them.us)
The Trump administration's expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs' land mine removal work.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres pressed HUD Secretary Scott Turner over the agency's retreat from LGBTQ+ housing protections as it shrinks its backlog of discrimination complaints.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
University of Georgia students in the toss-up governor's race between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson say affordability beats abortion.
Source: Rewire News Group (rewirenewsgroup.com)
CA AB 2186, on personal income tax law exclusions for reparations programs, was vetoed by the Governor; latest action 2026-09-30.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 934 on sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts was chaptered by the Secretary of State, Chapter 469, 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 1283 on electric vehicle charging station installation permits was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 347, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
The Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on reproductive rights in November, as a citizen-led initiative in Idaho seeks to restore some abortion rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
Voters will decide more than 140 ballot measures in 40 states next month, covering issues from abortion to voter ID to transgender rights.
Source: PBS NewsHour (pbs.org)
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)
A New Jersey school board dropped a transgender student privacy policy to settle a Moms for Liberty lawsuit.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
An anti-LGBTQ+ group asks the Supreme Court to fast-track a national blanket trans sports ban through an emergency appeal.
Source: The Advocate (advocate.com)
The Supreme Court rejected a Trump bid to halt care for incarcerated trans people, a rare win for transgender rights.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)