LGBTQ

Michigan GOPers Introduce Ban On Nonexistent School Drag Shows That They Admit Don’t Exist
GOPer Sends Fake Appointment Confirmations For ‘Your Child’s Gender Reassignment Surgery’ In Fundraising Texts
Tennessee GOPers Add Age Limit To Hetero-Only Marriage Bill After Outcry
INSIDE: Gosar ... Jackson ... Fake Fauci Trial
Russia’s War Tests Evangelicals’ Longtime Support Of Putin As An Anti-LGBTQ World Leader
For the moment, Putin’s status as the global right’s moral vanguard is being severely tested, and advocates of traditional marriage may find themselves on the brink of divorce.
Where Things Stand: Another Far-Right Rep Is Bringing Another Fake Grievance Issue To DC
This is your TPM evening briefing.

The domino effect is playing out much quicker than I expected.

I wrote just yesterday about far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) bringing an on-its-face small potatoes issue to Congress, introducing a resolution — co-sponsored by 20 other Republicans — that would recognize the second place finisher of an NCAA women’s swimming tournament as the first place winner. Both of the impressive athletes are women. The first place winner is a trans women. Hence the discriminatory and socially backwards uproar.

On the same day, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) reportedly announced her plans to write a federal version of Florida’s homophobic “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

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AUSTIN, TX - JUNE 08: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2021. Abbott signed Senate bills 2 and 3 into law to reform the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and weatherize and improve the reliability of the state's power grid. The bill signing comes months after a disastrous February winter storm that created widespread power outages and left dozens of Texans dead. (Photo by Montinique Monroe/Getty Images) Judge Temporarily Halts Texas From Probing Gender-Affirming Care For Minors As ‘Child Abuse’
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Judge Temporarily Stops Texas From Investigating The Parents Of A Transgender Child
Abbott Sued For Ordering Investigations Of Parents With Transgender Children
Five Texas DAs Defy Abbott’s Order To Probe Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth
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