Senate votes to overturn local LGBTQ+ protections in West Virginia
- The Texas Legislature is considering multiple bills that may impact healthcare access for transgender individuals, including felony charges for 'gender identity fraud.'
- Sen. Bryan Hughes authored SB 619, allowing healthcare professionals to refuse services based on personal beliefs, including moral convictions.
- Sen. Lois Kolkhorst introduced SB 1188, mandating electronic health records to specify 'biological sex' and restrict updates, raising concerns about discrimination.
- Critics from Equality Texas warn that such legislation could lead to discrimination against transgender people seeking healthcare.
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West Virginia lawmakers vote to overturn local protections for LGBTQ+ people
The Republican-dominated state senate in West Virginia overwhelmingly passed a bill that would strip some local protections for LGBTQ+ people and other classes of marginalized people, local NBC affiliate WBOY reports. The bill passed by a vote of 25 to 8.The West Virginia Human Rights Act outlaws employment discrimination based on a person’s age, ancestry, color, national origin, race, religion, blindness, or disability, but not a person’s sexua…
Bills in TX legislature: LGBTQ community concerns
By Caroline Savoie The Texas Legislature is considering several bills that are drawing scrutiny from LGBTQ advocates and healthcare professionals who fear they could negatively impact access to care for transgender and queer people. Among these are a new bill proposing felony charges for “gender identity fraud” and two Senate bills that could restrict healthcare access and the accuracy of medical records. House Bill 3817: creating a criminal off…
Ordinances against discrimination in 13 West Virginia cities would be voided under Senate Bill 579
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill that would remove some local ordinances that prevent discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community, including in Morgantown and Fairmont. The West Virginia Human Rights Act makes it unlawful to discriminate employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, blindness or disability, but 20 cities in West Virginia have also passed local ordina…
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