Legislature House passes bill codifying definitions of woman, man The bill by Rep. Susan DuBose excludes transgender individuals from being defined by state law as the gender with which they identify. Jacob Holmes7 days ago
Featured Opinion Opinion | Restrictive bathroom law: “But I gotta go” It is the transgender individuals themselves who are put at risk by these policies. Bill BrittApril 1, 2024
Legislature Senate committee advances “What is a Woman” bill The bill would codify the definitions of male and female to be based on reproductive biology. Jacob HolmesFebruary 21, 2024
Courts Court allows ban on gender-affirming care for minors to retake effect A full trial on the constitutionality of the ban is set to take place later this year. Jacob HolmesJanuary 12, 2024
Elections Democrats nominate Travis Hendrix for House District 55 race With no Republican opponent, Hendrix is all but guaranteed to win the seat. Jacob HolmesOctober 25, 2023
Courts Cost for defending transgender care ban grows The Alabama AG's office recently entered contracts for nearly $1 million for outside attorneys to defend the transgender care ban. Josh MoonJuly 12, 2023
Courts Arkansas federal judge strikes down transgender care law. What about Alabama’s? The case reinforces the likelihood of Alabama loses its lawsuit over a similar law criminalizing the provision of gender-affirming care. Jacob HolmesJune 21, 2023
Governor Ivey signs bill blocking trans women from college women’s sports The bill is one of the few pieces of legislation targeting the LGBTQ community that crossed the finish line in this legislative session. Jacob HolmesMay 31, 2023
Legislature LGBTQ community marches on the Capitol to protest anti-trans bills Hundreds of people marched from the Alabama Supreme Court to the Capitol, and then to the Statehouse. Jacob HolmesMay 17, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Again and again. And yes, again. There are issues that most of Alabama knows we need to address. I’ll write about them over and over again. Joey KennedyJanuary 31, 2023