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HB257 would require transgender people to use either unisex or single-occupancy bathrooms in government buildings and publicly funded facilities.
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The Republican supermajority Utah Legislature is set to take up controversial social issues like college diversity programs and transgender rights in 2024.
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Two transgender minors and their parents are suing the Utah High School Activities Association, the Granite School District and the Jordan School District over the state’s 2022 ban on transgender girls competing in girls’ sports.
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In January, Utah banned gender-affirming care for minors.
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A recent school board meeting in the Jordan School District got heated when the topic of transgender students using bathrooms was brought up.
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New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected. Data collection on the number of LGBTQ+ people living in the U.S. has been relatively scant.
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In a year that saw polarized policymaking around transgender Americans, MPR News and KUER teamed up to tell the story of how gender-affirming care bans and care shields are affecting access in Minnesota and Utah.
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Colorado and Idaho represent two different poles of state-level political homogenization. Both are fast-growing Rocky Mountain states that have been transformed by the influx of new, like-minded residents.
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Some players said Dungeons & Dragons lets them take a break from the real world. Since it’s fantasy, they get to leave parts of the real world that they don’t like at the door.
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Intermountain Health’s gender care surgical director was already seeing patients when the provider decided to shelve a range of care known as “bottom surgeries.”
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The pride flags were removed in March, but LGBTQ+ students and allies said they’re still waiting for a response from the Alpine School District’s school board.
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Gender-affirming care bans have passed in at least 13 states this year — including conservative Utah and South Dakota — and are being considered in two dozen more. The new laws have forced families to adapt to a shifting legal landscape with an unforeseen sense of panic and urgency.