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Search results for "Montana's supreme court rules widely in defense of trans rights, nuking several anti-trans bills"

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American Principles Project stated on March 08, 2023 in Campaign ad:
At a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it.
By Madeline Heim• March 29, 2023
TikTok posts stated on January 30, 2021 in a sound:
"Schools are trying to make a law that teachers can see girls' private parts to make sure they're not trans."
By Daniel Funke• February 17, 2021
TikTok posts stated on May 04, 2023 in a TikTok:
Florida lawmakers danced “after passing anti-trans legislation.”
By Sara Swann• May 5, 2023
X posts stated on January 16, 2024 in in a post:
“New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming care
By Grace Abels• January 24, 2024
Donald Trump stated on March 04, 2023 in a speech:
“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 8, 2023
Coalition to Protect Kids NY stated on September 29, 2024 in a campaign website:
"The ERA could also mandate that schools allow biological males to compete in girls' sports."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• October 15, 2024
Terry McAuliffe stated on April 01, 2019 in :
On a bill that would have eased third-trimester abortion resrictions  
By Warren Fiske• April 9, 2019
Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2022 in Instagram post:
California state Sen. Scott Wiener “doesn’t just want to sterilize California kids, but sterilization of kids everywhere!”
By Michael Majchrowicz• October 31, 2022
Elizabeth Warren stated on May 05, 2015 in remarks at the Institute for New Economic Thinking:
Proposed fast-track legislation allows presidents to "easily use a future trade deal to override our domestic financial rules."
By Lauren Carroll• May 14, 2015
Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech:
In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”
By Grace Abels, Nuria Diaz Muñoz• June 16, 2023
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2023 in a screenshot shared on Facebook:
Photo of person holding sign shows the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville, Tennessee, school.
By Madison Czopek• March 30, 2023
Vladimir Putin stated on January 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony."
By Katie Sanders• January 19, 2014
GayDonna Vandergriff stated on October 22, 2019 in a campaign mailer.:
Schuyler VanValkenburg co-sponsored a bill that would have "allowed abortion until the moment of birth."  
By Warren Fiske• October 30, 2019
Chain email stated on November 26, 2013 in a chain email:
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership "is fast-tracked through the Senate, it won't receive a committee assignment" and the consideration will include "no debate."
By Louis Jacobson• November 29, 2013
JD Vance stated on August 07, 2024 in a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin:
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a law that would “take children away from their parents if the parents don’t want to consent to sex changes.”
By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero• August 27, 2024
Gays Against Groomers stated on July 20, 2023 in an Instagram Post:
“There is no such thing as a trans kid.”
By Grace Abels• July 26, 2023
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2024 in a 2024 campaign ad:
Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.”
By Grace Abels• October 18, 2024
Facebook posts stated on January 24, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘A Natural Woman’ deemed ‘offensive’ by trans community.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 26, 2023
Instagram posts stated on November 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Ballot dumps" in Pennsylvania, California, North Carolina, Alaska and Wisconsin show election officials are improperly “flipping" down-ballot seats for Democrats.
By Caleb McCullough• November 21, 2024
Martin O'Malley stated on April 20, 2015 in an interview with NPR:
"We're not allowed to read it (the Trans-Pacific Partnership) before representatives vote on it."
By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015

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