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From sunrise to sunset: The history of Ohio State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion - Brie Blevins

State legislators and friends of late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner remembered the longtime Houston mayor as a devoted and impactful public servant as his body lies in the Texas Capitol this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/03/14/515991/state-lawmakers-friends-honor-former-houston-mayor-sylvester-turners-legacy-at-texas-capitol/

#Local #News #Texas #CongressmanSylvesterTurner #LieInState #StateLegislature #SylvesterTurnerDeath #TexasHouseOfRepresentatives #TexasLawmakers

#Texas #Democratic #House #Nominee #JulieJohnson On #Potential Of Being First #Openly #LGBTQ #Southern #Congressperson Ever

Johnson, who flipped her #state #House #seat from #red to #blue in 2018, is the first #Democrat in 40 years to serve in #Texas’s #statelegislature.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Politics #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Gerrymandering #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://upolitics.com/news/video-exclusive-texas-democratic-house-nominee-julie-johnson-on-potential-of-being-first-openly-lgbtq-southern-congressperson-ever/

The CEO of CenterPoint sent a letter to representatives proposing over $5 billion in remedies to address the grid failure during Hurricane Beryl, but some representatives say it isn't enough.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2024/08/29/498228/centerpoint-proposes-plan-forego-profits-invest-grid-improvements-beryl/

#EnergyEnvironment #Houston #Hurricane #Infrastructure #Local #News #Politics #CenterPointEnergy #MobileGenerators #PowerLossHurricaneBeryl #SenatorSchwertner #StateLegislature

We the People in #ohio must Take OUR POWER Back! #statelegislature #states #uspol #uspolitics

https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2024-07-03/analysis-redistricting-ballot-issue-gop-supermajority-ohio

#HouseDistrict88 #candidates push for #diversity in #StateLegislature

Whoever wins will replace the first #nonbinary #state #legislator, Rep. #MaureeTurner.

#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oklahoma #Politics #Representation #Culture

https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/oklahoma-watch-house-district-88-candidates-push-for-diversity-in-legislature/article_24b804f6-2a94-11ef-bd2d-074f412551fc.html

#Bill would #rename #NYC #subway #stop after #Stonewall, a #landmark in #LGBTQ+ #rights #movement.

The #StateLegislature approved a bill to rename the station closest to the #StonewallInn, a move the bill's #sponsor hopes will inspire "#equality for all.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #NewYorkCity #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/bill-rename-nyc-subway-stop-stonewall-landmark-lgbtq-rights-movement-rcna156304

#Fascist #Mississippi #Lawemakers move heaven and earth to #revive #hateful #bill to #regulate #transgender #bathroom use in #schools.

#Republicans pushed the proposal through the #Gerrymandered #StateLegislature in the final days of #session

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Mississippi #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-bathrooms-mississippi-8717146beb0b64ea97e1106f110c41c8

#Families of #Trans #Youth in #Tennessee Can Still Seek #OutofState #Healthcare, Despite Passage of New #Amendment

Heavily #Gerrymandered #Republican #Supermajority #StateLegislature passes #HB2310, designed to create #fear and #chaos for #families – but #parents should know that they retain every #right to #travel for their #child’s #genderaffirmingcare.

https://tntribune.com/families-of-trans-youth-in-tennessee-can-still-seek-out-of-state-healthcare-despite-passage-of-new-amendment/

7 #suspects #identified in #brutal #campus #AntiLGBTQ+ #attack. They can’t be #charged with a #hatecrime, because #sexualorientation and #genderidentity are not included as protected classes.

In the wake of this #crime, out #Michigan #AttorneyGeneral #DanaNessel #blasted the #statelegislature for failing to make #LGBTQ+ folks a #protectedclass.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Michigan #HigherEducation #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/7-suspects-identified-in-brutal-campus-anti-lgbtq-attack-they-cant-be-charged-with-a-hate-crime/

#Louisiana #Legislature takes aim at #bathroom #access for #transgender #people.

The #StateLegislature essentially #dismisses a person’s #gender, and #LivedReality in favor of #Transphobic #hate and #bigotry

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Louisiana #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.brproud.com/news/louisiana-news/louisiana-legislature-takes-aim-at-access-to-bathrooms-for-transgender-people/

#Tennessee's #Gerrymandered #StateLegislature Passes #Bill Allowing #NonAccepting #Parents To #Adopt #LGBTQ+ #Kids in #violation of #Federal #Law.

Law may allow unaccepting #parents to #adopt or #foster #LGBTQ+ #kids to put them through #conversiontherapy.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Tennessee #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/tennessee-passes-bill-allowing-non

#Kansas poised to become 25th #Fascist #state to #ban #genderaffirming #Healthcare for #minors.

The #Gerrymandered #statelegislature is expected to #override a #veto by #Democratic #Governor #LauraKelly.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Kansas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/03/kansas-poised-to-become-25th-state-to-ban-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/

#WestVirginia #Republican #Supermajority #House #OKs bill #doctors say would #eliminate #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for most #atrisk #transgender #youth.

#Republicans in the #HouseofDelegates occupy 89 out of 100 seats in the #Gerrymandered #StateLegislature.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WestVirginia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.wpxi.com/news/health/west-virginia-house/DXZUSKAHSWECIPBQJR4AU3G56U/

#Michigan #GOP #Rep. #DoublesDown on #Racist #Tweet

The #farright #lawmaker, who is also a #Christian #rapper, #bragged about his #beliefs on #JackPosobiec’s #show even as he was #disciplined by the #statelegislature.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/michigan-gop-rep-josh-schriver-doubles-down-on-racist-tweet

Why #Washington's #dancers want a "#strippers' #billofrights"

Hundreds of #adult #dancers are urging the #Washington #statelegislature to adopt a so-called "strippers' bill of rights," which they say would help protect them from #customers and #club #owners alike.