The Proud Boys Have Already Moved Onto Their Next Target: LGBTQ Events
Members of far-right group Proud Boys protest against a Drag Story Hour outside the Queens Public Library on December 29, 2022 in New York.Yuki Iwamura/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, four members of the extremist group the Proud Boys were found…
Despite Pleas From Nonbinary Son, Montana Governor Signs Anti-Trans Bill Banning Care
Thom Bridge/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, Montana joined an alarming number of states to ban gender-affirming health care for minors when its Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill that had been condemned as “unconscionable” by the state’s first openly transgender…
Utah Is “Protecting” LGBTQ+ Kids by Letting Their Parents Read All Their Messages
Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In March, Utah lawmakers passed a bill requiring parental consent for minors to join social media platforms—and enabling parents to read their children’s messages and posts. While this isn’t ideal for any teen, granting homophobic or…
“Closed by Order of the Governor”: Teachers in the Crossfire of Florida’s War on Public Education
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On the morning of January 23, Jean Faulk opened her inbox to find an email labeled “urgent” from her principal at Bayshore High School in Bradenton, Florida. “Based on clarifications from the state in December, teacher-created classroom libraries fall…
DeSantis Seeks to Expand “Don’t Say Gay” Rules for All K-12 Students
Phil Sears/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A year ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sharply controversial bill restricting discussion of LGBTQ issues in public schools, claiming it would fight “indoctrination.” The legislation, known as the “Parental Rights in Education Bill” was dubbed…
Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On a Saturday afternoon in August 2019, South Dakota Republican state Rep. Fred Deutsch sent an email to 18 anti-trans activists, doctors, and lawyers with the text of a bill he planned to introduce that would make it a felony…