Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Category: LGBTQ+

Don’t Tell Your Conservative Parents, But LGBTQIA+ People Can Get Pregnant Too

Post author By Baines Report
Post date April 20, 2022
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By Shelby Frye 2021 saw more attacks on reproductive health than any year since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, most notably in the restrictive abortion bills from Texas and Ohio. Protests are sweeping across the country, and activists are organizing to protect reproductive rights. However, in a world dominated by binaries, LGBTQIA+ people […]

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Civil Rights LGBTQ+

My Blood is Worth Less Than Your Blood

Post author By Baines Report
Post date April 13, 2022
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By Noah Jones When I began to accept my sexuality, I reached a point where I was comfortable with myself but not with how the world would treat me. I come from a background in the Southern Baptist Church. As a child, I was taught that there were people who did things the “proper” way […]

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Civil Rights LGBTQ+

Protecting Who? The Human Toll of Anti-Transgender Legislation

Post author By Baines Report
Post date January 26, 2022
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By Geoffrey Carlisle (he/him) In the first two weeks of this year, 26 states introduced 75 pieces of legislation targeting transgender individuals. This legislation ranges from bans on transgender students participating in sports, to prohibitions, and even criminalization of seeking gender-affirming healthcare. Such bills represent an all-out assault on the rights and dignity of an […]

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