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Trans inmate sues Trump over executive order forcing her into men’s prison and denying appropriate health care

Incarcerated trans woman takes aim at president’s order rolling back protections for LGBT+ Americans

The Independent UK

‘We’re Going to Need to Save Each Other’: ‘Drag Ban’ Will Be Fought in the Streets & the Courts

SB 12, the so-called 'drag ban' bill, has already sent a chill of fear and uncertainty through the LGBTQ+ community.

Texas Observer

Rhyme and reason – why a university professor uses poetry to teach math

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Texas Sets New Hate Crimes Record, DPS Data Show

Texas Department of Public Safety data shows that bias incidents against queer people occur at over 4 times the rate of all hate crimes.

Texas Observer

Texas education board could ban textbooks that discuss gender identity under proposed bill

Other legislation this session has targeted school library books, which are optional reading materials, but House Bill 1804 might be the first to go after textbooks that teachers use for their lessons.

The Texas Tribune

Body of missing woman found strangled after she went on date with alleged killer she met at Costco

Leticia Martinez-Cosman had not been seen since attending a baseball game on 31 March

The Independent UK

Body found in search for woman last seen with man who 'kidnapped and tried to kill son'

Leticia Martinez-Cosman was last seen at a Seattle Mariners bsaeball game in a selfie of her with 46-year-old Brett Glitchel - who later allegedly kidnapped and attempted to strangle her son

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Suspect arrested in search for missing mother who vanished after a date at baseball game

A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Leticia Martinez-Cosman’s disappearance

The Independent UK

Texas bills would restrict LGBTQ lessons

Detractors say the bills would further isolate LGBTQ students and open teachers and school districts to legal risks

Salon

Two Texas bills would restrict lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools

The legislation closely mirrors a Florida bill passed last year, dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, which detractors say would further isolate LGBTQ students and open teachers and school districts to legal risks.

The Texas Tribune

“I want to fight”: LGBTQ Texans ready for legislative session as GOP lawmakers target them in dozens of bills

Republicans are backing legislation targeting gender-affirming care for children, classroom lessons about sexuality and drag shows.

The Texas Tribune

DOJ settles claim by Washington state ‘Dreamer’ detained by immigration despite protected status

SEATTLE — The Department of Justice has settled a claim filed by a Des Moines, Washington, man who was arrested and detained by immigration agents in 2017 despite his protected status as a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.

Tribune News Service

Texas LGBT youth report high rate of suicidal thoughts, difficulty getting needed care

AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ youth in Texas experienced suicidal thoughts at higher rates than their peers in large states and had a harder time accessing mental health care, according to a survey by the Trevor Project.

Tribune News Service

Bikini Barista Ban Violates Equal Protection Clause by Intentionally Discriminating Against Women Baristas

So Judge Ricardo Martinez ruled last week in Edge v. City of Everett (W.D. Wash.): The Dress Code Ordinance requires all employees, owners, and operators of "Quick-Service Facilities" to wear clothing that covers "the upper and lower body (breast/pectorals, stomach, back below the shoulder blades, buttocks, top three inches of…

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Bikini Baristas Win Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Dress Code

Plus: Fiona Apple fights for court transparency, ACLU asks SCOTUS to consider boycott ban, and more...

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Teachers help students navigate misinformation, emotions, history of war in Ukraine

In Ricardo Martinez’s sophomore English classes, one question keeps coming up among his students as the Russian invasion of Ukraine gets bloodier and more destructive: Am I going to get drafted to go to war?

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