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Targeted and tired: As anti-LGBTQ legislation surges, LGBTQ Alabamians push back
Kam Baldwin, better known by the stage name Kam Kam, is pursuing a great life as a drag entertainer in Hoover. But Kam Kam, who uses they/them pronouns, feels that people are more comfortable harassing queer people now than ever before because of the volume of legislation that targets trans and non-binary people. “These bills […]
Alabama House committee approves bill creating legal sex and gender definitions
An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved a bill that would put legal definitions of man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female and sex in the Code of Alabama. HB 405, sponsored by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, passed the House Health Committee on a party-line vote of 8-5. Rep. Craig Lipscomb, R-Rainbow City, abstained. The […]
‘What Is A Woman’ bill faces criticism in Alabama House committee meeting
The sponsor of a bill that would try to legally define man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female, and sex faced criticism from LGBTQ individuals and members of the Alabama House Health Committee on Wednesday. HB 405, sponsored by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, is titled the ‘What Is A Woman’ Act. She said the […]
Protesters rally in Montgomery against discriminatory bills targeting LGBTQ+ community
The protestors marching from the Alabama State Capitol to the State House Tuesday had a clear message. “Alabama hear us out: We are queer and trans and proud,” hundreds of protestors said in unison as they walked. The march, titled “Drag me to the Capitol,” protested several bills filed by GOP state legislators attacking the […]
Bills targeting LGBTQ communities introduced in Alabama House
Alabama House Republicans Thursday filed two bills targeting LGBTQ Alabamians, continuing an ongoing series of attacks on the community. HB 405, sponsored by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover, would define man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female, and sex. The sponsor calls the bill the “What is a Woman Act.” DuBose’s bill would also require […]