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Around the Region: WI attorney general attended anti-LGBTQ conference on state dime
Wisconsin Wisconsin’s Attorney General is taking heat for using state funds to attend an anti-LGBTQ conference, WPR reports: Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel came under fire from Democrats on Tuesday for reports he was paid to speak at an anti-LGBT group’s conference last year. According to state records first reported on by the Associated Press, […]
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Around the Region: Milwaukee bans conversion therapy
Wisconsin Milwaukee has become the first city in Wisconsin to ban conversion therapy, Wisconsin Public Radio reports: Milwaukee officials sent the mayor a proposal to prohibit therapists and counselors from trying to change a minor’s sexual orientation. The vote Tuesday came amid a charged environment in city hall as supporters of the ban applauded and […]
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Around the Region: Campaign to support LGBTQ youth launches in Milwaukee
Wisconsin A campaign to change the way LGBTQ youth view themselves launches in Milwaukee, Madison 365 reports: To that end, Milwaukee-based artist Lex Allen helped Diverse and Resilient create a campaign to help youth realize they are beautiful. Lex Allen wrote a song called “Colors in Bloom” and a music video to coincide with it […]
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Around the Region: Iowa Senate votes to allow anti-LGBTQ discrimination in higher ed student groups
Iowa Iowa senators pass a bill that would prevent higher education institutions from sanctioning student groups that discriminate based on sexual orientation, LGBTQ Nation reports: The Iowa senate passed a bill that could ban universities from enforcing anti-discrimination policies in student clubs late last night. All 29 Republicans voted in favor of it and all […]
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Around the Region: Iowa City set to expand legal definition of gender to include non-binary
Iowa Iowa City is working on expanding its definition of gender identity away from just male and female, KCRG reports: Iowa City may soon change it’s definition of gender identity. Right now, it’s still only male or female. City council voted Tuesday night 7-0 to change that. “We’re thinking about inclusion and we want to […]
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Around the Region: Anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in WI, SD, and IA
South Dakota Republican lawmakers in South Dakota have introduced legislation aimed at preventing gender identity and transgender issues from being discussed in the state’s schools, the Argus Leader reports: South Dakota lawmakers are set to consider what students should be taught about gender identity and whether schools should write and make public their transgender bathroom […]
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Around the Region: Sioux Falls mayor joins Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination
South Dakota Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether has joined Mayors Against LGBT Discrimination, the Argus Leader reports: Mayor Mike Huether has signed on to a national campaign to bolster anti-discrimination efforts for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. In a news release Thursday, Sioux Falls City Hall announced Huether is among 275 mayors from 48 […]
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Around the Region: Anti-LGBTQ student group sues University of Iowa
Iowa Controversy continues at the University of Iowa as a Christian group sues after the University revoked it’s status as a student group following anti-LGBTQ discrimination. KCRG has reactions from LGBTQ community members on campus: Alex Bare is the Outreach Director for Spectrum UI, the first LGBT university club in the United States. He says […]
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Around the Region: Trans student receives $800k settlement after school-based discrimination
Wisconsin A transgender student who was discriminated against by the Kenosha Unified School District has won a $800,000 settlement from the school, Kenosha News reports: The Kenosha Unified School Board has settled a lawsuit with a transgender former student who said the district discriminated against him, including monitoring trips to the boys restroom. The board […]
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Around the Region: Data suggests that South Dakota has lowest per capita LGBT population in the nation
Regional Data The Williams Institute is out with the annual estimate of LGBT population by state. In our region, Minnesota had the highest percent of adults identifying as LGBT at 4 percent. Wisconsin had 3.4 and Iowa had 3.2. North Dakota had 2.4 percent, and South Dakota was the nation’s lowest with 2 percent. The […]