LWV Responds to 2023 Introduction of the Freedom to Vote Act (Press Release) 7/18/2023 WASHINGTON, DC — The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the House…
Anti-LGBTQIA+ State Legislative Trends (Blog) 7/13/2023 Content warning: this blog contains discussions of suicide, sexual assault, physical violence This year we have seen an unprecedented number…, Health Care: Gender-Affirming Care Bans Gender-affirming care includes an array of medically necessary, evidence-based medical, psychological…, In addition to banning care, some of these bills establish criminal penalties for parents, guardians, and/or medical providers, including threatening…, Trans and non-binary youth who find their school to be gender-affirming have lower rates of attempting suicide. Despite the significant benefit of…, Drag Performance Restrictions Drag is a form of entertainment in which people dress up and perform, often including men performing stylized…, In the US, LGBTQIA+ youth are already more than four times as likely to attempt suicide compared to their peers. According to a 2023 survey, nearly…
Michigan elections are secure and accurate (News Clips) 7/11/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in The Morning Sun. On July 4th we celebrated Independence Day, the birth of our nation. The…
Asian Americans feels particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters (News Clips) 7/7/2023 This story was originally published by Associated Press. For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized…
Felon voting registration events held following new law enactment (News Clips) 7/7/2023 This story originally aired on FOX9. It’s been more than a month since over 55,000 Minnesotans re-gained the right to vote, and efforts to…
Judge Blocks Part of Florida’s Restrictive Voting Law Targeting Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Groups (Press Release) 7/6/2023 Tallahassee, FL — On Monday, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of portions of Florida’s anti-voter law, SB 7050. The order comes after…
It's been 100 years. It's time to ratify the ERA (News Clips) 7/4/2023 This opinion was originally published in The Salt Lake Tribune. As a board member of Utah ERA Coalition representing the League of…
LWV Responds to Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples (Press Release) 6/30/2023 WASHINGTON — Today, League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement after the Supreme Court…