Casey Parks
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Portland, OR, United States
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LGBTQ+ Americans have stronger support than ever — and fiercer backlash
Since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, Republican state legislators and their allies have pushed an increasing number of measures to restrict the rights of gay and transgender Americans. → Read More
Trans lawmaker Brianna Titone tried not to stand out. Then a gunman killed 5 at Club Q.
Since the Club Q mass killing, Colorado state Rep. Titone has been more vocal on trans issues. She’s aiming to win over Republicans, one lawmaker at a time. → Read More
Missouri set to cut off trans care, forcing worried adults to ration drugs
In Missouri, restrictions on gender-affirming care for all ages would take effect on April 27. Some trans people have been making contingency plans. → Read More
Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric brought violence, shooting survivors tell House panel
Survivors of the Club Q and Pulse nightclub shootings testified Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, saying extremist rhetoric fomented recent violence. → Read More
Walmart shooter described as aggressive, angry, but motive unclear
A clearer picture began to emerge Thursday of the man believed to have shot and killed six colleagues in Chesapeake, Va. → Read More
Bartender Derrick Rump ‘is what made Club Q’
Without him, friends said, the place is "never going to be the same." → Read More
Club Q shooting follows year of bomb threats, drag protests, anti-trans bills
Many in the LGBTQ community were aready becoming more fearful before the second mass shooting at an LGBTQ club. → Read More
In N.M. child-care funding win, providers nationwide see road map
New Mexico voters overwhelmingly approve permanent child care fund → Read More
She crossed New Mexico on a mission: Transform the child-care industry
A $436 million pandemic boost greatly improved access for families. Elizabeth Groginsky is fighting to make it last. → Read More
He came out as trans. Then Texas had him investigate parents of trans kids.
Morgan Davis, who resigned after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state child welfare agency to investigate parents of transgender children for child abuse, is one of more than 2,000 employees who have left the department since the beginning of the year. → Read More
Bowser on Casa Ruby closure: ‘We have to figure out what happened’
Casa Ruby, a nonprofit that received millions in DHS grants to shelter homeless LGBTQ youth, closed all its programs. Employees said they had not been paid in weeks. → Read More
Casa Ruby shuts down the rest of its operations, workers go unpaid
Casa Ruby, a D.C. shelter serving LGBTQ youth, was cited for numerous failures to pay rent and its own employees. → Read More
States pour millions into abortion access
Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, during a news conference in New York in September 2021. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News) As the Supreme Court moves closer to potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, Democratic-led states have begun allocating money to increase access to abortion — both for their own constituents and for people traveling from states where the procedure may soon become illegal. But… → Read More
New Mexico to offer a year of free child care to most residents
The state says the program, which will run from May 1 to June 30, 2023, makes it the first to provide no-cost child care to such a broad economic demographic. → Read More
Activists face an avalanche of anti-transgender bills
Transgender activist Quentin Bell has been fighting anti-transgender legislation in Alabama for three years. This week, legislators there are expected to vote on a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care. → Read More
Texas judge suspends Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to treat gender-affirming care as child abuse
Lawyers for the ACLU and Lambda Legal argued the governor's order to investigate parents of transgender children for child abuse was "vast overreach by the defendants established a new presumption of abuse by parents of transgender children." The state argued parents are "merely fearful" of harm "at this point." → Read More
ACLU files lawsuit over Texas governor’s order to treat gender-affirming care for kids as child abuse
According to the suit filed Tuesday, the department has begun investigating families — including one mother who works for the department responsible for the investigations. → Read More
She helped get the ERA ratified in Virginia. Now, she is taking her campaign across America.
Kati Hornung took her kids to an ERA rally as a home-schooling lesson before joining the effort to add it to the Constitution. → Read More
Public libraries across the U.S. are taking note of this Richmond branch’s parent-and-child-friendly design
‘To have a space where children and parents are centered is truly rare in America. Parents are so used to everything being hard in this country.’ → Read More
As March for Life returns to D.C., antiabortion activists wonder: Is this the last march under Roe?
The march begins at noon Friday with a rally on the National Mall. At 1 p.m., marchers will move along Constitution Avenue toward the steps of the Supreme Court. → Read More