After Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill that would protect minors from chemical and surgical sex-change treatments, Republicans in both houses of the state legislature voted to override Hutchinson’s shameful capitulation and make the bill law. Their vote should give conservatives hope that culture war battles can be won at the state level, where we not only stand the best chance at success but can also make an immediate impact for good.
American law, including state law in Arkansas, has a long history of protecting children from themselves and others. The nation’s adults recognize that children are
Arkansas has become the first state to outlaw surgery for transgender people under the age of 18.
LC Smith, who is known as Buckshot, has spent nearly 60 years working in law enforcement in his hometown of Camden, Arkansas.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday defended his veto of a bill that would prohibit gender reassignment surgery and treatment — that the state legislature later overrode. “I said, that’s too much, and this interferes with patient care. It interferes with parental decisions on an area that science is continuing to learn more about,” the
Transition care for transgender minors will be outlawed in Arkansas after the state senate voted on Tuesday to override Governor Asa Hutchinson’s veto of HB1570, a move that sparked immediate vows for legal retaliation from civil rights groups.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Thursday signed a law that will ban transgender girls and women from participating in K-12 and collegiate level sports that align with their gender identity.
The only thing protecting trans children right now is our anger. But that anger is likely to run out.
Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections.
Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor’s objections
Arkansas lawmakers made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections.
In this July 20, 2020 file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson removes his mask before a briefing at the state capitol in Little Rock. | AP