Arkansas LGBTQ

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Thursday asked the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis to hear his appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors.

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A federal judge on Tuesday ruled Arkansas violated its citizens’ constitutional rights to equal protection when it banned all gender-affirming treatments for people under 18.

A lawsuit is underway against a law to regulate books found in Arkansas libraries.

A display of LGBTQ-themed books at the Crawford County Library has triggered a series of debates about children's literature and the separation of church and state.

Six members of the Walton Arts Center Board of Directors announced their resignations Friday afternoon in light of the center’s decision not to host drag events for minors during Northwest Arkansas Pride celebrations next month.

AG Tim Griffin said “several biological males who identify as girls” are “sometimes knocking biological girls off the winners’ podium” by playing girls’ sports.

They're awaiting a federal judge’s decision on a 2021 law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

The "Given Name Act” would prevent teachers in Arkansas from using a student's preferred name or pronouns without permission from their parents.

Its sponsor says Senate Bill 270 is now aimed only at “bad actors” around children in bathrooms.