Arkansas LGBTQ

An organization known for sold-out dance parties for queer women, trans, and nonbinary people is trying something new. “Pillow Talk” from Hairpins and educator Lex Pettus is designed to equip attendees for conversations around sex and wellbeing in queer spaces.

The 2021 law was the first of its kind in the U.S. to ban minors from receiving gender-affirming care, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

Both sides argue for rational-basis review of the SAFE Act but expect different outcomes

Separate bill concerning gender-affirming health care for transgender minors heads to the governor’s desk

A bill in the Arkansas Legislature would further limit the rights and freedoms of children experiencing gender dysphoria.

The bill put forward by Rep. Mary Bentley was taken down for amendments after a representative for the Arkansas Attorney General's Office said it was “facially unconstitutional.”

A judge ruled that books containing LGBTQ+ themes placed in a restricted section of the library have to be relocated.

The decision comes after a lower court judge made the decision to block the rule change.

A rule change approved by Arkansas lawmakers Friday bans gender-neutral driver's licenses, while another bans electronic signatures on voter registration forms.

At his third meeting as a member of the Arkansas State Library Board, former lawmaker Jason Rapert unsuccessfully attempted to withhold funding from certain libraries and the American Library Association.