Arkansas Republicans override governor's veto of anti-trans bill

The Arkansas House and Senate overrode Governor Asa Hutchinson's veto of House Bill 1570 on Tuesday. The bill, one of 192 anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration in the US, is the first of its kind to become law. Its main purpose is to deny transgender youth the necessary, gender-affirming services to help them transition, including hormone treatment, puberty blockers, and gender-affirming surgery. — Read the rest