Dozens recently attended a vigil, honoring the life of a nonbinary teenager in Oklahoma. This comes as advocates say LGBTQ+ rights are under attack in Wyoming and across the country.
Civil Rights
‘An impossible choice’: Teton county doctor cancels abortion appointments amid ban
Wyoming’s ‘Life is a Human Right’ act went into effect Sunday. It could be blocked in the courts this week.
Legal challenge filed in Teton County to halt abortion ban
Governor Mark Gordon said Friday night he would let the ban on most abortions become law this weekend without his signature.
LGBTQ+ community hits Targhee slopes for first ‘Rainbow Run’
The ski event came as lawmakers pass anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Wyoming and across the nation.
New abortion bill awaits Governor’s signature but many question its constitutionality
If the bill becomes law it will make the current abortion ban going through the courts void.
Wyoming House will determine the fate of multiple anti-LGBTQ+ bills
Cheyenne lawmakers are set to discuss one bill, which would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth, on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
‘I don’t want to have to leave the state’: Jackson youth rally for transgender rights
Roughly 70 residents took to the town square on Saturday with rainbow Pride and transgender blue, pink and white colors to protest state bills targeting trans youth.
Teton County lawmakers champion abortion access in Cheyenne
This comes as other Wyoming politicians introduce bills that could further restrict reproductive rights in the state.
News Roundup: Wyoming legislative session poised to kick off
Plus, expanding abortion access in the West, threats to Yellowstone elk habitat and a new alert system for missing Indigenous people.
