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Florida - Lawmakers approve bill restricting DEI programs in local governments. SB 1134 prohibits cities and counties from adopting, promoting, or funding programs the state deems to be “DEI.” Many local officials expressed concern that the bill would prevent them from sponsoring or supporting cultural events like ethnic heritage celebrations or Pride. Governor DeSantis is expected to sign the bill into law.
Idaho - House approves resolution asking Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage. The House approved the resolution asking SCOTUS to overturn its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on March 10th by a vote of 44-26. The resolution now goes to the Senate, but even if the resolution passes that chamber, it will not carry the force of law nor impact the legality of same-sex marriage in Idaho or otherwise.
House advances bill requiring healthcare providers, childcare providers, and school employees to forcibly out trans kids to their parents. HB 822 requires schools, health care providers and child care providers to notify parents within three days after the entities receive “any request by the minor student to participate in or facilitate the social transition of the minor student.”
Iowa - Governor signs bill into law banning local governments from providing civil rights protections to trangender Iowans. Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 418 into law last year, making Iowa the first state with existing civil rights protections for transgender people to remove those protections. On March 11th, Gov. Reynolds signed Senate File 579 into law, which bans localities from enacting protections against gender identity-based discrimination.
Kansas - 1,700 Kansans have their driver’s licenses invalidated. Kansas is one of only five states to prohibit transgender people from accurately reflecting their gender identity on their state-issued IDs and is the first state to retroactively invalidate driver’s licenses which have had the gender marker changed.
District Court Judge rules that anti-trans bathroom and ID bill can stay in effect. Douglas County District Court Judge James McCabria ruled on March 10th that SB 244 can remain in force while a lawsuit challenging the law moves forward.
Wichita City Council proclaims Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). On March 10th, Councilman Joseph Shepard read the proclamation and emphasized his support for the LGBTQ+ community.
Nebraska - Group launches push for ballot initiative aimed at enshrining anti-trans athlete ban into the state constitution. The proposed initiative would put a ban on trans women and girls from participating in women’s and girl’s sports from kindergarten through college into the state constitution. Organizers must get valid signatures from 10% of all registered Nebraska voters and 5% of all registered voters in 38 counties by July in order for the question to qualify for the November ballot.
New Hampshire - State House passes anti-trans bathroom ban bill. HB 1442 would require public schools and government buildings to segregate bathrooms and locker rooms by sex assigned at birth while also allowing – but not requiring – businesses to adopt anti-trans facilities ban policies as well. The bill passed the State House by a vote of 181-164 on March 11th and now heads to the Senate for consideration. Oregon - Legislature passes bill strengthening protections for gender-affirming care, abortion care. HB 4088 creates additional privacy rights for patients and doctors providing gender-affirming care and abortions and shields records of such care from court petitions. South Dakota - Supreme Court rules transgender South Dakotans cannot update gender marker on their birth certificates. The state Supreme Court ruled against a transgender woman who petitioned the Court to allow her to change the gender marker on her birth certificate. The Court held that state rules only allow for gender marker changes if an error was made at the time of the person’s birth. Texas - Ban on medically necessary care for trans and nonbinary youth also impacting cisgender Texans. El Paso’s only pediatric endocrinologist was forced to stop prescribing puberty blockers – even to cisgender children experiencing precocious puberty – after Attorney General Ken Paxton sued that provider, accusing him of violating Texas’ ban on gender-affirming care for trans an non-binary youth. Islamic schools excluded from private school voucher program. Texas has excluded two dozen Islamic schools from its $1 billion school voucher program, alleging that the schools are linked to groups that the state has deemed “terrorist organizations.” Virginia - Loudoun County School Board settles lawsuit with students accused of harassing transgender classmate. Loudoun County Schools suspended two boys in March 2025 for filming a transgender boy using the boy’s locker room. The suspended students sued the school board, arguing they were discriminated against for their Christian faith. A settlement was announced on March 6th, though the details of the settlement were not made public.
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