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Judge Ellen Ribaudo of the 21st Judicial Circuit issued a ruling to temporarily stay the implementation of Missouri Attorney General’s extreme and unprecedented restrictions on gender affirming care for trans people of all ages until Monday.

Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Missouri, and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP filed a petition seeking a temporary restraining order to block implementation of the Missouri Attorney General’s unprecedented and extreme restrictions on gender affirming care for trans people of all ages in the state.

Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri are reassuring the transgender community of Missouri that they will take any necessary legal action against Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s emergency regulation restricting access to gender-affirming care. 

Whether for AI training purposes or simple voyeurism, this abuse of privacy is shocking but unsurprising.

In response to the Missouri House Budget Committee’s proposal to cut $4.5 million in state funding to local libraries, the ACLU of Missouri issued the following statement:

The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair rules.

In response to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Baily’s proposed emergency rule restricting access to gender-affirming care,  the ACLU of Missouri issued the following statement...

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