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      Advocates celebrate after the Kansas City Council approved a resolution declaring the city a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people

      Amid GOP Assault on Trans People, Kansas City Declares Itself an LGBTQ+ Sanctuary

      "These are some of the best protections of any city out there," said one trans rights advocate.

      Jake Johnson
      May 12, 2023

      In a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, local Missouri officials approved a resolution declaring Kansas City a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people after Republican state lawmakers passed legislation that would ban gender-affirming care for minors and some adults—part of a nationwide GOP assault on trans rights.

      The resolution, approved in an 11-1 vote, states that "city personnel shall not criminally prosecute or impose administrative penalties on an individual or organization for providing, seeking, receiving, or assisting another individual who is seeking or receiving gender-affirming healthcare."

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      A student browses through books in the Presidio Middle School library

      'Relentless' GOP Push Leads to Nearly 1,500 Book Bans in First Half of School Year: Report

      "The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple."

      Julia Conley
      Apr 20, 2023

      New laws imposed by right-wing state legislatures have been a driving force behind a rise in book bans since the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, a national free expression group reported Thursday.

      PEN America's new report, Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools, reveals that 874 unique titles were pulled from public school library shelves from July-December 2022, the result of 1,477 individual book bans.

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      Advocates Demand Justice for Kansas City Teen Shot After Knocking on Wrong Door

      "There can be no excuse for the release of this armed and dangerous suspect after admitting to shooting an unarmed, non-threatening, and defenseless teenager that rang his doorbell," said a lawyer for 16-year-old Ralph Yarl's family.

      Julia Conley
      Apr 17, 2023

      Gun control advocates were among the progressives calling for criminal charges on Sunday for a Kansas City, Missouri resident who allegedly shot a Black teenager last week when the 16-year-old mistakenly knocked on his door.

      Ralph Yarl reportedly meant to pick up his two younger brothers at a home on 115th Terrace in Kansas City on Thursday evening, but accidentally went to a house on 115th Street and rang the doorbell.

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