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Arizona governor vetoes bill seeking to erase trans folks from public life

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed 13 Republican bills on Tuesday, including one that LGBTQ+ advocates say would have erased transgender people from legal recognition in the state. Senate Bill 1628, the so-called “Arizona Women’s Bill of Rights,” was introduced by state Sen. Sine Kerr (R) in February. Similar to laws introduced in other states like Indiana and Iowa, it would have removed the word “gender” from state law, replacing it with the w…

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Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Codifying Biological Sex - American Faith

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a bill that would have codified the biological definition of “woman.” Senate Bill 1628 called for “sex-based terms in law,” and stated that sex is “objective and fixed.” “An individual with a difference in sex development does not establish a third sex,” the bill reads. “Any other term that is intended to convey a person’s subjective sense of self and may not be used as a synonym or substitute for the term…

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