Utah Governor Vetoes Transgender Sports Ban

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez just shared the news of their engagement last Friday, and Ben’s ex-wife Jennifer Garner is “completely favorable” to the idea! “She acted completely favorable to it and even congratulated them,” a source EXCLUSIVELY revealed to HollywoodLife. “Jennifer and Ben have been broken up for a very long time and there is no reason whatsoever that she would be upset about this. She is happy if he is sober and he is doing well, both of which he is and both of which are of utmost importance to JLo.”

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are gearing up for an amazing wedding and our sources are revealing all the details! “Ben and Jen want to have an elaborate and grand wedding and no expenses will be spared,” an insider EXCLUSIVELY revealed to HollywoodLife. “Even if they were to make it private, between their families and their children, it would be a huge wedding whether they wanted to or not.”

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ABC News.Supporters of the transgender health care ban claim that treatments are irreversible and cause infertility and other health risks. But most medical experts say that puberty blockers — which delay the onset of secondary sex characteristics — are reversible and do not carry long-term harm for those who have not yet undergone puberty.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are more in love than ever! The actor, 49, and This Is Me…Then singer, 52, were spotted packing on the PDA just hours before announcing their engagement. The couple, affectionately known as Bennifer, appeared to be getting a tour of a for-lease retail space in Santa Monica, California when they shared a romantic kiss while also holding hands.

This is not a drill: Bennifer are finally engaged (again)! Ben Affleck popped the question to Jennifer Lopez with a gorgeous, very rare green diamond — known to the the 52-year-old’s favorite color. The song “Dear Ben” from This Is Me…Then played in the background as she showed off the sparkling ring. The words “you’re perfect” from the original 2002 can be heard in the short eight second teaser.

NBC News.“I’m going to ask you to read the legislation and to see that the legislation that we passed was in the spirit of fairness to protect girls sports in competitive situations,” Ducey said, referring to the transgender sports ban. “That’s what the legislation is intended to do, and that’s what it does.”Reporters then asked the governor if he believed there are “actual transgender people,” to which he responded: “I…am going to respect everyone, and I’m going to respect everyone’s rights.

Ben Affleck, 49, was back on dad duty and more than dedicated to the craft while heading to pick up art with son Samuel, 10, on Friday. Ben sweetly clutched Samuel’s hand as the duo strolled the city streets to pick up art on their father-son date. Ben even managed to juggle a painting in one hand and a phone call in the crook of his neck, all while keeping Samuel’s hand safely in his!

The Associated Press.Twenty-one U.S. states and the District of Columbia currently offer gender-neutral options on official identification, including driver’s licenses.

the vacancy left by retiring Judge Benjamin Davidian, reports The Press Democrat. She follows in the path of Alameda Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski, who became the first openly transgender judge in the state after she was elected to her current position in 2010. Kolakowski later praised Murdyk’s appointment on Twitter.“Andi Mudryk is a great appointment and will be a wonderful judge,” Kolakowski tweeted.

Ahead of the 2022 International Transgender Day of Visibility, Thursday, March 31, we spoke with Olivia Hunt of the National Center for Transgender Equality, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group.Hunt, who joined the organization last April and became its policy director in February, helped to clarify, for those who may be unaware, what “TDOV” is, and what the LGBTQ community and its allies can do to celebrate the day and lift up the transgender community during these times of, as she calls it, “unprecedented attack.”Excerpts from the interview, edited for clarity, follow. METRO WEEKLY: What is Transgender Day of Visibility?OLIVIA HUNT: Trans people’s lives are usually portrayed in a series of negatives.

press release from a group of school board candidates opposed to the training called it yet another example of schools disregarding parental rights by instructing teachers to withhold information from parents about “major developments” in their children’s school life.“By indicating that information about your child is ‘knowledge that must be earned,’ [the school district] is setting a dangerous precedent. If identity questions for your child can be hidden from you, is diet, curriculum, healthcare, inappropriate relationships, mental health concerns, etc.

Courier-Journal. The Kentucky High School Athletic Association already requires high school athletes to undergo gender confirmation surgery if they wish to compete on sports teams that don’t match their assigned sex at birth. Chris Hartman, the executive director of the Fairness Campaign in Kentucky, said that requirement would make most, if not all, transgender youth under the age of 18, ineligible to compete, as gender confirmation surgeries are rarely performed on minors, and only then after extensive therapy.The NCAA, the governing body in collegiate athletics, recently adopted new guidelines regarding transgender athletes’ eligibility. Under that policy, each individual sport’s governing body will determine eligibility criteria for competing.

Phoebe Bridgers has written a heartfelt essay for the 10th anniversary edition of Bon Iver‘s second album, ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’.Justin Vernon’s critically acclaimed LP, which featured the singles ‘Calgary’, ‘Holocene’, ‘Towers’ and ‘Beth/Rest’, was released in June 2011.To celebrate the anniversary, an expanded vinyl reissue of ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’ has now been released featuring five songs from Vernon and S. Carey’s AIR Studios session, which have never previously been released physically or through DSPs – you can buy the album here.The new version also features packaging which includes “a blind embossed version of the original cover art, and an intimate personal essay from long-time fan Phoebe Bridgers”.You can read Bridgers’ personal essay below:“You had such a big crush on that girl from camp you couldn’t even look at her,” she wrote. “But you knew a song she didn’t, so when she sat next to you on the bus you did something you would eventually learn to hate: the thing where you play a song for someone while staring at them, insisting with your eyes that they connect with it deeply and upon first listen.“Men would later do this to you with The Hold Steady and Smog and Bright Eyes and Feist and Elliott Smith.

Andi Mudryk is the first openly transgender judge appointed to the judicial bench in California. She will serve in Sacramento County Superior Court. Photo: Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom

veto of a bill barring transgender girls from participating in female-designated sports.The House of Representatives voted 56-18 to override the veto, with the Senate voting 21-8 soon afterward. Four Republican lawmakers had needed to switch their initial votes to support the override.

The Oklahoman.Proponents of the bill claim the measure is needed to ensure fairness for female athletes, who otherwise may face a competitive disadvantage — at least biologically — if forced to compete against transgender females. However, since the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association adopted a policy in 2015 regarding the eligibility of trans athletes, no school has requested enforcement of the policy. Sen.