July 3, 2018
The Hill, Emily Birnbaum, July 2, 2018- An effort to let Montana voters decide whether to prohibit transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice has fallen short, according to The Associated Press. The measure’s proponents gathered fewer than 10,000 signatures — far below the 25,000 signatures needed to qualify for …
April 20, 2018
KTVH News, Staff, April 18, 2018- A coalition fighting against another so-called bathroom initiative in Montana has launched its effort to oppose it. The Free & Fair Coalition said Tuesday in Billings that I-183 is targeted at Montana’s transgender and non-binary community. The initiative is sponsored by the Montana Family …
February 13, 2018
The Seattle Lesbian, Staff, February 12, 2018- GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, released the following statement along with Fair Anchorage and Freedom for All Massachusetts calling attention to the alarming ballot measures targeting transgender rights across the United States. “Transgender people are part of our workplaces and …
January 25, 2018
Slate, April Glaser, January 24, 2018- The battle over the future of the internet is far from over. The Federal Communications Commission finalized its rules stripping away network neutrality protections in December, effectively giving the green light to internet providers like Comcast and AT&T to charge websites to reach users at faster …
January 23, 2018
Ars Technica, Jon Brodkin, January 22, 2018- Montana will require Internet service providers to follow net neutrality principles in order to receive state government contracts. Governor Steve Bullock, a Democrat, today signed an executive order imposing that requirement beginning July 1, 2018. “There has been a lot of talk around …