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People say there is no difference between political parties. Well I am going to prove them wrong with one sentence. A state just passed a law that mandates insurance coverage for healthcare for trans people.

You know the answer, so don't tell me there is no difference!

Controversial transgender healthcare bill clears key vote in NJ

Bill sees movement after two-year stasis in Trenton

New Jersey Monitor

By: Lilo H. Stainton

May 11, 2026

New Jersey lawmakers voted along party lines Monday to approve legislation aimed at protecting transgender patients and their healthcare providers, advancing the bill after nearly two years of lobbying by the trans community and its allies. 

The Democratic-led bill to enshrine civil and criminal protections for those who treat and those who receive care for gender dysphoria drew hours of passionate testimony from supporters, who say the protections are essential given the Trump administration’s push to curtail access to gender-affirming care, and emotional pushback from a handful of opponents.  

The measure, which would also expand protections for reproductive healthcare providers, was approved by the Senate’s health committee by a 5-2 vote.

Natalie Baker, a psychotherapist who is also parent of a transgender child, said the kinds of policies pushed by the bill “have very real impacts on families and providers.”

“Families are making difficult life decisions based on whether their children feel safe and protected. Families are paying attention to this. Providers are paying attention to this. And businesses are too,” Baker said. 

According to LGBTQ advocacy group Garden State Equality, 18 states have already passed similar shield laws.

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Colorado Passes New Law to Protect LGBTQ+ People Against Harms of Conversion Therapy in Wake of Supreme Court Decision

May. 8, 2026

BY: Trevor News

Yesterday, the Colorado General Assembly passed HB26-1322, legislation that updates Colorado’s longstanding prohibition on conversion therapy to be viewpoint-neutral, directly responding to the concerns raised by the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar. The new law preserves Colorado’s ban on this discredited and harmful practice while bringing the statute into alignment with the Supreme Court’s First Amendment guidance. 

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Under HB26-1322, the definition of conversion therapy is amended to prohibit a licensed mental health professional from seeking to impose a predetermined outcome on a minor patient with respect to sexual orientation or gender identity, regardless of the direction of that outcome. A therapist may not steer a young person toward any predetermined identity — the prohibition applies evenhandedly. This change ensures the law regulates a category of substandard professional conduct rather than any particular viewpoint, squarely addressing the basis for the Supreme Court’s ruling. 

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Pennsylvania House passes Fairness Act for LGBTQ+ residents by one vote

The 101-100 vote came after the bill had been pulled from a vote in March.

Fox 43

Author: James Corrigan

April 28, 2026

After a controversial delay, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed the Fairness Act on Tuesday, just over a month after House Democratic leaders were forced to cancel a vote on the bill aimed at adding protections for LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians.

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta’s (D-Philadelphia) second attempt to move the legislation through the chamber this year proved successful, as the bill passed by a narrow 101-100 vote. 

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No Republicans voted for the bill after two GOP lawmakers had supported a previous version in 2023.

Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) was the only Democrat to vote against the measure. Republican Rep. Alec Ryncavage, of Luzerne County, also voted "no" after previously voting "yes" in 2023.

So you still think that there is no difference between the parties?

This November will either be heaven or hell for us.