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Arkansas Just Became the First State to Ban Health Care for Trans Kids

On the left, Gov. Asa Hutchinson. On the right, a Trans pride flags flutter in the wind at a gathering to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) Arkansas is set to become the first state in the U.S. to block […]

Even a Republican Governor Thinks Denying Health Care to Trans Kids Is Going Too Far

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Asa Hutchinson, governor of Arkansas, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. (Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill that would’ve blocked trans kids from gender-affirming health care on Monday, because even the stalwart Republican recognized it went too far. “This […]

Republicans Want You to Call This Anti-Abortion Hotline If You Want the Procedure in Arkansas

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Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. If you want an abortion in Arkansas, state lawmakers have a number they’d like you to call. In fact, they have a number that they’d like to legally force you to call. On Thursday, the Arkansas state Legislature—which is dominated by Republicans—passed […]

Police Chief Resigns After Inciting Violence Against ‘Marxist Bastard’ Biden Voters

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Police Chief Lang Holland. (Image from his Parler profile) An Arkansas police chief has resigned after calling for “Death to all Marxist Democrats”—referring to Biden voters—on a social media platform popular with the alt-right. As the election results tilted in Joe Biden’s favor on Friday, Police Chief Lang Holland, a top cop in the small […]