Federal judge blocks FL anti-trans law, Nebraska legislators turn against their own anti-trans bill & other Tue/Wed news briefs

Federal judge blocks teacher pronoun restriction in Florida, citing First Amendment - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Florida education officials from enforcing a law requiring a transgender teacher to use pronouns that align with her sex assigned at birth, saying the law violated her First Amendment rights. 

Conservative co-sponsors abandon their own bill after gay politician’s powerful speech - This is why voting and representation matters: 

 Nebraska state Senator John Fredrickson is the first out gay man elected to the state legislature. Now, he has another feather in his cap. After an impassioned speech in opposition to a bill that targeted transgender youth, two of his colleagues changed their minds about the legislation that they had co-sponsored. The measure did not pass out of committee after they did. 

Elon Musk uses burner accounts on X, doesn’t fact-check: report - The quicker Elon Musk gets dragged down, the better the world and the online community will be.

Curt Schilling’s Red Sox teammates are thrilled the homophobic hurler won’t be attending World Series reunion - How to screw up your own legacy because you're full of hate. 

Iowa man tells Eighth Circuit he was fired because of his anti-LGBTQ views - Keep your eye on this one.

FDA plans to lift ban on gay, bisexual sperm donors - It's about time.