Press Statements
May 28, 2025
Transgender youth sports ban passes, OutNebraska Responds
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OutNebraska Abbi Swatsworth Executive Director Abbi@outnebraska.org Transgender youth sports ban passes, OutNebraska Responds LINCOLN, NEB – In response to today’s vote on LB 89, OutNebraska Executive Director Abbi Swatsworth issued the following statement: We are deeply disappointed by the decision to pass LB 89, a sports ban with unclear […] Read More →
April 2, 2025
UNL Hate Crime Statement
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LINCOLN, NE – In response to the hate crime at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, OutNebraska executive director, Abbi Swatsworth issued the following statement: “With all the efforts to legislate our lives at the federal and state levels, our communities' concerns about personal safety are valid. Queer people should have […] Read More →
December 9, 2024
OutNebraska & PFLAG Lincoln Statement on the Dissolution of PFLAG Lincoln
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Contacts: Petra Wahlqvist, PFLAG Lincoln Board Secretary, secretary@pflagcornhusker.com Abbi Swatsworth, OutNebraska Executive Director, abbi@outnebraska.org *** Statement: Exciting changes happening in Lincoln for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them After 40 years serving our community, the Board of Directors of PFLAG Lincoln—a local chapter of PFLAG National, and whose mission is […] Read More →
July 26, 2024
Nebraska Supreme Court Says Transgender Care Restrictions and 12-Week Abortion Ban Will Remain in Effect
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Photo by Rebecca S. Gratz for ACLU of Nebraska LINCOLN, NE – OutNebraska Executive Director Abbi Swatsworth issued the following statement in response to today’s Nebraska Supreme Court decision: Whether we’re discussing access to reproductive healthcare or medically-necessary care for transgender youth, Nebraskans should be able to make personal medical […] Read More →
July 9, 2024
UNO Gender and Sexuality Resource Center Announces Closure | OutNebraska Responds
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Photo from UNO Gender and Sexuality Resource's Facebook page On June 28, UNO’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center announced that its services have moved. According to the statement, Victim and Survivor Advocacy Services are now housed under Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and LGBTQIA2S+ Resources and Educational Outreach are now […] Read More →
April 19, 2024
Biden Administration Strengthens Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ People and Survivors of Sexual Assault: OutNebraska Responds
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LINCOLN, NE – After years of rollbacks on civil rights protections from Title IX opponents, the Biden administration’s newly released Title IX rules are a necessary step forward to protect all students, including LGBTQ+ students and student survivors of assault. This final rule clearly reaffirms what many federal courts have […] Read More →