All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Slim majority of Massachusetts voters want to keep transgender protections in place
Support for repealing transgender protections is strongest among Republicans and weakest among Democratic men
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Kansas City, Kansas, passes ordinance protecting LGBTQ residents
An estimated 225 cities or counties across the nation have LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in place
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Intersex citizen asks federal court to grant them passport with correct gender marker
Lawyers for Dana Zzyym maintain State Department's denial of passport violates their client's Fifth Amendment rights
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Connecticut will now house transgender inmates according to gender identity
Inmates must be diagnosed with gender dysphoria or have legally changed their gender marker to qualify
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3rd Circuit refuses to halt Pennsylvania school district’s pro-transgender policy
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania school district’s pro-transgender policy. The decision affirms a lower court decision...
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Federal judge in Gavin Grimm case rules transgender students are protected by federal law
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Virginia denied the Gloucester County School Board’s motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought against it by former high...
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Michigan Civil Rights Commission: LGBTQ people are protected by law banning sex discrimination
Commission's action may trigger lawsuit, as the Attorney General claims only the legislature can make such a change
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California congressional candidate shares video of her harassing transgender woman in Denny’s restroom
Jazmina Saavedra says she and others feel endangered by the presence of transgender women in public restrooms
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Maryland governor signs conversion therapy bill into law
Measure to prohibit sexual orientation change efforts passed with bipartisan support
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New Hampshire Senate approves transgender rights bill
Bill's passage marks the first pro-LGBTQ rights victory in a state legislature since 2016
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Second city in Alabama passes pro-LGBTQ ordinance
LGBTQ activists call on other cities in Alabama to follow the lead of Montevallo, Ala., and pass similar ordinances
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Boston Marathon will allow transgender runners to race according to gender identity
Some critics allege that transgender women, in particular, have an unfair advantage if they're not on hormone therapy
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California considering bill to declare conversion therapy a “fraudulent practice”
Anti-LGBTQ organizations claim the bill will infringe on their free speech rights
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Student Non-Discrimination Act re-introduced in Congress
Members of Congress have re-introduced a bill to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination and harassment in public schools, deeming it necessary amid attempts by various...
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Federal court in Maryland says school district’s restroom policy violates transgender student’s rights
In an historic decision, a federal court in Maryland has found that transgender students’ ability to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity...
