All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Jury awards $1.1 million to transgender professor in discrimination lawsuit
A federal jury has awarded a former professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University $1,165,000 in damages in response to a lawsuit she brought against the...
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Montana Republicans tried — and failed — to pass anti-trans legislation
Bill would have made it harder for transgender people to change their gender markers on their birth certificates
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UPDATE: General Services Administration says LGBTQ protections remain intact in equal employment policy
The U.S. General Services Administration has become the latest federal agency to be accused of removing mentions or references to sexual orientation and gender identity...
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ACLU and allies defend Frederick County School Board’s pro-transgender policy
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Maryland, and FreeState Justice have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit against the Frederick County...
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Transgender woman barred from Busch Gardens for wearing a skirt
A Virginia theme park is coming under fire after denying a transgender woman access to the park after a security guard accused her of wearing...
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Morgantown City Council approves pro-LGBTQ ordinance
The Morgantown, W.V., City Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the Human Rights Commission to include language protecting various characteristics including sexual orientation and...
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Federal court finds sex discrimination laws protect transgender people
Two pro-LGBTQ legal organizations have filed an amended complaint on behalf of a mother suing a San Diego children’s hospital for discriminating against her transgender...
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Missouri transgender teen’s killing will not be charged as a hate crime
The Missouri youths who killed a transgender teenager with whom they had been friends prior to her coming out will not be charged with a...
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California bill offers non-binary option for gender markers on state IDs
California is in line to become the third jurisdiction to allow state residents to choose a “gender neutral” or non-binary gender option on their driver’s...
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Pentagon’s guidance says transgender troops will be able to re-enlist through February
New guidance released last week by the Pentagon will allow currently serving transgender service members to re-enlist in the next several months until the Department...
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Conservative group protests San Antonio ISD’s pro-LGBTQ policy
A conservative Christian group is protesting the San Antonio Independent School District’s recent decision to add “gender identity,” “gender expression,” and “sexual orientation” to its...
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Evangelical leaders’ anti-LGBTQ “Nashville Statement” slammed by city’s mayor
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry and others criticized the statement's outdated views on homosexuality and gender identity
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Transgender prison nurse in Iowa sues employer for discrimination
The Iowa Department of Corrections is accused of violating the state's civil rights law
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Illinois governor signs “gay panic” and trans birth certificate bills into law
Both measures hope to bring a greater degree of equality to LGBTQ Illinoisans
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Trump administration sued over withdrawal of Title IX transgender guidance
Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release any information related to their decision earlier...
