All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Log Cabin: DOJ actions show need for federal nondiscrimination law
Recently, the Justice Department filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit brought by a now-deceased gay skydiver. Donald Zarda sued his former employer, Altitude Express,...
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Transgender student sues over bathroom access in Florida school district
Drew Adams says he was "shocked and demoralized" after he was barred from the boys' restroom
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Prince William County School Board passes LGBTQ protections
On Wednesday, the Prince William County School Board narrowly passed a nondiscrimination policy protecting LGBTQ students, employees, and staff from bullying, harassment or mistreatment based...
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Commerce Department slammed for excluding LGBTQ protections from Equal Employment policy
The U.S. Department of Commerce has come under fire for excluding explicit nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ employees in the department’s Equal Employment Policy. On Thursday, Commerce...
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Woman who sued Planet Fitness over pro-transgender policy loses lawsuit
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that a woman who claimed her privacy had been violated by being forced to share a communal locker...
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Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission seeks public comment on LGBTQ protections
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has finished seeking public input on proposed guidance that sets forth legal protections for people who are discriminated against because of their...
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Bill targeting transgender student-athletes dies in Texas House
A bill that could have blocked transgender athletes from competing in interscholastic sports died unceremoniously in the Texas House on Friday. The bill, which was...
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D.C. Attorney General’s Office signs onto brief backing Gavin Grimm
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has joined 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on supporting...
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Forum: Pride – Protest and Progress
"We aim to create space for protest through marches, celebration, education, laughter, and simply being present and visible."
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Trans Pride: A Celebration of Truth
Capital Trans Pride allows D.C. trans folk to celebrate their identity in a safe space and a loving environment
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Gavin Grimm’s legal team argues Title IX still applies to trans students
Legal brief urges 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to adopt a broader interpretation of sex discrimination law
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Congressional Democrats introduce measure to ban conversion therapy
Congressional Democrats have introduced a bill that would effectively ban conversion therapy by classifying it as a form of consumer fraud. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu...
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Transgender woman sues Idaho over refusal to amend gender marker
"I just want a birth certificate that accurately reflects who I am."
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Texas “bathroom bill” could cost state more than $3 billion
New bill restricts localities from passing their own ordinances regulating bathroom access
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Nevada Senate passes two pro-LGBTQ bills by wide margins
On Tuesday, the Nevada State Senate passed a pair of bills intended to benefit LGBTQ-identifying children, sending them both on to the State Assembly for...
