All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Arkansas passes “indecent exposure” bill that targets trans people
Measure could criminalize any trans person attempting to use a restroom matching their gender identity
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City officials: Bias-related crimes in D.C. are up from 2015
A majority of bias-related crimes in D.C. target members of the LGBTQ community, according to city officials. Crimes targeting victims because of their gender identity...
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NBA commissioner wants to bring back All-Star Game to Charlotte
Even though he signed off on yanking this year’s All-Star Game from Charlotte and moving it to New Orleans, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants to...
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Opponents of anti-trans bathroom bill unleash fury on Texas Lt. Governor
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) is under siege from a deluge of phone calls, emails or letters opposing his pet project, the so-called “Texas...
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Toledo City Council bans conversion therapy
On Tuesday, the Toledo City Council unanimously approved a ban on conversion therapy and made gender identity a protected class under the city’s nondiscrimination laws....
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Virginia House panel defeats hate crimes bill on party-line vote
A Virginia House subcommittee has defeated a bill that would have considered crimes against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity as hate crimes....
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Virginia Republicans introduce 3 more bills targeting LGBT community
Some Virginia lawmakers seem intent on testing Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s promise to veto any anti-LGBT legislation that lands on his desk. In the past week,...
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Loudoun County School Board rejects LGBT protections
Board approves compromise statement but shies away from explicit protections over fears of lawsuits
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AFA outraged over National Geographic’s transgender child cover
The American Family Association has once again blown its stack over portrayals of LGBT people in media. Their latest target? National Geographic, for its decision to...
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Louisiana governor’s pro-LGBT executive order overturned
A Baton Rouge judge has thrown out Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ executive order protecting LGBT state employees, claiming that the governor was attempting to...
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Pittsburgh-area school district argues against protections for trans students
A suburban Pittsburgh school district has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of three transgender students who...
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Pittsburgh school’s anti-transgender bathroom policy challenged in court
Three transgender seniors want to continue using bathrooms that match their gender identity
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Department of Housing publishes final gender identity rule for homeless shelters
Going forward, single-sex shelters that accept federal funds must place people based on their gender identity
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Virginia Supreme Court to take up challenge to Fairfax County nondiscrimination policy
In a move that could signal its desire to overrule a lower court decision, the Virginia Supreme Court has decided to take up a challenge...
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Chelsea Manning goes on hunger strike to protest denial of treatment for gender dysphoria
Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier behind one of the largest leaks of classified information in history, has begun a hunger strike to protest the military’s...
