All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Transgender Sports Ban
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill seeking to bar transgender female athletes from female-designated sports.
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Church Holds Webinar on “Protecting” Children During Pride Month
A Canadian church has been criticized for a social media post advertising a webinar on how to “protect” children during Pride Month. The offending post,...
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Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law Is Now in Effect
Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law has officially gone into effect, at least partially, as of Friday morning, leaving teachers scrambling to comply with what...
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U.S. House Passes LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act
Last Thursday, U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at making governmental data collection efforts more inclusive. The LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act was introduced last...
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1,000+ Groups Call to Renew United Nations’ LGBTQ Rights Advocate
A coalition of human rights organizations has issued a joint statement urging the United Nations to renew its human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation...
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Texas GOP Snubs Gay Republicans, Adopts Anti-LGBTQ Platform
Official party platform calls homosexuality an "abnormal lifestyle choice" and refuses to acknowledge transgender identity as valid.
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Woman Checks Out All LGBTQ Library Books to Preserve Children’s “Innocence”
A candidate for public office in Maryland says she checked out all of the books from an LGBTQ Pride Month display at the Brunswick Public...
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Americans Divided on Including LGBTQ Topics in Classroom Instruction
A recent national tracking poll find Americans overwhelmingly support teaching sexual education in schools, but are divided when it comes to the discussion of LGBTQ-related...
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New Hampshire House Kills “Parental Rights” Bill Opposed by GOP Governor
Last week, the Republican-led New Hampshire House of Representatives narrowly defeated a proposed “parental rights” bill that Gov. Chris Sununu had already threatened to veto....
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Oklahoma Governor Signs School Bathroom Ban into Law
An Oklahoma bill that restricts transgender students to only using school facilities that match their gender identity is now law. Last week, Republican Gov. Kevin...
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Indiana Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto of Trans Sports Ban
Indiana lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill barring transgender females from competing in women’s sports teams, which will ensure...
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Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Trans Sports Ban
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on sports teams based on their gender identity, reviving a debate over a similar...
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South Carolina Governor Signs Transgender Sports Ban Into Law
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a bill into law prohibiting transgender students from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. The...
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South Carolina Lawmakers Approve Transgender Sports Ban
Last week, South Carolina lawmakers passed a bill to require student-athletes to compete in sports based solely on their assigned sex at birth, regardless of...
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Judge Rules Transgender Student Has Right To Use Boys’ Restroom
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt is prohibiting an Indiana school from barring a transgender seventh-grader from the boys' restroom.
