All posts tagged "Title IX"
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7th Circuit rules in favor of allowing transgender student to use boys’ restroom
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision allowing a transgender boy in Wisconsin to continue using the boys’ restroom. A three-judge panel of the...
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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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Trans rights supporters file briefs in support of Gavin Grimm’s case
Advocates for transgender equality have filed several amicus briefs asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to decide in favor of Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm...
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Log Cabin Republicans propose policies to protect trans students
The Log Cabin Republicans and its nonpartisan sister think tank, Liberty Education Forum, have submitted a white paper to the U.S. Department of Education outlining...
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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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Gavin Grimm named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2017
Janet Mock calls Grimm the face of the debate about "trans people's right to exist in public spaces"
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Minnesota lawsuit challenging trans student’s right to use locker room withdrawn
A Minnesota transgender teenager will be allowed to continue using the girls’ locker room after a right-wing, anti-LGBTQ group withdrew its lawsuit seeking to have her...
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Gavin Grimm: Trump doesn’t care about protecting trans people from discrimination
Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm isn’t mincing words when it comes to how he views the Trump administration’s record on transgender rights. On Thursday, Grimm was...
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Supreme Court asks 4th Circuit to reconsider ruling in Gavin Grimm case
Trump administration's rescinding of guidance on transgender students could influence Grimm's case
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Virginia Supreme Court hears challenge to Fairfax nondiscrimination policy
On Thursday, the Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging Fairfax County’s student and employee nondiscrimination policy after a 16-year-old student complained that the...
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Lawmakers urge Trump to reverse stance on trans student protections
A bipartisan coalition of congressional lawmakers has submitted a letter urging President Trump to reverse a recent decision rescinding Obama-era guidance that allowed transgender students...
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Flood of amicus briefs filed in support of Gavin Grimm’s Supreme Court case
Virginia teenager Gavin Grimm is receiving an outpouring of support from politicians, faith leaders, educational organizations, and school administrators as he prepares for a part of...
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Federal judge blocks Pittsburgh school district’s anti-trans bathroom policy
Juliet Evancho, Elissa Ridenour and a third student must be allowed to use facilities at Pine-Richland that match their gender identities
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Transgender hotlines report spike in calls after Trump rescinds student protections
Hotlines that cater to members of the transgender community reported a spike in calls after the Trump administration reversed guidance from the Obama administration guaranteeing transgender students...
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Supreme Court reprimands anti-trans groups for misgendering Gavin Grimm
The Supreme Court reprimanded anti-LGBTQ groups that had submitted amicus briefs supporting the Gloucester County School Board as they attempt to defend their policy barring...
