All posts tagged "transgender students"
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Federal judge in Gavin Grimm case rules transgender students are protected by federal law
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Virginia denied the Gloucester County School Board’s motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit brought against it by former high...
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DeVos: Education Department will not change transgender policy until Congress or SCOTUS “clarifies” Title IX
Secretary stands by decision to not pursue complaints from transgender students who are barred from restrooms and public facilities
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Education Department will ignore discrimination complaints from transgender students
Spokeswoman clarifies that transgender students are not entitled to access restrooms matching their gender identity
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LGBTQ students’ rights at issue in Fairfax School Board election
Transgender students' restroom use and LGBTQ inclusion in Family Life classes among more contentious election issues
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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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Joe Biden slams Trump administration over revoked trans guidance
Former Vice President Joe Biden unleashed a barrage of criticism against President Donald Trump’s White House in a speech given after accepting a humanitarian award...
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DeVos meets with parents of transgender students
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos met with transgender students, parents, and advocates who had asked to meet with her to discuss transgender issues and...
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HRC files FOIA requests on Trump administration’s decision to rescind trans guidance
The Human Rights Campaign has submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to both the Department of Justice and the Department of Education seeking communications related...
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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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LGBT Equality Caucus relaunches Transgender Equality Task Force
On Thursday, the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus announced it was re-launching the Transgender Equality Task Force to advance and push back against the erosion of...
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Trump administration to rescind trans education guidance
White House spokesman Sean Spicer confirmed that the Trump administration will walk back guidance given to school districts last year regarding the ability of transgender...
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White House spokesman: Transgender bathroom access is a state’s rights issue
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer confirmed that Trump administration officials plan to issue new guidance on protections for transgender students in schools, reports the...
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HRC blasts Trump administration over rumors it will roll back transgender protections
The nation’s top LGBTQ rights organization is taking a pre-emptive swipe at the Trump administration after news outlets reported that the U.S. Department of Justice...
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Hundreds of parents beg Trump to keep protections for trans students in place
Following the lead of several LGBTQ groups, nearly 800 parents of transgender children wrote a letter to President Trump condemning his administration’s decision not to...
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LGBTQ groups plead with Sessions and DeVos to keep Title IX protections in place
Four national LGBTQ organizations have sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pleading with the two Trump administration appointees...
