All posts tagged "transgender"
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Anti-transgender school board candidates lose in Illinois
An attempted coup by social conservatives in a suburban Chicago school district has been shot down, allowing the district to continue its current arrangement that allows transgender...
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5th Circuit hears challenge to Mississippi “religious freedom” law
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the case of Barber v. Bryant, a challenge to Mississippi’s so-called “religious freedom” law, HB...
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Tennessee anti-gay marriage and bathroom bills dead until next year
Tennessee lawmakers have delayed a vote on a measure that would only legally recognize marriages between one man and one woman until next year, but advocates...
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LGBTQ groups urge North Carolina governor to veto fake “repeal” bill
On Thursday, North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that purports to “repeal” the state’s anti-LGBT HB 2 law while keeping some of its more objectionable and...
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Unhappy Birthday: One year after North Carolina’s HB2
As HB2 hits its first year, transgender North Carolinians remain casualties of a right-wing agenda
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Texas House Speaker: Bathroom bill “manufactured and unnecessary”
A bill that seeks to restrict which restrooms transgender people in Texas can access seems destined for the scrap heap, if comments from the state’s powerful...
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Discrimination against transgender renters prevalent, even in Massachusetts
Suffolk University study finds gender-nonconforming people are 61 percent more likely to receive disparate treatment
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Is North Carolina headed for financial disaster?
HB 2 could cost North Carolina $3.76 billion over 12 years, reports AP
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Trump appoints anti-transgender think tank director to HHS post
LGBTQ advocates are outraged after President Donald Trump appointed Roger Severino, a former director from the right-wing think tank Heritage Foundation, to be the director of the...
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Student alleges school’s pro-transgender locker room policy constitutes “sexual harassment”
A high school student in Pennsylvania and his parents are suing their local school district over its transgender-friendly policy, alleging that having to share facilities...
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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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D.C. man to face vandalism charges for Casa Ruby incident
Andrew Cook has been ordered to stay away from the community center where he allegedly assaulted an employee
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Pat McCrory can’t find a job because of his anti-LGBTQ bathroom bill
Former N.C. governor complains people are "reluctant" to hire him after HB 2 debacle
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Over 700 New Yorkers have changed their gender on vital records following rule change
A total of 731 New York City residents have changed their gender identity on their birth certificates following a rule that made it easier for...
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Cast of “Transparent” releases PSA in support of Gavin Grimm
Gavin Grimm is getting help from Hollywood in his fight to use the boys’ restroom at Gloucester High School. The cast of the Amazon Original...
