All posts tagged "transgender"
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LGBTQ groups warn deadline to repeal HB 2 is fast approaching
LGBTQ leaders are warning that there is limited time before North Carolina loses out on more economic opportunity by being denied the chance to host...
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Grimm Determination: Gavin Grimm vows to keep fighting after Supreme Court setback
The Supreme Court cancelled, but Gavin Grimm is not relenting in the fight to allow trans people in public spaces
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Texas Senate hears testimony on anti-trans bathroom bill
On Tuesday, the Texas Senate heard hours of testimony in favor and against SB 6, a “bathroom bill” that seeks to prohibit people from using...
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New Yelp feature will now help you find gender neutral restrooms
On Friday, the crowd-sourced review website Yelp announced it has added a new feature that will help users identify those businesses that offer gender-neutral restrooms...
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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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Two transgender women killed in New Orleans
Two transgender women were killed within 48 hours of one another this past week in New Orleans, according to WDSU. Their deaths brought the total...
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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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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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Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and 50 others support trans student Gavin Grimm
" share core values of equality, respect and dignity for all people, regardless of their gender identity."
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U.S. Senate confirms Ben Carson as HUD Secretary
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirm renowned anti-LGBTQ neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. It was...
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Maryland GOP operatives found guilty of anti-gay robocall
Last week, a judge in Maryland found two Republican campaign operatives from Virginia guilty of violating Maryland’s state election laws by sending out an anti-LGBTQ...
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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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Patricia Arquette “really bummed” Alexis wasn’t included in Oscars’ In Memoriam
Arquette said it was unfortunate that the Academy omitted her sister, particularly for trans youth watching
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GOP evangelical mom furious at Trump’s transgender reversal
My trans daughter is "going to be segregated," says Kimberley Shappley
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Caitlyn Jenner slams Trump for removing trans protections: “This is a disaster”
Jenner also took aim at Attorney General Jeff Sessions
