All posts tagged "transgender"
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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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British Triathlon Creates New “Open” Category for Trans Athletes
The British Triathlon has released updated rules that create a new “open” category for transgender athletes as part of a push to ban trans women from...
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Warner Bros. Defends Relationship with J.K. Rowling
Warner Bros. says it's "proud" to work with "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling after media censorship controversy at a press junket.
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UK Prime Minister Voices Support for Swimming’s Trans Sports Ban
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson once more stepped into a controversy over transgender rights, expressing support for the idea of a ban on transgender...
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Spain Considers Bill Allowing Trans People to Legally Change Gender
On June 27, Spain’s Council of Ministers — the government’s key decision-making body, comprised of the country’s prime minister, deputies, and ministers appointed by the...
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Democrats Introduce a “Trans Bill of Rights”
The bill will attempt to codify a Supreme Court decision that established employee protections for gay and transgender workers.
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Trans Health Experts Say Gender-Affirming Care Can Begin Earlier
A global transgender health association has lowered its recommended minimum age for starting affirming health care treatments for the purpose of transitioning. The World Professional...
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Trans Women Banned From World Swimming Events
Policy declares trans females ineligible to compete as women, unless they've been on puberty blockers since age 12.
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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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Megyn Kelly Calls Trans Health Care a Form of “Conversion Therapy”
Former Fox News host says linking trans children with gender-affirming treatments is as harmful as sexual orientation change efforts.
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Is Starbucks Threatening to Stop Trans Health Benefits?
Union organizers are claiming that coffee giant Starbucks has been telling its baristas that unionizing could jeopardize insurance coverage for gender-affirming care, according to a...
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South Carolina Lawmakers Approve Anti-Trans Health Care Provision
South Carolina lawmakers approved a provision in the proposed state budget that attacks gender-affirming care for transgender youth, but rejected two other anti-LGBTQ amendments. Last...
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Summer Camp Demands Transgender Teen Leave Due to “Life Choice”
A transgender teen in Georgia says she was kicked out of a faith-based summer camp due to her gender identity. Elizabeth Clark, a 14-year-old camp...
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Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Transgender Sports Ban into Law
A Louisiana bill barring transgender athletes from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity has become law after the state’s Democratic governor declined...
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Justine Lindsay Is the First-Ever Transgender NFL Cheerleader
A transgender woman has become the first known transgender cheerleader in the NFL after she made the Carolina Panthers’ TopCats cheerleading and dance team earlier...
