All posts tagged "transgender"
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Transgender prison nurse in Iowa sues employer for discrimination
The Iowa Department of Corrections is accused of violating the state's civil rights law
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Illinois governor signs “gay panic” and trans birth certificate bills into law
Both measures hope to bring a greater degree of equality to LGBTQ Illinoisans
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Two additional lawsuits challenge Trump’s transgender military ban
A third lawsuit was previously filed to overturn any attempt to discriminate against trans service members
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Trump administration sued over withdrawal of Title IX transgender guidance
Lambda Legal has filed a federal lawsuit to compel the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to release any information related to their decision earlier...
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Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for transgender woman’s murder
The man convicted of killing transgender woman Keyonna Blakeney in a Rockville hotel room last year has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. On...
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Frederick School Board sued over pro-transgender policies
Lawyers representing a 15-year-old Maryland girl and her mother have sued the Frederick County (Md.) School Board over a policy that allows transgender students to...
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Lesbian prison psychologist accuses correctional officers of retaliation
A California prison psychologist has filed a federal lawsuit against California, alleging that correctional officers at Vacaville prison retaliated against her and placed in potentially...
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Man accused of Deoni Jones’ murder found not guilty
On Wednesday, a D.C. Superior Court jury found a Northeast D.C. man accused of fatally stabbing transgender woman Deoni Jones in the head not guilty...
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Texas bathroom bill defeated as special session wraps up
LGBTQ groups are breathing a sigh of relief as Texas legislators adjourned their special legislative session without approving a bill that would police which restrooms...
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Senate Democrats demand answers from HHS on health care protections
A group of 15 U.S. senators has sent a letter to Health and Human Service Secretary Tom Price asking whether he intends to enforce nondiscrimination...
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Trump administration to roll back LGBTQ health care protections
The Trump administration is expected to gut nondiscrimination protections within the Affordable Care Act that allow for transgender patients to obtain coverage for their medically...
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Kentucky trans woman and husband suing Amazon for discrimination
A transgender woman and her husband are suing online giant Amazon for discrimination and harassment that they suffered while working at a couple of the...
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Gavin Grimm’s case moves forward in federal district court
On Friday, transgender teen Gavin Grimm withdrew his request for a preliminary injunction, which allows him to move forward with his lawsuit challenging the Gloucester...
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Trans veteran: Gender dysphoria can negatively impact military readiness
—Jamie Shupe, a transgender non-binary retired Sergeant First Class who served in the U.S. Army for 18 years, writing in an editorial for MercatorNet, a...
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Navy professors’ report says trans military ban would cost $960 million
A new report by current and retired professors at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey projects that President Trump’s proposed ban on transgender military members...
