All posts tagged "U.S. Department of Education"
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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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LGBTQ groups lambaste Trump for rescinding trans protections
LGBTQ groups unleashed their spleen on the Trump administration after the Department of Justice and Department of Education sent around a “Dear Colleague” letter officially...
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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...
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Justice Department signals it may pull support for trans student protections
Just one day after the confirmation of Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General, the Justice Department filed a motion withdrawing its previous request for a...
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Williams Institute: Will Betsy DeVos protect transgender students?
LGBTQ think tank outlines the challenges that continue to face transgender students in schools
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Trump taps billionaire GOP donor Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
Trump Cabinet and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Betsy DeVos Position: Secretary of Education LGBT record: Personally donated to Focus on the Family, an organization opposing LGBT rights and pushing the...
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Judge recommends against banning transgender student from locker room
Trans advocates hope federal judge won't grant an injunction barring "Student A" from the girls' locker room
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ACLU asks to intervene in locker room lawsuit on behalf of trans student
Minnesota high school student targeted by lawsuit hopes to defend her ability to use the girls' locker room
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Parents sue over alleged inappropriate behavior in locker room
Transgender student accused of "twerking" and making lewd comments
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Oklahoma anti-transgender “bathroom bill” blocked in committee
Given that anti-LGBT bills in Republican legislatures seem to come back from the grave more than zombies in a horror film, it’s hard to say...
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Oklahoma lawmakers keep pushing anti-transgender bills
An Oklahoma Senate committee has moved forward with a bill that would require schools to grant religious accommodations to students who object to sharing restroom,...
