Tag: transgender
Biden Administration Restores Health Protections for Gay and Transgender People
The Health and Human Services Department finalized a rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reversing a Trum [...]
Supreme Court Clears Way for Idaho to Ban Transgender Treatment for Minors
The Idaho attorney general had asked the justices to move swiftly to let the state law, which would ban gender-affirming medical care for minors, go i [...]
Transgender Veterans Sue V.A. Over Gender-Affirming Surgeries
The lawsuit, brought by the Transgender American Veterans Association, said the Veteran Affairs department’s decision not to offer the procedures was [...]
Transgender Day of Visibility Fell on Easter. Republicans Lashed Out at Biden.
President Biden, in acknowledging both days, drew the ire of many on the right, who attacked him as besmirching Christianity.
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Many Transgender Americans Face Stigma and Financial Hardship, Survey Finds
The survey reflects the life experiences of more than 92,000 transgender and nonbinary Americans.
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Transgender guidance: Schools to keep parents informed
Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch added the guidance made clear "schools do not have to accept a child's request to socially transition [...]
Danica Roem Will Become the First Transgender State Senator in the South
A Democrat in her third term in the Virginia House of Delegates and a former journalist, she won a competitive race in the northern part of the state [...]
Transgender Minors and Families Ask Supreme Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban
Should the Supreme Court agree to hear the case on the state’s ban on transition care for minors, any ruling would reverberate across the legal challe [...]
Transgender guidance for schools to be delayed
One of the most controversial matters the guidance was expected to address is what schools should do if a child wanted to change their name, use diffe [...]
Transgender Care Ban Allowed to Take Effect in Tennessee, Appeals Panel Says
A federal appeals panel on Saturday said a Tennessee law that would ban hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender youth could go into effec [...]
Sarah McBride Aims to Be First Openly Transgender House Member With 2024 Campaign
State Senator Sarah McBride announced on Monday that she would run for Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat — a bid that, if successful, would make her [...]
Republicans Call for Censure of Transgender Lawmaker Who Condemned Care Ban
Representative Zooey Zephyr took to the floor of the Montana Legislature on Tuesday to make an impassioned plea for her colleagues to reject a bill th [...]
House Passes Bill to Bar Transgender Athletes From Female Sports Teams
The bill, championed by Republican lawmakers, has no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate or being signed by President Biden.
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How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives
When the Supreme Court declared a constitutional right to same-sex marriage nearly eight years ago, social conservatives were set adrift.The ruling st [...]
Biden Plan for Transgender Title IX Protections Began on Inauguration Day
Officials were working on a plan to protect transgender athletes since the day the president was sworn in. In recent months, they raced to issue prote [...]