Category: legislature
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Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law
Rating: Transphobic, NBC News, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law To comply with state law, a major Florida school district has issued guidance that will bar transgender employees from sharing their preferred…
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Bethel school transgender lawsuit: Judge dismisses families’ claims on restroom issue
Rating: Transneutral, Dayton Daily News, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Bethel school transgender lawsuit: Judge dismisses families’ claims on restroom issue A federal judge Monday dismissed a civil action filed by parents in the Bethel Local Schools in Miami County challenging the district’s transgender restroom…
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Florida district sends memo about enforcing state laws on transgender bathrooms and preferred pronouns
Rating: Transphobic, Fox News, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida district sends memo about enforcing state laws on transgender bathrooms and preferred pronouns Florida’s Orange County Public Schools district sent out a memo on Monday warning against socially transitioning, requiring preferred…
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Education board clears room after outbursts over transgender policy proposal
Rating: Transneutral, The Bakersfield Californian, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Education board clears room after outbursts over transgender policy proposal The Kern County Board of Education retired early to private session Tuesday evening after a series of outbursts following a failed effort to force a…
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Pediatricians’ group affirms support for ‘gender-affirming’ care, calls for review of guidelines
Rating: Transphobic, Catholic News Agency, August 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Pediatricians’ group affirms support for ‘gender-affirming’ care, calls for review of guidelines Shutterstock By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 7, 2023 / 12:17 pm An influential pediatricians’ group affirmed its support for what activists call “gender-affirming” medical…
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Appeals court upholds ruling granting Indiana transgender students access to restrooms
Rating: Transsupportive, The Hill, August 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Appeals court upholds ruling granting Indiana transgender students access to restrooms A federal appeals court this week upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to school restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. In…
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Transgender school bathroom case left for Supreme Court to decide
Rating: Transsupportive, IndyStar, August 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Content Summary Transgender school bathroom case left for Supreme Court to decide A federal court has upheld that three transgender students at two Indiana schools must have access to the bathrooms and locker rooms for their expressed gender identities. The Seventh…
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No More Closed Doors for Russian Transgender People
Combined with the relentless transphobic rhetoric of Russian politicians and authorities, these developments suggest that Russia is an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. Those who choose to leave the country because of their identity should have the opportunity to find refuge in foreign nations where their lives and health will not be endangered. Rating: Transsupportive,…
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Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show
Rating: Transsupportive, Tampa Bay Times, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show Days before a state agency began researching whether transgender medical care for Floridians should be covered by Medicaid, officials started lining up experts known for…
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Oklahoma governor signs order targeting transgender rights
Rating: Transneutral, The Hill, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Oklahoma governor signs order targeting transgender rights Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed an executive order Tuesday directing state agencies to adopt narrow definitions of “male” and “female” in a move that will roll back legal protections for transgender people in the…