Category: Associated Press

  • GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for November 2023

    Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…

  • Staff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ team

    Staff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ team

    Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press via ABC News, November 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Staff reassigned at Florida school after allegations that transgender student played on girls’ team Dozens of students participated in a walkout at a South Florida high school. By The Associated Press November 28, 2023, 12:02…

  • After Election Loss, Central Bucks School Board Passes Trans Sports Ban, Gives Superintendent 0K

    After Election Loss, Central Bucks School Board Passes Trans Sports Ban, Gives Superintendent $700K

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, November 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary After Election Loss, Central Bucks School Board Passes Trans Sports Ban, Gives Superintendent $700K Parents were outraged as the final school board meeting of the outgoing school board was called to order in Central…

  • Vatican says it’s permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized

    Vatican says it’s permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized

    Rating: Transsupportive, Associated Press, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Vatican says it’s permissible for transgender Catholics to be baptized In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday, the Vatican made public…

  • GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for October 2023

    Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…

  • Merchant Marine transgender policy allows service exemptions

    Merchant Marine transgender policy allows service exemptions

    Rating: Transphobic, New York Post , October 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Merchant Marine transgender policy allows service exemptions WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) wants answers from the Merchant Marine Academy after the Long Island institution implemented a new policy allowing midshipmen undergoing gender transitions to seek…

  • Japan Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision

    Japan Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision

    Rating: Transneutral, NPR, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Japan Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision : NPR Japan’s Supreme Court hands down a landmark transgender rights decision October 25, 20231:59 PM ET Anthony Kuhn The unnamed plaintiff’s lawyers, Kazuyuki Minami, left, and…

  • 18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care

    18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 16, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary 18 Republican AGs Sign Letter Citing Anti-Abortion Ruling To Target Trans Adult Care Republican attorneys general and legal representatives from 18 states have submitted an amicus brief in a Florida case, Dekker v. Weida, which currently…

  • GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for September 2023

    GenderMenace.net Media Rankings for September 2023

    Here at GenderMenace.net, we review a lot of media stories that address gender issues each month. For each story, we provide a rating of “Transsupportive”, “Transneutral”, or “Transphobic”. These labels make it possible to perform an article count for each media source that gives a sense of how to rank them from most transsupportive to…

  • Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications

    Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications

    Rating: Transneutral, The Associated Press, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Nebraska is imposing a 7-day wait for trans youth to start gender-affirming medications Nebraska is requiring transgender youth seeking gender-affirming care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments under emergency regulations announced…