Category: denial of services

  • State Department puts “X” passport applicants in limbo

    State Department puts “X” passport applicants in limbo

    Rating: Transsupportive, Papers, Please, March 12, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary State Department puts “X” passport applicants in limbo The US State Department is withholding passports from some US citizens, effectively denying them the ability to leave or return to the US, without any basis in law…

  • US Senate Democrats block bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports

    US Senate Democrats block bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports

    Rating: Transsupportive, Guardian, March 4, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary US Senate Democrats block bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports Democratic senator says trans athletes ‘deserve an ally’ after Republican-led bill quashed in razor-sharp 51-45 vote Joseph Gedeon in Washington Tue 4 Mar 2025 10.21 EST US Senate Democrats banded…

  • Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections

    Rating: Transneutral, Des Moines Register, February 25, 2025 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations See Also Content Summary Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections Stephen Gruber-Miller Marissa Payne Des Moines Register Iowa Republicans moved closer to removing protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from…

  • Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’?

    Rating: Transsupportive, Dallas Morning News, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Why was a transgender Texas boy removed from a lead role in the school musical ‘Oklahoma’? Max Hightower was cast in ensemble roles for theater productions throughout high school. Then, finally, his teacher offered him one of…

  • Sherman High School transgender student loses lead theater role over gender policy

    Rating: Transsupportive, KXII, November 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Sherman High School transgender student loses lead theater role over gender policy A Sherman High School policy has taken a lead role away from a transgender theater student. By Erin Pellet Published: Nov. 6, 2023 at 3:35 PM PST|Updated: 21…

  • Equaldex: Explore the progress of LGBTQ+ rights across the world

    Rating: Transsupportive, Equaldex, November 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Explore the progress of LGBTQ+ rights across the world.

  • Court blocks Idaho’s deeply transphobic student bathroom bill

    Rating: Transsupportive, LGBTQ Nation, October 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Court blocks Idaho’s deeply transphobic student bathroom bill Idaho’s bathroom ban for transgender students has been temporarily blocked by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The law, SB1100, banned trans kids from using school facilities that align with…

  • Missouri School District Hears Policy On Hoax

    Missouri School District Hears Policy On Hoax “Litter Boxes” And Trans Bathroom Bans

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 27, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Missouri School District Hears Policy On Hoax “Litter Boxes” And Trans Bathroom Bans Francis Howell School District in Missouri, one of the state’s largest, recently held a hearing regarding a new policy aimed at transgender students…

  • Definition of ‘infertility’ updated to include LGBTQ+ couples

    Definition of ‘infertility’ updated to include LGBTQ+ couples

    Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, October 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Major medical group update definition of ‘infertility’ to include LGBTQ+ couples A major medical association has updated its definition of ‘infertility’ to include LGBTQ+ couples. (Pexels) A major medical group has updated its definition of “infertility” to be more…

  • Idaho Bathroom Ban Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals

    Idaho Bathroom Ban Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 26, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Idaho Bathroom Ban Temporarily Blocked By 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the bathroom ban for transgender students in Idaho could not proceed, at least for the…