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  • Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, The Hill, October 24, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads by Brooke Migdon – 10/24/24 5:45 PM ET An Oregon school district on Thursday asked Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) campaign to take down two ads targeting…

  • Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks

    Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks

    Rating: Transneutral, Washington Post, October 22, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary  Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks GOP candidates are attacking transgender rights in swing states, as part of a final pitch to voters. By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Liz Goodwin and Justine McDaniel October 22, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EDT Donald…

  • Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

    Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country

    Rating: Transneutral, The New York Times, October 8, 2024 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters. By Shane Goldmacher…

  • How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023

    Rating: Transneutral, Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary How sports are handling transgender women in competition – DW – 10/01/2023 Discussions about transgender rights and sports have been ongoing among athletes and sports federations for years. In a recent development, an upcoming World Aquatics Swimming…

  • Oberlin College women's coach says she was 'burned at the stake' over her views on transgender athletes

    Oberlin College women’s coach says she was ‘burned at the stake’ over her views on transgender athletes

    Rating: Transphobic, New York Post , August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Oberlin College women’s coach says she was ‘burned at the stake’ over her views on transgender athletes Oberlin College women’s lacrosse head coach Kim Russell broke her silence about transgender inclusion in women’s sports in…

  • Maplewood Richmond Heights School District denounces new transgender athletes law

    Rating: Transneutral, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 28, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Maplewood Richmond Heights School District denounces new transgender athletes law Jack Suntrup JEFFERSON CITY — Maplewood Richmond Heights School District administrators on Monday called a new state law restricting transgender athletes discriminatory and didn’t shut the door…

  • Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more

    Rating: Transneutral, ESPN, August 24, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video 1 archive) (Video 2 archive) (Video 3 archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender athlete laws by state: Legislation, science, more Since 2020, 23 states have passed laws restricting transgender athletes’ ability to participate in school sports in accordance with their gender identity.…

  • Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor

    Rating: Trans supportive neutral phobic, NBC News, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor The order requires state agencies and boards to define the words “female” and “male” to correspond with a person’s sex assigned at birth. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma…

  • Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions

    Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions  The Associated PressTransgender swimmers will be included in new ‘open category’ trial for races  Yahoo SportsSwimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans  Forbes

  • Swimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans

    Rating: Transneutral, Forbes, July 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) Content Summary Swimming Announces ‘Open’ Category For Transgender Athletes—Here Are The Other Major Sports With Restrictions Or Bans Topline World Aquatics—the international governing body for swimming—announced Tuesday it will start an “Open” category that includes all transgender athletes, after the body joined several other sports…