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  • America’s Censored Classrooms 2023

    Rating: Transsupportive, PEN America, November 9, 2023 (PDF archive 1) (PDF archive 2) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary America’s Censored Classrooms 2023  Lawmakers Shift Strategies as Resistance Rises Key Findings Over the past three years, state legislators have launched an onslaught of educational gag orders—state legislative and policy efforts to restrict teaching…

  • 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…

  • Looking To 2024: What's Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America

    Looking To 2024: What’s Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Looking To 2024: What’s Next In The Fight Over Trans Rights In America 2023 has been a challenging year for transgender individuals in America. As most legislatures across the country went out of session, the momentum…

  • 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…

  • Three states’ polls show why Republicans are all-in on transgender legislation

    Rating: Transphobic, The Hill, September 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Three states’ polls show why Republicans are all-in on transgender legislation Republicans in many states have advocated for, introduced and passed a wide range of restrictive legislation related to transgender individuals during recent legislative sessions. Survey data from…

  • Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US

    Rating: Transneutral, The Associated Press, September 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Things to know about the latest court and policy action on transgender issues in the US On Friday, Texas became the most populous state with a ban in effect against gender-affirming care for minors. The law was…

  • Texas bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth

    Texas bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, September 1, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Texas bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth Texas bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth After months of protests and pushback, the Texas Supreme Court allowed a state law that would prevent transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming…

  • New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies

    New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary New Poll Shows Massive Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies   Over the past two years, over a dozen states—all under Republican governance—have enacted policies that forcibly disclose the gender identities of transgender youth to…

  • Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth

    Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth

    Rating: Transneutral, Associated Press via AOL, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth SUMMER BALLENTINE August 30, 2023 at 4:43 PM Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order strictly defining a person’s sex.…

  • 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.…