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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Largest School District In Vermont Unanimously Codifies Trans Rights For Students

    Largest School District In Vermont Unanimously Codifies Trans Rights For Students

    Rating: Transsupportive, Erin in the Morning, October 25, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Largest School District In Vermont Unanimously Codifies Trans Rights For Students Transgender students have faced an array of threats in recent years. Several states have barred them from sports, restricted their bathroom access, banned books about…

  • 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…

  • Sparta NJ school board seeks repeal of transgender student policy

    Rating: Transneutral, New Jersey Herald, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Sparta NJ school board seeks repeal of transgender student policy SPARTA — Sussex County’s largest school district may join the list of New Jersey schools to repeal a transgender student policy, a move that has…

  • Virginia Beach high school students stage walkouts to support transgender rights

    Rating: Transsupportive, Washington Blade, September 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Virginia Beach high school students stage walkouts to support transgender rights City’s school board approved policy to out trans students to parents Published on September 29, 2023 By Cal Benn Transgender flags (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key.) Students at five…

  • Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue Virginia Beach school board

    Rating: Transneutral, NBC News, September 22, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Parents who want Youngkin’s transgender policies enacted sue Virginia Beach school board Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for…

  • Male Teacher Won’t Supervise Girl in Boys’ Locker Room: Rebuttal to Liberty Counsel

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations An article entitled “Male Teacher Won’t Supervise Girl in Boys’ Locker Room” on the Liberty Counsel website presents a situation where a male middle school P.E. teacher has requested a religious accommodation to avoid supervising a transgender girl who is…

  • Is this Emma or Oliver?: Rebuttal to Liberty Counsel Action

    Rating: Transsupportive, Gender Menace, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations In a recent email solicitation from Liberty Counsel Action, concerns were raised about the proposed Equality Act (HR 15) and gender-affirming care for transgender individuals. While it’s important to engage in constructive dialogue on these topics, it’s equally important to…

  • Federal judge halts California school’s rule against outing transgender students, teeing up conflict

    Rating: Transneutral, San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Federal judge halts California school’s rule against outing transgender students, teeing up conflict A federal judge says a school that follows California state policy by letting students decide whether to tell their parents that they identify as…