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  • Families of Alabama transgender youth seek rehearing from full court

    Rating: Transneutral, Alabama Political Reporter, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Families of Alabama transgender youth seek rehearing from full court Lawyers representing the families of transgender children plan to ask all twelve judges of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case. In a statement…

  • Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against Broome County Jail

    Rating: Transsupportive, Binghamton University Pipe Dream, August 30, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against … Alleging widespread discrimination and abuse during her incarceration, Makyyla Holland’s settlement includes a county policy to protect LGBTI individuals. Makyyla Holland, a transgender woman, experienced violence and discrimination…

  • 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.…

  • Schools that don’t adopt Virginia’s transgender model policies can be sued, according to state officials – The Virginian-Pilot

    Rating: Transneutral, The Virginian-Pilot, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Schools that don’t adopt Virginia’s transgender model policies can be sued, according to state officials – The Virginian-Pilot Some Virginia school divisions appear to be entering a faceoff with the state and parents groups over Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s…

  • Pittsburgh could become sanctuary city for transgender health care

    Rating: Transsupportive, National Public Radio via 90.5 WESA, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Pittsburgh could become sanctuary city for transgender health care Pittsburgh could become a sanctuary city for transgender health care. A package of bills introduced in City Council Tuesday would prohibit city agencies from supporting…

  • In a State Hostile to LGBTQ+ People, Arkansas’ First Transgender Center Is a Lifeline

    Rating: Transsupportive, Them, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary In a State Hostile to LGBTQ+ People, Arkansas’ First Transgender Center Is a Lifeline One of the most impactful of these meetings took place last year, when Intransitive hosted lawyers from the ACLU in town to litigate…

  • GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri

    GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri

    Rating: Transsupportive, GLAAD, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary GLAAD Responds to Recent Court Rulings on Transgender Health Care in Texas, Missouri Transgender Americans and their loved ones are being forced to navigate a more complicated array of attacks than ever on their rights. From legislative movement and…

  • Groups rally about transgender youth ballot initiatives

    Rating: Transphobic, KTXL FOX 40 Sacramento, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Groups rally about transgender youth ballot initiatives (FOX40.COM) — Hundreds of people rallied outside of Sacramento’s capitol building August 28 to voice their opinions about a ballot measure that the authors say is designed…

  • Kris Kobach gets more time on Kansas transgender driver’s license case

    Rating: Transneutral, The Topeka Capital-Journal, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Kris Kobach gets more time on Kansas transgender driver’s license case The Kansas attorney general’s office now has more time to prepare its arguments over gender markers on driver’s licenses after arguing that allowing transgender people to…