Category: Ron DeSantis
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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…
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Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois
Rating: Transsupportive, Chalkbeat Chicago, August 29, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Anti-transgender laws drive families to move to Illinois Back in the spring, Kimberly Reynolds stared at a map of the U.S. Each state was filled in with a color gradient: red for those with the strictest active anti-transgender…
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Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law
Rating: Transphobic, NBC News, August 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida district bars trans teachers from using preferred pronouns and bathrooms to comply with state law To comply with state law, a major Florida school district has issued guidance that will bar transgender employees from sharing their preferred…
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Florida ‘Effectively’ Bans AP Psychology Course Over Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Content
The College Board announced it was refusing to change the content of its psychology course for the state’s Department of Education. Rating: Transneutral, Huffington Post, August 3, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive) Content Summary Florida ‘Effectively’ Bans AP Psychology Course Over Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Content The College Board announced it was refusing…
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Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show
Rating: Transsupportive, Tampa Bay Times, August 2, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Take Action) Action Recommendations Content Summary Florida veered from norms to strip transgender care from Medicaid, records show Days before a state agency began researching whether transgender medical care for Floridians should be covered by Medicaid, officials started lining up experts known for…
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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…
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Ron DeSantis rants about ‘indoctrinating children’ after seeing one single Pride flag
The Florida governor – who has targeted the LGBTQ+ community with his Don’t Say Gay law and by repeatedly working to remove rights from the trans community – announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in May. Rating: Transsupportive, PinkNews, July 18, 2023 (PDF archive) (HTML archive) (Video archive)
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Gender Awards for June 2023
Thanks to all of you who voted in the GenderMenace.net Gender Awards poll for June 2023. We have tallied your votes and would like to announce the winners! Gender Hero Winner Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Gender Villain Loser Tie: Ron DeSantis and Matt Walsh Gender Waffler Loser Tie: Bud Light and Target Past Awards and…