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Ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports in Georgia nears the finish line • Georgia Recorder
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via Georgia Recorder (Georgia)A Senate bill aimed at barring transgender girls from playing on girls' school sports teams passed a milestone toward becoming law Tuesday.
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Georgia ban on transgender girls, women playing female sports inches toward passage
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Transgender student-athletes could soon be blocked from playing K-12 and college team sports based on their 'self-identification.'
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What’s at stake when Feds investigate local accommodations for trans students
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025
via Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois)The Department of Education announced an investigation into Illinois schools, Chicago Public Schools and Deerfield Public School District 109 after conservative groups filed complaints.
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Mead School Board to discuss ‘noncompliant’ transgender students policy at Monday meeting
Monday, March 24th, 2025
via The Spokesman-Review (Washington)The Mead School Board will evaluate its 'transgender students' policy at the next school board meeting Monday as it awaits potential backing from federal officials.
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Maplewood Designates March 31 Transgender Day of Visibility
Saturday, March 22nd, 2025
via TAPinto (New Jersey)Maplewood, NJ, honors Transgender Day of Visibility with a proclamation, celebrating the resilience of the trans community. Join us on March 31!
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Anti-trans bathroom bill that would open state up to lawsuits passes committee, constitutionality in question
Friday, March 21st, 2025
via Arkansas Times (Arkansas)The bill targets transgender people and would open up government entities to lawsuits from anyone who 'encounters a person of the opposite sex' in public bathrooms.
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Anti-trans ‘bathroom bill’, ‘parental rights bill’ advance in N.H.
Friday, March 21st, 2025
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)House Bill 148 would roll back protections that became law in 2018 under former governor Chris Sununu, and both the House and the Senate advanced their own versions of a Republican priority this year:…
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Conversation on trans athletes hits Evansville as some locals protest Riley Gaines speech
Friday, March 21st, 2025
via Courier & Press (Indiana)Former college swimmer Riley Gaines held an event at Mater Dei High School with a handful of local protestors outside.
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Secret political group buying text messages targeting trans issues in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Friday, March 21st, 2025
via Wausau Daily Herald (Wisconsin)Huge Savings: Subscribe today to enjoy sports, entertainment, life, money, tech, and travel news along with videos, apps, and more.
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‘We must be counted’: Trump administration aims to cut ‘critical’ data on LGBT youth
Friday, March 21st, 2025
via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)The Youth Risk Behavior Survey has shown that LGBT youth in Wisconsin are more likely to feel unsafe at school.
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Trinity University bans transgender women from competing in women’s sports
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)After the NCAA changed its transgender-athlete policy in response to Trump's ban, Trinity University followed suit.
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Trinity University bans transgender athletes to align with NCAA policy, Trump order
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
via San Antonio Express-News (Texas)After the NCAA changed its transgender-athlete policy in response to Trump's ban, Trinity University followed suit.
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‘You can never erase us’: Delaware bill to ban transgender care stalls, climate remains
Thursday, March 20th, 2025
via News Journal (Delaware)Delaware bill to ban transgender care for minors stalls for now, but the day's political climate remains.
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VOICES: Former teacher: Bathroom law causes undue harm
Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)Senate Bill 104– Ohio's anti-trans 'bathroom bill' – went into effect on February 25. The law requires K-12 schools and colleges to ensure that students use the bathroom that corresponds with their sex assigned at birth.
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Maui teacher says she was fired for speaking out against anti-trans policy
Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
via Hawaii News Now (Hawaii)A teacher on Maui says she was fired for not accepting a new school policy that she says discriminates against transgender students.
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From AI rules to Medicaid changes: 40 bills on track to become law in Kentucky
Monday, March 17th, 2025
via Courier-Journal (Kentucky)More than 100 bills have been sent to Gov. Andy Beshear to sign, veto or let become law without his signature, including several controversial ones.
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Alabama student group says university allowed change to anti-discrimination rules
Saturday, March 15th, 2025
via al.com (Alabama)The University of Alabama's typical anti-discrimination policy says that student groups must allow anyone to become a member.
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Which education bills received a passing or failing grade in the 2025 legislative session?
Friday, March 14th, 2025
via Argus Leader (South Dakota)From school choice and cash to defunding districts and teaching the Ten Commandments, here's which bills received a passing or failing grade in 2025.
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‘I don’t feel safe’: Trump’s passport gender policy sparks fear for trans travelers
Friday, March 14th, 2025
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)For travelers caught up in the Trump administration's new policy on passports, leaving the country has become difficult or impossible.
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