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Trump taps SF legal firebrand to lead civil rights enforcement
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
via The Mercury News (California)Incoming President Donald Trump is tapping another Bay Area Republican for a spot in his administration, announcing Monday that he's nominating the San Francisco legal brawler Harmeet Dhillon for a…
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The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature is once again targeting transgender people
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
via San Antonio Current (Texas)GOP lawmakers have already filed nearly 40 anti-trans proposals for debate in the upcoming session.
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Council Cuts Right to Sue From Burlington Graffiti Ordinance
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
via Seven Days (Vermont)The original version would have allowed people to bring someone to court for violating any city ordinance, including posting offensive stickers.
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State Rep. Ryan Clancy kicked out of ALEC meeting as GOP legislators draft model state laws • Wisconsin Examiner
Monday, December 9th, 2024
via Wisconsin Examiner (Wisconsin)Clancy was kicked out for allegedly violating ALEC conduct rules, but says he's never been told what he was doing wrong.
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Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are they enforced?
Friday, December 6th, 2024
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)More than a dozen states prohibit trans people from using bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity in public buildings.
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Republican state Senators to re-introduce bill restricting transgender students in sports
Friday, December 6th, 2024
via PennLive.com (Pennsylvania)The legislation would create a legal cause for individuals to sue K-12 schools, colleges, and universities if they allow transgender girls and women to compete in female sports.
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SC LGBTQ youth have faced waves of anti-trans policies. Trump’s White House return has them worried.
Friday, December 6th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)South Carolina LGBTQ youth saw state ban gender-affirming care and bathroom access. Uncertainty remains with Donald Trump's anti-trans agenda in White House.
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After previous failures, KS Republicans again push ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
via The Wichita Eagle (Kansas)Leading U.S. medical groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, say transition care is safe and should remain available to minors.
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Supreme Court Latest: Hearing concludes on transgender youth health care ban
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
via The Joplin Globe (Missouri)The Supreme Court has heard arguments in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors. The nation's top court
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Supreme Court Latest: Justices hear arguments on gender-affirming care for minors
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
via Dayton Daily News (Ohio)The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
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This mom fights against trans rights in California. Now, she’s taking her cause to DC
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
via The Sacramento Bee (California)The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over gender-affirming care for trans youth on Wednesday. What will it mean for California?
School Board – General, LGBTQ+, Sex Education
A new Mass. high school is catering specifically to LGBTQ+ students. Here’s what to know.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
via Boston (Massachusetts)Opening in 2025, the J.S. Bryant School is a private, nonprofit therapeutic high school dedicated specifically to LGBTQ+ students.
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Transgender Georgians brace for new restrictions under Donald Trump
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Allies of President-elect Donald Trump at the national and state level have promised to crack down on transgender rights.
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‘A really scary time’: Trump’s anti-trans rhetoric sparks race to update ID documents
Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
via The Boston Globe (Massachusetts)Many fear that changes to birth certificates and passports will be banned after Trump takes office.
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Alabama Attorney General co-files US Supreme Court brief opposing transgender athletes
Monday, November 25th, 2024
via al (Alabama)'Parents of daughters are rightfully outraged at the loss of positions on teams and college scholarships."
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Anti-Trans Lawsuit Seeks to Ban San José State Volleyball Player From Tournament
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
via KQED (California)The lawsuit targets an SJSU player who plaintiffs say is transgender, arguing that allowing her to play would be sex discrimination. Civil rights experts say barring her would violate the same law, Title IX.
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In federal court, Bow administrators argue ‘XX’ is an ‘anti-trans’ symbol that should be banned
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
via Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)School Superintendent Marcy Kelley told a federal judge that the symbol 'XX' displayed on pink armbands worn by Bow parents should be banned from all sporting events going forward, whether or not a…
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Fair Wisconsin and GSAFE: File federal civil rights complaint detailing hostile environment fostered by School District of Waukesha leadership; Title IX investigation opened into Kettle Moraine School District
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
via WisPolitics (Wisconsin)Fair Wisconsin and GSAFE today filed a joint federal civil rights complaint against the School District of Waukesha due to actions taken by the school board at the behest of the district…
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Utah lawmaker behind anti-trans laws says transgender people changing birth certificates, IDs is an ‘issue’
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Two weeks after she beat a transgender candidate to return to the Utah Legislature, the Republican state lawmaker behind the majority of the state's anti-transgender laws is advocating for policies that strip additional rights from trans people.
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