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Trump targets San Jose State player, pledges to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Donald Trump, referencing a play in a San Jose State volleyball match, said that he would ban all trans women from competing in women's sports.
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Trump claim against SJSU player refuted after he pledges to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Donald Trump, incorrectly referencing a play in a San Jose State volleyball match, said that he would ban all trans women from competing in women's sports.
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Rogers and Slotkin slug it out on Social Security, guns, EVs and abortion in final debate • Michigan Advance
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)The two candidates vying to be Michigan's next U.S. senator confronted each other face-to-face for the last time Monday before the Nov. 5 election. U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) and former U.S.…
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Falling out of love with Austin: Author Alex Hannaford’s failed romance with our city
Monday, October 14th, 2024
via Austin American-Statesman (Texas)Author Alex Hannaford's new book, "Lost in Austin," tells how he adored Austin, then did not.
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NH House candidate 2024: Jessica F. LaMontagne, Strafford District 17
Friday, October 11th, 2024
via Seacoast Online (New Hampshire)Candidate Jessica F. LaMontagne shares her views as she seeks election in 2024 in NH House District Strafford 17 (Dover Ward 5)
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Blue and red states were putting period products in schools—then came the anti-trans backlash
Friday, October 11th, 2024
via The Daily Gazette (New York)The 19th examines the effects of the anti-trans backlash on the accessibility of menstrual products in schools across the US
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How Anti-Trans Language Became a GOP Campaign Cornerstone
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
via Flathead Beacon (Montana)The joke goes as follows. Tim Sheehy walks into a crowded auditorium — in Bozeman, Kalispell, Lewistown or, in this case, the Republican National Convention — donning a pressed suit and a smile. He breaks the ice. 'My name is Tim Sheehy. Those are also my pronouns. I've been a 'he-she' for 38 years, and […]
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Westerville school board rescinds religious release policy: What’s next for LifeWise Academy? • Ohio Capital Journal
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via Ohio Capital Journal (Ohio)Westerville City Schools Board of Education voted 4-0 last week to end a religious release time policy that allowed LifeWise Academy to take public school students out of class to conduct Bible…
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One student says he’s paid the price for his school district’s anti-LGBT policies
Saturday, October 5th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)A Chino Valley high school student has been badly bullied in a district that passed policies banning Pride flags and requiring teachers to out trans students.
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8 trans teens get real on what it’s really like growing up in America
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via al (Alabama)From testosterone battles to museum dreams, Nico Lang's new book reveals trans youth resilience amid legislative storm.
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USU women’s volleyball forfeits match against San Jose State over trans player
Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
via Utah Public Radio (Utah)Utah State University women's volleyball team has joined other schools in forfeiting against San Jose State University's team, which has a player who is reportedly a transgender woman.
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Voters at Virginia PrideFest say ‘everything’ is at stake in November
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)The stakes going into this election are high, given some campaign rhetoric and an increase in sexual orientation-based hate crimes, say LGBTQ+ individuals and allies.
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Restrictive State Laws Tied to Higher Suicide Risk for Trans Youth
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
via Saipan Tribune (California)WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that illustrates the damage that laws targeting transgender people can cause, new research shows that trans and nonbinary youth in
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Tim Walz’s state became a ‘trans refuge.’ Here’s what that means and how it happened
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
via High Plains Public Radio (Texas)As states around it were passing bathroom bills and trans health care bans, Minnesota, under Gov. Tim Walz, went in the other direction, protecting transgender rights.
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Anti-trans laws led to ‘startling’ jump in suicide attempts among trans youth, study shows
Monday, September 30th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)This is the first study of its kind to show a definitive link between anti-transgender legislation and suicide risk.
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More Trans Teens Attempted Suicide After States Passed Anti-Trans Laws, Study Shows
Sunday, September 29th, 2024
via KQED (California)The peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature Human Behavior looked at survey data from young people in 19 states, comparing rates of suicide attempts before and after bans passed.
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Second school forfeits volleyball match to San Jose State in apparent protest against NCAA rules
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
via San Francisco Chronicle (California)Boise State announced Friday afternoon that it would not play its scheduled game against San Jose State at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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All Alaska schools need instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity • Alaska Beacon
Friday, September 27th, 2024
via Alaska Beacon (Alaska)A commentary author writes that it is unrealistic to expect students to respect LGBT people without educating them with reputable sources.
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Laws target gender-nonconforming Idaho residents. Here’s what they want you to know
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
via Idaho Statesman (Idaho)Transgender Idahoans described themselves as 'trapped,' 'stuck,' and 'waiting' to be who they are when they conformed to their sex assigned at birth.
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