Federal Court Affirms School Board in Preparing Gender Support Plans
In The States
Federal Court Affirms School Board in Preparing Gender Support Plans
2023-08-15 21:06:39
by Tom Ramstack

RICHMOND, Va. — A ruling by a federal appeals court Monday means Maryland schools can develop support plans for transgender or gender-nonconforming students without the consent of their parents. The 4th Circuit said the children — not the parents —... Read More

6th Circuit Allows Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
Law
6th Circuit Allows Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
2023-07-10 20:47:27
by Jacquelyn Burrer

WASHINGTON — The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Saturday that a Tennessee law banning doctors from providing gender-affirming care for minors could go into effect immediately. The 2-1 decision is considered groundbreaking because it marks the first time... Read More

Transgender Rights Advocates Shed Light on Trans Youth Experience
LGBTQ+
Transgender Rights Advocates Shed Light on Trans Youth Experience
2023-06-09 18:30:57
by Quinn O'Connor

WASHINGTON — Following an unprecedented spike in anti-LGBTQ+ measures sweeping state houses this year, five transgender rights advocates gathered at a panel on Thursday afternoon to discuss the impact of anti-trans laws and rhetoric.  "It certainly feels like a state... Read More

Large Number of Rural Transgender Adults Feel They Lack Family Support
Mental Health
Large Number of Rural Transgender Adults Feel They Lack Family Support
2023-06-07 19:54:47
by Dan McCue

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Transgender adults living in rural communities are far less likely to feel they get the familial support they need than those living in urban settings or so-called cisgender adults, those who identify with the sex registered for... Read More

Proposed Ed Dept. Rule Would Block Flat-Out Ban of Trans Athletes
Education
Proposed Ed Dept. Rule Would Block Flat-Out Ban of Trans Athletes
2023-04-06 22:24:03
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a rule change on athletic eligibility under Title IX on Thursday that would block schools from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes from teams that are consistent with their gender identities. The notice of... Read More

Montana Judge Blocks Anti-Trans Birth Certificate Rule
Discrimination
Montana Judge Blocks Anti-Trans Birth Certificate Rule

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge blocked health officials on Thursday from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate. District Court Judge Michael Moses chided attorneys for the state... Read More

Texas Supreme Court Rules to Allow Trans Abuse Inquiries 
In The States
Texas Supreme Court Rules to Allow Trans Abuse Inquiries 
2022-05-13 21:12:58
by Reece Nations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that the state child welfare agency can continue investigating parents and doctors who provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Gov. Greg Abbott’s February directive to the Texas Department of... Read More

DOJ Warns State AGs Not to Block Access to Gender Affirming Care
Civil Rights
DOJ Warns State AGs Not to Block Access to Gender Affirming Care
2022-04-01 19:08:23
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice warned all state attorneys general on Thursday that preventing transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care infringes on the constitutional protections of the 14th Amendment. The Justice Department’s warning came in a letter signed by... Read More

Texas Court Blocks Transgender Youth Abuse Inquiries
In The States
Texas Court Blocks Transgender Youth Abuse Inquiries
2022-03-14 21:49:46
by Reece Nations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County District Court issued an injunction on Friday temporarily preventing the enforcement of a directive compelling the state child welfare agency to investigate gender-transitioning medical treatment cases as child abuse. Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued... Read More

Prosecutors Refuse to Enforce Texas Directive on Transgender Care
In The States
Prosecutors Refuse to Enforce Texas Directive on Transgender Care
2022-02-25 14:51:28
by Reece Nations

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive on Tuesday compelling the state child welfare agency to investigate reports of “gender-transitioning procedures” as child abuse, but some district attorneys are refusing to comply. The directive followed Texas Attorney... Read More

COVID-19 Increases Barriers to Gender-Affirming Surgeries
Health
COVID-19 Increases Barriers to Gender-Affirming Surgeries
2021-09-29 15:11:17
by Alexa Hornbeck

Transgender and non-binary patients seeking gender-affirming surgeries, such as a mastectomy or genital reconstruction, are required to provide a letter from a trained mental health provider in order to receive clearance for surgery. However, the COVID-19 pandemic led to cancellation... Read More

Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Teacher Opposed to Transgender Policy
Law
Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Teacher Opposed to Transgender Policy
2021-09-02 20:34:36
by Tom Ramstack

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Virginia Supreme Court ruled this week that a public school teacher must be reinstated after he was suspended for refusing to use transgender students’ preferred names and pronouns. The teacher, physical education instructor Tanner Cross, cited... Read More

Virginia Teacher Reinstated After Dispute Over Transgender Students
Law
Virginia Teacher Reinstated After Dispute Over Transgender Students
2021-06-08 21:05:36
by Tom Ramstack

A judge on Tuesday ordered a Leesburg, Va., elementary teacher reinstated in his job after he was suspended for refusing to address transgender and nonbinary students according to their gender preferences. Physical education teacher Byron “Tanner” Cross refused to address... Read More

Reversing Trump, Pentagon Releases New Transgender Policies
Military
Reversing Trump, Pentagon Releases New Transgender Policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday swept away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance with gender transition. The new department... Read More

Biden to Drop Trump’s Military Transgender Ban
Military
Biden to Drop Trump's Military Transgender Ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military, dumping a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his... Read More

Gay, Transgender Workers Protected by Anti-Discrimination Laws, Supreme Court Rules
Employment
Gay, Transgender Workers Protected by Anti-Discrimination Laws, Supreme Court Rules
2020-06-15 15:50:14
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. The 6-3 ruling was considered something of a surprise, given the supposed... Read More

Atlanta-Based Court Considers School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy
Civil Rights
Atlanta-Based Court Considers School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy

ATLANTA — Judges on the federal appeals court in Atlanta on Thursday peppered lawyers with questions in a case that could set an important precedent for bathroom access by transgender high school students. Two judges, both members of the more... Read More

Supreme Court Debates Whether Discrimination by ‘Sex’ Includes Gay and Transgender Workers
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Debates Whether Discrimination by 'Sex' Includes Gay and Transgender Workers
2019-10-08 22:33:25
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The cases came from New York, Georgia and Michigan. In one, Donald Zarda, a Long Island man who taught skydiving for 15 years, was fired by his employer, Altitude Express, when a female customer complained that he had... Read More

Federal Judge Affirms North Carolina Transgender Restroom Rights
State News
Federal Judge Affirms North Carolina Transgender Restroom Rights
2019-07-24 14:07:42
by Dan McCue

A federal judge approved a legal settlement Tuesday affirming transgender people's right to use restrooms matching their gender identity in many North Carolina public buildings. The consent decree between the state's Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, and transgender plaintiffs covers a... Read More

Supreme Court to Take Up LGBT Job Discrimination Cases
Supreme Court
Supreme Court to Take Up LGBT Job Discrimination Cases
2019-04-22 20:20:31
by Dan McCue

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up the question of whether provisions of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting employment discrimination applies to LGBT individuals. The justices said they would hear Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia,... Read More

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