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Tennessee Moves to Define Male and Female in State Law, Risks Losing Millions in Federal Funding
Transgender people in Tennessee would be prevented from changing their driver’s licenses and birth certificates under legislation recently approved by the Republican senators.
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Girls HS Basketball Team Forfeits Game Because It Refused to Play Against a Team With a Transgender Player
The Christian school that canceled expressed concern about “the fairness of the game.”
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Hundreds of Iowa Students Walk Out of Classes to Protest Anti-LGBTQ Bills
Hundreds of Iowa students walked out of classes on Wednesday to protest anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the process of being passed, including bills that prohibit instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation.
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Bethany Hamilton Says She'll Boycott World Surf League Events Because of Policies Allowing Trans Women to Compete
The pro surfer is questioning new policies adopted by the World Surf League.
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Texas Attorney General Sought State Data on Driver's License Gender Changes: Report
The office of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this summer sought data on how many people had changed the gender information on their driver’s license, according to a Washington Post report.
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Vermont's First Trans Lawmaker Gets Engaged at Rainbow-Lit White House
Vermont’s first transgender lawmaker got engaged to her partner while the White House was lit with rainbow lights.
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Vet Sues to Strike Down Federal Rule Blocking Health Care Coverage of Daughter's Gender Transition
A court filing says the veteran’s daughter has been denied treatments recommended by doctors due to a federal statute dating 1976 that excludes surgical treatments for gender transition.
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At Least 32 Transgender People Killed in US in 2022: Report
An LGBTQ advocacy group says at least 32 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed in the United States in 2022.
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Beauty Pageant Can Ban Trans Contestants With First Amendment Right, Federal Court Says
A federal appellate court says a national beauty pageant has a First Amendment right to exclude a transgender woman from competing, because including her could interfere with the message the pageant wants to send about what characteristics make an ideal woman. Wednesday’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Anita Green, who...
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Maren Morris Says She Doesn't Feel Comfortable Going to CMA Awards Amid Brittany Aldean Feud
Maren Morris shared she doesn’t feel at “home” at the 2022 CMA Awards after she and Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany Aldean exchanged harsh words online.
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Why This Professor Said ‘People With a Capacity for Pregnancy'
Professor Khiara Bridges went viral this week after her exchange with Sen. Josh Hawley during a hearing on abortion rights. She called out the Missouri senator for transphobia after he questioned Bridges’ use of the term “people with a capacity for pregnancy.” That term is more inclusive of trans and nonbinary people who are capable of getting pregnant, explains Leslie...
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How a Black, Trans-Led LGBTQ Center in Chicago Heals Its Community & Its Founder
Pride month shines a spotlight on the people and organizations working to serve the LGBTQ+ community. But those groups are doing this important work every day of the year. We’re talking about places like Brave Space Alliance. It’s the first LGBTQ resource center on Chicago’s Southside that’s both Black and transgender-led. BSA is open every weekday and provides services like...
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Ohio Law Could Require Athletes to Verify Their Anatomy. That's Invasive, Activist Says
Ohio passed a law that would require student athletes to submit to invasive gender inspections, and athletes whose identity is disputed would have to provide a doctor’s statement about their anatomy. The bill aimed at trans athletes passed after it was slipped into an unrelated bill in a nighttime legislative session. Kathryn Poe of Equality Ohio joined LX News to...
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Schuyler Bailar is Fighting Ignorance About Trans Athletes
Schuyler Bailar, a Harvard alum who was the first trans athlete to compete in NCAA Division I, says the pushback against trans athletes in sports is fueled by ignorance and propaganda. Now, he teaches gender literacy and has to break through “knee-jerk reactions” and go deeper into the topic to help people understand. “I have changed lots of people’s minds...
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Pulse Survivor: Florida Wants to Deny ‘Life-Saving Care' For Trans People
Dozens of civil rights groups and medical institutions say gender-affirming care for trans people can save lives. Contrary to those groups, the state of Florida could move to restrict Medicaid dollars from being used toward gender-affirming care, with health officials and Gov. Ron DeSantis claiming the scientific evidence supporting trans health practices is “weak.” The move could bring the influence...
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Transgender Medication Law in Alabama Blocked by Judge
A federal judge has blocked part of an Alabama law that makes it a felony to give gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke issued a preliminary injunction on Friday to stop the state from enforcing the medication ban while a court challenge goes forward. The law took effect on May 8. Parents with...
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Texas Supreme Court Ruling Allows Trans Youth Parent Investigations to Resume
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday allowed the state to resume investigations into parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family investigated following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Justice Dept Files a Challenge to Alabama Transgender Law
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday challenged an Alabama law making it a felony for doctors to treat transgender people under age 19 with puberty-blockers and hormones to help affirm their new gender identity.
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LGBTQ Leader Is Key in Blocking Kansas Ban on Trans Athletes
Kansas appears unlikely to join the growing number of states banning transgender athletes female sports in schools and colleges, and Tom Witt is one of the main figures behind that effort.
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WATCH: Missouri State Representative's Impromptu Speech Goes Viral
A Missouri state representative went viral this week after delivering an impassioned speech opposing a transgender sports bill. The bill, which later passed 89-40, bans transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams.