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Arizona’s anti-trans bills meet resistance among Republicans
Still, hesitation on some fronts may do little to stop the state’s remaining proposed anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
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Ken Paxton dined with the family of a trans kid. They now feel under attack.
Amber Briggle wants to know why her state’s attorney general issued a directive that states gender-affirming care is child abuse after Paxton visited her family for hours in 2016.
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A record number of out LGBTQ+ Olympians are competing. China doesn't want to talk about it.
China’s crackdown has affected gender-rights advocates and again raises questions about how sporting events should address the way host nations handle human rights.
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Anti-'woke’ bills could affect LGBTQ+ sensitivity training for eldercare, advocates worry
As states consider bills restricting discussions on diversity in schools, Florida and Tennessee both have bills that may have effects far beyond the classroom.
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She says her school kicked her out for being trans. She wants the rules to change.
Kalie Hargrove has a Title IX complaint against Lincoln Christian University — plus joined a class-action suit challenging a loophole that lets religious schools be exempted from rules that ban discrimination.
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More states want to restrict how LGBTQ+ people, issues are discussed in schools
At least seven state legislatures are discussing whether to regulate how textbooks, teachers and school curriculums talk about gender and sexualities.
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White House condemns South Dakota over anti-trans sports law
The administration said the legislation is ‘nothing more than bullying.’ It is unclear if officials can or will take legal action.
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Kids in South Dakota have spent most of their youth fighting anti-trans bills. One was just signed into law.
SB 46 looks a lot like other bills passed over the last two years that aim to block transgender kids, trans girls in particular, from playing sports.
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‘Those dollars and cents add up’: Full-time trans workers face a wage gap, poll finds
Trans and gender-nonconforming people are among the lowest paid LGBTQ+ full-time workers in the United States, a new snapshot poll shows.
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Biden administration releases new transgender federal prison policy
Biden’s policy will require federal prison staff to use a transgender person’s lived name and pronouns in an effort to combat widespread abuse behind bars.