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Sarah Huckabee Sanders orders state to ignore new Title IX rules

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) ordered the state on Thursday to defy new changes to Title IX that add protections for transgender students....

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Transgender care polices in W.Va., NC are discriminatory, judge rules

State health care plans and government-funded insurance programs cannot exclude coverage for gender-affirming medical care, a federal appeals court...

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Texas AG sues Biden administration over Title IX rules that expand transgender student protections

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday sued the Biden administration over new federal nondiscrimination protections for transgender students....

29.04.2024 9

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Red states set stage for federal showdown over transgender student protections 

A growing number of Republican-led states are pledging to reject new Title IX rules finalized this month by the Education Department, teeing up a...

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White House Correspondents' weekend kicks off with celebration of LGBTQ community

Leaders in politics, technology and media celebrated the beginning of the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner weekend with the...

26.04.2024 8

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West Virginia attorney general says state will appeal ruling on transgender athlete ban to Supreme Court

West Virginia plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear for a second time a case over the state's restrictions on transgender student-athletes, its...

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Louisiana education chief tells schools to ignore new Title IX rules for transgender students

Louisiana’s top education official on Monday instructed schools to ignore new Title IX rules unveiled by the Biden administration, warning that...

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Finalized Biden Title IX regulations add protections for transgender students

The Biden administration Friday unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based...

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Montana sued over refusal to amend transgender people’s identity documents

Two transgender women sued Montana and several state agencies Thursday in a class-action lawsuit challenging a policy that prohibits transgender...

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Ohio judge blocks ban on gender-affirming care for minors

An Ohio judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state’s ban on gender-affirming health care from taking effect, handing a preliminary victory to...

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Finance Dems accuse Republican AGs of abusing authority to get records of transgender minors

Republican attorneys general in at least four states have abused their oversight authorities to demand the private medical records of transgender...

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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce felony ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The Supreme Court granted a request by Idaho’s attorney general on Monday to lift a lower court’s temporary injunction preventing the state from...

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Transgender veterans file second lawsuit against VA over gender-affirming surgery coverage

An advocacy group for transgender veterans filed a second lawsuit against the U.S. government Monday for excluding gender-affirming surgery from...

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Schatz, Takano offer resolution supporting LGBTQ students 

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) unveiled a resolution Friday demanding “equal educational opportunity, basic civil...

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Idaho governor signs bill barring required use of transgender students' pronouns

Idaho schools will soon be unable to require staff and students to use a transgender student’s name and pronouns under legislation signed this week...

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Dawn Staley gives boost to trans rights on championship weekend

University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley on Saturday said transgender women and girls should be allowed to compete on...

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LGBTQ-themed books most targeted by bans, says American Library Association

More than half of 2023’s most challenged library books have LGBTQ themes or characters, the American Library Association said Monday. Maia...

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Bill to restrict transgender student-athlete participation fails in Nebraska

Nebraska lawmakers on Friday declined to advance legislation to ban transgender student-athletes from competing on school sports teams that align with...

06.04.2024 8

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Judge denies New York county executive request to block AG order to rescind transgender athlete ban

A federal judge on Thursday denied Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s (R) request to block a cease-and-desist order issued by New York...

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UN body approves first resolution protecting rights of intersex people 

The United Nations Human Rights Council voted Thursday to adopt a first-of-its-kind initiative protecting the rights of intersex people. Twenty-four...

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Nebraska's proposed transgender athlete bill is constitutional, state AG says

A Nebraska bill seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity is constitutional, the...

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DOJ sues Utah, state corrections department for discriminating against transgender woman

The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Utah and its corrections department on Tuesday over alleged violations of the Americans with...

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Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender athlete ban

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers rejected a proposal Tuesday to ban transgender student-athletes from competing on sports teams consistent...

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Idaho governor signs bill banning use of public funds for gender-affirming care

Transgender people in Idaho will no longer be able to use Medicaid and other publicly funded programs to help cover the cost of gender-affirming...

29.03.2024 20

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Kansas lawmakers send bill banning gender-affirming care for minors to governor's desk

Kansas could become the latest state to ban gender-affirming health care for minors after its Republican-dominated legislature sent a bill prohibiting...

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Sacramento declares itself a sanctuary city for transgender people

The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a resolution declaring the California capital a sanctuary for transgender people....

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ACLU sues Ohio over ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state of Ohio Tuesday over a law set to take effect next month that bans gender-affirming medical care for...

27.03.2024 10

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White House looking for 'opportunity to repeal' funding bill provision preventing US embassies from flying pride flags

The White House said it is looking to work with Congress to repeal an effective ban on LGBTQ pride flags flown over U.S. embassies in legislation...

25.03.2024 4

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Advocacy groups slam Oklahoma DA for not bring charges in fight involving Nex Benedict

LGBTQ advocacy groups are decrying Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler's announcement that no criminal charges will be filed in...

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New Hampshire House votes to ban transgender women and girls from female school sports

New Hampshire House lawmakers voted Thursday to bar transgender women and girls from participating on female school sports teams, positioning the...

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Oklahoma medical examiner rules Nex Benedict's death a suicide

Oklahoma high school student Nex Benedict died from suicide, the state Medical Examiner’s office ruled Wednesday, ending more than a month of...

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Utah corrections department discriminated against transgender woman, DOJ says

The Utah Department of Corrections violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it failed to provide a transgender woman with her hormone...

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GLAAD calls for removal of Oklahoma's top education official in new ad following death of Nex Benedict

The LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD is launching a new multimedia ad campaign calling for the removal of Oklahoma’s top education official,...

12.03.2024 4

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Nex Benedict's death in Oklahoma prompts federal investigation. What happens now?

The Department of Education’s federal investigation into the death of Oklahoma 16-year-old Nex Benedict could take months and yield potentially...

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Most voters oppose candidates who campaign against transgender people: Poll

Candidates who often discuss restrictions on transgender Americans or signal support for policies that limit access to gender-affirming health care...

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Earmark pulled from Philly LGBTQ center over 'kink' parties

Confusion reigned Wednesday after an earmark for a Philadelphia LGBTQ center was pulled from a spending bill making its way through Congress....

07.03.2024 20

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Julie Johnson poised for victory in Texas primary, set to be first LGBTQ Congress member from the South

Texas state Rep. Julie Johnson (D) appears headed for the November general election for a Texas House seat left open by Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas),...

06.03.2024 10

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Federal appeals court blocks Florida’s 'Stop WOKE Act' rules for businesses

A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Monday to block a Florida law preventing businesses from requiring employees to attend workplace trainings...

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Texas students ask Supreme Court to block university’s drag show ban

Students at a west Texas university are asking the Supreme Court to take emergency action to allow them to hold a charity drag performance at their...

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Education Department launching an investigation into death of Nex Benedict

The Department of Education said Friday that it is opening an investigation into the death of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old Oklahoma high school student...

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District court blocks Texas AG demand for documents on trans youth

A Texas district court judge on Friday temporarily halted a demand from the state attorney general’s office for an LGBTQ advocacy group to hand over...

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New York AG Letitia James threatens 'decisive legal action' over county's transgender athlete ban

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Friday demanded that a Nassau County official immediately repeal an executive order restricting the...

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Advocacy group sues Texas AG over following to turn over documents on trans youth

PFLAG National, a nonprofit LGBTQ advocacy group, on Wednesday asked a Texas court to block a request from the state attorney general’s office to...

29.02.2024 1

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Tennessee House passes stringent restrictions on pride flags in schools

Tennessee’s Republican-controlled House voted Monday to approve legislation that would largely prevent pride flags from being displayed in public...

27.02.2024 3

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Texas governor responds to LGBTQ human rights criticisms: 'The UN can go pound sand'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) over the weekend brushed off recent criticism of new state laws that target LGBTQ individuals, as well as claims that such...

26.02.2024 4

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Equality Act backers undeterred by lack of progress three years later

2021 started as a banner year for LGBTQ rights. In January, newly-inaugurated President Joe Biden signed a pair of executive orders to combat...

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Advocates, lawmakers link nonbinary Oklahoma teen's death to anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric

As the shocking death of a nonbinary Oklahoma high school student reverberates through the LGBTQ community, advocacy groups and state and federal...

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Idaho asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of gender-affirming care ban

Idaho has asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action so the state can enforce its felony ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender...

20.02.2024 10

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House Democrats question Johnson's invitation of far-right preacher known for anti-LGBTQ views

More than two dozen House Democrats in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and the Office of the Chaplain are demanding answers as to why the...

16.02.2024 7

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Virginia Department of Education sued over model transgender policies

Two Virginia public school students in complaints filed Thursday allege the state's model policies for transgender students violate local and federal...

15.02.2024 2

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