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As his trans daughter struggles, a father pushes past his prejudice. ‘It was like a wake-up'
Before his transgender daughter was suspended after using the girls’ bathroom at her Missouri high school, Dusty Farr was someone else. Now, he has found himself in the unlikely role of fighting bathroom bans in the state.
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NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women's sports. NCAA vows to ensure ‘fair competition'
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced a policy that all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports.
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J.K. Rowling will not be arrested for comments about transgender women, police say
The “Harry Potter” author slammed a newly enacted hate-crime law in Scotland in a series of posts on X in which she referred to transgender women as men.
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Sacramento declares itself a sanctuary city for transgender people
The Sacramento City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to declare the California capital a “sanctuary city for transgender people.”
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No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says
An Oklahoma district attorney said Thursday he doesn’t plan to file any charges in the case of Nex Benedict, the nonbinary 16-year-old Owasso teenager whose death following a fight in a high school bathroom was ruled a suicide.
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Kansas GOP leaders close to banning gender-affirming care for minors
Republican legislators are close to banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas over the Democratic governor’s expected veto.
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Death of transgender student Nex Benedict ruled suicide by medical examiner
The death of Oklahoma student Nex Benedict has been ruled a suicide, according to a medical examiner’s report released Wednesday.
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Women's roller derby league sues suburban New York county over ban on transgender female athletes
The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court on behalf of the Long Island Roller Rebels, argues that the state’s human rights and civil rights statutes explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.
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After Nex Benedict's death, LGBTQ youth group saw 200% rise in crisis contacts from Oklahoma
Rainbow Youth Project, a national LGBTQ suicide prevention group, also said calls increased ahead of a protest in Owasso, Oklahoma, by the Westboro Baptist Church.
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Education Department to open investigation into Nex Benedict's Oklahoma school district
Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old transgender student, died last month after a fight with three students in a school bathroom, drawing global media attention.
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Utah poised to become the next state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people
On Friday, Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a measure that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth.
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In rare move for a GOP politician, Ohio's Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine broke from his party Friday by vetoing a bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for minors.
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Republican governor vetoes Ohio trans health care bill for minors
Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday that sought to block transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care or participating on sport teams that align with their gender identity.
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Virginia court revives lawsuit by teacher fired for refusing to use transgender student's pronouns
A lawsuit filed by a Virginia high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns was reinstated Thursday by the state Supreme Court. Peter Vlaming, a former French teacher at West Point High School, sued the school board and administrators at West Point High School after he was fired in 2018. A judge dismissed…
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Roanoke College women's swim team calls on NCAA to change policy on trans athletes
A Virginia college swim team held a news conference Thursday calling on the NCAA to change its policies to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, receiving praise from Gov. Glenn Youngkin but pushback from advocates calling for more inclusion in sports. Ten Roanoke College swimmers held the news conference after a transgender student who identifies as female...
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College swim team calls on NCAA to change policy on trans athletes
A Virginia college swim team held a news conference Thursday calling on the NCAA to change its policies to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, receiving praise from Gov. Glenn Youngkin but pushback from advocates calling for more inclusion in sports. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Parents who want Youngkin's transgender policies enacted sue the Virginia Beach school board
Two Virginia Beach parents have filed a lawsuit seeking to force their local school system to adopt Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s initiatives for the treatment of transgender students. Those policies roll back many accommodations for transgender students urged by the previous Democratic administration. Last month, the Virginia Beach School Board narrowly voted down a proposal that would have adopted...
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Georgia can resume enforcing ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender youth, judge says
A federal judge in Atlanta has allowed Georgia to resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18.
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All school districts must follow governor's policies, Virginia AG says
The conflict between state officials and some Northern Virginia school leaders over the commonwealth’s policies on transgender and nonbinary students is sharpening after Virginia’s attorney general weighed in with his opinion. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey explains several school districts aren’t planning to follow the guidelines because they believe they conflict with existing laws.
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Virginia school boards must adhere to Gov. Youngkin's new policies on transgender students: AG
Virginia’s attorney general says Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and school boards must follow their guidance. Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares issued the advisory opinion Thursday. It comes as a growing number of school boards across the state are responding to the administration’s...