All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Viktor Orbán Receives Standing Ovation for Anti-Gay Speech at CPAC
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received a standing ovation after giving a “culture war” speech that attacked liberal ideas and principles, including same-sex marriage and...
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West Virginia Medicaid Must Cover Cost of Transgender Surgical Care
On Aug. 2, a federal judge ruled that West Virginia’s Medicaid program must cover gender-affirming surgical care for transgender patients. U.S. District Court Judge Robert...
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School District: Transgender Students Must Submit Parental Consent Form
A Florida school district is proposing requiring transgender students to submit a parental consent form if they wish to have their gender identity acknowledged in...
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Second Lawsuit Filed Challenging Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A second federal lawsuit has been filed against four Florida school boards challenging the constitutionality of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law and districts’ attempts...
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Florida District Rejects Sex Ed Textbooks for Violating “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A Florida school district has rejected sex education textbooks after the county’s school board rejected two proposed textbooks for allegedly violating the state’s “Parental Rights...
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Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Transgender Sports Ban
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill seeking to bar transgender female athletes from female-designated sports.
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Church Holds Webinar on “Protecting” Children During Pride Month
A Canadian church has been criticized for a social media post advertising a webinar on how to “protect” children during Pride Month. The offending post,...
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Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Law Is Now in Effect
Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law has officially gone into effect, at least partially, as of Friday morning, leaving teachers scrambling to comply with what...
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U.S. House Passes LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act
Last Thursday, U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at making governmental data collection efforts more inclusive. The LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act was introduced last...
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1,000+ Groups Call to Renew United Nations’ LGBTQ Rights Advocate
A coalition of human rights organizations has issued a joint statement urging the United Nations to renew its human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation...
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Texas GOP Snubs Gay Republicans, Adopts Anti-LGBTQ Platform
Official party platform calls homosexuality an "abnormal lifestyle choice" and refuses to acknowledge transgender identity as valid.
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Woman Checks Out All LGBTQ Library Books to Preserve Children’s “Innocence”
A candidate for public office in Maryland says she checked out all of the books from an LGBTQ Pride Month display at the Brunswick Public...
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Americans Divided on Including LGBTQ Topics in Classroom Instruction
A recent national tracking poll find Americans overwhelmingly support teaching sexual education in schools, but are divided when it comes to the discussion of LGBTQ-related...
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New Hampshire House Kills “Parental Rights” Bill Opposed by GOP Governor
Last week, the Republican-led New Hampshire House of Representatives narrowly defeated a proposed “parental rights” bill that Gov. Chris Sununu had already threatened to veto....
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Oklahoma Governor Signs School Bathroom Ban into Law
An Oklahoma bill that restricts transgender students to only using school facilities that match their gender identity is now law. Last week, Republican Gov. Kevin...
