All posts tagged "gender identity"
-
Laverne Cox: Protect students from anti-transgender bill
Cox is urging people to petition South Dakota's Republican governor to enact a veto
-
McCrory threatens retaliation against Charlotte nondiscrimination ordinance
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his fellow Republicans from the GOP-dominated North Carolina General Assembly are on the warpath against a recently approved ordinance...
-
Lawsuit challenging Fairfax nondiscrimination policy dismissed
A Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the addition of protections covering LGBT students, teachers and staff to Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) nondiscrimination policy....
-
South Dakota Gov. Daugaard to meet with transgender students
Governor to meet with local transgender individuals before deciding whether or not to veto bill
-
Virginia House subcommittee punts on LGBT bills
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee voted 5-2, along party lines, to table a number of LGBT-related bills this week, shuffling them off to the Code Commission...
-
Montana governor issues trans-inclusive nondiscrimination order
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) on Monday issued an executive order extending nondiscrimination protections to state employees and state contractors based on sexual orientation and...
-
Lawsuit: Fairfax LGBT nondiscrimination policy is unlawful
Several Fairfax County residents have filed a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board, alleging that the board’s decision to amend its nondiscrimination policy to...
-
Virginia delegate re-introduces hate crimes reporting bill
“One of the things you learn when you get sent to Richmond is that sometimes you have to take the long view,” says Virginia Del. Rip...
-
Cruz: Obama Administration’s support for trans teens is “lunacy”
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) took aim President Obama for supporting transgender teenagers, particularly allowing them to access the restroom or changing facility consistent with their...
-
HUD proposes gender identity rule for shelter placement
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday proposed a rule that would require emergency shelters to treat transgender people according to...
-
N.Y. governor’s executive order will expand transgender protections
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) plans to issue an executive order that will protect transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education and public accommodations....
-
Model legislation introduced for banning conversion therapy
Whether you call it cookie-cutter politics or a paint-by-numbers approach to legislating, proponents of ending sexual orientation change efforts are offering up model legislation aimed...
-
North Carolina looks to prohibit pro-LGBT ordinances
In yet another anti-LGBT move this year, lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives pulled a sneak attack through an amendment that would strip...
-
Hillary Clinton to address Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign announced on Tuesday that former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the organization and more...
-
Nepal approves pro-LGBT constitution
Nepal’s parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that grants explicit rights to LGBT and gender-nonconforming people. The new constitution, set to take effect...
