Idaho targets transgender people, birth certificate changes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers moved forward Thursday with legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling declaring such a ban unconstitutional. Ohio and Tennessee are the only other states in the country where transgender people cannot change their birth certificates, according to a... Read More

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February 13, 2020

Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of three female high school runners filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block transgender athletes in Connecticut from participating in girls sports. Selina Soule, a senior at Glastonbury High School, Chelsea Mitchell, a senior at Canton High School and Alanna Smith, a sophomore at Danbury High School are... Read More

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Selina Soule, Transgender

January 23, 2019

High court lets military implement transgender restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration can go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the court’s five conservatives greenlighting it and its four liberal members saying... Read More

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Military, Transgender

November 2, 2018

Anchorage shelter seeks to exclude transgender people

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A faith-based women’s homeless shelter in Anchorage is suing to block the city from requiring it to accept transgender women, which it said would violate its religious beliefs. Lawyers for Alliance Defending Freedom filed a motion in federal court Thursday seeking an injunction to stop the city from applying its gender... Read More

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Transgender

August 6, 2018

Judge sued over refusal to OK transgender teens’ new names

CLEVELAND (AP) — An attorney for the mothers of three transgender teens in Ohio said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that a county judge has shown a disturbing pattern and practice of not allowing transgender children to legally change their names, refusals that can prove harmful and violates their constitutional right to equal protection.... Read More

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Transgender

January 10, 2018

Wisconsin school district settles transgender student’s suit

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school district has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by a transgender high school student for $800,000. The Kenosha Unified School Board voted Tuesday night to settle with Ash Whitaker and end its petition to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging lower court rulings that allowed Whitaker to use the boys’... Read More

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Transgender

January 6, 2018

Transgender inmate seeks rare transfer to female prison

CHICAGO (AP) — A 26-year-old transgender woman serving a 10-year sentence in Illinois for burglary is seeking a rarely granted transfer to a female prison where she says she’ll be less vulnerable to the kinds of sexual assault, taunting and beatings she’s been subjected to in male prisons. Deon “Strawberry” Hampton describes in a lawsuit... Read More

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Deon Hampton, Transgender

January 5, 2018

Transgender inmate seeks rare transfer to female prison

CHICAGO (AP) — A 26-year-old transgender Chicago woman serving a 10-year sentence for burglary is seeking a transfer from a male to a female prison where she says she’ll be less vulnerable to abuse. A federal judge will hear testimony Friday on Deon “Strawberry” Hampton’s transfer request. She says guards single her out for regular... Read More

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Deon Hampton, Transgender

December 28, 2017

Lawsuit: Sam’s Club discriminated against transgender worker

A transgender woman said in a lawsuit Wednesday that she was called “it” and “thing” by co-workers and then wrongfully fired from a North Carolina Sam’s Club store after repeatedly complaining about harassment. The federal lawsuit by Charlene Bost seeks unspecified monetary damages and asks the court to order the big box retailer to train... Read More

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Sam's Club, Transgender

December 26, 2017

DC appeals court denies stay of transgender military ban

A decision by the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is the latest court decision to go against the White House, meaning the issue may end up before the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has lost another attempt to put a hold on a requirement... Read More

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Military, Transgender

December 12, 2017

Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military

WASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender recruits will be allowed to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, the Pentagon said, as President Donald Trump’s ordered ban suffered more legal setbacks. The new policy divulged Monday reflects the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump’s demand earlier this year to bar transgender... Read More

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Transgender

Idaho targets transgender people, birth certificate changes

Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes

High court lets military implement transgender restrictions

Anchorage shelter seeks to exclude transgender people

Judge sued over refusal to OK transgender teens’ new names

Wisconsin school district settles transgender student’s suit

Transgender inmate seeks rare transfer to female prison

Transgender inmate seeks rare transfer to female prison

Lawsuit: Sam’s Club discriminated against transgender worker

DC appeals court denies stay of transgender military ban

Pentagon to allow transgender people to enlist in military

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