In Shift, Justice Dept. Says Law Doesn’t Bar Transgender Discrimination In Shift, Justice Dept. Says Law Doesn’t Bar Transgender Discrimination:- Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to take the position in court cases that transgender people are not protected by a civil rights law that bans […]
Transgender and Transsexuals
Trump Gives Mattis Wide Discretion Over Transgender Ban Trump Gives Mattis Wide Discretion Over Transgender Ban:- President Trump signed a long-awaited directive on Friday that precludes transgender individuals from joining the military but gives Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wide discretion in determining whether those already in the armed forces can […]
5 Transgender Service Members Sue Trump Over Military Ban 5 Transgender Service Members Sue Trump Over Military Ban:- Five transgender people serving in the United States military sued President Trump and top Pentagon officials on Wednesday, asking that transgender troops be allowed to stay in the military. The lawsuit was […]
North Carolina Legislators Say They Have a Deal to Repeal Restrictive Bathroom Law North Carolina Legislators Say They Have a Deal to Repeal Restrictive Bathroom Law:- North Carolina lawmakers said late Wednesday that they had struck a deal to repeal the state’s contentious bathroom law. The law, which restricted access […]
Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students:- President Trump on Wednesday rescinded protections for transgender students that had allowed them to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity, overruling his own education secretary and placing his administration firmly in the middle […]
Trump Appears Set to Reverse Protections for Transgender Students Trump Appears Set to Reverse Protections for Transgender Students:- President Trump appears on the verge of reversing protections put in place by the Obama administration to stop discrimination against transgender students in schools, officials said Tuesday. Civil rights advocates said that […]
Conservatives Alienated by Boy Scouts’ Shift on Transgender Policy Conservatives Alienated by Boy Scouts’ Shift on Transgender Policy:- When the Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that transgender boys would be welcome to camp, hike and earn merit badges alongside their peers, the move brought praise from critics of the […]
Obama’s Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump Obama’s Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump:- The White House said on Monday that President Trump would leave in place a 2014 Obama administration order that created new workplace protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. In a […]
Supreme Court to Rule in Transgender Access Case Supreme Court to Rule in Transgender Access Case:- The Supreme Court on Friday entered the national debate over transgender rights, announcing that it would decide whether a transgender boy may use the boys’ bathroom in a Virginia high school. The court is […]
