Tag: Gender identity
West Virginia transgender athlete bill wins Senate approval
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender females in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...
Arkansas lawmakers advance scaled-back hate crimes measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced a drastically scaled-back hate crimes bill on Monday that longtime supporters of such legislation have...
No prison time for transgender ex-neo-Nazi in threat case
SEATTLE — A federal judge decided Wednesday not to impose prison time on a former member of a neo-Nazi ring that made threats against...
Lawsuit targets Virginia’s policies on transgender students
RICHMOND, Va. — A faith-based conservative group filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Virginia's new state guidelines on the treatment of transgender students in public...
NY social service agency sued for not allowing X gender mark
ALBANY, N.Y. — Nonbinary New Yorkers who currently must declare themselves as male or female to receive Medicaid, food stamps and other public assistance...
Arkansas Senate OKs ban on treatments for transgender youth
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved banning gender confirming treatments for minors, sending the governor a restriction on transgender youth...
South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports,...
UN commission urges equality for women in decision-making
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a...
Tennessee’s governor signs transgender athlete bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law Friday banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, making it the third state...
Arkansas governor signs medical conscience objections law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious...
