Tag: Gender issues
High court asked to review men-only draft registration law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether it's sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for...
Transgender Salvadoran killed despite long search for safety
SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador — Rejected by her family, Zashy Zuley del Cid Velásquez fled her coastal village in 2014, the first of a...
More than 100 LGBTQ candidates compete in Mexican election
MEXICO CITY — For years, transgender activist Roshell Terranova protested in the streets and knocked on the doors of Mexico’s Congress to make the...
Florida governor bans transgender women from school sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday barring transgender females from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes born...
SEC matches record with 7 teams named NCAA regional hosts
OMAHA, Neb. — The Southeastern Conference matched its record with seven teams among 16 regional hosts announced Sunday for the NCAA baseball tournament.
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Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A cultural clash pitting religious beliefs against gay rights has jeopardized Kentucky's long-running relationship with a foster care and adoption agency...
Judge orders mediation in transgender rant beer toss case
GALLOWAY, N.J. — A New Jersey judge is turning to community mediation to try to resolve the case of a middle school vice principal...
Tennessee bathroom law sponsor now says it has penalties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The sponsor of Tennessee’s new law requiring businesses and government facilities to post signs if they let transgender people access multi-person...
Transgender sports ban bill headed to Louisiana governor
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House overwhelmingly gave final passage Thursday to legislation prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams in...
Dueling harassment claims in transphobic rant, beer toss
GALLOWAY, N.J. — A New Jersey vice principal who threw beer at a group of people who were filming his wife's rant against a...
