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North Carolina legislators lifted the 100-limit cap on charter schools in 2011, and now there are now 167 charter schools in the state. The school, affiliated with Team CFA, and its affiliate, The Challenge Foundation, is one of 10 charter schools in North Carolina funded by these organizations.
Moral Monday demonstrators rally against North Carolina's anti-transgender House Bill 2 in May. A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the University of North Carolina to allow transgender students and staff to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity, blocking enforcement of the state's controversial "bathroom bill" known as House Bill 2, while a lawsuit challenging the anti-LGBTQ legislation proceeds. "Today, the tightness that I have felt in my chest every day since H.B. 2 passed has eased.
"Today is a great day for me, and hopefully this is a start to chipping away at the injustice of HB 2," transgender UNC employee says in statement A federal judge ruled Friday that the University of North Carolina would not have to adhere to the state's controversial "bathroom bill." In what is considered a major, if temporary, victory in the fight against North Carolina's controversial HB2, also known as the "bathroom bill," a federal judge ruled Friday that the University of North Carolina would not have to adhere to the law that would force transgender students and employees to use the restroom associated with the gender on their birth certificate.
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. In a temporary injunction signed Sunday, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that the federal education law known as Title IX "is not ambiguous" about sex being defined as "the biological and anatomical differences between male and female students as determined at their birth."
In a speech to pastors, Sen. Marco Rubio urged religious conservatives to love gay people, instead of judging them for their behavior. Rubio began by reasserting his belief that marriage was between one man and one woman, but cautioned people of faith to avoid "heated rhetoric" against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans.
Texas and 11 other states are asking a federal judge to halt an Obama administration directive on bathroom rights for transgender students in U.S. public schools. The hearing Friday in Fort Worth comes three months after federal officials told schools that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
In this Feb. 13, 2016 file photo, the Supreme Court building at seen sunset in Washington. The Supreme Court's order blocking a transgender male from using the boys' restroom at his Virginia school underscores how the presidential election results will shape the high court.
The U.S. Supreme Court said a Virginia school board can block a transgender male from using the boys bathroom at his school until the court decides whether to intervene in his case. On Wednesday, the high court agreed to allow the Gloucester County School Board to bar Gavin Grimm from the bathroom that matches his gender identity until the justices decide whether to review an appeals court ruling in his case.
Student Gavin Grimm, who was barred from using the boys' bathroom at his local high school in Gloucester County, Virginia, is seen in an undated photo. Grimm was born a female but identifies as a male.
The Cardinals and All-Pro defensive back Mathieu have... . An injured Arizona Cardinals' Tyrann Mathieu gets a hug from starting quarterback Carson Palmer during practice at the NFL football team's training camp Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz.
The U.S. Supreme Court says a Virginia school board can block a transgender male from using the boy's bathroom at his school until it decides whether to intervene in his case. A Virginia school board can block a transgender male from using the boys restroom when school starts next month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2016 CONTACT: J.P. Duffy or Alice Chao, FRC-NEWS or -372-6397 U.S. Supreme Court's Hold on School Bathroom Ruling Is Encouraging News for Schools Resisting Obama's Bathroom Edict WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court put a hold on a court ruling that forced a Virginia school district to open a boy's bathroom to a biological girl who identifies as transgendered. Earlier this year, the Obama administration sent guidance to schools throughout the country directing school administrators to allow self-identified "transgender" students to use the restrooms and changing rooms of the student's choosing.
Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for president with "humility, determination and boundless confidence in America's promise," taking her place as the first woman to lead a major presidential ticket Thursday night on the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. She accepted the nomination with a speech that was in keeping with someone who presents herself as a practical, dogged, policy-oriented striver who gets knocked down and then gets straight back up.
The Navy is set to name a ship after the pioneering LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, who was killed while in office in 1978. The Navy is planning to name one of its new oil tankers after the pioneering gay rights activist who served his country as a diving officer during the Korean War, Milk had to hide his sexuality when he served because openly gay people were officially banned from serving in the U.S. armed forces - a rule that lasted until 2011.
There are stark differences between the 2016 Democratic and Republican platforms. The GOP platform has been described by Log Cabin Republican President Gregory Angelo to have the most anti-LGBT language in history.
Jackson signed Ordinance 1466-13, which amends Cleveland's anti-LGBT discrimination law to prohibit businesses from banning their employees and customers to use restrooms that are consistent with their gender identity, during a ceremony at Cleveland City Hall. Equality Ohio Executive Director Alana Jochum and Jacob Nash, a trans man who co-chaired the campaign in support of the proposal, were among those who joined the mayor on stage.
The Democratic National Convention is creating LGBT history in full public view. This will mark the first national political party convention with LGBT participation on every level: the largest number of out LGBT delegates and OUT delegates at every level, from a small country district to super delegate, from county commissioner to U.S. Senator.
From left: Susanne Joan Gamber, an activist and Veteran of the United States Air Force; Jeremiah Allen, a Queer, Trans African-American and Indigenous tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Lakota Sioux tribe; Nathaniel Rhysnburger, group leader with West Sound Transbrella; and Mitchell C. Hunter, a transman activist, leader, and spokesman in the transgender community. BREMERTON - On Friday, July 15, members of the public and the Kitsap County Council for Human Rights gathered for a forum discussing the transgender experience, intersectionality and implicit bias in our community.
Peter Thiel on Thursday became the first openly gay Republican convention speaker in history to talk about his sexual orientation, and said he disagreed with portions of his party's platform that restrict rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. "I am proud to be gay.
Prodding her party, Caitlyn Jenner said Wednesday it was easier to come out as transgender than as a Republican and conceded Democrats promote more inclusive policies. Jenner, the Olympic gold medalist and transgender activist, gently chastised Republicans as she spoke at a brunch on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention.