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Category Archives: Transgender
U.S. Supreme Court to consider injunction allowing transgender Gloucester student bathroom access
The Gloucester County School Board is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court as it seeks a stay an injunction allowing a transgender student to use the boys restroom next school year.
Caitlyn Jenner Takes Half-Step Toward RNC Appearance
Caitlyn Jenner isn't wavering in her support for Republicans; she just booked an appearance in Cleveland, the site of the Republican National Convention, two days after the confab begins on July 18. Jenner will appear at a "Big Tent Brunch" hosted by groups like Equality Ohio and socially-liberal conservatives, including the American Unity Fund and the Log Cabin Republicans, the latter being an LGBT GOP organization. Former talk show host Montell Williams, a Republican LGBT rights supporter, will introduce Jenner at the event, which will call for the party to embrace queer rights in its new platform.
HRC Blasts Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson for Discriminatory Attack on Transgender Students
Today, the Human Rights Campaign , the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization, denounced Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson for filing a federal lawsuit on behalf of 10 states seeking to block President Barack Obama's historic guidance to ensure the dignity and equal treatment of transgender students in public and federally-funded schools. "It's a sad day when powerful law enforcement officials come together to harm children by collectively discriminating against them simply because of who they are," said JoDee Winterhof, senior vice president for policy and political affairs at The Human Rights Campaign.
The Transgen Tip of the Icebergby Jake CurtisFor going on eight years …
Obama's transgender proclamation is just the latest in a long line of 'guidance' letters issued to establish direct presidential control of state governments. or going on eight years America has been witness to a president unmoored to the constitution.
Justice Department asks judge to block transgender law
The request for a preliminary injunction, filed late Tuesday, provides the most extensive look yet at the Justice Department's argument that the bathroom-access requirements violate federal law. The filing comes just after North Carolina lawmakers left the measure largely intact during their session that ended Friday, all but ensuring that the measure's fate will be decided in federal court.
Fourth of July: John Cena’s video pitch to redirect American patriotism
In this Fourth of July video, he says that patriotism isn't simply about pride in country. It's about loving other Americans.
Religious supporters of Miss. law look to appeal
Religious supporters of a Mississippi law dealing with objections to same-sex marriage say they hope a higher court will overturn the federal judge who stopped the law from taking effect. Those who oppose the measure are applauding the action by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves to block House Bill 1523 , saying proponents of the law are misusing religion to support it.
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Supporters of the LGBT rights movement won the latest round against conservatives when a federal judge ruled that a Mississippi "religious objections" law is unconstitutional, just moments before it was to take effect Friday. The decision could influence federal judges considering challenges to other state laws and will be held up by gay-rights advocates as another reason for legislatures to back off considering similar bills.
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A federal judge blocked a controversial Mississippi law that would've gone into effect Friday, which would've allowed businesses and government employees to deny services to gay and transgender people based on religious grounds. U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves issued a 60-page opinion in which he described the Mississippi law, known as House Bill 1523, as "state-sanctioned discrimination."
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A federal judge blocked a controversial Mississippi law that would've gone into effect Friday which would've allowed businesses and government employees to deny services to gay and transgender people based on religious grounds. U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves issued a 60-page opinion in which he described the Mississippi law, known as House Bill 1523, as "state-sanctioned discrimination."
Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops in military
Transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, the Pentagon announced Thursday, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces. Saying it's the right thing to do, Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out a yearlong implementation plan declaring that "Americans who want to serve and can meet our standards should be afforded the opportunity to compete to do so."
Two transgender candidates win primaries: Today’s number in politics
Democratic candidate for senate Misty Snow poses for a photograph Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Primary voters in Utah and Colorado Tuesday selected transgender women, both named Misty, to run for spots in Congress next fall, reports Politico.
Ken Paxton Lays Out Case Against Fort Worth ISD Bathroom Regulations
In an opinion issued late Tuesday afternoon, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Fort Worth ISD's attempt to let all students use a restroom consistent with their gender identity is likely illegal. Paxton was asked for the opinion in May by Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, an outspoken opponent of letting transgender children use either bathroom.
Pentagon Plans to Lift Ban on Transgender Troops
The U.S. Defense Department plans to repeal its ban on transgender service members, ending a year of contentious internal debate about how they can serve openly. The decision is expected to be announced July 1, USA Today reported Friday, citing a senior Pentagon official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Column: Why political correctness is a good thing
Why did a 29-year-old man who had previously been investigated by the FBI remain free and able to terrorize an Orlando gay bar? The NRA's Chris Cox wrote a column for USA Today identifying political correctness - specifically, the Obama administration's - as the chief factor in creating the opportunity for the massacre. He later doubled down on his claim in an interview with Face the Nation.
Marriage ruling plaintiff from Ohio dedicated to activism
Three years ago Sunday, Jim Obergefell asked his longtime partner to marry him, beginning a whirlwind of events that led to his name being at the top of the U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted exactly two years later in legalization of same-sex marriage across America. He and terminally ill John Arthur were married aboard a medically equipped plane on a tarmac in Maryland, where they flew because of Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
President Obama on Why He Made Stonewall a Landmark
When the Obama administration announced on Friday that it would designate Stonewall as a government landmark, it came in the form of a moving video . Now, with his weekly address, President Obama is more fully explaining what compelled him to make history.
Afghanistan vet celebrates end of military’s transgender ban
Staff Sgt. Patricia King said she was celebrating Friday's news that the Pentagon will formally open the ranks to transgender troops.
Putin: A New Cold War?
On June 20th of this year, CNN ran a piece containing declassified information about the Cold War spies of the 1970s. During the presentation, a former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence articulated the foundational assumptions behind the struggle between the former Soviet Union and the Western democracies.