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Category Archives: Transgender
What Will HIV Reform Look Like Under Clinton?
After an alarming mis-step in which she praised the Reagans for helping people with AIDS , Hillary Clinton is bouncing back with bold plans to fight stigma and criminalization of HIV. Ronald Reagan, of course, was in large part responsible for the worst of the epidemic.
Your Turn: May 23
Donald Trump arrives to see his daughter, Tiffany Trump, during the graduation ceremony at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. A reader wonders if supporters of the Republican presidential candidate would have attended another institution, Trump University, the subject of lawsuits filed by former students.
Conservatives plot to hold the line on social issues at convention
Faced with an independent-minded nominee, a changing electorate and a well-funded effort to moderate some of the GOP's positions, conservative Republicans are maneuvering to defend the line on social issues at the last place they can: the convention. Efforts are already underway to gain power on the Platform and Rules committees at the once-every-four-years gathering.
Superintendent: No need to obey transgender student policy
Georgia's top education official said Friday that state school districts don't have to comply with the Obama administration's recent guidance that transgender students at public schools be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity.
Oklahoma Republicans want to impeach Obama over transgender bathroom rights, even though ita s futile
No, states can't actually impeach U.S. presidents. But Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are urging Congress to take up their cause.
Another anti-LGBT vote in the GOP House
A box of cupcakes are seen topped with icons of same-sex couples at City Hall in San Francisco. Shouts of "Shame, shame, shame," erupted in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday as Republican lawmakers narrowly defeated legislation to protect the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees of government contractors.
Trump: Missing EgyptAir Aircraft ‘Blown out of the Sky’
Soroptimists of Scotts Bluff County presented $12,0... -- A security guard at a Giant Food grocery store in Washington, D.C., has been charged with simple assault for allegedly pushing a transgender woman out of the s... -- The Chibok schoolgirl rescued from Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria this week was transported to the capital, Abuja, Thursday, where she met privat... LINCOLN - Today, Governor Pete Ricketts highlighted Renewable Fuels Month in Nebraska and the importance of biofuels to the state by kicking off a unique ethanol promotion a... The WESTCO Zephyrs opened their 2016 season Wednesday night at Cleveland field on a tough note. Cheyenne Post 6 toppled the Z's 15-4.
Bathrooms, Polls and the Courts
It shouldn't have come as a surprise to observers that gauging public opinion on the issue of Transgender bathroom rights depends a lot on how you ask the question. But as the fallout from both the controversial North Carolina law that started this argument and the equally controversial federal directive to all public schools in the nation imposing the views of the administration on the nation starts to sort itself out, the debate is bound to change direction.
McCrory lawsuit against feds may help shift HB2 narrative
After weeks of taking a beating from critics over North Carolina's law dictating which restrooms transgender people can use, Gov. Pat McCrory adopted a strategy long favored by Southern conservative governors: He went after the federal government. The governor, trying to reshape the narrative as he fights for his political life, sued the Obama administration last week and accused officials of yet another overreach into state business.
Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender rules
In this May 25, 2016, file photo, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces Texas' lawsuit to challenge President Obama's transgender bathroom order during a news conference in Austin, Texas. A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
Top StoryHigh court: School can block transgender teen from boys room
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. In a 5-3 decision, the high court put on hold a lower court ruling ordering the school board to allow Gavin Grimm to use the bathroom that matches his gender identity.
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Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... **NOTE: THE FORM LETTER IS BLANK.
Nashville, Yeezy Boost, Elizabeth Warren, Julian Edelman, Episcopals, Martin Shkreli: NEWS
VEEP? Elizabeth Warren to meet with Hillary Clinton Friday morning : "The sit-down, coming just hours after the Massachusetts senator formally endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee , will fuel speculation about her prospects as a potential vice presidential pick. The women have had several conversations over the past month, including one that lasted around half an hour, sources told The Washington Post.