Biden admin extends protections to transgender students
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden admin extends protections to transgender students

Associated Press  

The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal sex protections to include transgender and gay students, a move that reverses Trump-era policy and stands against proposals in many states to bar transgender girls from school sports. In announcing the shift, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said gay, lesbian and transgender students “have the same rights and deserve the same protections” as workers. The new action does not reinstate the Obama-era policy but instead clarifies that the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights will investigate complaints of discrimination involving gay or transgender students. Biden’s order directed the Education Department to review all aspects of Title IX — including sweeping changes issued last year by DeVos — and “consider suspending, revising or rescinding” policies that fail to protect students.

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White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump
3 days, 19 hours ago

White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump

LA Times  

President Biden’s administration is looking at which rules to finish and which to pull back before the end of his term. President Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald …

Ohio Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill As Backlash Gains Momentum
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill As Backlash Gains Momentum

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday that requires transgender students from kindergarten through college to use a bathroom that corresponds to their sex assigned at birth, although it has no enforcement mechanism. The bathroom bill requires public and private educational institutions to designate multiperson bathrooms and locker rooms “for the exclusive use” of either males …

Republicans support bathroom ban after US transgender lawmaker elected
1 month ago

Republicans support bathroom ban after US transgender lawmaker elected

Al Jazeera  

Republicans have pushed an effort barring the first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol. The Republican majority leader in the US House of Representatives has said that bathrooms in the US Capitol will be restricted based on “individuals of that biological sex”, following the election of the first transgender person to Congress. The announcement by Majority …

Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines

Associated Press  

Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. And his administration can swiftly start work on one major change: It can exclude transgender students from Title IX protections, which affect school policies on students’ use of pronouns, bathrooms and locker rooms. It is …

Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from the Biden administration to enforce parts of a new federal rule meant to protect LGBTQ+ and pregnant students from discrimination in 10 states where the rule was put on hold by federal judges. Pointing to provisions of the rule that deal with pregnancy discrimination or preemployment inquiries about …

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s new antidiscrimination rules for transgender students in red states
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s new antidiscrimination rules for transgender students in red states

LA Times  

The Supreme Court has refused to lift court orders in 26 conservative states that blocked Education Department rules extending anti-discrimination protections to transgender students. The Supreme Court said Friday it has turned down an appeal from the Biden administration and refused to lift court orders in 26 conservative states that blocked new Education Department rules extending antidiscrimination protections to transgender …

Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Days before a Biden rule against anti-LGBTQ+ bias takes effect, judges are narrowing its reach

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — New federal court rulings are narrowing the Biden administration’s enforcement of a rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination and allowing critics to limit it even further school by school. Sipple’s ruling followed one last week by U.S. District Judge John Broomes in Kansas, who blocked enforcement in that state, Alaska, Utah and Wyoming but also in …

‘We’ve created medical refugees.’ LGBTQ+ healthcare workers fight for gender-affirming care amid rise in anti-trans laws
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We’ve created medical refugees.’ LGBTQ+ healthcare workers fight for gender-affirming care amid rise in anti-trans laws

LA Times  

Nico Olalia had just finished her initial nurse training in the Philippines when she realized her aspirations were growing bigger than her home archipelago. “We’ve created medical refugees who have to leave their state to get that care,” said U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine, the first transgender person confirmed by the Senate to a high government post. Mack …

Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections

Associated Press  

JACKSON, Mississippi — A federal district court judge on Wednesday temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition surgeries and similar medical care for transgender people. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. sided with 15 states that had argued the language the rule was based on — …

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. U.S. District Judge John Broomes …

Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Enforcement of a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students has been blocked in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere by a federal judge in Kansas. U.S. District Judge John Broomes suggested in his ruling Tuesday that the Biden administration must now consider whether forcing compliance remains “worth the effort.” Broomes’ decision was the …

Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge blocks Biden trans healthcare discrimination ban from taking effect in early Loper-Bright test

Salon  

A U.S. District Judge in Mississippi has blocked a Biden administration proposal to ban discrimination based on gender identity — including transgender status — among healthcare providers. Citing Loper-Bright v. Raimondo — the Supreme Court decision last week that killed the landmark Chevron Doctrine, a legal principle that gave agencies the power to enact policy not explicitly written into law …

Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students

Associated Press  

Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Thursday that the state won’t comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools, joining other Republican-led states that are defying the new rules. The regulation finalized last month seeks to clarify Title IX, a landmark 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and …

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes
8 months ago

Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes

Associated Press  

The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. “Sadly, this happens all too often.” Biden’s regulation is meant to clarify schools’ obligations under Title IX, the 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights. The 1972 law …

New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender athletes aren’t addressed
8 months ago

New Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender athletes aren’t addressed

LA Times  

Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. “Sadly, this happens all too often.” Biden’s regulation is meant to …

Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold
8 months ago

Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold

New Indian Express  

The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. He had promised to dismantle rules created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who added new protections for students accused of sexual misconduct. The administration originally planned to include a new …

Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights
1 year, 5 months ago

Things to know about the latest court rulings and statehouse action over transgender rights

The Independent  

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Biden invites thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals, singer Betty Who, to Pride Month celebration
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden invites thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals, singer Betty Who, to Pride Month celebration

The Independent  

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Biden sports plan angers transgender advocates, opponents
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden sports plan angers transgender advocates, opponents

Associated Press  

A Biden administration proposal to forbid outright bans on transgender athletes sparked outrage from conservative leaders while also angering trans rights activists who note schools could still prevent some athletes from participating on teams that align with their gender identity. Imara Jones, a trans woman who created “The Anti-Trans Hate Machine” podcast, blasted the proposal, saying President Joe Biden is …

Is the Biden Administration Really Turning Against Transgender Students?
1 year, 8 months ago

Is the Biden Administration Really Turning Against Transgender Students?

Slate  

When Joe Biden’s Department of Education unveiled a proposed rule on Thursday regulating transgender students’ participation in school sports under Title IX, the announcement prompted two wildly different articles in the nation’s leading newspapers. The proposed test would, in effect, balance transgender students’ interest in playing sports against cisgender students’ interest in “fairness in competition” and avoiding injury. GLAD, a …

Biden proposal would bar schools from enacting outright bans on trans athletes
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden proposal would bar schools from enacting outright bans on trans athletes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday by the Biden administration, but teams could create some limits in certain cases — for example, to ensure fairness. Under the Education Department’s proposed rule, no school or college that receives federal funding would be allowed to …

US President Joe Biden pushes for abortion rights during Women's History Month
1 year, 9 months ago

US President Joe Biden pushes for abortion rights during Women's History Month

India Today  

US President Joe Biden touted the "fight to protect" abortion rights during a Women's History Month event on Wednesday at the White House. During the event, the President took the chance to thank publicly Vice President Kamala Harris for "leading the fight to protect" reproductive rights, which were compromised last year after a historic overturn by the Supreme Court. Biden …

US appeals court upholds Florida transgender toilet policy
1 year, 11 months ago

US appeals court upholds Florida transgender toilet policy

Al Jazeera  

LGBTQ groups say transgender people face growing threats of violence and discrimination in the US. A United States federal appeals court has approved a Florida high school’s policy barring transgender high school students from using the toilet facilities of their chosen identity. On Friday, the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a seven-to-four decision that the policy – …

Biden admin unveils proposed regulation to rewrite rules surrounding sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden admin unveils proposed regulation to rewrite rules surrounding sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would …

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections. Here’s what California says
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections. Here’s what California says

LA Times  

New Title IX proposals by the Biden administration to affirm sexual discrimination protections for transgender students and others would not significantly change existing policies at California universities and colleges, said officials who were assessing Thursday the potential impact on the state. UC’s nondiscrimination statement, for instance, bars bias on the basis of “race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, …

Joe Biden signs new LGBT executive order, says 'pride is back at the White House'
2 years, 6 months ago

Joe Biden signs new LGBT executive order, says 'pride is back at the White House'

Firstpost  

The order seeks to discourage ‘conversion therapy’ — a discredited practice that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity — while also promoting gender-affirming surgery and expanding foster care protections for gay and transgender parents and children Washington: President Joe Biden issued an executive order Wednesday to stymie what his administration calls discriminatory legislative attacks on the …

Biden tells transgender Americans 'I will always have your back'
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden tells transgender Americans 'I will always have your back'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden stood up for the rights of transgender Americans during Tuesday night's State of the Union address. 'The onslaught of state laws targeting transgender Americans and their families is wrong,' the president said. President Joe Biden stood up for the rights of transgender Americans during Tuesday night's State of the Union address An activist holds a sign 'Let …

Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban
2 years, 10 months ago

Alabama lawmakers advance transgender students bathroom ban

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday night approved legislation that would bar transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that match their current gender identity. Rafferty said schools in his Birmingham district have handled accommodations for transgender student, “without targeting vulnerable youth that are already having issues with suicide, mental illness, bullying.” Stadthagen, in urging support for …

South Dakota House backs restrictions on trans students
2 years, 10 months ago

South Dakota House backs restrictions on trans students

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota House on Tuesday passed two bills aimed at transgender students, seeking to restrict which bathrooms K-12 trans children can use and which sports teams trans girls and college-age women can join. Kristi Noem to ban transgender women and girls from playing in school sports leagues, including college athletes, that match their gender identity cleared its final …

SD House lawmakers advance ban on trans bathroom policies
2 years, 10 months ago

SD House lawmakers advance ban on trans bathroom policies

Associated Press  

— A South Dakota bill that would ban transgender students from using school restrooms that match their gender identity cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature on Monday, receiving approval from a House committee. “This is obvious and should be non-controversial.” The hearing in the Legislature on trans students’ access to bathrooms was a continuation of a school board debate …

20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections
3 years, 3 months ago

20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden’s administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections to LGBTQ people, ranging from transgender girls participating in school sports to the use of school and workplace bathrooms that align with a person’s gender identity. The state attorneys general contend that the authority over such …

New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry
3 years, 5 months ago

New US LGBTQ-rights envoy sees reasons for hope and worry

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Jessica Stern, soon to become the State Department’s special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, sees a mix of promising news and worrisome developments almost everywhere she looks, both at home and abroad. “When you look around the world, you see progress and danger simultaneously.” Stern, whose new post was announced by Biden last week, has served since …

Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban, handing a victory to transgender rights groups and a former high school student who fought in court for six years to overturn the ban. The American Civil Liberties Union said the high court’s decision to let stand the lower court …

Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity
3 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allowed a transgender student to use the bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity, a victory for the LGBTQ community that has been fearful the high court would take up the case and reverse a lower court opinion. Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at …

President Joe Biden appoints Jessica Stern special envoy for LGBTQ rights
3 years, 5 months ago

President Joe Biden appoints Jessica Stern special envoy for LGBTQ rights

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden named Jessica Stern as the US Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons on Friday, reinstating a position that existed under the Obama administration but was not filled by President Donald Trump/ Stern currently serves as executive director of OutRight Action International, an organization aimed at ensuring human rights for LGBTQ people …

U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care

NPR  

U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Gay and transgender people will be protected from discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, effectively reversing a Trump-era rule that went into effect last year. Sponsor Message "Fear of discrimination can lead individuals to forgo care, …

Biden administration says it will enforce federal transgender health care protections, undoing controversial Trump-era reversal of the policy
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden administration says it will enforce federal transgender health care protections, undoing controversial Trump-era reversal of the policy

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Biden administration will work to protect transgender Americans from discrimination in health care, undoing a controversial Trump-era decision to nix federal protections for members of the community, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. Citing a June 2020 Supreme Court decision that found federal civil rights law​ prohibits discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender …

Biden Urges Passage Of Equality Act As Anti-Trans Youth Bills Advance In Several States
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden Urges Passage Of Equality Act As Anti-Trans Youth Bills Advance In Several States

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As President Joe Biden called for the passage of the Equality Act during his 70-minute address to Congress on Wednesday night, lawmakers in Florida and West Virginia advanced anti-transgender legislation in their respective states. “To all the transgender Americans watching at home — especially the young people who are so brave — I want you to know …

Pentagon announces new policies to abolish Trump administration’s transgender military ban
3 years, 8 months ago

Pentagon announces new policies to abolish Trump administration’s transgender military ban

CNN  

CNN — The Pentagon has announced new policies to abolish the Trump administration’s ban on transgender troops serving in the US military following a 60-day review initiated after President Joe Biden signed an executive order repealing the ban shortly after he took office in January. The revised policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and “restore the department’s …

Pentagon to set new transgender policy, ending Trump-era rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Pentagon to set new transgender policy, ending Trump-era rules

Al Jazeera  

The move comes after Biden executive order to end the Trump policy, decried as ‘transphobic’ by LGBTQ advocates. The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that pave the way for access to medical care and assistance with gender transition, defence officials told The Associated Press …

Biden administration withdraws from transgender athlete case
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden administration withdraws from transgender athlete case

Associated Press  

The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ high school sports. The Trump administration’s intervention in the case last year came as state legislatures around the country debated restricting transgender athletes’ participation to their gender assigned at birth. Last March, then-Attorney General William Barr signed …

HUD reverses Trump policy, bans gender identity housing bias
3 years, 10 months ago

HUD reverses Trump policy, bans gender identity housing bias

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development will begin enforcing a ban on housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The policy change announced Thursday acts off an interpretation of the Fair Housing Act and the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that gender identity and sexual orientation are protected by the 1964 Civil Rights Act. President …

US President Joe Biden Calls for Protecting LGBTQI Rights Worldwide through Financial Sanctions
3 years, 10 months ago

US President Joe Biden Calls for Protecting LGBTQI Rights Worldwide through Financial Sanctions

News 18  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a presidential memorandum aimed at expanding protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and intersex people worldwide, including potentially through the use of financial sanctions. While a presidential memorandum is largely symbolic, Biden campaigned on a pledge to pass LGBTQ rights legislation known as the Equality Act in the …

Biden’s reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden’s reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope

CNN  

CNN — They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military. Ever since high school, Batista wanted to join the military and serve his country, inspired by his father’s time in the Air Force. He had nearly completed his transition when former President Barack Obama …

Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military. “I fully support the President’s direction that all transgender individuals who wish to serve in the United States military and can meet the appropriate standards shall be able to do so openly and free from discrimination,” …

Biden reverses Trump’s ban on transgender people in US military
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden reverses Trump’s ban on transgender people in US military

Al Jazeera  

New US president issues an order reversing a Pentagon rule that had barred transgender people from military service. President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Monday reversing a Trump administration policy that barred transgender individuals from serving in the United States military. Biden Ends Partial Ban on Transgender Soldiers in U.S. Military https://t.co/DiVXdFnEQ8 — Senator John Cornyn January 25, …

Why inclusive policy is a critical next step for diverse Biden administration
3 years, 10 months ago

Why inclusive policy is a critical next step for diverse Biden administration

CNN  

Washington CNN — On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris ceremonially swore in President Joe Biden’s defense secretary pick, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, on a day that also saw the President reverse his predecessor’s transgender military ban. The country’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president swearing in the first Black American to run the Defense Department: It …

Transgender military executive order: Biden lifts ban implemented by Trump
3 years, 10 months ago

Transgender military executive order: Biden lifts ban implemented by Trump

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden signed an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military on Monday alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that cases in which transgender service members were discharged from the military because of their gender identity would be reexamined. Trump first announced the …

Transgender military ban: White House to lift ban as early as Monday
3 years, 11 months ago

Transgender military ban: White House to lift ban as early as Monday

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden is expected to repeal former President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender individuals serving in the military as early as Monday, according to a source familiar with the plans. White House press secretary Jen Psaki had said in a statement last week that the administration would lift the ban through an executive action in the …

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