Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill

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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. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. The bill was proposed after Stillwater Public Schools declined to change a policy allowing students to use the bathroom that agrees with their gender identity unless forced by law to do otherwise. Nicole McAfee, executive director of Freedom Oklahoma which supports the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and queer people, said the bill violates federal law and she is discussing legal action with other organizations, including the ACLU and Lambda Legal. But with a flick of his pen, Governor Stitt said that safety doesn’t extend to already vulnerable transgender and Two Spirit young people."

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Ohio’s GOP governor signs bill restricting trans students’ bathroom use
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio’s GOP governor signs bill restricting trans students’ bathroom use

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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. The Republican-backed measure — labeled the "Protect All Students Act" — requires public and …

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 …

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov. The Republican-backed measure — labeled the “Protect All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight …

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
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4 weeks ago

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

LA Times  

Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a measure that Republican Gov. The Republican-backed measure — labeled the “Protect All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the …

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
4 weeks ago

Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students

Politico  

The Republican-backed measure — labeled the “Protect All Students Act” — requires public and private schools, colleges and universities to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the exclusive use” of either males and females, based on one’s gender assigned at or near birth, in school buildings and other facilities used for school- “It revolves around safety, security, …

Bill restricting school bathroom use by transgender students passes Ohio Senate, awaits governor’s signature
1 month, 1 week ago

Bill restricting school bathroom use by transgender students passes Ohio Senate, awaits governor’s signature

CNN  

CNN — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday greenlit a measure that would ban transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms associated with their gender identities. The bill, titled the “Protect All Students Act,” would amend Ohio’s existing college credit program for high school students. “Senate Bill 104 is a cruel invasion of students’ rights to privacy, which could result …

Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature and heads to governor
1 month, 1 week ago

Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature and heads to governor

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the exclusive use” of either males and females, based on one’s gender assigned at or near birth, in …

Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms
7 months, 1 week ago

Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people's use of bathrooms and locker rooms

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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. Tate Reeves said Monday that …

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families

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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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Utah public schools have been …

Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US
1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans push surge of laws targeting transgender people in US

Al Jazeera  

A rush of legislation targeting transgender people has been introduced – and in some cases passed – in state legislatures across the United States as the topic has become a Republican priority. Most recently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to announce his bid to be the Republican presidential nominee, signed bills that ban gender-affirming care for minors, restrict …

US culture wars dominated North Dakota’s legislative session
1 year, 7 months ago

US culture wars dominated North Dakota’s legislative session

Associated Press  

North Dakota’s House and Senate have adjourned, capping a session in which state lawmakers aggressively passed bills to restrict transgender rights, abortion access and library content — offering a glimpse of how Republican-controlled states have responded to these national hot-button issues. TRANS RIGHTS House and Senate lawmakers passed several bills with veto-proof majorities that were signed into law by the …

Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids
1 year, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs gender-affirming care ban for kids

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma on Monday became the latest state to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors as Republican Gov. Stitt signed bills last year that prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams and prevent transgender children from using school bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. “We cannot turn a blind eye to what’s happening …

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people
1 year, 7 months ago

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people

Associated Press  

Transgender kids and adults in North Dakota won’t be able to access bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college dorms or jails, under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Last week, the governor signed a bill that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to …

New North Dakota law limits bathroom access for transgender people
1 year, 7 months ago

New North Dakota law limits bathroom access for transgender people

LA Times  

Doug Burgum signed a law that forbids transgender children and adults from using bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college dormitories and jails. Transgender children and adults in North Dakota won’t be allowed to use bathrooms, locker rooms or showers that match the gender they identify with in places like college …

Indiana bill on trans student name changes goes to governor
1 year, 8 months ago

Indiana bill on trans student name changes goes to governor

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana schools would be required to notify parents if their child requests a name or pronoun change at school under a bill approved Monday by the state House despite worries that the step could out young transgender people to their families. Republican state Rep. Michelle Davis, a lead sponsor of the bill, said it would put parents in …

Kansas OKs bill on opting kids out of LGBTQ-themed lessons
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas OKs bill on opting kids out of LGBTQ-themed lessons

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers approved a bill Thursday aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials, as a Democratic lawmaker whose vote was crucial to banning transgender female athletes from girls’ and women’s sports faced calls to resign. The Republican-controlled Kansas House voted 76-46 to approve a “parental rights” measure that would …

Arkansas lawmakers OK restrictions on trans student pronouns
1 year, 8 months ago

Arkansas lawmakers OK restrictions on trans student pronouns

Associated Press  

— A bill that would require parental approval for Arkansas teachers to address transgender students by the pronouns and names that they use was approved by lawmakers Wednesday and is now headed to Gov. It requires parental approval for teachers at public schools, including colleges and universities, to use a minor student’s pronoun that is “inconsistent” with the student’s biological …

North Dakota advances suite of restrictions on trans rights
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota advances suite of restrictions on trans rights

Associated Press  

The North Dakota Senate has passed a series of bills that would restrict transgender people’s rights in sports, health care, schools, workplaces and daily life. Doctors would be prohibited from providing gender-affirming care to people under 18, and transgender girls and women wouldn’t be allowed to join female sports teams in K-12 and college, under bills that passed with veto-proof …

Kansas passes trans bathroom bill; Arkansas OKs own version
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas passes trans bathroom bill; Arkansas OKs own version

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas bill to impose some of the nation’s broadest bathroom restrictions and ban transgender people from changing the name or gender on their driver’s licenses cleared the Legislature by margins Tuesday that suggest backers could override the Democratic governor’s expected veto. The measure deals with bathrooms, locker rooms and other facilities, and defines “sex” as “either …

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure
1 year, 9 months ago

Kentucky governor vetoes sweeping GOP transgender measure

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a sweeping Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths that includes banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use. Andy Beshear said in a written veto message that the bill allows “too much government interference in personal healthcare issues and …

Iowa governor signs gender-affirming care ban, bathroom law
1 year, 9 months ago

Iowa governor signs gender-affirming care ban, bathroom law

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a pair of laws restricting the bathrooms transgender students can use and banning gender-affirming medical care amid a flood of legislation nationwide targeting the trans community. So I just, I hope they know that.” Her endorsement of the laws, which took effect immediately, came just one day after Arkansas’s governor …

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe
1 year, 9 months ago

Transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe

Associated Press  

TULSA, Okla. — Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepared not to participate in the ceremony. Several “ parental rights ” proposals, which aim to give parents greater control over their children’s education, would formally allow or require schools to …

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
1 year, 9 months ago

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

Associated Press  

Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, the first of several states expected to enact such bans this year amid a flood of bills nationwide targeting the trans community. The bill signed by the Republican governor makes Arkansas the fourth state to place such …

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
1 year, 9 months ago

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting …

Arkansas bans trans people from school bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity
1 year, 9 months ago

Arkansas bans trans people from school bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity

LA Times  

A sticker reading, “Keep Locker Rooms Safe,” is worn in 2016 by a supporter of a bill to revoke Washington state’s rule allowing transgender people to use public bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the restroom that matches their gender identity, …

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor
1 year, 9 months ago

Iowa lawmakers send school bathroom bill to governor

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Transgender students won’t be allowed to use a public school restroom in Iowa that aligns with their gender identity under a bill that Republican Gov. Republican Rep. Steven Holt said the bill “applies to everyone equally.” Holt said children have long used different restrooms based on biological and physiological characteristics and this tradition should continue. “Forcing …

Arkansas lawmakers send Gov. Sanders school bathroom bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Arkansas lawmakers send Gov. Sanders school bathroom bill

Associated Press  

— Transgender people at Arkansas public schools would not be able to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity under a bill lawmakers sent to Gov. “By requiring schools to police student’s restroom usage and forcing trans youth to use restrooms that do not align with their gender identity, this bill creates a hostile and discriminatory environment that could …

Arkansas Senate OKs bathroom bill that critics call extreme
1 year, 9 months ago

Arkansas Senate OKs bathroom bill that critics call extreme

Associated Press  

— A bill that would criminalize transgender people using restrooms that match their gender identity won initial approval in the Arkansas Legislature on Tuesday, introducing a restriction critics said would be the most extreme in the country. Republican Sen. John Payton, the Arkansas bill’s sponsor, called the measure narrowly crafted since it would only apply when minors are present and …

Oklahoma governor urges action on anti-transgender medicine
2 years, 2 months ago

Oklahoma governor urges action on anti-transgender medicine

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health currently offers medical services related to gender identity for those up to age 24, including puberty blockers, gender-affirming hormone therapy, and help finding surgeons who perform gender-affirming surgeries, according to its website. Oklahoma’s action comes amid a spate of threats against doctors and institutions that provide medical care for …

Federal lawsuit challenges Oklahoma anti-trans bathroom law
2 years, 3 months ago

Federal lawsuit challenges Oklahoma anti-trans bathroom law

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of three transgender Oklahoma schoolchildren, arguing the state’s new law requiring students use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate is unconstitutional. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City lists the State Department of Education and its board members, Superintendent …

School board has final say on transgender bathroom requests
2 years, 3 months ago

School board has final say on transgender bathroom requests

Associated Press  

ASHLAND, Va. — A county school board in Virginia has voted to require transgender students seeking to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity to present written requests to school officials — and possibly their disciplinary or criminal records. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the Hanover County School Board’s new policy also gives the board final say in …

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. The bill was proposed after Stillwater Public Schools declined to change a policy allowing students to use the bathroom that agrees with their gender identity unless forced by law to do otherwise. …

Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates
2 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation. Stitt’s appointee to lead the agency abruptly resigned the next day, and the governor then promptly issued an executive order prohibiting any changes to …

Alabama governor signs nation’s first bill making gender-affirming care for trans youth a felony
2 years, 8 months ago

Alabama governor signs nation’s first bill making gender-affirming care for trans youth a felony

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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. We need to focus on what matters – core instruction like reading and math.” …

Oklahoma, Arizona governors sign transgender sports bans
2 years, 8 months ago

Oklahoma, Arizona governors sign transgender sports bans

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican governors in Oklahoma and Arizona both signed bills into law on Wednesday that prevent transgender girls and women from competing on female sports teams, joining more than a dozen other states with similar laws. Kevin Stitt signed the measure, dubbed the “ Save Women’s Sports Act.” “This bill, the Save Women’s Sports Act, to us in …

Oklahoma House passes bill targeting transgender girls
2 years, 9 months ago

Oklahoma House passes bill targeting transgender girls

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma House panel passed a bill Thursday to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams at Oklahoma schools. Civil rights groups and the gay rights organization Freedom Oklahoma immediately criticized the bill’s passage. Other bills would prevent transgender medical treatments for young people, prohibit cities from banning so-called conversion therapy and prevent colleges and …

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 …

Tennessee to mandate bathroom signs about transgender use
3 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee to mandate bathroom signs about transgender use

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee will become the first state in the United States to require businesses and government facilities open to the public to post a sign if they let transgender people use multiperson bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms associated with their gender identity. Bill Lee signed a bill Monday that represents a first-of-its-kind law, according to the Human …

Tennessee gov signs transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for schools
3 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee gov signs transgender ‘bathroom bill’ for schools

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Lee, who is up for reelection next year, has said the bill promotes “equality in bathrooms,” despite the prohibition against transgender people using multi-person facilities that don’t align with their sex at birth. “Governor Lee’s decision to sign this bill sends the opposite message -– that students should be able to discriminate against a group …

Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory
3 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers will be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill Republican Gov. The GOP-backed bill prohibits teaching of so-called “critical race theory.” “Now more than ever, we need policies that bring us together, not rip us apart,” Stitt said in a video statement on Twitter. That is what this …

Tennessee could mandate bathroom signs about transgender use
3 years, 7 months ago

Tennessee could mandate bathroom signs about transgender use

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that requires businesses or government facilities open to the public to post a sign if they let transgender people use multi-person bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms associated with their gender identity. According to the bill, the required sign outside the bathroom or other facility would say: “This facility maintains a …

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