South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban
3 years, 9 months ago

South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, then later issued weaker executive orders that include restrictions but which conservatives decried as political face-saving. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Rhonda Milstead, said Noem’s orders were “a weak message” made after she has fallen from favor with conservatives who have taken up the issue. “It’s beyond time for elected officials in South Dakota to stop these unnecessary yearly attacks on transgender people.” Even though the high school activities association has said there are currently no transgender students playing in girls’ sports, Noem ordered that all girls who want to play in girls’ sports leagues in public schools have to present a birth certificate or affidavit showing they were born female. “Only girls should play girls’ sports,” Noem said in a statement, adding that she was issuing the orders because the Legislature had rejected her partial veto of the bill.

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New Hampshire Gov. Sununu signs bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports
5 months, 3 weeks ago

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu signs bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has signed a bill that would ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that align with their gender identity, adding the state to nearly half in the nation that adopted similar measures. The bill passed by the Republican-led Legislature would require schools to designate all teams as either girls, …

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Associated Press  

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning with their gender, among other provisions. “The central feature of the Final Rule is the Department’s extraordinary move to transform Title IX’s prohibition of discrimination …

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
9 months ago

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a “vague” bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion. In rejecting an attempt to have Kansas join at least 24 other states in banning or restricting …

Louisiana’s transgender ‘bathroom bill’ clears first hurdle
9 months, 1 week ago

Louisiana’s transgender ‘bathroom bill’ clears first hurdle

Associated Press  

— A bill that that would effectively bar transgender people in Louisiana from using restrooms, locker rooms and sleeping quarters that correspond with their gender identity — in public schools, jails and domestic violence shelters — advanced out of a state legislative committee Monday. While a handful of other GOP-controlled states have recently passed legislation dubbed “bathroom bills,” LGBTQ+ advocates …

A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails
9 months, 1 week ago

A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails

Associated Press  

— A bill that that would bar transgender students from school bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity failed Friday to get enough votes to advance in heavily conservative Nebraska. An amended version would have gone a step further by barring students taking male hormones from girls’ teams, even if they were assigned female at …

National debate over transgender athletes comes to New York City
9 months, 3 weeks ago

National debate over transgender athletes comes to New York City

Politico  

It passed by a vote of 8 to 3. “At New York City Public Schools, all students have the right to have their gender, gender identity, and gender expression recognized and respected,” DOE spokesperson Chyann Tull said in a statement. “In our schools, every student can participate in sports and competitive athletics in accordance with their gender identity, and we …

Wisconsin governor promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by Republican Legislature
10 months ago

Wisconsin governor promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by Republican Legislature

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers renewed his promise Tuesday to veto a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would ban high school transgender athletes competing on girls teams, saying he will be “damn proud to do it.” Evers, a Democrat, repeated his earlier veto promise moments after the state Senate passed the measure on its final planned …

Ohio bans gender-affirming care for minors, overriding governor’s veto
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ohio bans gender-affirming care for minors, overriding governor’s veto

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 Ohio state Senate voted to override Republican Governor Mike …

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports
1 year ago

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports

News 18  

COLUMBUS, Ohio: Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes’ participation in girls and women’s sports, in a break from members of his party who championed the legislation. In a news conference Friday, DeWine said he had listened to people on both sides of the legislation who “truly believe …

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes in girls’ sports
1 year ago

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care and transgender athletes in girls’ sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a measure Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, casting the action out of step with many in his own party as thoughtful, limited and “pro-life.” He simultaneously announced plans to move to administratively ban transgender surgeries until a person is 18, and to position the state to better …

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports
1 year ago

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports

LA Times  

Mike DeWine speaks during a news conference Friday in Columbus. DeWine vetoed a measure that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors and transgender athletes’ participation in girls and women’s sports. Mike DeWine on Friday vetoed a measure that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors, casting the action, which was out of step with many in his own party, …

North Carolina formally bans transgender girls in school sports and all youth gender-affirming care
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina formally bans transgender girls in school sports and all youth gender-affirming care

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US 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. Democratic Governor Roy Cooper had previously …

Alaska board delays action on proposal to bar transgender girls from girls’ high school sports teams
1 year, 5 months ago

Alaska board delays action on proposal to bar transgender girls from girls’ high school sports teams

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The state board of education Wednesday delayed action on a proposal that would bar transgender girls from participating on high school girls’ athletic teams in Alaska, with several board members saying they wanted more time to consider the issue. Hughes, a Republican, told the board she wants “what’s best for all students, all athletes” — and said …

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor’s veto on gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors
1 year, 5 months ago

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor’s veto on gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. Like statehouses across the country, for the last three months Louisiana lawmakers have heard and held debates over gender-affirming care — something that has been available in the United States for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations. This is the second successful override — the only other being …

North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday a trio of bills aimed at LGBTQ+ youth that would ban gender-affirming health care for minors, restrict transgender participation in school sports and limit classroom instruction about gender identity and sexuality. Before this year, North Carolina had largely refrained from passing LGBTQ+ regulations after its 2016 “bathroom bill” — …

Louisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban
1 year, 6 months ago

Louisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban

Associated Press  

— Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards blocked a package of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from becoming law Friday, including the state’s version of what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a ban on gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people. During the waning days of Louisiana’s legislative session, lawmakers passed a series of controversial bills: a ban on gender-affirming …

Transgender sports ban heads to North Carolina governor’s desk
1 year, 6 months ago

Transgender sports ban heads to North Carolina governor’s desk

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday. North Carolina, like many other Republican-led state legislatures, could soon push several other bills across the finish line that target trans youth, including a …

Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature
1 year, 7 months ago

Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill banning transgender girls from playing on the middle school, high school and college sports teams that align with their gender identity is approaching the finish line in North Carolina as GOP-controlled state legislatures nationwide round out a record year of legislation targeting transgender residents. “This is only telling everyone that women’s sports is for women.” …

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

Associated Press  

— Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be limited from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries — as well as some school sports teams — under bills signed Wednesday by the state’s Republican governor. “Today, Governor Parson showed just how little Missouri’s state government values LGBTQ+ lives and, in particular, transgender and gender-expansive youth,” said Shira …

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports
1 year, 7 months ago

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

The Independent  

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Louisiana Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths
1 year, 7 months ago

Louisiana Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths

Associated Press  

— A controversial bill — that at one point had been presumed dead — banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana was passed by the Senate on Monday and is likely to reach the governor’s desk in the coming days. Longtime Republican state Sen. Fred Mills was the tiebreaker vote, opposing the legislation citing that he “relied on …

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 …

North Dakota governor outlaws pronoun policies in schools
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota governor outlaws pronoun policies in schools

Associated Press  

North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that prohibits public schools and government entities from requiring teachers and employees to refer to transgender people by the pronouns they use, the governor’s office announced Monday. It’s only the latest measure restricting trans rights that Burgum signed after they were passed by North Dakota’s House and Senate with veto-proof …

States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students
1 year, 8 months ago

States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender 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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. BLOCKING LESSONS ON GENDER IDENTITY DeSantis has been leading …

US culture wars dominated North Dakota’s legislative session
1 year, 8 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 …

North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor

Associated Press  

Public school teachers in North Dakota would be allowed to ignore the pronouns their transgender students use, under a bill that state Senate lawmakers passed Thursday with a veto-proof majority. The passage comes just days after House lawmakers also passed the bill with a veto-proof majority, which means the bill could become law without Republican Gov. Speaking in support of …

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people
1 year, 8 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, 8 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 …

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
1 year, 8 months ago

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — As a third grader in Utah, mandolin-playing math whiz Elle Palmer said aloud what she had only before sensed, telling a friend she planned to transfer schools the following year and hoped her new classmates would see her as a girl. “My body’s basically this ticking time bomb, just sitting there waiting for it to go …

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans
1 year, 8 months ago

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans

The Independent  

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The Republican Party’s anti-trans agenda goes national
1 year, 8 months ago

The Republican Party’s anti-trans agenda goes national

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation …

Kansas governor vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom
1 year, 8 months ago

Kansas governor vetoes 4 anti-trans bills as overrides loom

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed a sweeping set of anti-transgender measures, including a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers, but the Republican lawmakers who pushed them appeared to have the votes to override most of her actions. Kelly said in statement on the four vetoes that measures “stripping away rights” would hurt the state’s …

House approves trans athlete ban for girls and women’s teams
1 year, 8 months ago

House approves trans athlete ban for girls and women’s teams

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male would be barred from competing on girls or women’s sports teams at federally supported schools and colleges under legislation pushed through Thursday by House Republicans checking off another high-profile item on their social agenda. The bill defines sex as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics …

North Carolina GOP closes in on transgender athlete ban
1 year, 8 months ago

North Carolina GOP closes in on transgender athlete ban

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A prohibition on transgender girls playing on female sports teams in North Carolina schools cleared a second legislative chamber this week when the state Senate approved a bill Thursday. Also Thursday, the U.S. House passed a bill to bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing any athlete whose biological sex assigned at birth was male from …

House Republicans pass bill banning transgender girls from participating in women’s sports
1 year, 8 months ago

House Republicans pass bill banning transgender girls from participating in women’s sports

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. It would also recognise eligibility “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics …

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools
1 year, 8 months ago

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

Associated Press  

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of a controversial bill to place restrictions on educators. “Ask yourself, does Senate Bill 2231 treat others the way you would want to be treated?” Republican Rep. Emily O’Brien of Grand Forks said on …

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

Associated Press  

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law that restricts transgender health care in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. Gender-affirming care for minors has been available in the U.S. for more than a decade and is endorsed by major medical associations, but it has increasingly come …

House passes bill banning trans athlete from girls’ and women’s teams
1 year, 8 months ago

House passes bill banning trans athlete from girls’ and women’s teams

LA Times  

Rep. Elise Stefanik, backed by other GOP women House members, speaks in support of a ban on transgender females competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams on Thursday at the Capitol. The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male to compete …

North Dakota governor signs law limiting healthcare for transgender patients
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota governor signs law limiting healthcare for transgender patients

LA Times  

Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that restricts transgender healthcare and makes providing gender-affirming care to people under 18 a crime. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law that restricts transgender healthcare in the state, immediately making it a crime to give gender-affirming care to people younger than 18. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota …

Veto-proof North Carolina GOP advances transgender sport ban
1 year, 8 months ago

Veto-proof North Carolina GOP advances transgender sport ban

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender girls would be prohibited from participating in sports that correspond with their gender identity under a bill that advanced Tuesday in the North Carolina Senate. The Senate Education Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would designate middle and high school sports by biological sex, determined by “reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” While sponsors promoted the …

North Dakota governor signs trans athlete bans into law
1 year, 9 months ago

North Dakota governor signs trans athlete bans into law

Associated Press  

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday evening signed two transgender athlete bans into law, effectively prohibiting transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. Burgum said in a statement that over the past two years, with more than 27,000 students participating in North Dakota high school sports, “there still has not been a …

Kansas OKs bill on opting kids out of LGBTQ-themed lessons
1 year, 9 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 …

Newly veto-proof North Carolina GOP files transgender bans
1 year, 9 months ago

Newly veto-proof North Carolina GOP files transgender bans

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — On the heels of a Democratic state lawmaker’s seismic shift to the Republican Party, North Carolina Republicans have filed a flurry of bills aimed at transgender youth as they look to capitalize on their newly attained supermajority. Five Senate bills filed this week before the chamber’s Thursday filing deadline would ban gender-affirming medical procedures for transgender youth …

North Dakota advances suite of restrictions on trans rights
1 year, 9 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 …

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky
1 year, 9 months ago

GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor’s veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young people — from banning access to gender-affirming health care to restricting the bathrooms they can use. In praising the veto override, David Walls, executive director of The Family Foundation, said …

Transgender bill spurs competing rallies at Kentucky Capitol
1 year, 9 months ago

Transgender bill spurs competing rallies at Kentucky Capitol

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. Read our privacy policy In the midst of transgender-rights …

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 …

North Dakota House passes school gender pronoun prohibition
1 year, 9 months ago

North Dakota House passes school gender pronoun prohibition

Associated Press  

Public schools and state agencies in North Dakota would be prohibited from referring to students and employees by any pronouns that don’t reflect the sex assigned to them at birth, under a bill approved by the legislature. “It’s another week of a legislative session, and we have another bill that’s telling certain people that they have value or don’t have …

Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions
1 year, 9 months ago

Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Senate advanced a pair of bills to prohibit gender-transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports, a hard-fought GOP win Tuesday following intense pressure from protesters to act. “What we got is a good start,” said Republican Sen. Mike Moon, who The measures reflect a national push led by Republicans to restrict …

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls’ sports teams
1 year, 9 months ago

Wyoming bans transgender youth from girls’ sports teams

Associated Press  

— Wyoming has become the 19th state to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls or women’s sports teams after the Republican governor opted not to veto the legislation. But he also said in a decision letter that the ban “is overly draconian, is discriminatory without attention to individual circumstances or mitigating factors, and pays little attention to fundamental principles …

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