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 competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams. “We want to protect women’s sports,” said Sen. Joyce Krawiec, a Forsyth County Republican and bill sponsor during debate before the Senate’s 29-18 party-line vote. ”Instead, lawmakers should be making sure we fix the teacher shortage, invest in schools and fund more quality child care.” Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton, of Cabarrus County, said he didn’t expect a repeat of the financial fallout following the 2016 law if this legislation was enacted, calling the bill “common sense.” Newton also called on the state’s business community to “strengthen its back.”

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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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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
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, …

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 …

Republicans are betting big on trans issues. Following through could prove harder.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Republicans are betting big on trans issues. Following through could prove harder.

Politico  

“It is getting you in the door to at least think about voting Republican if you’re on the fence,” said May Mailman, a former legal adviser to Trump and now director of the Independent Women’s Law Center, a conservative advocacy group that has opposed transgender rights in its quest to protect the legal relevance of biological sex. But Mailman said …

Two transgender girls win right to play on girls sports teams during lawsuit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two transgender girls win right to play on girls sports teams during lawsuit

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Georgia Senate Republicans push to further restrict trans women in sports
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia Senate Republicans push to further restrict trans women in sports

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate committee kicked off a new push by Republicans in the state to ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports, hearing testimony on Tuesday from five former college swimmers who are suing the NCAA and Georgia Tech over a transgender woman’s participation in the 2022 NCAA women’s swimming championships. Transgender participation in women’s sports roiled …

Judge allows transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer as lawsuit challenges new law
4 months ago

Judge allows transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer as lawsuit challenges new law

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge temporarily cleared the way Monday for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while she and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. While Turmelle doesn’t plan to play sports until December, Tirrell sought an emergency order allowing her to start soccer practice Monday evening. The judge questioned how the …

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

Lawmakers in a New York county pass transgender athlete ban after earlier ban is thrown out in court
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawmakers in a New York county pass transgender athlete ban after earlier ban is thrown out in court

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 A county legislature outside New …

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say

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Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal rule on Title IX is a ruse to require trans sports participation, GOP states say

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration has put on hold a plan to prohibit across-the-board bans on transgender athletes on school teams during an election year in which Republicans are rallying around restrictions on trans youths. The states argue the new rule would open the door to forcing schools to allow transgender athletes to compete on teams aligning with their gender identity, …

New Hampshire Senate passes bill to restrict transgender athletes in grades 5-12
7 months, 1 week ago

New Hampshire Senate passes bill to restrict transgender athletes in grades 5-12

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire bill that would ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that align with their gender identity is headed to the governor’s desk. The Republican-led Senate voted 13-10 along party lines Thursday in favor of a bill that would require schools to designate all teams as either girls, boys or coed, with eligibility determined …

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students
7 months, 3 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 …

New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn’t the final word
8 months ago

New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn’t the final word

Associated Press  

A new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states. The 1,577-page regulation finalized last week seeks to clarify Title IX, the 1972 sex discrimination law originally passed to address women’s rights and applies to schools and colleges …

Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights
8 months, 1 week ago

Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights

Associated Press  

Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a ban on gender-affirming care. OHIO JUDGE PUTS STATE LAW ON HOLD On Tuesday, an Ohio judge blocked enforcement of a law that was to take effect on April 24, banning …

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican state senators are making another attempt to impose a conservative stamp on the state’s public schools, passing a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender girls from playing high school sports with other girls, limit sex education and require a system for notifying parents of every item a child obtained in a school library. The measure would …

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto
11 months ago

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them. The new law bans gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies, and restricts mental health care for transgender individuals under 18. Sen. Kristina Roegner, a Republican …

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
11 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors was overwhelmingly approved Wednesday by the Republican-led South Carolina House. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday debated proposed restrictions on health care for transgender youth, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals. Democratic South Carolina Rep. Marvin Pendarvis said Republicans should stick …

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills
11 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Republican-led South Carolina House overwhelmingly approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals. But Republican South Carolina Rep. John McCravy, a co-sponsor of the bill, said Wednesday that “unpublished evidence” shows puberty blockers increase self-harm and decried the banned treatments as irreversible. …

South Carolina Republicans back trans youth health care ban despite pushback from parents, doctors
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina Republicans back trans youth health care ban despite pushback from parents, doctors

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Pleas from transgender children’s pediatricians and parents to keep allowing such kids to receive hormone therapies failed to stop Republican lawmakers from advancing a ban on those treatments to the South Carolina House floor on Wednesday. The bill would bar health professionals from performing gender transition surgery, prescribing puberty-blocking drugs and overseeing hormone therapy for anyone under …

South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican lawmakers who pull all the levers of the South Carolina Legislature want to dispense with so-called “social issues” and focus this session on matters hitting residents’ pocketbooks. The 170-seat General Assembly reconvened Tuesday after last year’s work stretched into June with a prolonged debate over contentious new abortion restrictions, leaving part one of the two-year session …

Ohio’s GOP governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, transgender athletes in girls sports
11 months, 3 weeks 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 Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports
1 year ago

Ohio Senate clears ban on gender-affirming care for minors, transgender athletes in girls sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Republican-backed proposal that would drastically affect how LGBTQ youth in Ohio live their everyday lives cleared the state Senate on Wednesday, despite adamant opposition from parents, medical providers and education professionals who call it cruel and potentially life threatening. State senators, by a vote of 24-8, approved a multifaceted bill that would ban gender-affirming care for …

Transgender Boy's Family Sues North Carolina Officials Over Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender Boy's Family Sues North Carolina Officials Over Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Minors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RALEIGH, N.C. — The family of a transgender boy in North Carolina is suing state health officials to block implementation of gender-affirming care restrictions that they say will force their son to undergo a traumatic wrong-gender puberty. The North Carolina lawsuit closely follows the playbook of other successful court challenges to gender-affirming care bans that have swept …

Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added Wednesday to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals. The family of a transgender boy in North Carolina is suing state health officials to block implementation of gender-affirming care restrictions that they say will force their son to undergo …

North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 ‘bathroom bill’
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 ‘bathroom bill’

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Seven years ago, North Carolina became ground zero in the nationwide fight over transgender rights with the passage of a “bathroom bill” that galvanized culture warriors, canceled business projects and sporting events and influenced a gubernatorial race. Republican Senate leader Phil Berger acknowledged Thursday that the “bathroom bill” is widely regarded as the prelude to the present …

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina in US
1 year, 4 months ago

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina in US

Hindustan Times  

Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming medical treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the governor’s vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ instruction in the classroom. Democratic Sen. Lisa Grafstein, North Carolina’s only out LGBTQ state senator, said the gender-affirming care bill “may be the most heartbreaking bill …

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  

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Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina
1 year, 4 months ago

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming medical treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the governor’s vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom. Democratic Sen. Lisa Grafstein, North Carolina’s only out LGBTQ+ state senator, said the gender-affirming care bill “may be the …

North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth
1 year, 4 months ago

North Carolina GOP seeks to override governor's veto of bill banning gender-affirming care for youth

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Alaska board delays action on proposal to bar transgender girls from girls’ high school sports teams
1 year, 4 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 …

North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority
1 year, 5 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” — …

North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to ban on gender-affirming care for trans children
1 year, 5 months ago

North Carolina lawmakers give final OK to ban on gender-affirming care for trans children

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers finalized legislation on Wednesday that would prohibit certain gender-affirming care for children and prevent state funds from being used to provide such therapies and procedures. According to leading professional health associations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Association and the Endocrine Society, gender-affirming care is considered safe and medically necessary. Also …

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 …

Ohio House passes bans on transgender student athletes and gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 6 months ago

Ohio House passes bans on transgender student athletes and gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Minors in Ohio would be prohibited from receiving gender-affirming care and transgender student-athletes would be banned from participating in girls’ and women’s sports under a multifaceted proposal that cleared the state’s Republican-dominated House on Wednesday. These aren’t the first attempts at such proposals by Ohio’s Legislature — a gender-affirming care ban, which “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider testified …

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

The Independent  

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North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session
1 year, 6 months ago

North Carolina legislature pushes limits on transgender youth rights in final days of session

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender rights took center stage Tuesday in North Carolina as the GOP-controlled General Assembly advanced legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and trans participation in sports. Hours after the House Health Committee advanced a bill banning state facilities from treating trans minors with hormones and gender-affirming surgeries, the Senate voted 31-17 to ban trans girls from playing …

Transgender sports ban nears finish line in North Carolina legislature
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Alabama expands ban on trans athletes to include college teams
1 year, 6 months ago

Alabama expands ban on trans athletes to include college teams

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes. The legislation expands the state’s existing 2021 ban on transgender athletes on K-12 sports teams to include college teams. From dictating what bathrooms we can use …

Ohio House advances transgender student-athlete ban for girls’ and women’s sports
1 year, 7 months ago

Ohio House advances transgender student-athlete ban for girls’ and women’s sports

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A ban on transgender student-athletes playing on girls and women’s sports teams in Ohio cleared a House education panel along partisan lines Wednesday, the latest attempt at such a measure first introduced by Republican lawmakers in 2021. The proposal would require K-12 schools as well as universities to designate “separate teams” for male and female sexes, but …

States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students
1 year, 7 months ago

States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students

The Independent  

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Alabama Senate OKs ban on trans athletes at a college level
1 year, 7 months ago

Alabama Senate OKs ban on trans athletes at a college level

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama could soon join other states that ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, under legislation nearing final approval in the state. State senators voted 26-4 on Wednesday for the House-passed legislation that extends a 2021 ban on transgender athletes on K-12 sports teams to also include college teams. And, they know that …

North Carolina House OKs ban on transgender youth surgeries
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina House OKs ban on transgender youth surgeries

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender youth in North Carolina would have to wait until they turn 18 to receive gender-affirming surgeries under a bill approved Wednesday by the GOP-controlled state House. Rep. Ken Fontenot, a Wilson County Republican and one of the bill’s primary sponsors, said performing gender-affirming surgeries on children and teenagers is “a grave injustice.” “I am not against …

Transgender surgery ban advances in North Carolina House
1 year, 7 months ago

Transgender surgery ban advances in North Carolina House

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Dozens of transgender North Carolinians and their supporters spoke out against state lawmakers Tuesday as a House committee advanced legislation banning gender-affirming surgeries for minors without allowing members of the public to testify. The audience erupted in chants of “Let us speak” and “Blood on your hands” as the Republican-controlled House Health Committee passed a proposal prohibiting …

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 …

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