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Tensions brew over trans athletes at Riverside high school, as conservative protests grow
5 days, 13 hours ago

Tensions brew over trans athletes at Riverside high school, as conservative protests grow

LA Times  

The debate over the rights of transgender athletes to compete in school sports intensified this week in the Inland Empire, as two Republican lawmakers called for the resignation of the Riverside Unified School District superintendent while LGBTQ+ advocates pleaded with the school board to “protect trans kids.” During a packed five-hour meeting with crowds overflowing outside of the Riverside Adult …

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Texas Senate Race Pits Abortion Rights Against The Bogeyman Of Boys In Girls Sports
2 months, 1 week ago

Texas Senate Race Pits Abortion Rights Against The Bogeyman Of Boys In Girls Sports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Colin Allred, are pitching themselves to voters as defenders of women in the final weeks of a Senate race that provides one of the few last-dash hopes Democrats have to retain control of the U.S. Senate. Kate Cox and other women who navigated the Texas …

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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 …

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Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling
2 years, 4 months ago

Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in girls’ sports as the school year begins, after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents. The state’s association overseeing more than 80,000 students playing high school sports has said only one transgender girl competed in their leagues last year …

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Arizona Republicans fight culture war in battleground state
2 years, 8 months ago

Arizona Republicans fight culture war in battleground state

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Arizona has long been fertile ground for a social conservative agenda, with some of the nation’s toughest laws against abortion and a history of restricting LGBTQ rights. That hasn’t changed even as Republican dominance has waned over the past five years, a fact made plain this week when GOP lawmakers passed strict measures targeting abortion and the rights …

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Utah governor vetoes transgender sports ban, faces override
2 years, 9 months ago

Utah governor vetoes transgender sports ban, faces override

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday, becoming the second Republican governor this week to overrule state lawmakers taking on youth sports amid broader culture wars as LGBTQ visibility grows. But I want them to live.” Banning transgender kids from competition, their advocates argue, would have little impact …

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Utah governor says he'll veto transgender youth sports ban
2 years, 9 months ago

Utah governor says he'll veto transgender youth sports ban

Daily Mail  

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that he plans to veto legislation passed on Friday that would ban transgender student-athletes from competing in girls sports within the state. Spencer Cox before becoming state law In reaction to the state Senate's stance on transgender rights, Cox's office addressed trans athletes in the state and said 'it's going to be OK. We're going …

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Utah governor says he’ll veto transgender youth sports ban
2 years, 9 months ago

Utah governor says he’ll veto transgender youth sports ban

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that he plans to veto legislation passed Friday that would ban transgender student-athletes from competing in girls sports. Without his support, Utah is unlikely to join the 11 states, all Republican-led, that have recently enacted bans on transgender girls wanting to compete in school sports leagues that correspond with their gender …

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Indiana lawmakers send trans girls sports ban to governor
2 years, 9 months ago

Indiana lawmakers send trans girls sports ban to governor

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a Republican-backed bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity, sending it to the governor to decide whether it will become law. Katie Blair, ACLU of Indiana’s advocacy and public policy director, doubled down in a statement Tuesday that the legislation …

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Iowa House bill would halt transgender girls in girls sports
2 years, 10 months ago

Iowa House bill would halt transgender girls in girls sports

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa House Republicans on Monday approved a bill that prohibits transgender girls from participating in girls sports, moving the direction of about 10 other Republican-run state legislatures in passing the controversial measure. Girls should not be sidelined in their own sports.” Democratic Rep. Mary Mascher of Iowa City said banning transgender girls and women from participating …

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Prospects dim for passage of LGBTQ rights bill in Senate
3 years, 7 months ago

Prospects dim for passage of LGBTQ rights bill in Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Controlling Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were hopeful that this would be the year they finally secured civil rights protections for LGBTQ Americans. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the House-passed legislation would “in effect repeal Title IX” by making it easier for transgender women to play on girls teams. While …

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